Orleans County Monitor

YAWCOB STRAUSS.

I haf von funny leedle poy,
Vot gomes schust to mine knee;
Der queerest schap, der greatest rogue
As efer you dit see;
He runs, und schumps, und schmashes dings
In all barts off der house-
But vot off dot? he vas mine son,
Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.

He gofs shoost like der vinds, und schumps,
Und dash doo mine knee;
He grawls in mine lap, und gits in mine kraut,
Und shumps in mine kraut;
He spulls mine glass off lager bier,
Pulls it shdump into mine kraut;
He fills mine pipe mit Limburg cheese--
Dot vas der roughest chouse:
I'd take dot from no oder poy
But leedle Yawcob Strauss.

He dakes der milk can for a dhrum,
Und cuts mine pipe caudle in dwo,
To make der rickets to drat it mit-
Mine precious doll vot Yorge
But nefer mind, der toys vas few
Like dot young Yawcob Strauss,
He asks me questions sooch as dose:
Who baints mine paper so red?
Who vas it cut der schneck ade out
From der back apon mine hed?
Und vhere der plazen goom from der lamp
Oder der dog I douse-,
How can I all dose tings egbsblain
To dot small 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 bed,
So quiet as a mouse,
I pravs der Lord, "dake anydings,
But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss."