A KAISER PRAYER
"THE LATEST ULTIMATUM.". • ' Gott, dear Gott, attention Mease,- , Your bartner Vilhelm's here, Und him a vord or two to say, Into your brivate ear; So durn avay all udders now Und listen veil to me, For vat I say concerns me much— Meinself and Shermany. You know, dear Gott, I vas your freindt, Und from mein hour of birth, I quietly let you rule o'er Heffen, Vile I ruled o'er the earth; Und ven I told mein soldiers • Of bygone battle-days, . .. . I gladly split the glory Und gave, you half zo braise. In every way I tried to brove . Mein heart to you vas true, Und only claimed mein honest 6hare In great deeds vat we do You could not haf a better friendt In sky or land or sea, Zan Kaiser Vilhelm, number-two— De Lord of Shermany.For vat I say, dear Gott, is (lis — Dai: ye should still be friendts, Und you should help to send iriein foes 'l'o meet der bitter ends. If you, dear Gott, vill dis mei do, 111 noddings ask again, Und you and I vill bardiners be For evermore. Amen. But listen Gott, it must be quick, . Your help to 1110 you send Or else I lmf to stop attack Und only play defend; So four-und-venty hours I gif To make de Allies run, Und put me safe. in mein blaco— De middle of dcr sun. I.f you do dis, I'll do my bart, I J II tell ze vorld ze fact; But if you don't, den I must tint It is an hostile act. Den var at vonce I vill declare And in mein anger rise, Und sent mein Zeppelin ships to rage A fight up in der skies. Dis ultimatum, now dear Gott, Is von of many more; - Mein mind is settled up to clean Der whole vorld off ze floor, Becausc you vas mein bardner, Gott, Vun extra clmnce is giffon. So help at vonce, or elso I H bo Der Emperor of Heffen. —Exchange.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2538, 12 August 1915, Page 6
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337A KAISER PRAYER Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2538, 12 August 1915, Page 6
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