Charles Follen Adams

thumb|Charles Follen Adams Charles Follen Adams (1842–1918) was an American poet. In 1872, he began writing humorous verses for periodicals and newspapers in a Pennsylvania German dialect. Quotes I haf von funny leedle poyVot comes schust to mine knee;Der queerest schap, der createst rogue,As ever you dit see.He runs und schumps and schmashes dingsIn all barts off der house:But vot off dot? He vas mine son,Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss. "Yawcob Strauss", in Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems (1876), p. 11. " Tis plain to meAs A B C,My dear friend, Mr. Neff!""Oh, yes! but then,"Says Mr. N ,"You know I'm D E F!" "Yawcob Strauss", in Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems (1876), p. 69. Attributed If an S and an I and an O and a UWith an X at the end spell Su;And an E and a Y and an E spell I,Pray what is a speller to do?Then, if also an S and an I and a GAnd an HED spell side,There's nothing much left for a speller to doBut to go commit siouxeyesighed. An Orthographic Lament; although Adams had published at least one poem playing on the pronunciation of the word Sioux, no firm evidence supports his authorship of this work. External links Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918. Papers: Guide at Harvard University. Charles Follen Adams Bio. Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:1918 deaths Category:Poets from Massachusetts