Charles Follen Adams

“ Shust dink off a vhite man so vicked as dot! Vhy not gife der oldt lady a show? Who vas id gets oup, vhen der nighdt id vas hot, Mit mine baby, I shnst like to know? Und dhen in der vinter, vhen Katrine vas sick, Und der mornings vas shnowy und raw, Who made righdt avay oup dot fire so qvick? Vhy, dot vas mine moder-in-law. Id vas von off dhose voman's righdts vellers, I been— Dhere vas nodings dot's mean aboudt me; Vhen der oldt lady vishes to run dot masheen, Vhy, I shust lets her run id, you see. Und vhen dot shly Yawcob vas cutting some dricks (A block off der oldt chip he vas, yaw!) ”