" Mein fader's name vas Breitmann, I heard mein mut-
ter say,
She read de bapers dat he died after she rooned afay ;
Dey say he leaf some broperty — berhaps 'twas all a

sell—
If I could lay mein hands on it I likes it mighty well."



BREITMANN IN BATTLE. S5

" Und vas dy fader Breitmann ? £ist du his kit Tind kin 7
Denn knowdat icAder Breitmann dein lieber Vater bin?"
Der Breitmann poolled his hand-shoe off und shooked

him py de hand ;
" Ve'U hafe some trinks on strengt of dis — or else may

I pe tam'd !"

" Oh ! fader, how I shlog your kop," der younger

Breitmann saidj
" I'd den dimes sooner had it coom right down on mine

own headt !"
" Oh, never mind — dat soon dry oop — I shticks him mit

a blaster ; [der."

If I had shplit you lite a fish, dat vere an vorse tisas-

Dis fight did last all afternoon — wohl to de fesper tide,
Und droo de streeds of Vinchesder, der Breitmann he

did ride. [tory !

Vot Years der Breitmann on his hat ? De ploom of fic-
Who's dat a ridin' py his side ? " Dis here's mein son,"

says he.
How stately rode der Breitmann oop ! — how lordly he
kit down ? [prown I

How glorious from de great pokal he drink de bier so

But der Yunger bick der parrel oop und schwig him
all at one. [mein son !"

" Bel Gott ! dat settles all dis dings — I know dou art



Se EAN8 BBEITMANN'S BALLADS.
Der one has got a fader ; de oder found a child.
