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Thread #45639 Message #676300
Posted By: toadfrog
25-Mar-02 - 10:15 PM
Thread Name: Hans Breitmann Gife a Barty
Subject: RE: Hans Breitmann Gife a Barty
Mostly, I remember the ones that Kipling used to begin his stories:
Wohlauf! my pully cavaliers, We ride to church today! And he who hasn't got a horse Must steal one, straightaway! *** Be reverent men, remember This is a Gottes Haus. Du, Konrad, slip along the aisle Und schneck der Whisky raus!
Or:
Die juengere Uhlanen Stand round mit open mouth, While Breitman tell dem stories, Of fighting in the South, And gif dem moral lessons, How before der battle pops, Take a little prayer to Himmel, And a gut long drink of Schnapps!
Actually, what strikes me most about Breitman is how bloodthirsty he gets about killing Rebels. Its not really in keeping with the usual sentimental views of the Civil War.