Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
INsTALMENT NUMBER IO4
Copyright, 1918, by Public Ledger Compd
CHAPTER XVI
JOHN u. PENNYPACKER
a SKETCH FROM LIFE


ing chapters in the autobiography. Tho Ger.
man people who. two hundred years ago,
settled within twenty-five miles of Phila-
delphia have held on to their land and
preserved their language, habits and ira.
ditions and methods of thought down to the
present time. This life is now all rapidly
disappearing. The railroad, trolley and
automobile and the approach OF the city
and its people have compelled the old
ways to succumb. and one OF the most
romantic and attractive OF features OF
Pennsylvania life, such as exists In no
other State, will soon he lost. l have en-
deav to draw pen picture In order
to preserve and illustrate as far as pos.
sible, the customs, dialect and manner or
thought of these people. The gentleman
whose name heads this chapter was sc.
lected solely because he is the most per.
feet survival of the old time 10 be found
| in the neighborhood. The incidents were
written down on different occasions as
| they occurred IL | have not succeeded in
| making plain the keen, native intelligence,
| the generous spirit and the innate worth
| OF my subject, which lies beneath the sur
| face, then to that extent this chapter Is
| failure.
1t was Z o'clock in the evening and
the shades of the coming night were be-
ginning to gather. For a moment leaned
over the lower half Of the stable door and
watched him scattering the straw for the
beds OF the horses.
rs that you, John7"
| YES, desc is Chon. Come in vonce.'
"Oh no. ! must hurry home or | shall
lose my supper"
Veil maybe dass is better Dere is no
| supper here. 1t is long ago dat We had our
supper and" while a genial and indy
smile played over his face 81 sink 1t Is
| pretty near all"
"Chon Pannebecker"
John turned to me suddenly while he
held firmly the handle of the Dutch buck
| wheat cradle to keep it from scratching
the buggy as we ratified along and queried:
Did | efer tell you dat story of my
grandfather Chon Pannebecker and an
noddcr feller, Neimah. vat vas wiss him?
sink | did tell you dat story vonce.'
"I cannot recall that you ever did"
"Nell, Neiman, he vas a neighbor and
my grandfather he vas IA little dricky.
In them days all the farmers dey used TO
go down to Philadelphey In big wagons TO
uar.et Dew mt I'm at the 'Sorrel Horse
dat was a davern in Fourth street and
Old York roat. Diese Neiman lie liked oys-
tcrs and he GoesSout and buys big paS
Of oysters to take home wiss him De farm
ers dey nefer vent to bet but dey laid down
on dc kitchen floor on deir Grain bags
ven dey wanted to so asleep Den desc
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