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"Yas  always last; expecial at funerals and weddings. Except his own  he's sure to be on time at his own funeral. Right out in front! Hah? But sometimes he misses his wedding. Why, I knowed a feller  yous all knowed him, begoshens!  that didn't git there tell another feller'd married her  'bout more'n a year afterward. Wasn't it more'n a year, boys? Yas  Bill Eisenkrout. YES ALWAYS LAST ESPECIALLY AT FUN'RALS AND WEDDINS EXCEPT HIS OWN HE'S SURE TO BE ON TIME AT HIS OWN FUN'RAL RIGHT OUT IN FRONT HA BUT SOMETIMES HE MISSES HIS WEDDING WHY I KNOW DE FELLER YOUS ALL KNOWS HIM PEGASHSHUNS THAT DIDN'T GIT THERE TILL ANOTHER FELLA MARRIED HER BOUT A MORN A YEAR AFTERWARD WASN'T IT MORE'N A YEAR BOYS YAS BILL EISENKRAUT
 asks me questions sooch as dese: Who baints mine nose so red? Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudt Vrom der hair ubon mine hed? Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lamp Vene'er der glim I douse. How gan I all dose dings eggsblain To dot schmall Yawcob Strauss? I somedimes dink I schall go vild Mit sooch a grazy poy, Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest, Und beaceful dimes enshoy; But ven he vas ashleep in ped, So guiet as a mouse, I prays der Lord, "Dake anyding, But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss." SEFFY AND SALLY BY JOHN LUTHER LONG The place was the porch of the store, the time was about ten o'clock in the morning of a summer day, the people were the amiable loafers--and Old Baumgartner. The person he was discoursing about was his son Sephenijah. I am not sure that the name was not the ripe fruit of his father's fancy--with, perhaps, the Scriptural suggestion which is likely to be present in the affairs of a Pennsylvania-German--whether a communicant or not--even if he live in Maryland.  SECTION FORTY OF THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA VOLUME TWO THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JOYCE COUCH SETHIE AND SALLIE BY JOHN LUTHER LONG THE PLACE WAS THE PORCH OF THIS DOOR THE TIME WAS ABOUT TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING OF A SUMMER DAY THE PEOPLE WERE THE AMIABLE LOAFERS AND OLD BAMGARDNER THE PERSON HE WAS DISCOURSING ABOUT WAS HIS SON ZEPHENAYA I AM NOT SURE THAT THAT NAME WAS NOT THE RIPE FRUIT OF HIS FATHER'S FANCY WITH PERHAPS THE SCRIPTURAL SUGGESTION WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF A PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN WHETHER COMMUNICANT OR NOT EVEN IF HE LIVE IN MARYLAND
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