Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-17
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK.

Just as Justice Quackenbush was about to
close his court last Friday afternoon, a rosy
checked Jewess, who gave her name as Sarah
Long, and her residence No. 6S2 Houston street
entered, and thus preferred her complaint, with
rapidity Of utterance and vehemence of man
ner that frequently convulsed the court with
laughter:
Shudge, / hsf been shwindlcd-shwindIed
by dees man, pointing to a rather good look
ing bearded fellow who came in behind her. in
charge of an officer
Jgdge.-Well, how have you been swiadIed g?
PlaInuf.-1Ou see, Shudge, dee5 fealIow
comes to mine haus last Wedenstag, and he
say, know you; you work in de haas wbere
board IN Feeladelf; how you get along?" [
tells him gcet along goot; 1 monee in de
bank -, den, [ marry yOu," Laughter, he
say; :" loaf you ever 20 moosh." Shaking
her Hst at him But find out he NO speak
true; he shwindlcr; maybe he got wife now;
dun know.
Judge.-COms, come, my girl, you must not
indulge IN personalities, but tell Inc in what
way be has xronged you.
Plaintif-Well, Shudge, den tells YOU nil
aP'Ut 1T lie say dat he know me; and when
L tells him l hat mOnee in de bank he bugsp O
and keeses me, Laughter and say, .'0b, [
loaf you II mooSh." Roars of laughter. I Den
he say, Il marry you. aud we KEN n saloon
init gerrels in de Howard strausse.n saw
noting, but thinks 1 see about dat. Den he
50 away. Last MOntae he cooms again, verree
early, and he keeses me again and saws he
loatS me better as more, and he ia gIat he find
Inc. Laughter 1 ask him TO breakfast nit
me. 90 soon as we sat down, in COON Elm Un-
ear man, nit his bedeinter-his servant He
say, MceSter SzpaEeck leey heer ?" Isav
men Don decS fcallOw ask him vot he wants
ana ne say lie Is Cngar (1Iungarian) shentIe.
mad Won Schiff; dat his seester ie on sebiF and
he no want so many gOots any more De bed
eintsr den takes out von his carpet bag table
cloths and ieenen, and L say no want dees;
but does teallow (pointipg to the culprit) he
PASS himself for mine hoosband: he saw .syas
We want deoS tor de hotel in Howard straussa
Den de Ungar man say dey il sheen On de
sheets, dc sheets ,-dey IL al! shwindiers toystb
CT Shaking her hst) He don't want to mar
rec me; pr1Ps he haf vIG now; ne. he don't
want to mdrree. ., Got, maybe anoder tief
Fbteal mine trOOnks now Decs feaIloy saw
You buy dem tings-make mcosh profeet:,'
and de UnSar man, he say a lady in de French
hotel will buy dem next week for moosb more
mnnee ~ geetS mine bank book, and poes
to de Broadway Bank and draws nv monee
seventy dollar; and de Ungar's bcdeiptcr
goes init me. Ven L cOoms back dees fellow
taxes de monee and gives it to de Ungar man
He den so away and soon dees fellow 90 avay
too Presently l show dees tings 10 de polifz
captain, and he tell me dey not leenen-dey
cotton, not wort ten dollar. Den deenks dees
ieilers all Swhindlers; dat dey goes round suind-
ling oder poor gerre!s; and dc politz captain
he tell me dat he deenks 20 too Today dees
faIllOw cOom again, and he says he loafs me
very moOch, and VIC soon take de hotel. and if
do well be marree me QaughterD doa'thaf
monee enof to buy mine decner He don want
tr marree now till he secs if do we'll He
don't want to marree at all. He's homboy. He
vaEt my moEee not me, He says II I go to tho
tyatea wit him L see vat he wants; he wants 10
geet me way, and den de oder faeIIow COON
and shteal mine tOOnks. So [ locks de door
and den locks de ander door "A I'd calls watch
watch Den be breaks open de doors, and run
into the strausse. Vat for he run ayay if he no
teef! Den runs after him. and catch him in
Wooster strausse, ard give him to the poIitzer
man He try to get me out into de yard, too.
dat he ander man stheal mne troonks. OH
mino Got, vat 4 tam swindler, Vat will do1
wants mine nonee vat hAf earn NIT wash
and crOche,''
Judge-PIisOner, have seen you before.
What is your name?
Prisoner Louis Nav
Judge-What have you to say about sxind.
ling this poor girl.
PnsOner-It ish sll Got tam lie.
Judge Hold, sir, How dare Won swear in
my presence know you Of old You and
Year confederates have played this game he.
lure. | shall hold you for false pretcns.s uDtil
you take back these things and give the girl
her money. Officer take him dOxn.-.N. Y0rI
IrtbUUs.