The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
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For sellin' out his barty to let Breitmann haul de pot;
Und he showed a brifate letter from Breitemann to Schmit, Vhere he bromise him for Congress if he shoost let oop a bit. Der Twine vas writet dis ledder; for der Copitain Breitemann Vould nefer hafe shtood soosh hoompoogks since virst his life pegan: He hat tone some rough dings in de war, in de ploonder-und-morder line, Boot vas hoockleperry-persimmoned mit dese boledics of Twine. Howefer, dis ledder vorket foorst-rate - mit de Mericans pest of all, For dey mostly dinked it de naturalest ding as efer couldt pefall; For to sheat von's own gonstituents ish de pest mofe in de came, Und dey nefer sooposed a Dootchman hafe de sense to do de same. ------------------ 5.-HOW THEY HELD THE MASS MEETING. Dere's nodings in dis vorldt so pad, ash all oov us may learn, Boot may shange from dark to lighthood, if loock should dake a doorn; So it hoppinet mit Breitmann, who in spite of sin and Schmit, Gontrifed ad shoost dis yooncture do make a glucky hit. Dey hat sendet out some plackarts to de Deutsche burgers all (N.B. - Dish ish not mean blackguards, boot de pills dey shtick on de vall), |
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