Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-06-07
CARL DUNDER.
The Old Philosopher Tells
the Children About Joan
of Arc.
Detroit Free Press.

haf heard of dot young lady called
Joan of Arc, und 1t vhas my wish
dot you should all be like her. She
vhas a quiet gal und doan' say much
und some folks vhas fooled in her.
She reads good deal, and she feels
dot she like to die for her country.
Always feel dot way, shildren, if you
possibly can, You gets lots of cred
it und doan' do much dying.
l doan' remember exactly IN which
country dis gal Joan lived, but war
vhas going on most all der time, und
tYrants crushed der peoples as fiat
as pancakes. One time, when Joan,
about 16 years oldt, some king,
whose name has shipped backwards
out of my mind, puts tax on all der
tea in der country, und dot makes
der price shump up so awful high
dot poor folks haf to drink hot wa
ter. Eaferypody gets so mad be
can't shtand still, but vhas can he
do aboudt 1t? Dere vhas der king,
und dere vhas his soldiers, und all
desc mad folks doan' half nopOdy to
lead 'em. Peoples vhas talking in
shops, churches und all
oafer, und der more dey talked der
hotter eaferpody was.
"My time vhas come" SAID dot
Joan one day to herself, und she
puts on some clean clothes, combs
her hair, takes two street car tickets
in her pocket und goes oafer to Ea-
gle hall und rings der bell for der
peoples to come in. Pooty soon der
place vhas crowded, because he vhas
reported all oafer town dot it vhas
free show und no collection taken up
after der performance. Pooty queek
Joan comes oudt on der stage, makes
a fine bow, und says:
"Vhas we men or vhas we slaves!
If we vhas men let us pegin right off
now to prove it to der world. If we
vhas slaves let us 60 und creep IN
der mud like swine.''
tell you, shildren, dot vhas
bully speech. l doan' know for GER
tain If vhas dere or not, but he
makes great impression on me.
When L hears it shust shump up
und clap my hands and hurrah for
our side. feels dot l could lick
two men all to pieces.
"It vhas always tyranny" contin-
ucd Joan, "buC it vhas now taxation
und tyranny combined. Der king
has set oudt to break down our spir-
its und make mules of us. Shall we
"NU, no, mo-" shouted 1000 men
IN tones of thunder.
"ShalI we fight?" whispered dot
Ieedle girl.
"Yes! yes! yes!' cried all dose
voices again.
"Und I will lead you to gallant
death or glorious victory! Go home
und get your horse-p pistols und hand
cuffs und slung-shots und base ball
clubs together und meet me here Ply
Z O'Clock to night. Come IN your
strength und we vhill strike der first
blow for liberty
Well, shildren, it vhas like spark
in some gunpowder. We all goes
home und does like she tells us, und
one man says to another:
"Vhell, did you eafer see sooch a
gal ash dot Joan? Why, dot gal
makes me brave all oafer. Hurrah
for Joan!"
Und at dark we vhas all pack
again nit Eagle hall, und Joan walks
py der head of der crowd und takes
us down Ply der wharves. Three
ships loaded with tea vhas dere, und
we shump aboard und knock folks
down und throw all der cargo oafer
board. Dot vhas to let der king
know dot we doan' pay some taxes
ny a jug-fuil. He vhas mad, und
some soldiers whas sent around to
lick US, und pooty soon war prcaks
oudt. Joan vhas made a sheneraI,
und she rides about on white horse,
und in eafery battle she holds both
bowers und der shoker. In one aw-
ful battle she vhas killed, und her
last words were:
Il die for liberty, und doan' gif
oop der ship"
In sefen years we lick eaferybody
und vhas independent. und since dot
time we yhas all right. Eaferytings
come aboudt from dot leedle Joan,
who gave up her life dot we might
be free, und so long ash we have
sOme hearts to beat we must not
cease to pless her. Dot vhGs all,
und if haf got some things
a leedle mixed up it vhas because L
vhas sooch a true patriot.
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LORD STANLEY, of Preston, the
newly sDDOintad COyernOr-oeneral