Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-04-14

selluf, and did not see you ven you
spoke. How you vas alretty?"
"Oh, pretty fair. You have been
away, | hear?"
eyes, I bin in der army down at
der Texas frontier mixing nit der
Mexicans, der terantulas, der rad
dlers, der soldier poys and der feas."
$50 you enlisted, Ell, Hans ?" he
was asked.
"Vell, not exactly gedding enlist
ed, but der nexdt ding to i'd"
What do you mean, next thing to
it,"
"Vell, l vas running der suffers
Vaughn, undt, dot ISIS always nexdt do
der soldiers" Hans answered with a
smile.
"But now that you are back, you
will of course, enlist with the volun-
teers ?"
eff 1 follow my patriotism, l will
dake der enlistment tomorrow. Ii
| opey Mrs. Loberdt, 1 will hide my
lamp under pushed"
"But you wouldn't do that?" was
suggested.
81 dink 81 neider. Budt Mrs.
Lobert she is der poss, uhdt dini1
ven der neighpors ged her goadt mid
some if DER fun chokes aboudt being
a cowdarness, she will rependt her
self undt dell me do dake up my gun
undt Walk"
$50 you would join der army,
would you, Hans ?"
"You bet my life. l do not pellet
in der man who will nod suppordt der
gofermendt. l. vandt do enlist as a
privadt in der low ranks, undt l
don't pud ON no Roosevelt airs undt
askg der President to make me a
Machor Cheneral. Vadts der use OF
my going do Washington undt sid
ding on der Vite House steps dink-
ing dot Woodrow Wilson will appoindt
me er Machor Cheneral? Ven l am
mate a cheneral, l expecdt it do pc pc
cause | charged der enemy undt
I4eapdt~ Offer der ,drenches unds cap
tured whole rechgimendt all Ply my
selluf. Dots enough to make a man
a cheneral, but very few knows how
We do id. But diss Teddy Roswell
veldt he wants do pc Machor Chen
eral before he charges der trenches.
If dey appoindt him dodt way, l would
refusal der chob. Ply chemineddy, |
pellet in der earning your shoulder
strabs. l dink Cheneral Grandt vas
der right kindt of er cheneral. He
vinned his spurs by riding der horse
of bravery dill he fought id out on
dot line if id dock him all der sum-
mer undt winter both pud together.
Diss Teddie Rosselveldt pissness gifts
me a pain in my sauer kraudt. No
vunder Woodrow Wilson vas busy nit
hn
the other day undt lefdt hiss cardt.
Vot Woodrow must have expires
stoned ven he saw dot cardt wouldn't
look chust righdt in prindt. | guess
he set, Well, I'll pc dampdt!' Vile
mebbe he ISIS doc mooch of Christian
to really swear, ad der same dime
man ISIS oxcusioned somedomes ven
he really hass to do i'd undt der pub
lie cannod hear him. | dink dot if
Teddy raises dot brigade, undt ISIS
allowed to sendt himsellff to France,
ven he wins der var der Kaiser will
hat to dake a peak seadt. He will nod
pc in id NIT der immortal Teddy
Roselfeldt."
"You don't seem to be on good
terms with yourself and Mr.. Roose-
velt?" the reporter ventured.
Say" Hans answered, "you musdt
dake me for one of dose opposition
fellers who dink dey know some
drinks aboudt holdings except dem
sells, undt who ISIS never gedding
anyveres except noveres. l speak to
myselluf ven I feel like id, but /
vouldt' do id if l had to say a peace
fulness word about Teddy He gifts
me more balm dan der itch, or pulling
out your teet."
"Say," Hans said as the Hoboken
car came along, "I'll see you ad der
front, perhaps. Watch fer me in a
khaki uniform, undt fer der present,
| Won't we're STRIDES on my sleeves,
or stars on my collar. Pm going to
start down ad der bottom undt buildt
| oop fern der top. Dots der kindt of
a Hans Lobert l ISIS, undt don't you
belief i'd"