The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Letter from SchImmerhorn. 80,
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, :.
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MIsHDUR EDD1DuR Vot der tuyvel has
cot ind der sun hnd der moon? Lasht Sad
urday ven Ivos working in mine garten mine
leedle poy Yake gone roonin oop NIT his
handt in Won rake und dells me dat Won side
Of der sun had dropped out. I knowd der
leedle schamp vas lying nit himself und
gif him kick nit mine ,hoe.,, Und iYakei
gets away upd sets de .tog, to piting mine,
legs. But dat leedle games Good be played
py more ash dozen und l got Won ak und
chopped off der tog's tail off yust pehindt
his rascally ears. Und den Yake hollers OUT
"Fader. fader, der. sun. is melting und
der world is getting played out" Und
den look at der sun, und gott in himmel,
Misdur Editur, dere vosnt only half Of der
sun left and dat vos going to bieces so fast
as never vos!r Und shoost den cop comes
der old woman and ,Katrine and dey vos
schared because der sun had der colic und
vas getting traun oop indo holdings Uhd
den der old woman wanted to bray und got
onto her knees NIT iKatrine und Yake all
nit der row gust like CANDLES for to try in
der sun. But dey vosnt veil town pefore
dey pegins to schip around und yell, und
leedle Yake he hollers like der pig under
der gate post. Und dey all kussed so mooeh
more as dey preached. 5 Dey hadt sit
town on boomble pees nesht undt der
pees had stunged dem in der legs! Ven
dey got sehtill, und had got away vrom
der pees, dook anudder squint at vot eos :
left of der sun, and dere vosn't SO mooch as a
pairing of mine doe-nail Und yust den
dere vosn't any sun at all, und dere vos nod
ding put pig plack pail we're dere sun vosl
init a ring Of light apout it. Und it vos
tark as der tuyveL Und der stars game out
to zee vot vos der matter, aldough dey
didn't haf no piziness to gone out vcr more
ash dree hour. Und I wash schared like
PLACES, und so vos der frau, Katrina und
leedle Yake, vor it vos dark. Und we began
to hoog and kiss each odder, cause we knowd
der world vos Going to gone to der end.
But yust den der sun comes out vonce
more und it vos yust as light as ever. Und
venI lookt aroundt dere vos all der schick-I
ems und der pigs gone to roost, because dey
fought it vos night. Und der COWS hadt
gomed home, und ven der light comes again
der schieken tidnt know vot der tuyvcl vos
der matter nit der sun iund vood'nt gone
down vrom der roost pecaus dey vos afraid
der tark wood gone pack pefore dey Good
get oop in der tree agin. Und der COWS
tidn't like it dodrotted bit elder Cows
ton't like to pc fooled dat way, und so ven
We vent to milk EN- der prindle COW nit der
plack vace kicked her heels NIT der pail und
Katrina got her head sthuck in der mud
buddle vich vos fiery pad und nix goot pit.
Now Msder Eddider vot vos der madder
nit the sum- Vot makes der sun act just
like fool9 Ihitched my DEAN und rode
over to see Hans Deutchenkrappenhei
ira und Hans says it vos because der sun
had't got der clips vromder moon, put he
tidn't know vot yor der moon ,vos. madt
NIT der sun. thinks if dis ting goes on
mooch longer I no schtand it. If der: sun
can't pehave like a reschpectable sun
shood und keep der moon vrom Citing him
any more clips, he had peter go out of der
pizness und let der moon do all der york
nit herself. Put believes der world comes
to und endt l-A ''ii-.oh l4il A04H /"
Now Misder Schtandard if you dinks der
world comes to un endt bretty soon, I
wants to know it because, den will go to
Yarmany we're will be safe. wants you to
write rite off pecause am schared vor fear
dat der sun und der moon will get vighting
some more und dat der. next clips will be
more hard as dis Won, und I want to move
Yours in drouble, -
- HANS SCHIMMERHORN.