Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1889 — Der Burial of Mr. Shon Moore. [ARTICLE]

Der Burial of Mr. Shon Moore.

Not a drum eood been heard vonce, on ackound der feller dond vas feelin’ pooty goot, und some fooneral notes I vas dherefore Ausgus Shpiel. vhen ve vas dook his dead body dhem ramparts ofer. Dhey cooden’t gif a good-by shoot his grafeyard ofer, vhich vas awful pad on ackound of the looks of der ting. We put him der hole in vhen der moon vas got up. und done der best yob we cood for Mister Moore. We dond did hafe time to said some few brayerful observations, but expressed plaindy of sorrow on ackound he vas go died. Shlowfully and sadly we vas lay him down, und shtuffed all his glory und fames in der box mit him. We vas put a goot abetite on his toomb stone, und left him dhere, all alone, togedder by himself. Carl Pretzel.