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Show THE PROMIsTnG FUTURE. Signor, I now weel speaka true Some theengs dat gon' surprisa you, Baycause you have not ondrastood Italian peopla vera good. Ah! you weel see w'at eet shall be j Eef you weel lees'en now to me. Een all dees fina bigga land, Where evratheeng eet ees so grand An' all men eesa s'pose to be Wan lika 'nother, equal, free, Dere ees wan mosta noble race Dat .should be put een highest place, Baycause dey play sooch bigga part Een evrabeez'ness, evra art. For mak' so younga land like dees To be da greata theeng eet ees. Bayhold! do grand Italian race! Cam' see w'at pride ees een my face. Ah! vera manny, manny year We been sooch leetla people here. But now all dat ees gon' be change'. You theenk dat w'at I say ees strange? Ah! yes, but true. Eh? how I know? Big, wise man he tal me so. You laugh. I s'pose you theenk dat he Dat tal all deesa news to me Ees like'mysal', Italian, Not so; he eesa 'Merican, , An' he is vera reech an swal! I weesh dat you could hear heem tal W'at granda theengs ees gona he For poor Italians like me, Wat weel be wise an' "boost da game" By helping Meester W'at's dees Name You know dat bigga faata gent Dat's goin' be 'lecta President. Ah! vera manny, mannny year We been sooch leetla peopla here, But now we look you in da face Bayhold da grand Italian race! T. A. Daly in Catholic Standard and Ttimes. |
