My
granfader bring me, and he come in, and ze carriage come vay down to
ze--I not know vot you call it, but it bees von big house on ze vater."
"A ship, Jakey."
"Yes, ze ship, mit ze trees vay high, and on ze trees, Fred say, long
tings go vay out like ze sheet; and ze vinds blow in zem, and ze ship ce
go and ce go. My moder ce come in ze ship mit ze baby in von arm, and my
granfader bring me, and Jeem and Fred bees dare; and my granfader say
zey vill go, dot ze ship not come avay mit zem. Zen my moder ce kiss
Jeem and ce kiss Fred, von time and von time, and ce cry and ce cry; and
ce tell zem dot zey vill be good, and ven ce get ze money, ce vill send
it, and zey vill come in ze America mit her. Jeem say dot ven he bees a
man, he vill come in ze America; and Fred say dot he vill come in ze
America ven he bees not a man,--ven he get ze money he come, and he vill
get it.
"My moder ce kiss zem much times, and ce cry too hard dot ce leave zem.
And ce tell my granfader dot he vill not give my fader ze beer? and my
granfader say, No, he not give him, but he vill get it; and my granfader
cry ven be say dot. And my moder tell him dot ven my fader have not ze
money, he vill keep him in ze house mit him? and my granfader say dot he
vill, and he vill keep Jeem and he vill keep Fred mit him, and he vill
make zem go in ze school.
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