St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-19
JOLLY FATHER DUNDER.
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Sketch of Columbus Career,
Shildren, l like to shpeak NIT you
kedle about some history. 1t vhs
awful nice dot you know all abo1
who you vhas und Why you vhas por
in dis country instead of Shina. Ho
many of you know about dot shentlt
man called Christopher Columbus
ALI? Well, dot vhas good. I sha
now tell you of his life.
When Christopher Columbus vhas
shmall poy, nopody takes him to b
shmart. He vhas no smarter ash m
poy Shake. He vhas very quiet
Sometimes he goes out py an appl
tree und sits down und doan' sphea]
to nopody for two hours. If some 20,
comes along und asks him to go fish
ing he doan' eaten look oop. He VIA
buried NIT reflection, und his mudde
call him seek times before he comes t,
dinner. What vhas dot reflection
shildren? Does he reflection on how
he shall puy him a horse or gun!
Vhas he reflection on how he shall rur
AWAY und become some COWBOY und
lnjun-killer9 Oh, no! He vhas nc
sooch poy ash dot.
Eaten at der early age of twelve
years Christopher doan' believe dot
Spain vhas all dis world. He pellets
he can go west und find some new
country und people. He doan' say so,
for maybe his fadder would lick him,
und der schoolmaster would call him a
fool. but he keeps right on nit his
thinking. When some poy wants him
to 60 after coons he doan' 60, und if
some games of baseball vhas around
he never goes to see her. ALI der time
he was thinking about dot undiscovered
county out west perhind der ocean,
but he doan' spheak of him to nopody.
If he does he vhas called some fools
and idits. und maybe he get ride nit
der patrol wagon.
Veil, dot boy grows oop to be a man
und nopody can tell if he vhas think
ing of politics or religion. One dav
ne goes py der King und Queen und
says he like to set out und find Ameri-
Ca He doan' hat no money or ships,
und he like dot King to foot all der
bills. Shimmy! but how dot King
laughs all oafer him, and how dot
queen spheaks to Columbus if his
nudder knows he vhas out doors! |
columbus vhas 80 come oafer by con-
usion dot he goes right AWAY und
lldes himself. und it vhas in der society
news in der Sunday papers dot he vhas
tut of town.
Well, time goes on und Columbus
cells peter. He doant' gif oop vet.
lie was like der toothache. Der more
le thinks der harder he aches. He pc.
lefs in America. und at last he goes
y some rich mans und asks him to
hpeak init der King some more. So
vhas brought about at last dot der
ing gifts his consent und fits out three
hips. He doan' pellet in Columbus,
oWever, und he says to him:
eff you find dot America it vhas all
. K. fyou doan' find her send YOU
der workhouse SO long as you live.
ow go AWAY und write me some
ostal cards occasionally und let me
now if you vhas in good health" ..
Columbus vhas shaking in his boots,
1t he sailed AWAY ind goes out OF :
ght In few days somepody vhas Z
vful scarf und. yhants to go back. :
buys him off NIT feeftv =
nts. Poorly soon some more sailors !,
las scarf, und a little later on eafery. =
dy begins to boiler ''fre!' und "po- I. q
e!" No land vhas in sight any Il
ore, und der peoples belief dey should L
drowned. Columbus bribed und u
reatened und coaxed, und if a man 81
as too bad he puts a head on him. II
last he must gift oop. He shtands I"
alone. He calls all der peoples 81
ound him und says:
'Doan' be so fresh. I pellet we "
rs almost to America. 1 can shmell al
ne Chicago river, und we shall keep g
tree days more. If we doan' come '"
him den We shall go back home, und ?,
tn you forget hertz I'll
lot vhas brave in him, und great ",
IS his reward. In two days some q
" cries out: Land ho!' und pooty VI
eek all dose ships vhas by America. WI
umbus goes ashore und sees some E.
uns und says he likes to be friends, ID
when a tousand vhas come around I'll
/ he says: tn
Fellow citizens, it vhas no use. You WI
S discovered, und [ like you to make 20
best of her. Hooray for US! If TO
like to behave yourselves, gif YOU MS n.
e looking-glasses. If you like to NC
t, l Will clean you out in two min
by some clocks! Let me know at
: earliest convenience how YOUR
ngs vhas.'' /
eli, dose Injuns see dot he can't be fat
fed, und SO dey make friends NIT sw.
He loads up NIT wood ,.und lit
mes und such tings, hires some In Z
to go home NIT him und sails hea
y for Spain. It vhas like some
til of Shuly when he comes pack. S
e cannon shoots of, drums beat, to
fly und eaferypody yells out: and
Gray! told you SOP Columbus Il