The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-21
THE DUTCHMAN'S CANE.

DlNkS L lsh haben more eXberience
Il NIT a valken cane ash any single man
in der sitty, und know it dat | haben
more podder nit de same ardicle ash any
dree men in de hole vorlt, l don't care
where he ish. A couple of weeks ago |
received NIT mineself a present gift from
olt friend, combosed of valken cane
stick nit silver head on Harry Vii
liams ish dc right one dat makes NIT me
dat bresent ding.
l dinks dat vas a curious gind of dings
to make nit any one for present. If 1
got mine choices apout such ding you can
pellet it dat | will chooses Something's
where | can got more uses outer den olt
cane stick NIT a silver head on dop. A
dree dollar bair of Yankee poots or a
couple few bairs of voolen stockens will
done me more goot ash a cane valken
stick. Still, ash long ash 1 don't got
nodings to say in de madder, pesure [
have to maken dat stick ding do for de
present vot must rememper olt Williams
nit. l haben more drouples nit mine
mind, on ACCOUNT Of dat stick ash | can't
hardly stand Certainly dats de fursd
dime ash 1 ever own such ding: for [
can't saw for vot uses ish dat excebt ven
beeples ish NIT proken leg or vas got
some corns py his toe /; und nit me
don't got neidher. Still dinks ash long
ash dat cane affair ish q bresent NIT me,
| shall daken him along nit me wherever
| shall go, so can rememper olt Williams
NIT it.
You can't pellet de vorriments l haben
over dat cane stick. | docks him along
NIT me every blaces ven goes out, und
dat stick ish in mine mind de hole dime,
so l will be aple not to forget him ven l
lays him town und lost him dat way.
Some dime ven ish out nit mineself
along NIT dat olt valken cane ding, |
leave him town somewhere py a corner
NIT der blace where | stob leetle, und
den L goes away und forgot dat stick.
Veil dat makes me much drouples, ash l
must run arount everywhere so / can find
him again. Pesure dat ofden dakes
hole half tay's dime away, mitout count
ing de yorriments.
One dime I pangs it town on de foot of
an olt man along side NIT me, vich ding
causes him to maken some loud swearing
und scouting nit me more harder ash |
can ever hear pefore. Das olt man can't
got over it dc hole ebening shust pc
cause | hapben to knock his big feet nit
axident py mine cane stick. feel ash
| can make dat stick all proken over his
head, only Inodice he ish driae pigger
ash me so | don't nodce der scountrel
any furder-for vots de use. Don't it
Dat cane ish on mine mind from der
dime ash | gets up in de morning undill
| vas in ped again at night, so | Won't
lost him. But de most worry ever had
NIT him was yesterday. goes out in de
morning und stob in blenty blaces where
| vas; und all at once, afder While, finds
| don't got no cane stick NIT me. Den |
ish worried. cant dink where | must
have left him. | runs all der way pack
nit every blaces where can dink L vas.
Still dat cane ish not aple to be found,
und nopody sees anyding nit him. Den
peglns to got more worried, for now
am sure dat cane is lost mitout fail. So
| goes pack home nit heayey load py
mine stomac on account dat / vas
griefing, pekaus have no more stick to
rememper olt Williams nit. Ven get
NIT mine home, will you pellet dat ?-yes
inteed-dar ish my cane stick all right |
py dc endry corner, where always keep
him. Und he ish not lost; only it vas
dat | forgot him, upd don't dook him
along NIT me ven vent out. pet you
dat makes some gladness nit me ash RI
never feel pefore. Yet, still / can't he Ip
it dat swear drihe NIT dat stick ven
| see him py de corner, on ACCOUNT of de
drouplcs ash he makes NIT mine mind
ven dinks he ish lost.