The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-10-29
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BEENsTLWAET.
Herr REDAKTDUR:-I am posed to dis
woman bolitiks und voman's rights, und vo-
mans sphear, und all dose avery kind Of
diugs. Dsrs is a crowd of feIlers in dis good
Sherman jtown-de futOor great city Of de
Vest-vat you'd room for Bostmasthsr
Merigan girl, ge-named Maria Skimmerhorn.
So help me GOtt ! I had not Of such dinRs
fought before. A Yankee woman BOstmast-
her in Ppmpernicklsl Potztausendl How
would gets msin Dsutch papier der Volkss-
freund aus Cincinuati3 Gan der Maria
Skimmerhorn Sherman readen7 Freely o.
Ders comes one of dose fellers nit betitiop o
me to sign in mein bier house und ms Ia
me some argOOments. ARGOS him NIT Z
beer mug on de kOp, und sehmeiss him hinaus
NIT shoe shop pehind.
Den l hist in nine oder ten clashes ov | esr
und go to my bruder's house in Land ths e
miles to spheaks some dings nit business Of
him. Wohl, when COMES in mein bruder's
frau, weeping uud pooling her fingers NIT he-
hair.
Morgan Katrina, say und she sphesks
me not one word, und CRIES more tears
dinks ash vat have driukt bier in tree weeks.
Katrina, was fehlt?' spheaks her NIT
high Dutch. fVat ish de matterf' und she
CRIED more ash efer.
'KreutzdOnnsrwsttsr? says, NIT lestIs
agent, for vas loose my temper, we're ish
mine bruderP
He ish teadP
'Teadl Mein bruder is teadH HOwisds
get happsnedP
TIE saw mill sphlit him like board, al
ready, says Katrina, ash she leads me to the
other room where my bruder ish lie NIT his
coffin. und stood me lectle Yhiles und
look.
Katrina, den 1 says, dat ish virklich too
pad, dat ish too padl drader ash dollar
dat had not ge-happened. Id ish nice
coffin, dOugh-Katrina, how much cOsted
dat cOfinG
Und Katrina shpeaks not words und does
NIGHTS ash lOuter cryen.
Ven ish mein brudsr gone dsadP 1
ashks.
Dish morning at seven hour, says Kat
rina, mir more veepin.
Never mind, Katrina sbpeaks her nit
comfort; q go drink some beer, und den 1
comes back to de funeral
De nexten afternoon when de funeral vss
all for over, I sets mich down in de house
Won my bruder is die, und shpeaks bishness
nit Katrina. Dere ish dere dat lump, der
DOkter ShinkensPeck vat vas gone to give
some medicines to Katrina, her nutter vas
lie sick COP sthairs; und be says dis vas
no dimes to tell bishness NIT Katrina Al.
ready.
shmiles at der DOkter shinkenspeck NIT
shkOrn, und I says: Katrina, my brudder,
hat no children ge-ha7sd, you know datP
Uud Katrina she say: Yes, know dat
'WOhl, dish farm and dat sawmill ish now
mine. l am de heir Won dish property
'GOtt bewarl YacOb Sehnyder. Dat ish
neier a once right. Whom you brudsr and
me was get married he had nOdines, too. ex-
ceptih' five hOondred dollars vas nv fader
glib NE, vich gif to him to buy dis land.
haf on dis farm mOOoh more ash him "a.
worked, and haf stbaid to house and hOed
potatoes When he ish gone to political meet.
ings, and den ish go und brings him hOms
mid wheel-barrOW Of fnights-all drunk und
besOffen. Mein mudder has more ash ne on
dish farm neutrality-suspicious. when wash
in dem house NIT sickness Of too mOOch work
All vat here ish on dish farm und dish saw.
mill, me uud my muddsr have together gs-
made, and now
DAT makes me no difference Katrina I
sphesks out in the middle, for dou's like.
her long wOman's rights spheaeh. Dat ish
me nodings, Katrina. De law makes me- ds
hair Won my bruder und believe in de law
Holt says der DOktor Shinkenspsck. vot
reads in de Msrigan rsdikal babers; not 20
fast, my lieber Herr Schuyler. De Tidow
has her dirds.'
yes, YaeOb Schnyder, says Katrina. I
have de dird bart of dish farm and dish saw
mill. Dere, too, is my olt mutter, vot ish
lie sick goOt vhiles oOp shtairsI She has on
dish farm ten years gO-vOrked, und has her
self sick ge-made, hoing potatoes und cabba-
gss. Vat vii does init her2'
wy, make dat she kOes to de pOOrbouss.
Katrina. Yah, your mudder must 20 to de
poor house; dat ish decided, viii mOvein-
to dish house minesslf, for i'd ish more better
ash mine, und vill gif you to work mid mine
frow, one tOllar und dEheuty-fTs cents q
week
But my dirds, YacOb, my dirds Of dish
property-vhat will
Dat makes me nOdings, Katrina
sbpeaks her NIT broptiness. Dat makes me
nOdings ausl Dish is mine brOberty.'
'YacOb Schuyler shpOks me der Doktor
Shinkenspeek out. 'YscOb Schnydey. Du
bist klein echter Deutcher You are DO riobt
Sherman. You dalks not like mans: Won
dalks like beasht-liks a yackassl'
Her DOrk, 1 says mit shorn, id ish mooch
better dat you hold your mOut.
Der Dokter Shinkenspeck make him voosA
ash red in de face like tOOrkey gopuler.
uud gripe his gold hsted cane on, und looked
nit bitten in his eyes.
Katrina, I says ich setzs dich sinen Fall
I makes you one example: Nov You ish
dead; who has all de brObertyl MY bruder,
Of course, don't it3 Und I am nv bruds-
his hair. Have I no right9 So; gOot. But
d has pleased GOtt dat my bruder ish gs-died
OOrst; und you VIII daks me away One-dird
rom de brObertyl Ish dat right saw
Il dink id ish right, Yacob; und ders ish
nine poor Olt sick mutter-' she says, upd.
7OOst like a woman, she beginnsd on crying
4 the wrong blaze.
Dat makes me mad, now dells Won. =
spOse, Katrina, says, YOU will want % vo,e
ext dings. 1 dell you 1 am posed TO dis
oman's pOlitiks, und voman's rights Da
'hWein AMERICANS und der Herr Doktor
ere dalks of woman suffrage. By gratiousI
ish de mans vat suffers
Here have remardsd dat der Dokter
hlnkenspeek made tighter NIT his hands Of
Is gold heled cane, unit shmiles a leetle on
i'm unit goes NIT my remargs of Katrina.
You dinks viii give you my proberty,
atrina2 By shinktl you make dat YOU
TT come from dis house, und dis farm, ind
5 sawmill dis day You can't foolish me.
cave dis house 1 dolls you, und take your
mutter NIT you. Come, hinaus NIT dirT
say, ash dakes her BY the shOulder-und
n 1 sees 'pOut sefsn million shtars und
'e fireworks vOt cOsted nOdings, und avery
nd Of dingsl
Der lnmp. der Doktor Shinkensneck h