The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07
MYSELF UND GoTT."
The Poem Published for the First
Time I'm This Country.


MONTREAL, May 4.-The now famous
poem which was published in the New
York Herald some few months ago, and
which was recited by Capt. Coghlan dur
ing his famous speech, was written under
peculiar circumstances, in this city, in
October, 1897. The poem as 1t was in the
original consisted of thirteen verses, not
eight, as published throughout the world
during the last two years.
The occasion upon which the poem was
written was the Emperor Williams
speech upon the divine right of kings
and his own special mission upon earth
At that time A. r. M. Gordon q Scotch
man by birth, and whose real name was
A. McGregor Rose, was a member of tho
Montreal Herald staff He had been in
the habit OF writing verses upon different
subjects, and was looked upon as a very
bright fellow indeed, the city editor,
turning to him, said:
Give US a poem, Gordon, on the en-
peror."
In less than an hours time he turned
out thirteen verses, which were entitled
by him Kaiser & Co.," not "Hoch der
Kaiser The matter was sent up to the
printer just as it was written, and by
some mistake the foreman Of the com
posing room only picked up eight verses
IN type, leaving the other five verses on
the galley. The paper went to press and
Gordon, who was particular about his
matter being strictly correct, got one of
the first copies off the press. He at once
saw the mistake, and the form was re-
cast not, however. before a few hundred
nao been sent into the mailing room for
the foreign mails. Thus the fact thai
only eight verses were copied in tba no
pers which printed the poem at tha time
In the second edition it was given in f,,ll
and signed A. M. r. Gordon. Here 10
the poem in its original form:
Der Kaiser Of dis Fatherland
w Vno Gott on nigh all dings command,
We tWo-ach! Don't you nderstand?
Myself-und Colt
T1ed Te ,lSis IN Heafen and always shall,
Dno mem own Embire don'd vas shmall
Elm noble bair drinks YOU cali i'ie'A L.
Myself-und Colt.
Vile some men sing der power divine
Me1n soldiers sing Der Yacht am
IND drink der health in a Rheinish wine
Dere's France. she swaggers all aroundt
SheS auSgeSspieldt.
To much we think she don't amount
Myself-und Colt.
She will not dare to fight again,
But II she shouldt, I'll show her blain
Dot Elsass (und in French) lorraine
Are mein-by Colt.
Won Bismarck vas man auf might,
Dnd bought he vas CLEAR oud auf sight,
But ach! he was NIGHT good to fight
Nit Mound Colt.
We knock him like Elm man auf sdraw,
We let him know whose will vas law,
Und dot We don'd would sdand his Jaw,
Meinself-und Colt.
Xe send him oudt in big disgrace.
We gift him insuldt to his face,
Ind rNTif Cov Vivid III
Meinself-und Colt.
Und ven ,Caprivi get svelled hedt
We very brombtly on him set,
Und tolqt him to get up and get,
Meinself-und Colt.
Midi Beers und such she interfere;
| She'll learn none owns dis hemisphere
But Mound Colt!
She drinks, good frau, some ships she's
got,
| Ach! We could knock them! Pouf!
| Like that,
Myself-midt Colt!
| In dimes of peace, brebare for wars,
| l bear the spear And helm of Mars,
| Und care not for hen thousand Cars.
| Myself-midt Gottl
| In fact, humor efry whim,
With aspect dark and yisage grimi
| Colt pulls NIT me, und l NIT him,
Myself-und Gott
few months ago Gordon's mind COM
menced to fail, and he was finally taken
by a few of his newspaper friends to
Notre Dame hospital. For weeks he lay
as helpless as a child and unable to rec
ognize any one. Finally he passed away
and was buried by those who had en-
loved his society. After this some in
uuiries were made as to who he was, and
1t was found that he came originally
from Scotland, after having Quarreled
| with his wife. He worked for q short
time some twelve years ago on the New
| York Herald, and afterwards drifted all
over the country, spending several years
in San Francisco He then came to Mon
treal and remained here until the time of
his death