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Submitted by Larry Gradwohl

Zerickkumme vun der Neiyaahr Aaschiesserei (Der Bschluss vum Lloyd Moll sei Schtick, "S Neiyaahr Watt Aagschosse")

Ihr liewe Leit:

Wie mer nau gsehne hen, hen die Neiyaahrschitz en hallichi Zeit (odder halliche Zeide?) ghatt, awwer es iss nau Zeit, as sie sich widder uff der Weg noch em Schwatze Baer mache. Wie uns der Lloyd Moll saagt, " ... yuscht sie laafe nimmi so graad wie en Schnur." "Em Lauchner sei Gnecht duhne winders Falle schtelle fer Fix, Bassem, Raggunne un Bisskatze. Wie die Schitz kumme sin, sin sie naus an die Scheier, wu sie paar Falle schteh ghatt hen fer Bisskatze; do waare zwee in de Falle. En Peedel vun Lauchners Haus geht darrich der Schwamm un iwwer en gleeni Grick so zehe Fuss breed, niwwer an die Schtrooss. Fer iwwer die Grick laaft mer iwwer so en Block mit me Handriggel draagemacht. Die Gnecht nemme die Falle sammt Bisskatze un binne sie an der Block fescht. Noh gehne sie uff der Schpeicher, schtribbe sich rum, un gehne runner zu der luschdiche Hard in der Kich. "Wie die Kalls es Haus verlosse, iss der Hen vannedraa mit der Lutzer, noh der Pitt mit der Flint, der Ed Case un der Rich un die annere kumme hinnenoh. Graad wie der Hen un der Pitt uff der Block drede, losse die Bisskatze los, un hen die zwee mol gaar hesslich versohlt. Sie

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waere in die Grick gschtatzt wann's net fer der Handriggel gewest waer. Der Hen kann nimmi recht sehne un greischt, 'Der madderonisch Gschtank verkollebiert em yo gans.' "Der Rich un der Ed gehne en Schtick die Grick nuff un wolle datt iwwer's Eis laafe, awwer's Eis iss net hatt genunk gfrore un sie breche nei bis an die Gnie. Wie die Neiyaaahrschitz widder all versammelt hen in der Schtrooss, waare sie nimmi arrig schee aazusehne, un der Geruch waar aa net abbaddich siess—des hot geroche, as wann mer Sauergraut in re Karrich koche deet. "Der Ed un der Rich saage sie waere kalt. Der Ed ziegt en Boddel aussem Sack, un sie nemme sich yeders en Schluck. Der Bill behaabt es waer kalt, awwer der Al macht en Schtopp dezu weil er bang iss er grickt sie net heem. Er nemmt ne die Boddel un macht sie all vannenaus geh weeich em Gschtank. Des schafft net, der Wind kummt der letz Weg. Er macht sie hinnenoh Iaafe, awwer nau iss er bang sie keemde net noh. Sie misse widder vannenaus geh. Er hot en verdeihenkerdi Zeit, bis er sie widder a Greizweg hot. "Dann dreiwe der Al un der Willum die iwweriche wie so waddliche Ende iwwer die Schtrooss noch em Schwatze Baer. Die aerscht Daageshelling kummt yuscht iwwer der Barrick gschliche."

Ya, gewiss, der Moll hot scheene Gschichde gschriwwe.

Macht’s gut, Der Alt Professer -Earl Haag, in his Es neinuhr Schtick column

Returning from shooting in the New Year (The conclusion of Lloyd Moll’s Story, “The New Year is Shot in.”)

Dear People:

As we have now seen, the New Year shooters had a glorious time (or glorious times?), but it is now time that they once again make their way

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to the Black Bear. As Lloyd Moll tells us, ". . . only they're not walking as straight as a rope anymore." "Lauchner's farmhands set traps in the winters for fox, possum, raccoon, and skunk. [The Lauchners was the last stop for the group that night.] When the shooters came, they went out to the barn, where they had put a few traps for skunk; two were in the traps. A path from Lauchner's house goes through the meadow and over a little creek, about ten feet wide, over to the street. To get over the creek, you walk over a tree trunk, to which handrails are attached. The farmhands take the traps, together with the skunks, and tie them to the trunk. Then they go to the second floor, change their clothes, and go down to the happy herd in the kitchen.

When the fellows leave the house, Hen goes out in front with the lantern, then Pitt with the gun, and Ed Case and Rich and the others follow. Just as Hen and Pete step onto the bridge/tree trunk, the skunks let go and really let the two have it. They would have fallen into the creek if it had not been for the handrail. Hen can't see rightly anymore and yells, 'The murderous stink confuses you entirely.' "Rich and Ed go a ways up the creek and want to walk over the ice up there; but the ice isn't frozen hard enough, and they break in up to their knees. When the New Year shooters have all gathered again in the street, they were no longer nice to look at, and the smell was not especially sweet—it smelled as if you were cooking sauerkraut in a church. "Ed and Rich say that they are cold. Ed pulls a bottle out of his pocket, and they each take a swallow. Bill says that he is cold, but Al puts a stop to it because he is afraid that he won't get them home. He takes the bottle away from them and makes them all go in front because of the stench. That doesn't work because the wind is coming the wrong way. He makes them walk after him, but now he is afraid that they won't follow him. They have to go in front again. He has a terrible time till he has them out on the crossroad again. "Then Al and William drive the ones left like waddling geese across the street toward the Black Bear [tavern]. The first of dawn is just sneaking over the mountain."

Yes, certainly, Moll wrote nice stories.

Take care,

The Old Professor

Continued on page 12

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[Lloyd Moll (1879-1944) was born in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1879. He began studying the violin at an early age, first locally and then at the Coombs Conservatory of Music, opened his own studio in Allentown in 1905, and was concertmaster of the Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra, as well as conductor of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra during the twenty years of its existence. But despite an entire life devoted to music, Moll will be remembered for his PG writings, especially his prose, begun as a hobby when he was already in his fifties. After a rather tentative beginning in poetry (some poems date back to 1914 when he was fulfilling a musical engagement on Long Island, New York), Moll turned to prose sketches under the general title "Am Schwatze Baer," the first of forty-nine appearing in Preston Barba's "Eck" on 30 November 1935, and the last on 14 January 1939. (The story above was from this series.) On 1 August 1938, Moll started a triweekly dialect column, '"S Gebabbel im Schtor," Let’s Talk in the Allentown Evening Chronicle, each a sketch Real Estate set in a country general store where the village

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