, 1867-02-15
Van SieenIx and his Greenbar..-A Tale a
the DoWery. T77'7
Iee gates, Mister Bumrov

the Bowery. fT77I
"wee gates, Mister Bumroy p
Good morning, Mr.. Van Steenix"
you busy this morning, Mister Bumroy7"
we'll, you shust make an auchor and comes 10
yourself init dat work bench, aud I dells Won
some things how make nothings by ter warh
SIS it a long story, Hans p
'Nein, Mr. Bumroy. 1t bees not so long ms IL
IS drue, and deis dem to you met once Upd
WANTS you to make put em init your baber. So
! dem odder folks know how much made mil ter
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\ y aoa see bees a Dutcnman OF iuuueurv.-Mx
name Is HanSYan Sieenix. l keeps a lager
oeer saioon 10 aer bowery, aud my son Satn be
un goot poy as ever bees 10 any sthore In der
guntry un day he hears der iife beats and der
drums play, aud he goes init der crowd 10 a
gruiting shop, aud be makes his ears listen der
ME and der drummel, he gets patriotic, and be
makes hIsself go for soldier for his Uncle Sam
aura gets hVe hundred dollars bounty in green
o'x TO glinch his patriotism. Uud bees batri.
| otic, md makes war speeches, und dakes care
OF Sam money, und all de great mems drink at
! niue slhore aud pats me on der back and saw
Bully for that Hans Van Steenix of ter BeweryP
Und feel glad, und gets TO be big man, for
my Sam Is soldier, und all der pig men say Use
a oulay man from der poor guniry
"Und my son Sam he goes nit der wars He
goes to Manassas, uud he goes nit der Big Bet.
tel, und he goes init all der boys to New Orleans:
Won day he gets his leg killed nit Il great peeg
gannum ball und he goes nit de hospital to see
himself die Und he writes me a letter und
gets um and reads dat my son sam be dead init
his ley on, und wants to see me his old fadder
und mudder before he gets well. Now / loves
u"t poy SAM for he peers gOot poy, 50 leaves
my sthure and goes to Washington, to gets a
passport from Mr.. Stanton. Uud goes iuto der
War Department und sees that nice Latriotic
war man, uni says, 'Ah, good morning, Shen-
eral Stanton III
'Uud be lacks at me und saws nothing.
Den say, don you know me ? bees Hans
Van Steenix Use from ter Boweryl make war
speeches. You drink lager beer at mine sthore.
My son goes to der war. lie is killed in hospital
down South init gannum bali wants to priug
him home before he goes dead. want II bass
port 10 20 bring him home, for my son Sam goes
deaf.
Den he say
HUM b! never heard of your
Den tink want 10 my son Sam. So
try han mt" grceublxl Den lie say
All! what is your uameY
Deu say, Hans Van Steenix, from der Bowe-
ry. Den he shakes hands init me aud SAYS:
'oh, yes-l know you now Mr.. Van Steenix
from der BOw=ry. Glad 10 see you Here is
your passport Go to see your son Sam
80 goes 10 Memphis. Und | must GO by boat
to New Orleans. Und Shenerdl Washburn says
my pass is no good. Den gals on him und he
looks at it und says 1T don't reachr Den say:
nix. Ise TrOIh uer DJwety W az sTeA-rur~
es, unl sends my sou .u 10 the lie killed
himself mt II leg in his ganuum ball, und goes
down der river to pring him home before he
dies. Uud he shakes his head und looks wise.
So try him init greeubax! Und be looked
pleased und says:
What is your nimeY
Hans Van Steenix from der Bowery.
Uud he says:
ON, Mr.. Van Steenix, recollect youl Sit down.
q N1aII /.
passport
Den goes to der captain of der steamboat on
ter river. show him my passport He says
nothing. Der boat is shust goius. III tells me
to 20 ashore. | lrys him nit greenbax. He
takes der greenbdx und says:
'Oh you are Mr.. Van Steenix. All am glad
to see you Never mind your passport, it's all
right Hope you'll fad your son quiet
Uld goes to New Orleans. Uud | goes to
Sheneral Banks. | show him my passport. He
says: 'Ah come next month, when come back
from Red River. Uud tell him want to see
my son Sam who is dead init gInnum ball, und
wants to before he gets well. Und dells
him my name is Hans Van Steenix from der Bow
cry. lie dels me to go off. So try him nit q
greenbax.
Den be says
what did understand your name
Hans Van Steenix from-der Bowery.'
80, m glad to see you, like TO forgot you. BY
all means. Certainly! Take this passport! Go
see your son Sam. lie was brave boy
Den goes to der hospital, and knocks on der
door. Uud guard wants to know what want.
Und be no lets me in. Den show all my bass
ports. Und he says:
Il can't read Den ask does he know my
son who was killed in der battle, aud is he alive7
Und be says yes, he is dare. Den say: Don't
you know me? am Hans Van Steenix ! Den
he says, Move on put Of the way So try him
nit greenbax. rnd hi, says
'An right, Mr.. Van Sleenx-neyer mind der
in
Den meets der surgeon, und be ask me where
| am going. Den say:
To see my son Sam, who killed in gannum
ball in his legs, und wants me 10 60 und see him
pefore he gets no better.
Den he say-'Cannoi 60 in-it's against der
rules
Den tells him my name is Van steenix from
der BoweFy, und shows him my passport, und
he says
sorry, but passport don't reach You can't
go in
So | tries him nit a greenbax.
Und he say
An, your name is Hans Van SteenixF 20 10.
Find your sou Sam
DenI find der captain, and wants him to go
nit uud dake in gJot tings seat by der 5 mi
tary Fair, und show hin my passports. Undhs
say
p Ah, very good but they don't reaehP
So tries him nit a greenbax!
Upd be goes nit me to help look at my son
S an, who shot der off init ball in one leg. Und
I fad my sou Sum gone dead two weeks. 50 |
9 one homework my passage lost my Sam
Il lost my greenblx. Dsy make laws while
a m gone dat my sthore IN der Bowery sell not
more lager beer Und shust tell you how /
gets fooled once, but no more
IoosE-Minnrrs are loose in New York. The
E1Dress tells of new rising fashion, particularly
lam aging to the old folks, and that is exclusive
Young ladies' parties, with young gentlemen, of
course from which all married peoi lie are kept
out, aud where the old folks kept under the
ban. Such parties as these occur every night,
and the writer hears of and sees young ladies,
almost unattended, going home from ''Ghe Ger
man" from to A. NJ.