The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-18
The len1ncrat.
Pennsylvania DEITsH.
Rr.., fun Pit schretrelbrenner.

Rauch, whose nome IS now IN OarDon
county, Pennsylvania, we have not re-
ceived the usual letter signed "Pit
Schweflebrenner." We believe brief
extract from his Pennsylvania Dutch
Hand. Book" as substitute, will be ac-
ceptable to our many Pennsylvania
Dutch reading friends We extract
few pages of f"practiCal exercises"
have. Ich hob. He has. Ar hut,
They have. Sc hen. You have. Du
husht.
l can. Ich con. he can. Ar con.
I must. ICh moos. He must Ar
walk. Ioh lawf He walks. Ar
lawft.
They walk. Sc lawfa. You walk. Du
lawfsht.
Igo Ich gs@. He goes. Ar g@t.
They go. Sc g@n. You go. Du g@sht.
lie. Ich leeg. He lies. Ar leegt.
They lie. Sc leega. You lie' Du
eat. Ich ess. He eats. Ar esst.
They eat. Sc essa. You eat Du esht.
look. Ich COOK He looks. Ar gookt.
Twas. Ich war. He was. Ar war.
do. ICh du. He does. Ar dut.
They do. Sc dun. You do. Du doosht.
l don't believe that. Ich glawb sell
net. .
l can do it. Ich con g du,
/ give it up. Ich geb g uf.
l do not know it, Ich waits net.
90 towards home. Ich g@ hame tzu's.
az, oopoipn Tob hin nm, opopoo
l cannot say. ICh con net sawga.
l am going to dinner. Ich gae tzum
middawg essa.
l am quite well. Ich bin gons g'soond.
l was in town. ICh war i'm town.
I need COW. ICh brauch an ku.
I feed the swine. Ich feeder de 81.
I want to see it. ICh will 3 sana.
l told them 80. ICh hob eena 30
g'sawt.
I hear an alarm, Ich hair an larram.
don't work to-day. Ich shoff net heit.
/ won't do it, len willis net du.
won'tg0 yet. Ich g@ noCh net.
come this week. ICh COON de wuch.
/ want to tell him. Ich willis eem sawga.
was at home. ICh war derhame.
am at home. ICh hin derhame.
am going to bed. Ich g@ ins bet.
go to sleep now. Ich gae now shlofa.
Are you all well2 Sid eer oil g'soond?
must buy new coat. Ich mus'n neir
ruck kawfa.
Did you see them2 Husht SO g'sane.
Where are you goiugP Woeesht hee?
Our merchants appear to be prosper
ing just now. Unser kawfeit shina |
gliCklch tzu 81 olleweil.
UNb,, b;r, o;ro,,s 10 nor,fpc - Rourv,
week. Der grose circus coomd in de |
naigsht wuch.
Do you know when the animal show
is coming? Waisht wann der credoor-
show coomd?
Young people travel five miles to see
the circus. Yungy lett travela fnf mile
der circus tzu sana.
Elephants and monkeys are always
interesting. Elletonta un monkeys sin
olsfort interesting.
What is your opinion about monkeys,
anyhow Wass is di opinion fun mon.
keys, anyhow
Monkeys are yet considerably below
human beings. Monkeys sin noch ord
Itch welt unner de mensha.
Not very much below some who are
called men. Net orrick welt unner dale |
os sc menner haisa.
Monkeys steal, but so do many men.
Monkeys shtala, un 80 dun aw feel |
menner.
Men lie, but I don't know as monkeys
do. Menner leega, aver ich wais net os
de monkeys dun.
Some men are hypoCrites, but how
about monkeys? A dale lett sin heich-
Ter, aver we mit de monkeys?
Away with your monkey-don't un-
derstand them. Week init de monkeys !
-fershtae Sc ct.
This is a very fine horse. Des is an or
rick sb@ner gowl.
These are very fine horses. Des sin or
rick sbany geil.
rode to town on horseback. ICh bin |
ins town garidds nf m gowl.
l like to read good books. Ich glsich |
gOoty bicher tzu laisa.
This is very good book, Des is an or
rick goots booch.