The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-29

SO choost you let MIN 80
But can tell him--I know besht--
II ish all humboog out in d Vesht,
I'm he will Ant as dat ish 30.
vas dare in efery place,
I'm travelled far IN near,
But nefier dit find Won shpot
We're so much JOY always got
As in der shool house here,
lfeel-Id don't know vat say
shtand, un dink, un look
Tn vat haf so long forget
Comes pack again-I almost said
1t pears before me like shpook.
De creek he run as like he dit
Ven here in d shool used to go,
Tn now feel as ven wish
To catch some Of dem leedle hsh
As ven l dit so long ago.
Der beeg old vite.oak fore der door
Gifts shadow all around,
In d grapevine too, so nice un green,
I'm robins nesht as neffer seen
Un all der robins singing sound
Yes, all ish vons more Ike II vas
Ven vas been not haf so beeg,
But odder dings ish no more so,
For efery boddy's moot un go,
uni grows kraY, un cold, un weak.
Yes, here's dere blace vent in d shool,
Ven l vas so g'wite shmall;
Dare vas der masder on his shtool,
Dare vas his wip, un dare his rule,
Yes, dare dink see m all.
Der long desk round der room
Vas choost for dem as beeger chaps
On dis here side de gars all set,
Der boys on todder-snd you bet
Healways look, un peep un chat,
Der masder watch m close yusht now,
Dey besser all take care
Dat feller what luff letters writes,
I'm he vot nit der beeg vons fights
I'm pulls der leedle Won his hair,
Der beeg un leedle vons are all
Under Won un d same goot rule
Tn dat is yusht der besser way
To mind vot masder haf to say,
Or traffic out of dis here shool,
Tn look, around der old wood shtofe
Set all der leedle chaps
Dey shtudy all so hard, you see,
Tn ven he don't larn d BIC,
His ears he git some'raps.
It's hard to set on dat high bench,
Der feet not touch the floor
II ish enough 10 make m sick.
In dis old shool-house on der creek,
Tn make der backs all sore.f
Nit all de drawbacks, anyhow
II vas a firstrate shool;
You find no masder so-go, look
Vot ciphers troo and troo der book
Mitout to shkip Won single rule.
He vas mat sometimes, dat ish so,
I'm yipt m all around;
He made m all de rules obsarfd
Tn whogot vipt he veil desarfd
I'm more as dat, so III be pound
Ven dinner time der shool vas out
Den all vas very glati
Some poys der game of ball den choos'd
Tn some NIT running race amused
Tn some blay soier on der fiat,
Der beeger garls he shweept der room
Tn cleared der boys all out.
To help for shTeep some dit bretend-
Der mssder dit m all out send
Besure he vas about.
Der leedle garls i'm ring dit blay
On dis same grass batch here;
Ven big garls too dit go in d ring
ut vas very funny ding
Der beeg poys sure vos also dare,
Der beeg vons always beeg vons tag'd..
Der leedle vons vas always misst
See how dey run around un round,
Tn ven he caught m I'll be pound
Dere vas some maids vat much got kissd,
But ware is all dershkollers pow?::
Vot here did larn to Shpell un read2i
Some moot away-so far away
UH neffer more will see der day
Moot in der city Of der dead
Mine hart is shwelling mp yusht now
Words Won't come-in here dey shtick-
feel 30 g'weer, un am so sat,
Un yeti II raley make me glat-
Dis school.house on der creek.
Goodbye Old shool house-echo cries,
Goodbye l must now go 80 g'wick
On shool.house, shool house, must go?
Un leaf you here? Yes, dat ish So
So goodbye shool.house on der creek.
Now wass denksht derfu? Is det n
N gons United Shtstes shanes shtickly
Mind, 8 war i'm arshta plotz g'shrivva
Pennsylvania Deitsh, beim Porra Ha
baugh fun der Deitsh Reformeert Kae
rich, Aver ar is aw shun long i'm graw
un we'll ich olsfort feel fun eem g'den.
hob bin ich now drau gonga for de En-
lishe lett wissa lussa os der welt aw Pen
sylvania Deitshe poets produsa con.
Ich hob aw n notion for n Pennsylv
MIA Deitscher song shriva fun m n@gsh
President aver ich muss warda bis
st. Louis Con vention uns 81 nawma gel
SAMMY SCHNITzLER.