Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-20
CORN-FED BILL.
DIcKTATED TO ALL DER GRANeERs.
BY CARL PRErzEL.

Der midday sun for fifty years had played der duce
nit old Bills face,
Uud turned der tint from red to brown till no white
meat vast left trace.
His hands vas brown, und der great big lines, vat
ploughed deep in der shkin,
Vas told years of toll and work. dhroo all his lie
had been.
His fhrame dond vas vat it yoost to bin, tall, and
straight und shtout,
But had shlowfully doubled itself intoo, while der
muscles playin out.
His kneesss too, gitin weak, und his legs could
hardly walk,
it in his talk.
But Of the outside in of his manly breast warm
impulses grow,
Und dhsy bloom, und shprout und shmell, where
fer he was 20.
Der nerfy nsrfs, mitin his heart, shtrOnE und
steady shtill,
Nix grief, nix care, could tumble down der soul Of
Corn-fed Bill.
1t pooty uf to shtihe grief he lookt out NIT
Und saw from sfery hilly top, some odder mouDdain
Und all dhrOo life dose hills vas dhere, to pOck der old
mans way,
Und dwick he climb dor one, der oddsr be-
front him lay.
But you see dem acres of rmin land veil, for esry
herb dhey shprout,
More as sexty trops Of vasser shwsat from old Bis
brow come out.
You vas saw der proofs in der golden corn, in der
meddoW Of der field,
You vas saw der proofs in der orchard lot und in der
fruit dhey yield.
Old Bill vas n farmer for sure, honest, shgwars
und true,
Ond would ask Of you yoost vat reeht und expect
der same of you.
But make him aggravation one, by tam he dond
shtood dot,
He knock you down SO higher kite, while you shtAnc
upon der shpot.
He vas lifed to been grosn old age, und had shOul
dered troobles sore,
He shtrugged hard to 6te der wolf und keep hin
out his door.
But der more he worked dhsm wolfs yelled init mOut
all open wide,
To shduf smself of dhsir outside in NIT der farmer
beef und hide.
Aldeugh dam animals vas der ttest kind shtill dhs
shdomacks dond get full,
Dhey keeb expanding as dhey eat, and on der Grange
pull.
und der oat,
Und only leaf der husbandman vat he wOuldn'd gif
shoat
Dot made old Bill git some dander ub; so he shworo
heafy shWore,
Und allowed he wouldn't plant annodder seed grOV
him noting more.
Der old farm might 20 to grass and he'd shtartfOr
load Of wood
Before he'd shWst him single hair for Oddsr feler'
good.
Now dis vas dose vat old Bill preach und practice,
next year.
Und on his farm dhers vas noting raIsed-not sfsn
disturbance dheTe.
He wouldn't allow old mudder earth to grow out sin
gle seed
Not sfsn for der brindle cow nor his oddsr Ohicke
feed.
vsll der wolfsss coined, dhey had done good man
times before,
To sdsal der fruits of der farmers land and rob hir
Of his shdore.
But done var shdruck for old Bilps farm-vell de
shdory easy said,
DhSy only found some old post holes und wagon track
instead.
MORALE.
Dose wolses vas dem mOnobOlies vat shdsA der iarm
ers shduff,
To I'LL up bOatsd arishtOcrats, vot nefer could &c
snuh;
But eOrn-fed Bill vas make EN- sing song dot max
'em tang.
Und dsaehOd em some new deoriss bout railroads un
der banks, ~
Und Ofer dhey dOn'd look pOOty gwiek OUT der GraI
gers git ub dheir backs,
Und only feed 'Sm NIT old pest holes und smpdy WAG
On.tracks