Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 02

<h2>YAWCOB STRAUSS</h2> <h3>BY CHARLES FOLLEN ADAMS</h3> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I haf von funny leedle poy,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Vot gomes schust to mine knee;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Der queerest schap, der createst rogue,<br/></span> <span class="i2">As efer you dit see.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He runs, und schumps, und schmashes dings<br/></span> <span class="i2">In all barts off der house:<br/></span> <span class="i0">But vot off dot? he vas mine son,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He gets der measles und der mumbs,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Und eferyding dot's oudt;<br/></span> <span class="i0">He sbills mine glass off lager bier,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Poots schnuff indo mine kraut.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He fills mine pipe mit Limburg cheese,&mdash;<br/></span> <span class="i2">Dot vas der roughest chouse:<br/></span> <span class="i0">I'd dake dot vrom no oder poy<br/></span> <span class="i2">But leedle Yawcob Strauss.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He dakes der milk-ban for a dhrum,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Und cuts mine cane in dwo,<br/></span> <span class="i0">To make der schticks to beat it mit,&mdash;<br/></span> <span class="i2">Mine cracious, dot vas drue!<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I dinks mine hed vas schplit abart,<br/></span> <span class="i2">He kicks oup sooch a touse:<br/></span> <span class="i0">But nefer mind; der poys vas few<br/></span> <span class="i2">Like dot young Yawcob Strauss.</span><span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_371" id="Page_371"></SPAN></span><br/></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He asks me questions sooch as dese:<br/></span> <span class="i2">Who baints mine nose so red?<br/></span> <span class="i0">Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudt<br/></span> <span class="i2">Vrom der hair ubon mine hed?<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lamp<br/></span> <span class="i2">Vene'er der glim I douse.<br/></span> <span class="i0">How gan I all dose dings eggsblain<br/></span> <span class="i2">To dot schmall Yawcob Strauss?<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I somedimes dink I schall go vild<br/></span> <span class="i2">Mit sooch a grazy poy,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Und beaceful dimes enshoy;<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">But ven he vas ashleep in ped,<br/></span> <span class="i2">So guiet as a mouse,<br/></span> <span class="i0">I prays der Lord, "Dake anyding,<br/></span> <span class="i2">But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss."<br/></span> <span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_372" id="Page_372"></SPAN></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />