The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-26
Enumerating a Teuton.

! dS neWalkou cuoeTIully uP " 'A0 ""A
and opened his book ct have come to
take census of your family"
"Ih dot sol Vas ish dot y inquired
the worthy German, hopping the bar
with in old stocking and gazing inquir-
ingly at his visitor.
al want your family and your faith
er's hmily and your mothers and all
about EN-"
"Gbtt in Himmel Vas you do nit
dem2
Irean their names, ages, birthplaces
and where they live"
CHOW you make right away owit
Go rignt away owit else l throw you
Howit on dot strauss. Giles shimmert,
of you tink you got free pier, you got
mistaken quick. Go away owit or l
broke you up nit bung starter"
ooh 60 way don't want any
beer. l want some facts about your
family for the census"
"Some facts For es olles geit I
don't got facts about dot family. Of
you pays your choice taken, but of you
try nit hang 'em down for those drinks,
then you got owit quick of, right
away p
"What is your namep
"Yah You can get dot. Mein nom
lot vos Yawcob Heinbockle. Now you
BIT dot, you mok away oud."
Scot wife,"
"Mein frau Gretchen Veil, you
COON around along times about tay light
ind leesten. Den you say, mein Got.
Heinbockle got frau for simmer. Dot
vos Gretchen"
"Any children p
"Vell, Heinrich vos grown up, und
Hans vos drowned, und Yawcob he vos
IN school, und Wilhelm, he tend bar for
me, den Siebert vas in de country, und
fritz don't got along very well, und
Emil works in de brewery, und Franz
ell Franz don't COUNT, cause he vas
eeklv. Den dere vos Gustav vOt vos
lied nit Siegel, und Otto vot drives de
agon, and Johann vos in de Vest nit
lose Induns und doin' first rate, und
Max vas gone oud of town, und Adolph
he vosnt bon yet, so / don't know vot
he will do, then Marguerite, she works
wit und Vilhelmina, she don't work any
more since she was bounced out; Lowesa
ad de cramps by de bowels, und Ottalie
ot schmacked across de hustle for fall
ing down stairs, und Lispet vas gone by
de dentist to got her tooth pulled. out
= nit her mout. und dot vos all.
"Where was your father born p
"Mein faderl He was born by Ba-
waria"
"And your motherT
"She vas born in Bavaria doo We
vas all born. by Bavaria and all but
Except Lispet und Adolph, und Lowesa
ind Hans und Vilhelmia und-"
"Hold on I'll get to them. What
Is your business p
"Yoost what you see. keep Cast
\ lus pier, und schnaps. Dot vas vine
Nnaps, only den cents"
How old are you p
"How old vast Vel, l vas vorty-
inc for simmer"
"How many children have you :"
"Don ] tOles ones Dere vas Helm
(ch, und Hans, und Yacob, ind Vii
aim"
How many altogetheri"
More as a dozen und haaf. Vot
Su drinks, ehl OF l dold you dwice
ebout dem childs, prcke piece right
(vay off your he'd ="
"How many of the children were
orn here p
!" Franz vas born here, und Gustav,
nd Lispet, und Otallie-"
" But how manyl don't care for
lie names yet"
90 You dond care for dose names !
ahen sic helm Dos ech morgan
spiel owit Colt in Himmel You
iond of dem nsmesl Vat you come
Ior Gahen sic, mein Colt, poke you
wick in de middle !"
"Look here, l want to get these facts
for the gov eminent"
$4,000 For dot gov'ment Wy
you dond Aay SO before, und bust
hole in you gwick. You dond got not
ring from me, und wasn't naturalized,
you see p
"That does not make any difference,
kou must give me what ! want, any
how"
81 moost moost give you vat you
vanti Den you vas took dot, und dot,
and dot, ahi How YOU like vat you
vant when YOU got 'em2 How you like