The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
THE prsnsvLvAMlA oUroH.
Their PROCESS IN This stste-some
Notable characteristics
Nar York Xnrld

but English speaking immigrants should
be the subjects Of naturalization. Not salts
6s1 @.th the workings ofihis law the sane
body provided. few years later. that every
foreigner 10 the English government arriv-
ing after tha aas-ssss Of the art should pay a
dnty o. iorty-shillings, aud swear allegiance
70 Great Brain and the province These
AMI other measures discoGrsging the pro
spect;ve immigrants who fell within their
scope, were ali aimed at the Germans. who,
for some reason or other, seemed possessed
Of a Wild ambition to land on the western
shore Of the Delaware Prior 10 the year III
more than 5000 Of then were snugiy estao-
lished ia the Quaker province. In spite Of
severe laws more were coming By every ship
and the followers of Penn were greatly dis
turbed IN spirit AZ the invasion
Strange things have come to pass since
than. The q Qzaker has vanished. There
remains nothing to tell the story OF his for
nler greatness but the qasint old burying
ground on Arch street ani a DOZEN faded
shai belly coats, he;rlooms in IS many Phil
adelphia garrets lie perishei in 10 great
tamult Of arms, nor by the march of any
pestiienee lie was neither indolent nor
lacking in shrewdness he did not siarve 10
death. nor did the Germans 50 much as
crowd him He died simply because he was
TO good 10 live-a melancholy warning
which has not been lost upJu his Successors
in Pennsylvania politics But the prosor.b-
ed German stolidly bided his lime BE
came, paid his duty, and stayed. He took
p session Of the rich farms along the sus-
quehanna. the Lehigh and Juniais. and fill
ed the glorious valleys which leak down to
the rivers.
He began 70 have things his own way, and
when the new order Was established, after
the Revolution, he held in bis hands the ro-
litioal power of the great State which he lad
turned into garden where the gods might
dwell. The most tirnorous Quaker. fearful
/ ofGerman ascendency, could scarcely have
had u provision Of the complete triumph al
tanned by his Teulonic rival at The begin
Ming ofihe present century The Quaker
was already liisle more than'a memory; the
German the potent fact Of the social ard po-
iitical order. But 10 when the victor pro-
claimed his conquest it was io a strange
tongue; he no longer thought nor felt rs a
German The fatherland was not beyond
seas, but here Germany and all lis inter
ests aud family ties. was no more to him
than it was TO Patrick. lie had become
I Pennsylvania Daichman.
/ him to Pennsylvania only the limited vo-
cabulary Of a German peasant nearly 200
years ago. His pronunciation of the native
tongue was often inaccurate. Of the English
worse and the deviation FROM the yernacn-
| lar has increased vith every generation until
all semblance Of the original is in many
cases lost Topper meaning hurry fat
forward "nooner," under "fatiieh, done
or finished, are a few examples of many
words not easily accounted for. Neither a
German nor an EagIishmzn woiid make
much Of 'grombera7 The former would
say kartofiel, the latter potato. But our
( Pennsylvania Dutchman examines the tnber
and, afer much smelling and tasting. de-
I eides that ii IS berry. III it isn't berry
vas der deihinkeg Is it, said one Of ihem to
me thu other day. aud --grom5era,r hs calls
il. doubtless led 10 his word in spite OF my
! friends explanation. through fOggy reeol
/ lection Of his remote ancestors. who named
II die grrndbirne, the ground pear With
words deno,ing hesifancy or doubt the
Pennsylvania Datchman is well provided
from over the Rhine, bnt when be wishes to
express the idea Of promp,ness. certainty or
quiekness OF perception Ae is Obliged to use
the language Of his Anglo-Sazon neighboE,
from whom he learned about all be knows
Of these qualities.
To the same source also dseS he go FOR his
profanity, once be becomes really ugly But
that proves nothing one way or the other
The English is. after all. the only Language
in which a man can swear aad get anything
like satisfaction. The proverb which bids
Us beware the fury Of the patient man is a
good one to remember IN dealing with him,
for lie is slow to wrath. he IS essentially
peasant in its original and least offensive
meaning a boor He has DO word denoting
courtesy In good will aud friendiiness he
abounds OF the little social amenities and
court grades which add 50 much to tbelife
of all other people, he knows nothing For
example. Although Il my be stated as a
generalization that ali of them csa speak
English, association with them is likely to
prove embarrassing If you DO not know their
language Yoa may be an invited guest al
their house. but al conversation among
themselves viii be in their own native
Dutch. without any translation or apologies
TO You. And taey are great takers. Il
would seem impossible for rIIdeness to 90
farther: yet no oifense has been intended
and they would not understand your indig-
nation IL expressed
OF course they do no; neglect you, and
viii talk much to you. But every comment
not particularly addressed 10 you will be in
their own Language. They will argue and
dispute among themselves with great volu-
biliiy upon the subject in hand, but no mat
ter how deeply you may be interested in
the matter yon viii have to guess at what
they are saying Ion become indignant,
and feel ike picking up your hat and leav-
ing, but t6s; would be Z great mistake If il
is al all near meal time You will never
gel better dinner than they serve TO their
farm haUds every day Of the year. Stay 10
dinner and supper and you will forgive
them everything.
Talk about your French eooks-humbug,
Leaving out the one item OF beef, which
they boil roast or fry until it is as dry,
fiai and iasieless as a chip, the Pennsylvania
l Duichwomen are the best cooks in the
world II The beef Is unsatisfactory you can
| ave slice of fried ham that would almost
co avert vegetarian potatoes viii be whip
ped into 3 mountain Of sayory cream ; the
/ big Lima beans viii dissolve at the touch OF
the tongue the corn, tomatoes. asparagus
/ all things that ever grew in garden or in
I tield-have lost not one breath OF their fresh
and dainty favor. Tie bread is as white
and light as new-fallen snow, the butter was
churned yesterday, and the preserves and
;ei.ies are miracles Of delicious sweetness.
At such feast you forget your bodily linli-
iaiions. but eat as if you are spirit that
occupies all space and can never be flied.
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