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diff --git a/37188.txt b/37188.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..073b14a --- /dev/null +++ b/37188.txt @@ -0,0 +1,880 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Plish and Plum, by Wilhelm Busch + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Plish and Plum + +Author: Wilhelm Busch + +Translator: Charles T. Brooks + +Release Date: August 24, 2011 [EBook #37188] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PLISH AND PLUM *** + + + + +Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This +file was produced from images generously made available +by The Internet Archive) + + + + + + + + + + PLISH AND PLUM + + _By the Author of_ + + MAX AND MAURICE + + + + + Plish and Plum. + + + From the German + + OF + + WILHELM BUSCH, + + AUTHOR OF "MAX AND MAURICE." + + BY + + CHARLES T. BROOKS. + + BOSTON: + ROBERTS BROTHERS. + + 1895. + + + _Copyright, 1882_, + BY ROBERTS BROTHERS. + + UNIVERSITY PRESS: + JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE. + + + + +PLISH AND PLUM. + + + + +CHAPTER I. + + + With a pipe between his lips, + Two young dogs upon his hips, + Jogs along old Caspar Sly; + How that man can smoke,--oh, my! + But although the pipe-bowl glows + Red and hot beneath his nose; + Yet his heart is icy-cold; + How can earth such wretches hold! + "Of what earthly use to me + Can such brutes," he mutters, "be? + Do they earn their vittles? No! + 'Tis high time I let 'em go. + What you don't want, fling away! + Them's my sentiments, I say!" + O'er the pond he silent bends, + For to drown them he intends. + With their legs the quadrupeds + Kick and squirm,--can't move their heads + And the inner voice speaks out: + How 't will end we gravely doubt. + _Hubs!_--an airy curve one makes; + _Plish!_--a headlong dive he takes. + Hubs!--the second follows suit; + _Plum!_--the wave engulfs the brute. + "That's well ended," Caspar cries, + Puffs away and homeward hies. + But, as often happens, here too + Things don't go as they appear to. + Paul and Peter,--so 'twas fated,-- + Naked in the bushes waited + For a swim; and they descry + What was done by wicked Sly. + And like frogs they dove, _kechunk_, + Where the poor young dogs had sunk. + Quickly each one with his hand + Drags a little dog to land. + "Plish, I'll call my dog," cried Paul; + "Plum," said Peter, "mine I'll call." + Paul and Peter then with pleasure, + Tenderly took each his treasure, + And, with speed and joy past telling, + Steered for the parental dwelling. + + + + +CHAPTER II. + + + Papa Fittig, calm and cosy, + Mamma Fittig, round and rosy, + Arm in arm sit peaceful there-- + Troubled by no speck of care-- + On the bench before the door; + For the summer day is o'er, + And the supper hour is near, + And the lads will soon be here. + Soon they burst upon the view, + Plish and Plum are with them too. + Fittig thinks a dog a plague: + "Nah!" he cries,--"excuse, I beg!" + But mamma with soft looks pleaded: + "Let them, Fittig!"--and succeeded. + Evening milk, fresh and delicious, + On the table stood in dishes. + Joyfully they haste indoors; + Plish and Plum ahead, of course. + Mercy! look! right in the sweet + Cream each wretch has set his feet; + And the noise their lapping makes + Shows what comfort each one takes. + At the window peeps old Sly, + Chuckles loud and says: "My eye! + This is very bad, he! he! + Very bad, but not for me!!" + + + + +CHAPTER III. + + + When night came, all worn and tired, + As if nothing had transpired, + Paul and Peter in their chamber + Lay there, wrapt in peaceful slumber, + A soft snoring through their noses + Shows how tranquilly each dozes. + But not so with Plish and Plum! + They sit ill-at-ease and glum, + Not being lodged to suit their mind, + To turn in they too inclined. + Plish, the dog's old rule to follow, + Turns round thrice, his bed to hollow; + Plum, however, shows a mind + More affectionately inclined. + When we dream of perfect rest + Comes full many a troublous guest. + "March!" With this harsh word the pets. + Turn their outward summersets + Coolness wakes activity; + Time well-filled glides pleasantly. + Means of sport are handy too, + Here a stocking--there a shoe. + These, before the morning glow, + Curious changes undergo. + When he comes the boys to wake, + And beholds the frightful wreck, + Pale the father cries: "This will + Be a monstrous heavy bill!" + Vengeful claws are in the air; + Feigning sleep, the rogues lie there; + But the mother begs: "I pray, + Fittig dear, thy wrath allay!" + And her loving words assuage + The stern father's boiling rage. + Paul and Peter never care + How they look or what they wear. + Peter two old slippers gets, + Paul his infant pantalets. + Plish and Plum, in morals blind, + To the dog-house are confined. + "This is bad!" says Sly, "he! he! + Very bad, but not for me!" + + + + +CHAPTER IV. + + + Caught at last in wiry house, + Sits that most audacious mouse, + Who, with many a nightly antic, + Drove poor Mamma Fittig frantic,-- + Rioting, with paws erratic, + From the cellar to the attic. + This event to Plish and Plum + Was a long-sought _gaudium_; + For the word was: "Stu-boys! take him! + Seize the wicked grinder--shake him!" + Soft! a refuge mousey reaches + In a leg of Peter's breeches. + Through the leg-tube Plish pursues him, + Plum makes sure he shall not lose him. + Nip! the mousey with his tooth + Stings the smeller of the youth. + Plish essays to pull him clear; + Nip! the plague's on Plish's ear. + See! they run heels over head, + Into neighbor's garden-bed. + _Kritze_-_kratze_! what will be-- + Come, sweet flower-plot, of thee? + At that moment Madam Mieding, + With fresh oil, her lamp is feeding; + And her heart comes near to breaking, + With those pests her garden wrecking. + Indignation lends her wings, + And the oil-can, too, she brings. + Now, with mingling joy and wrath, + She gives each a shower-bath-- + First to Plish and then to Plum, + Shower-bath of petroleum! + Of the effect that might be wrought, + Madam Mieding had not thought. + But what presently took place, + Right before this lady's face, + Made her shut her eyes, so dazed + That she smiled like one half crazed,-- + Drew a heavy sigh, and soon + Gasped and sank down in a swoon. + Paul and Peter, hard and cool, + Heed not much the Golden Rule. + Suffering, stretched beside the way + Never once disturbs their play. + "Bad enough!" says Sly; "he! he! + Shocking bad! but not for me!" + + + + +CHAPTER V. + + + Breeches short and long surtout, + Crooked nose and cane to suit, + Gray of soul and black of eye, + Hat slouched back, expression sly-- + Such is old Sol Shuffleshins; + How complacently he grins! + Fittig's door he's passing now; + Hark! a furious, _row-wow-wow_! + Scarcely has the echo gone, + When the following scene comes on. + Turn and twist him as he will, + Plish and Plum stick to him still; + Underneath his long surtout + Tugs and tears each crazy brute. + Shall that happen twice? not quite! + Mind shall triumph over might! + Presto! What strange dog is there, + Hat in mouth? the young ones stare. + What queer quadruped can he, + Backing toward the doorway, be? + Mrs. Fittig hears the clatter, + Comes to see what _is_ the matter. + Soft as on a mossy bank, + In her lap Sol backward sank. + Fittig also came in view. + "Ow!" cried Sol, "I'm torn in two! + Herr von Fittig pays me for 't, + Or I'll carry it to court!" + He must pay; that makes him pout + Worse than having ten teeth out. + In despair he casts askance + At that youthful pair a glance,-- + Seeming plainly to confess, + "I've no words your shame to express" + Little care the hardened creatures + For their parent's play of features. + "Bad enough!" says Sly, "he! he! + Awful bad! but not for me!" + + + + +CHAPTER VI. + + + Plish and Plum, their deeds declare, + Are a graceless, low-lived pair. + Yet they live in close communion; + And for that, in my opinion, + They deserve some commendation; + But will 't be of long duration? + "Rogue & Co."--such firm, be sure, + Cannot many days endure. + In the sunshine, vis-a-vis, + Sits a lap-dog, fair to see. + To our pair this lovely sight + Is a rare and keen delight. + Each would gain the foremost place + To behold that beauteous face. + If the front is gained by Plish, + Plum looks glum and dismalish; + Then if it is seized by Plum, + That makes Plish exceeding glum. + Soon low-muttering thunders growl, + Paws scratch gravel, eyeballs roll, + And the furious fight begins; + Plum cuts dirt, his brother wins. + Mamma Fittig stands and makes + Chicken salad and pancakes,-- + Those well known and favorite dishes, + Every child devoutly wishes. + Whirr! right through the window come, + Helter-skelter, Plish and Plum. + Pot and pan and stove and stew + Mingle in one grand ragout. + "Wait! you vile Plish!" Peter holloos, + And the word instanter follows + With a well-aimed blow; but Paul + Doesn't relish that at all. + "What d' ye mean, to strike my creatur'?" + Cries out Paul, and lashes Peter; + Who, inflamed with pain and passion, + Winds up Paul in curious fashion. + Now the battle desperate grows; + Each the costly salad throws, + In a frenzy, at his brother, + And they poultice one another. + In comes papa Fittig, hasting + To inflict on them a basting. + Mamma Fittig, full of kindness, + Fearing anger's headlong blindness, + Cries, "Best Fittig! pray consider!" + But her zeal for once undid her. + Her lace cap, so nice and new, + Fittig's cane has bored quite through. + Laughs the wicked Sly, "He! he! + All are done for, now, I see!" + He who laughs at others' woes + Makes few friends and many foes. + Hot and heavy the old chap + Finds, I guess, the pancake cap. + "Bad," said Sly, "as bad can be, + And this once, too, bad for me!" + + + + +CHAPTER VII. + + + So now there sit Plish and Plum, + Very dull and very glum. + Two strong chains, and short, did hem + The activity of them. + Fittig seriously reflected: + "This must somehow be corrected! + Virtue needs encouragement; + Vice gets on by natural bent." + Paul and Peter now began + Schooling with Herr Buckleman. + At the first day's session he + Thus addressed them pleasantly: + "Dear lads,--I assure you, I am very + Glad you have come to this seminary; + And, as I hope, with all your powers + Intend to improve these precious hours. + And first, the things most important to mention, + Reading, writing, and ciphering will claim our attention; + For these are the arts by which man rises + To honor and wealth, and wins great prizes. + But, secondly, what good would all this do, + Unless politeness were added thereto? + For he who is not polite to all + Into trouble will certainly fall. + Finally, therefore, bending before you, + As you see, I entreat and implore you, + If in good faith you have made up your mind + To follow the rules I have now defined, + Then lift up your hands and look me in the eye, + And say, 'Herr Buckleman, we will try!'" + Paul and Peter thought: "Old man, + D'ye think us greenhorns? Is that your plan?" + They give no answer, but inwardly + They grin and giggle, and say, "he! he!" + Whereat old Master Buckleman + Gave a low whistle, and thus began: + "Since, then, you've resolved to be + Hardened reprobates," said he, + "I am resolved, face down, to lay + You both across my desk straightway, + Applying the stick to your hinder parts + In hopes of softening your hard hearts." + Drawing out then from beneath + His coat, like sabre from its sheath, + His good hazel rod, of stuff + Flexible and tight and tough,-- + He with many a sturdy thwack + Laid it on each urchin's back. + Nay, he trounced two backs in one, + Till he deemed the work was done. + "Now then," he spoke in a tranquil way, + "Beloved children, what do you say? + Are you content and are we agreed?" + "Yes, yes, Herr Buckleman,--yes, indeed!" + Such was the method of Buckleman; + We see the good effects of his plan. + 'Twas the talk of the people, one and all,-- + "Charming children--Peter and Paul!" + And so _they_ tried it on Plish and Plum: + They too, also, to school must come. + And the Buckleman plan's applied + Faithfully to each one's hide. + Masters of Arts, they're soon approved, + And universally beloved; + And, as one might well expect, + Art shows practical effect. + + + + +CONCLUSION. + + + One day travelling through the land, + With a field-glass in his hand, + A well-dressed man of fortune came; + Mister Peep, they called his name. + "Can't I, as I pass," said he, + "View the distant scenery? + Beauty reigns elsewhere, I know, + Whereas here 'tis but so-so." + Here he pitched into the pond, + Viewed the mud and naught beyond. + "Paul and Peter,--look and see + Where the gentleman can be!" + So said Fittig, who just then + Walked forth with the little men; + But fu'l soon it was made plain + Where the gentleman had lain, + When he, minus hat and glass, + Stood all dripping on the grass. + "_Allez!_ Plish and Plum, _apport!_" + Came the order from the shore. + Strictly trained to fetch and carry,-- + Not a moment did they tarry,-- + Fetched the lost goods from the deep. + "Very well," cried Mister Peep. + "Nice dogs, friend, I'll buy the two; + How'll a hundred dollars do?" + Papa Fittig's head inclined: + "The gentleman is very kind." + On new legs he seems to stand, + Such a pile of cash in hand. + "Ah, you darlings, Plish and Plum! + We must part--the hour has come-- + On this very spot, right here, + Where we four, this time last year, + Were united, by the pond, + In a sweet and solemn bond. + May your life in peace be led, + With beefsteak for daily bread." + Now all this was seen by Sly, + Just then happening to pass by. + "Very pleasant," mutters he, + "Yes, no doubt, but not for me." + Envy, like a poisoned dart, + Stung him to the very heart. + All before him misty grows; + Legs give way and back he goes, + Down into the oozy damp; + Quenched forever is life's lamp! + Left alone upon the shore, + Quickened by his breath no more, + Faintly gleams the expiring soul + Of the pipe within the bowl; + One blue cloud I see ascend, + _Futt!_ the tale is at an + End. + + +University Press: John Wilson & Son, Cambridge. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Plish and Plum, by Wilhelm Busch + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PLISH AND PLUM *** + +***** This file should be named 37188.txt or 37188.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/3/7/1/8/37188/ + +Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This +file was produced from images generously made available +by The Internet Archive) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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