Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-19
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Captain CoEian. during Ills famous
speech wa written under peculiar cir.
cumstnnces in this city in October.
1871. The poem Us it was in tie
original consisted OF thirteen verses.
not eight as published throughout
the world during the past two years.
The occasion upon which it WIZ
written was the Emperor williams
speech upon the divine right OF kIugs
and h;s ON SPECIAL nilsson upon
earth. At that time \. NJ. r. Cor Ion
Il Scoichmau by birth. and whose real
name was a. McGrrgor Rose, was a
member Of the Montreal Herald staff
He had been III the habit of writing
yer Ies upon different subjects and
was looked upon as very bright I'll
low indeed. The city editor, turning
to him, said:
Give us Il poem, Gordon, on the
Emperor
In less than m hour he turued ont
| thirteen ver+eP which were entitled
by him -K4iser l. Co. not 4Io b der
Kai &er." The matter was sent up tn
the printer jus rs it was written, and
by come mistake the foreman Of the
composing room only picked up eight
verses in type, leaving the other five
yer Ies ON the galley. Tue paper went
to press and G ,rlon, who was very
particular about his matter beng
strictly correct, got one OF the first
.opIes off ~ the press. He at once
saw the mistake and he for n was &c.
cast. but not before u hun Ired had
been sent tn the mailing room lor,tlie
foreign mails. Hence til. fact that
nhly eight verses were printed in the
papers that copied The poem at that
time. In the second edition it was
given in full and signed A. NJ. e
Gordon. Here is the poem in its orig
inal form:
Der Kaiser Of dis .'a.herlaud
Uni God on high all dings command:
We two-a IL! Don't y"u understand?
Myself--und Goli!
lie reigns in fleafen, and alwa. q
shall
Und meip own Embire don't vas
shmall.
Elm noble pair ! drinks y.u call
Myself und Gotti
Vie some men sing der power divine.
Mein soldiers sing der Wacht am
Rhem."
Und drink der health in Rheli-h
wine
or me- md Gott.
Dsres France, she swaggers all
%.aroundt,
She's ausgepi .slt.
To much we think she don't amount,
Myself-und G0ti!
She VII not dare to fight again.
But IL she should. I'll show her blain
Dot Elsass (unl in French) Lorraine.
Are Mcin-by Gutl!
Won Bismark vls n man aut might,
Und donght he Il CLEAR out aufright
But uch! he vas Mich good to fight
Nit Me-und Gott!
We knock him like Elm man aui sdraw
Ve let him know whose vii VS. law.
Und dot va don't would sdand his
jaw,
Meinselt-und Gott!
We send him oudt i'll big digrace,
We git him INSULT to his face;
Und put Caprivi in his place,
Menself-und Gott!
Und when Caprivi get svelled hedt
Ve very brombtly on him set,
Und toldt lum to get up md get,
Meinself-und Colt!
Dere's grandma drinks she's NIGHT
small beer,
Midi Beers md such sbe interfere;
She'll learn none owns dis hvinis.
phere
But Mound Gott.
She dinkS, good frau, some ships
she's got,
Und soldiers u,idt der scarlet CONT.
Ach! We could knock them! Pout!
Like thpt,
Myself midi Gott!
In dimes ~ pease hrebarc for wars;
! ber the spear and helm Of Mars,
Und care not for den thousand Czars,
Myselt-midt Goti!
In tic', ! hnmor efry whim,
With aspect dark md yisagc grim;
Colt pulls init ME. md | nit him.
M~yself--und Gott!
Tho following postscript, IN the
shape 81 II telegram. has been added
to the orr tinal poem siuco Captain
Colhlan L.sde It famous:
To der Schiet of dat Bcriice:
Berlin, july !. 1893.
| Who vns di, man vno makes dis
plnif
Und dares to brint up NIL dis stupht
Bout me -nnd Gottf
1ch show him DAFT mittout use OF
Kumnel,
Or v helb Won Colt In Himmtl,
Daft vnr die krime Inc shall ndone,
Und lch kan run dis world alone
MU nut Got ty n,,Y