The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-05-05
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"A few years since the country remembers
that a steamers the Lady ElgIn, was lost on
trip from Chicago to Milwaukee, and about
three hundred persons on board VI ere lost
The frs trepert was that all had persisted,
but several had escaped and returned home
after an absence Of from one to three days.
There lived at Milwaukee, burly German
named Triheister Dotswinger, who rejoieed
in three cornered beer saloon, an 8-square
yroW and an oval-faced cherub Of l8ssum-
mers, boy by nature, Schneider Dotswinger by
name, and graceful as young bologna sau-
sage in all its pristine bloom. ...es na-~
: Schneider ceaxed his two derivatives to go
on the Inflated steamer. News came thatshe
was lost. The anguish stricken Teuton, .ina
parox ysm of grief, called. on us insthe edito-
rial rooms to inquire about his boy. We
told him, as we were informed, that all were
lost, and OF course his boy was a goner. He
seated himself on pile of books and thus
held forth: go 80, ~s-rx a = esntfss8a
always shust so as itneVer wash since it wash
so, und ]. knows 'eml 1shaye sofmooch troo-
ebles dis day as never wash since | make start
nit mine lager beer grocery. 1t is shust so
all der time, ind feels so pad all down here
nit mine pellyl Let us go ind make some
lager peer drink, and | tells you pout dat poy
Schneider what shust now lost me in der La
dy HelshiB.
We accompanied the grief-strizken one to
a saloon where lager was held forth, and over
glass of beverage he thus continued:
"Now, Mr.. Bumroy, mine heart be aus ka
spielt (played out.) make SO mooch loves
yer dat Schneider as vot no man never makes
for his poy. Use had so much trouble nit
him doc. Ven he vos un fine leedle poy, fat
shust like un leetle pig, he had so much
worms ash no poy never had, und it takes
more as xWei barrels of goot lager peer to
get dat. poy out of der worms. Take some
more peer, Mr.. Bumroyl
Und den mine friend, he makes ter leedle
meesels, and goones out all ever in und
solid leetle spehts shust like I'm papy vot is
so freckled as never wash, und it cost me
more as doc tollers to get dat Schneider
away from dem specifies. Und makes play
nit him on der ylooi ind have such fun
sphanking him as never wash, und den he
makes much grow, und goes out ter door ven
he wants too, shust like no pody, so it does
bis poor ladders heart so much goot to watch
him as you never. saw Take some more
peer, Mr. Bumroy -
Und den he make grow shnst ike notinks.
Und be gets SO pig in his leedal sthumach
like bis fadder! Und shust like his mudder,
too. He wash shush such poy ash never
wash. q Ind he makes himself grow pig, und
he drinks so much lager beer as his ladder,
und is so much help in mine grocery. lie SO
good draw beer as / does, ind sits all der
times seeing Schneider draw peer, und.all de
whites shmokes my pipe to sbleep Und
feels SO pad down here now! Take some more
peer, Mynbeer Bumroy.
Und now dat Schneider vas gone make
himself drown on ter Lady Helshin! He Vas
so goot poy as never vas, und | must make
myself get I'm onder little Schneider shust
like him. l tell you, Mynhee: Bumroy, did
never maye myself feel so pad since dat poy
vas noting!
Just then the door opened and in came
Schneider, living witness fresh from the
disaster, brought up by Dennison on the rail
road.
sob, mein Colt dere goomes dat Schnei-
derl'' Jumping up, he broke out with, "Oh
Schneider, you tamn rascal, kiss your fadder
Coon to your poor ladders arms!" They at
once embrace CHOW take some lager peer
nit your fadder Go kiss your mndder, you
tamn rascali Here, kiss your ladder, you
tamn rascal vat browns der Lady Helshin; und
you tamn rascal, ven next you goes nit der
Lady Helshin to ride you SHAY here und sell
lager peer, und lets you poor fadder go have
funs not Ply tam sight Oh, mein Colt, but
how I does love dat poy I'd rudder find
fifty dollars in gold as drown him nit del
steamboat!