The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-01
For the CHIEF. =.=
DOT VISIT OF coF1ELD's BATTERY.

Der vedder Id vas dhry.
Und der pOys Of dot vine Bat'ry
Who luf do frolic 20,
Yust asked der sholly Captain
To "daddv Cofeld's" 60.
Und der Captain, who ish always
In v0r ZONE sphort und fun,
Zaid he had him no receptions
If We would der chances run. -mm-
Und you bed dem habby soldiers
In rapture loud did cry:
"Ve'll 20 do vadder Cofeld's
Iv der vedder's vet Or dhry.
70 der day id game ct last, --M.-
Und dem vellers all yer dere,
VOr dey zaw in der dim distance
Champagne und cake und beer.
70 dey marched dem vrom der hall
Indo ZONE big cane cart,
Und like a drumpet pounding
Came der order v0r do sthart. M5M
Der band sthruck oop poody chune,
Und der vellers moved away,
Und beeples came Oud on der sthreet
To hear dot vine band blay.
Und dey drove dem down der vide street,
Nit spirits zoaring high;
Und Ferd spheak Of ZONE spirits,
Vor he zay his throat vas dhry.
Der Captain, who's demp'rance man
Dot ish vat ZONE volks zay,
Bud / hev mine own ObiniOn
Uhd l dink anudder way
Veil. he spheak him oop to Ferd
Und dell him nod to worry,
VOr vr0m vat he'd seen und heard
We'd nod vor dot lhrip pc sorry.
Und dis vas z0mevat zoothing
Do der vellers he vas nit,
VOr dere dhrOats dey we're 20 very dhry
Dot ZONE " cotton dey did split.
Bud purdy zoon We reached der blaze,
Vich ish nice und grand und fine;
Und der Captain shump him quickly oud
Uud vormed der poys in line.
Den he make Won purily leedle speech
Aloud Won Commodore,
Who dhrank him Won time too much ale
Und vent shliding on door"
Mo-! watts der madder now init met
He sphoke him nod Of doors;
He spleak nit Mister Cofeld,
Zaying, "Vaddcr We are yours"
Und dell you id SURPRISED me
Do hear dot Captain Jones,
Yust call dot old man yaddcr
Mitout making any BONES"
FOr dOught he vas an orphan,
Nit Won vadder und Won modder,
Urd ven he daste ZONE fluid
III vas to anguish smudder.
Veil, der old man he yust shnlile,
Und dell US do gone in;
Cnl you bed dat all der While
Dem soldiers swcetly grin.
Und We vent oOp OH der gal'ry-
Ov course We had to yield
Vor Ferd pick oOp Won glass,
Cnd he spheak aboud Weld.
Weld dot had ZONE soldiers
Vat never can, will run;
Dere vas zometling in Fcrd's glass,
Bud lie bowed und id vas-gone.
Und dere vas laughs und cheering,
Ind dcre vas jeers und groans,
Cnal der heartiest Of dem laughers
Eas der passive Captain Jones.
know dot vas shoke,
Eatever Ferd did gay:
Vor he only getls off shokes
Ven he's in a impid way.
No! don't Cink dot l mean
Vat dot Won word will imbly; ..-
l mean ven Ferd ish habby
He zurely vas nod dhry.-
70 der poys sthand at a dablo
Und dhrink ZONE plcpdy, too;
Bud der Captain, being modest, .v.@
Zaitl id would never do.
~ he dell der poys do g fall in,"-
Dey we're doing dot already
70 dey ''vell oud in der yard,
Und hear him dell 'cm g steady
Un,l dey :. steadied /" all dey could,
Und ZONE looked in distress;
Und he stlland him On der z,dc
Und dell dem do loop dress"
Dem vellers all looked clean,
Und vor my life could nod guess.
Vat dot sprightly Captain mean,
Ven he dell dem DO fright Dress
Id zeemed do me dot nit dot man
Dere must be zomeding wrong;
VOr der soldiers rightly dressed Ut home,
Und id took 'em purdy long.
Und zee a man nit shining sword
Standing in der rear;
Cnd weller spheak nit me upd zay,
dot vas Lieutenant Pierre!
Und zee a man init spccks
On nose dot vas nod fat;
Cnsl dot zane shap zay do me,
s. He's vrom der Democrat"
Id wasn't Major Burke, M.. m....M
Nor nccler Major Hearsey,
VOr dot lcellc man vas stllill.
Cnd der udders ley are fussy. ~
Veil, der band sthruck oop chune,
Und We march US all away;
Und der Captain zay quite soon
Veil have anudder day.
Und We vent indo der lolel
Vat ish CALLED der Robert Lee;
Und Lieutenant Joe set oop tread
Do vinish off der sl,hree.
Und der vellers all disbanded,
Yed can nod dell you how;
Bud know dere vas weller
Sharsed bayonets on COW.
Bud he zay he did nod do id.
Vrom der had vons kept aloof;
Bud il he don't pelieve me,
will bring Sor him ZONE proof.
Vell all dinss must laf an ending,
Ind 20 dis habby day,
Nit ids glorious sun descending
Vor all dime has bassed away.
Bud ids frolics und ids pleasure
Shall dwell for aye mt us:
Nit a joy no words can measure,
Dot halcyon day Of % busts."
DoNALDsoSvILLE, April "a, 1880.
A recent visitor at the home of Mr..
md Mrs. Tom Thumb, near Middle
borough. Mass, writes that the