Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-08

Dey set derl down und argued it,
Like Deutschers Yree from fear,
Dill dey schnloke ted pfounds Of knaster
Und drinked drei fass Of bier.
Der BreitmAnn go by Schopenhauer,
Boot Welt he had him cenn,
For he dock him on de angles
OF de moral oxygen.
Der Breitnann low dat 'pentence
Ish known in afery CLINE,
URd dat to grin und bear it
Vas healty und sooplime.
t'For mine SOut Sherman Catoliks
Id vas pc goot know,
Likewise dem Nordland Luterans,
II vonce 20 shoorsh dey go.
SBOot how vas it mid oders
Who drinks philosopher
] don't begrief de matter"
Said StOssenheim: "Denn see
De more dat shoorsh disgoostet you,
Und make despise und balm,
De crater merid ish to go,
Und de crater ish your gain
81 know fiddle shoorsh mineself
OOpOn de Bole Jack road;
(De rebs vonce shot dree Federals dere
Ash into shOorsh dey goed.)
Dere you might make pilgrimage,
IND do it in a tay:-
Got only knows vot dings you might
Bick oop, oOpon de way"
Den oop dere shpOke = contrspand,
Vas AZ de tent Ids toor;
'fDere's twenty bar'ls of whisky hid
In dat tabernacle-shore
rebel he done gone and put
II in de cellar true;
No lbin man dat secret knows
'Cept only me an you"
Der stossenheim he crossed himself
Und knelt peside de fence,
Und CRIED: 80 Coptain Breitmann, see,
Die finger Providence"
Der Rreitmann drOed his hat afay:
eaps he f'Pet hit or mss,
Tfe heard Of MIRACLES pefore,
Boot none so hunk ash dis.
s'wohl auf, mine pully cafaliers,
Ven ride to shoOrsh to-day!
Each man ash hasn't cot horse,
MoOst shteal Won, rite afay.
Dere's . raw, green corps from Michigan
Nit horses on de looSei
You men ash wants some hoOf-irons,
Look out und Grip DER shoes
All brooshed und fixed, de cavallrie
Rode out py moonen-shinei
De Gotten fields in shimInerln nght
Lay white ash elfenbein.
Dey heared shot close Ply LaVerneI
Und men who rode sfay.
de road a-velterin in his plooi
Federal picket lay.
Und ali dat he hafe dimes TO Say:
"Vhile shtandin at my post,
De gueriIlas got first shot at me-
IND 90 gate oop de ghost.
Den a contrapand, who belt his head
Said: ''Sah-dose grillers all.
Is Only half mile from hyar,
dancin at pail,
Der Breitmann shpoke, und brummed it out
Ash If his heart It'd schvell,
an Qife dem music at dat pail
Viii tantz dem indO hel!
Heii-arrow-fast-a teufels ride!
De plack man led de way;
Dey reach de hOuse-dey see de lights
Dey heard de fiddle blay.
Dey nefer waited for a word,
Boot gal, oped from the gloom,
Und bdHg "a hoOndred carplne SHOTS
Dey red into de room.
Oop vent de groans OF vountet men,
De fttiin died away;
Boot some Of dem we're tead before
De music ceased to blay.
Den crack md smack COON scatterin shots
TrOo window und trOo door,
500. hang und clang de Germans que
"DereNiet EN- shlide. Right hle, to sAoorsh
Aloudt de orders ran.
81 kess paid dem for dat shot!
Shpeak grim der Breltmann-
All rosen red de mOrnin fair
Shone gaiiy DER de hill,
"a Liolet plue de silky crew teep
IN rifer pond und nil.
An cloudy grey de LIMESTONE rocks
COON oop troo dimmertn wool
All shnowy wife in mornln hBht
De shoorsh pefore dem stood.
aNow loudet veil de Organ oOP,
To drill NIT solemn fear
t,Es ring also dat Lumpenglock,
TO prfng d. peoples here
Ind II it prings guerillas uoYEI
Ven glfe dem, py de LORD!
De low mass Of de sabre, una
De high mass Of de cord!
HDu Eberia aus Treiburg,
Du bust Elm MUsiEant.
Top-sawyer on de cOunterspoini
Und buster in diseant,
To dee de soul of music
All innerly ish knSwn,
Du canst NIT mightTnS lenden
DE art Of Orgeltoh.
"Derefore Miserere
Wit dou. be-ghOstet, spiel,
lind wake re-raised yearuin,
Also q holy feel
pc referent men-rememper
Bio frE GOtteshaus-
Oh Conrad along de alsles,
Jnd schencI DC WHISKY AIS
Dew blay crate dings from Mozart
beethoven und Mehui,
Nit chorals of Sebastian Bach,
Sooplime und peaudifuL
Der Breitrnann feel like holy SAINTS
De tears room down his fuss, n,
lind he sOpped out: "Gott veruALnlnAS-
Ist wahres Knustgenuss!
cer Ebsrls biayed oCp SC high
he make de rafters ring.
Der Fberle played lower, und
We hesrdt der Breitmann sing,
like dTonin wind in plney Noots,
Lie nightly mGanln sea,
Ash he dinked on Sonntsgs long bsoHe
When pOy in Germany.
T7nd louder urd init louder tone
High COP de- orgel blowed,
lind plentifuller efer yet
Around de whisky COED
New sinped ash if init singtn dey
Might indo Himme win =
7 dipk in all dis land soosh spree5
Ash yet hefe meier Peen'
When in de Abendsonnenscheih
Nit doost-cloudts troo de door,
An rlaoF ash night in goldnen ligadt
< Dert shtOod Elm schwartzer Mohh'
1ss eoutrapgnd wild und weh
Nit eye-palls glarin roundt -.
lind cried: .'For Colts sake hoory oops
De reps ish somin down!
IND While he yet was shpsakin,
A far-of sounit PECAN,
Down roIlin from de mountain,
of many rldersnann
lind while de waves Of musk
We're rollin DER Ceir heaes,
Tev heard foice schkreemin:
7 6Pile out Of th n, you FEDS!
tsFor we uns ar a comm
For to guy 10 you uDs hts,
And knock YOU into brimstun,
And blast you all TO bits
Root ere it done ids shpeakin
Dere vas order in de band,
Asb Rreitmsun, nit an awefool slim,
Out-dondered his COMMAND
IND ash fsh-hawk at msckarei
Doth make a splurgin hung,
lind ash eagles dab de tlsch-haWLs
ash il de gods were young;
40 from all de doors und windows
IKE shriders Gown DER webs
ne Dontck went ae delr horses,
Ind de horses at de rebs
Cratic shnlendors of de treadful
We're in dat pattle rush;
Crate yirbts init swordt ind c2Tpine
Py efery feace and bush:
Ash painters vighI NIT crtshes
In famished morder tits
SCR de rebs we're mad as boison,
IND de poOtch yer droonk7as pu'A'
got Wild ash vas dis psttle,
So quickly vas it o'er:-
q yhy moost forefer
Pestain mine page init gore
Py fiddle und Ply fiddle,