The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-06-15
Many Reason. Why Carl Danasr' Pat
riot, pidnf Go 60 War,

: When dot vsf vhss going 10 broke on
,hs. glad, und goes home uud hang
uud bis Dag sud cheers Tor Americs
und I tells my eli womsns shsll be de
tst m,p 10 BE- in Cnbs. by Sheorse
bu, yhss feeling tiekled II seems lik'
: could take twenty spsnisris md kpoel
EN- ell TO pieces. 10 der daytime | yhs'
: yelling upd cheering, und by night ] yha'
dreaming that k,lled over forty men mil
crowbar, In two days more, but iol
my old womans. vhss In der war. She
speaks very softly {, me nod ssys;
Carl Dunder. II vhss sll rish, to be .
patriot, tut like yon to stop aud lhink,
You ybss 40 years old. E,iery night
since you vhss bora you vhas sleeping 90
. feather bed, How vhll ii be II you
vhas . soldierf
| Well. DO, Knocks me ouit II dol't
hsf my feather bed u night | can't sleep.
upd j. makes me feel swlully bad. !
don't belief ] can 60 10 var, when Cap
tain Rosdecker comes 10 my place md
ssys:
like you 10 60 10 my company, be
cause you vhas brsie man uad will fight
to der last. Yon shall bring your feather
bed along md sleep on him, und | hire
man 10 carry come pillows ind some bed
quilts. Be ready NIT dot bed in three
days.
Dot make me shump for Joy like to
kill one hoonered Spanish soldiers 10 one
day. vhss hurrahing oil day for Uncle
Sam uud Sheorge Washington uud dot
glorious flag, und shoot of more as five
punches Of fire crackers, Der old womsns
don't say 9 word till night comes. und
then she spesls to me:
Carl Donder. you vhss o brafe man.
and you shall die like hero. You carry
your feather bed along, und he shall be
forty pounds. but bow about your head.
sches2 Two times week for twenty
years you baf such headaches dot you hsf
to 20 to bed and sleep a leetle. Nopody
nit Q headache can do come fighting. !
guess II vhas better II you see about her
right svhay.
Veil, dot vhss so, und goes by Captain
Roedecker und tells him. He don't like
it at first, but by und by be says 1t vhss
oil right. Dot army needs meso bad dot
| may sleep when my headache comes,
md doctor shall go along und make il
all right. Dot makes me feel good again.
All der vhsy home vhas cheering for
Bunker Hill und some patriots. und !
hang on, two more flags und set up dot
beer for der crowd. Der old woDsns
don't say nottings to mr, but by und by
dot shoem sker c5mes 10 nnd looks around |
und softly says:
Csrl Dunder, belief you vhss an awful
fighter, ind you vhss 10 your grave before
you eif oop, but | like to tell You some
thing. Eafsry day for ten years you must
take some clam broth. 1t vhss By der
doctors orders. und 1t makes your
stomach oil right. II you go into the
army, how vhas it9 Ivhss 10 der German
army for seven yesrs, uud don't see no
clam broth. Iiyou can't take some CLANS
along nit you It vhas death 10 two weeks.
Dot vhas so, md when belief it cant
20 to war | vbss almost crying about II.
| goes by Captain Rosdecker und tells
him, und for two minutes be swears at me
like some pirates Dan he feels peter
und says he shall hai to fix II oop NIT der
sheueraI BE cant go to Cnba without
me, und be Will hire . man to bring
CLANS along. When he speskes like dot to
me tears vhss 10 my eyes und ! take him
by der hand und says:
Captain Roedecker. maybe | vhas
leetle particular. bu. il hall be all right
10 der end. shall do such awful fight
n Cubs dot nobody else was 10 1t.
Vnen goes bone vhss happy man
und makes sooch noise dot der police
come slong md vhas going to arrest me.
hsf more ash sif H,gs ou', uod gil
svay . whole keg Of beer. 10 one day
m ore | shall enlist. when dot copper man
comes 10 10 see me, He vhss good man
and like him. He don't cay nottings
for good While, und den be says to me:
C,rl Dunder. you vhss going svhsy to
be soldier und die for Au'rics, but !
don't liks to see you die too qnck. May
be you shall have feather bed. doctor
und clans. but how vbss 1t about beer2
For twenty years you drink ten glasses
day. Can man be some patriots und
shed his blood il be don't hsi beerf Nit
ont beer you vhss oop before you reach
Cuba.
don't think OF it btfore, but dot vhss
so, und hsi 10 60 bsck TO Captain Foe
decker again. nefisr see . man 80 mad
he calls me one hoopersd bad names uDd
don't believe / shall ever 60 to Cuts
when be begins TO smile md ssys:
II IL vbss somepody else don't fool
mi. him one second, bat II we don't hsve
you along our army vbss licked in 20 time
shall hire some wagons TO take along
beer for you Tor you, md yben We get to
Cuba We shall capture . whole brewery.
May be dot beer vhss not slvsys ice-cold.
und maybe not der best brand. bat We
shall do der best we can. ! like you TO be
here tomorrow morning. st teu o'clock
und pu. your name down. More ash tso
noonered mea are waiting TO zee what you
will do, and You nust not stop dot war
any longer
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