Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-01
GorrLE1pp RIDE TO New YORK IN A

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CIDDY, CEPTEMPERDER b, 1875.
Dear Mr.. Mergasrag Just look one
time pefore me, und will shpoke NIT
you cupple viles. Auber, I vas
away init myselve und mine ungle, and
mine aunty, py desc houze py Ny Yorrick
und had shplenid dime does vas nice
peoples, und lage, goot naured, shmilln,
latin, open gountiuances, a dwiukIe on
dere eye PROV all der dime Veil, We vent
py der shteam fire enshine, locomocheif
cars. ofer py der Vest Philamadelphia
depot, und vent in der ladies' wait room
und dole my aunty to set in nice easy
chair, und she voodn't done id, und I vent
oued py der dicked Offices NIT ungle und
ven vent pack agin / didn't seed her,
put pooty soon quick seed her sittin in
dat easy chair, und seed her shmilin all
ofer her face shust so vuick as she shpied
me, und den she laffd, und I didn't dink
soneding vas der madder nit, put 1 vent
oter und shood py her site, und she reach
ed her arms oued to me uud sed nit a
voice 80 shweet uud NIT peadin in her {
tone, All, for Gods sake gif me lifd?
I'm shuck in brison und cant get oued.,
Und L vas sucstonished on my face und
L dole her. Are you for sure in earnest,
und she sed, yes, of course am. Veil
she don't vas very fat, put so hellub me
cheese und crackers she vent to set in dat
low seat easy chair und she got vedged
right away in, und don't could git oued.
She Weighs pond, veil fordy years, und
righd away gif her mine hands nud pulled
dill vas ringin vet nit shweat, und vas
red nit unit plue in der face we're der warm
vedder dook effects, und 1 got a kink on
my pack pone, vat poody near made me
shout NIT balm, und shust got der rheu-
merdisms efer sine. l had on picterdilly
collar und dat melted right away down 1
shweated so awful much. Den 1 wanted
to dole uncle apoud dat she spoke und she
dole me done i'd if dare. Veil daredent
done id, cause vas afraid she you'd tread
on me, und dat would pc der lasd of der
shport for me. Und den We all piled for
der ballace cars. O, my, did you efer ride
NIT dem cars. ! shust dought 1 vas settin
on eggs, dem cars vent so easy /: all by dem
selves, nobody bushed um, und bade you
1 shust layd me back und enshoyd dat ridin.
Und so quicklick anyding We vas in Sher-
sey Ciddy Shust dwo hours half to go
dere, dats a lightdnin exbress vat goes like
a preezes in der summer dime und i'd vas.
SAT dirty fife on Sunday last
To Ny Yorrick eddy We vent so fasd.
Der Lo-ky-mo-ky der shparks old shpit
'Und made der dust get up und get"
SIN the balace car gontented, init beople so nice
Vas Yawcup und Liser so shtill like mice
Anouder vas dere, put he's goot fur nix,
Who kept shpeakin oued slow are you fixed?
'svile latin und noddin, def miuits did few
Dill der conductor made his he'd der yiner rigid
drough,
Und yelled shersey Ciddy NIT voice like bear
Dat tole all hands We pooty soon vas ders.
s'Liser sed to dat man, told us vat yedont know,
Uud SO quickly in an Eighth afnue ear sc did go.
Der way ventup it vasen't SO slow
To der pest house in town, No. % Grove
fyou blease don't dole enypody dat
wrote dis because l would get bair OF
plue eyes, uud dere plue enough, but Of
any body wants to go to dat blaces shust.
dock a cracy mans advieety, dockdat
drain, mitoued you want to see vat cry
farmer mans family's got fur subber, but
L don't vas got no pizness py dat. shust
pade you / viii dock another fun myself
und maype took mine frou NIT apout der
New Years dimes, ven vo kin make blendy
gale. rours, laffin all oftr my eyes NIT
pleasure und fun.
GOTTLIPP XXovERscHMIDr, A. K. G..
philadelphia Sunday Mercury.