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18 CARL PRETZEL’S
PRETZEL AS A SOLDIER.
Der kreecesidy of a heldy brigade vas considered a geot :
desiderautumn, consckerwendly der inflooential mempers of
sociedy did comed togedder, und meat in solemn conclafe for
der consumations of dot obchecks. Der cidy, at der present
crisis, vas mitout a armed troops; der peaceful habitations of
our citizens vas mitout a solger to protect ’em against a mob
of infantry vat might comed at any moment to lessen der role
ef der census-dooker; all of der shinen’ lites of der “ bolidio
ka),” “ moosical,” “ shkyendifical,” “liderary ”: vorlt vent into
Ghemselfs a leedle times, und mitout malices aforethought,
comed to a two-time consideration, dot der peace und quietude
of der cidy must been dooly respecktable.. To wit, viz: Der
obchecks of dis brigade vas to brotect der strong und open
fier floodgates to berbetual peace, giving plenty comfort to der
~he’fy laden. Dooken.a part off der shoulders of der poor, by
eading ub der surbluss shtock of brovissions. Endeavoring
to teach der misguided yooth of der nation to trink notting
but a “ Pretzel Hippodrome cock-tail.” Dot don’d would cut
him down yoost as der brightest prospects vas looming up,
but make him feel yoost so happy like der sun vhen he breathes
softly und shweedly ofer der shleeping valleys.
Dose vas der obchecks yhich prompts der orriginations of
dos kombany of heroes, und vhen you hear dot tramp ofer
der economized roads, you could said by yourself, “ Here vas
eomed der saviors of our cidy, und der well-doers of our cifi-
tized coundry.” Dhey vas der ferret-ouders of wrong, pun-
ishing der wicked; der ferret-inners of right, cherishing der
goot. Dhey would subsist oney on der goot tings of dis earth,
und throwing ’em occasionally ub. Mit one accordeon, dhey
otieve eferyboddy dot
‘*As der dwig got bent,
Der dree goes yoost der same like dot.”
Der mempers combosing dis troupe must not been con-.
founded mit any odder. Dis vas known as combrisin’ oney .
der ablest, shoodic’ous, respecktable und ooprighthood stars in
der sociedy vorldt. Vhile it vas not a kid glofe inshditootion,
_ it bossesses der prains und gwalifications of a business-men,
Vhere ish not a peoble belonging here but vat vas a “ shen