The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-01-07


! But Chonson A. und Reverdee.
She vunce fight Rocsha, long nit France,
Oldt Nappy fiddle, md she dance;
Wy don't she help Crete fight de Turk.
Und aidt dem Christians in deir work
In Ireland she's enuff to do,
Dem Fenians keeped her in shtew;
She rubbed some down nit Penny Royal,
Und hung some up to make dem loyal
Hans Bull his pizness peter mindt,
Or else he III fzzIe out pehiGdt,
His bresert bolcee may fail,
Urd he lose poth his headt und dali.
Now, shust look down to Washington,
Nit Kongress session shust peGun,
Dey fill pig pook every day
Nit nuddn in but ''yaw" and stnay."
Dere, evry one $ so pig nit talk
You hardly dink as he couldt walk;
Dere Is none you findt so light and frisky
But vat he wants to tax our viskey.
Dey not much do but fight old Chonson-
'Tis "koom agin Oldt Monsieur Tonson'-
Und he, instheadt nv keepin cool,
Kicks up pehind shust like mule
Some preach Free Drate-some Brodeck-
shun;
Some goes for Union-some for seckshun
Some for Kuk Klux-some for niger
Some for Peace, und some pull trigger.
Some to Sample votes would gif,
Udders hate to see him lif;
Dey't t kill him deadt, along nit Dinah,
But vote for Railroads. out to China.
Some wood now for Cuba SO,
Und udders crap up Mexico;
Dev all shust want to cTindt deir axes,
Und keep the beeples payin taxes,
w ton't de Kongress go to vurk
Und not much its pizness shirk?
De cruutrce needts goot legislashGn,
Or next may koom repudiashun.
We wants no more gee, haw, and wo
We needts more greenbax-dat ish so i
Or udder kiDdt Nv sirkulashion,
To pay de debt Nv dis here nashun.
Und pay mustn't, und keep our bromis,
Or else de Sheriff overkum US,
For, by de laws ard Constitooshen,
He'll sell us out NIT execushion.
Oldt Seymour think it mighty ruff,
Bekase he not git votes enuff;
He hat liGdle time to shpare,
Und up Saldt Ri6er vent nit Plair.
Oldt Chonson partons evry Repel,
(He might so veil mcleod de Debn, y
De Broclamashun s signedt und sealedt,
| Und Chonson he IS pout aus gc spieldt.
| Veil, so it ish--ve re all content
Nit Shenral Grant fur President
| lie soon will enter on his lease,
Und Gott be praisdt I've IL den haf Peace.
We we hat some winter hereapouts,
| Und frozen feets und frozen shnouts
| De Railroadt shtopped, as all veil know,
| De reason w vas too much shnow.
! De TELEGRAPH from here to Kresson,
| 1t isn't yit much goot for nussin;
| De poles ish down, tie wires loose,
| Und viii not pring us much news.
| But Ven de wires undt Railroadt fails,
Our goot P. NJ. prings us de mails,
| Und gifts US briefs along nit pabers,
! Und lets US hear from all our nabors
dinks my speech ish now pout done,
It's peen some dime since pegun
I've shpeaked apout most cvry place,
| Und toldt de tIoot in evry case.
Wv Eppensberg I've net much saidt-
Gott pless her living und her deadt i
! / likes her beeples all so much,
| ! cannot fndt anudder such.
| | hope our town goes on to thrive;
To help it, evry vun should strive.
We needts some dinks we hafnt got,
| Und might shust haf so veil not.
We wants more enderbrise and SIGH
| More kapital to make US rich,-
| But shpeakin NV de kapital,
| haf not any much at all.
! thought ash now I'd sung my song,
You d me little help along.
| don't opcheckt to specie payment,
| Twill help me py some food und raiment
! Und if you koom down nit &c shtamps,
| Dey III cheer me on mine weary tramps.
| wish you all much luck and choy,
! Und am,
| Your faithful