Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-15
WRITTEN FOR rHR STAR.
A DUTCHnAN IN TROUBLE.
Fra A Rich sketch. - lt t


One afternoon, about year since, I was
comfortably seated, after a hard days labor,
heels over the crate, and cigar in mouth,
thinking Of matters and things in general
and Of the fair partner who danced "that last
set" with me, in particular, when my privacy y
was intruded upon by short but stout indi
yiduai, habited In coarse shoes, corduroy pants,
OF ample pattern, and "a brass coat with blue
buttons" ;" Imagine to yourself the owner Of
these habiliments, add to his outfit very
small cap and a very large moustache, also,
pipe, with crooked stem and bowl capa-
eious enough to contain q half pound Of fne
cut at least, and you will probably arrive at
the same conclusion L did, namely, that the
intruder was Of the Teutonic ''psrsuasion y
He appeared to be somewhat excited, and
without any unnecessary formality, removed
bis pipe, and broke in abruptly With "Er you
der man what brints der newspaper 2"
mot exactly" said /, "but if you wish to
favor the public with q communication on any
subject, l will perhaps be able to aocommo-
date you s...- =
2 "Yar, dat is goot;" said he, "velI den, I
dclls you. Ven cooms to dis guntry I works
On farm dirty miles. One time der old man
sends nit me 10 town some dings for the mar
ket-haus, unit shtops to der tavern round der
Corner to get some lager; unit dere shpoke
NIT luf1y Merican fraulein, unit gets in luff
init her, unit dells her / got goot farm dirty
miles, unit AK her if she luf me sometimes,
unit she say yaw; unit / gifts married NIT her
one time next week. Dat is goot. Ven she
60 NIT me to der guntry unit fnts got no
farms she get mad like tousand DEVILS -upt
gals me a Deutch hoombug, unit dells me III
cannot sleep init her room, and drests me Do
bad dells her she don't luff me any more
dimes. Den goes Ike tam fools unit shpsnts
eighty tollars nit good clothes unit pring hupes
unit dings, and all der times she don't lutf me
yet, but goes erway in der night dimes while
/ shleeps out doors nit der barn. Next day +
cooms here in der wagon, unit meets her on
der road we're she gifts tired INIT walking, unit
i dakes her in; unit ven she rides she luffs N @
some more. But ven she cooms TO der tayefn
nit me she laughs, unit calls me greeny, mt
says might 20 home unit eat some more sour
krout- Veil den, mein Gott, gets mad INIT
her" eIE
"No doubt" said I. "my friend. But what
do you expect me 10 do in the matter? If she
has made up her mind not to love you, after
spending eighty dollars for hoops and things, ;
/ don't see how 1t can be remedied' %
we'll, den" said he, at dells you. You
brint in der baper dat nopody drusts her any
more times nit me, unit bays no more mon
eys. Ven gets him, hey ?'S
"What is your name ?" said I. "Where do
you want paper sent 2"
Z" You send him to Hans Schniederwindt. in
der post Office, unit I gets him." ~ -
L prepared the notice, read it to him, and
taxed him dollar, without eliciting any other
comment than law, dat is goot I shpends
one oder dollar, but gifts married NIT a tam
Yankee frau no more dimes; Msin Gott.'' He
then took from bis espseious vest pocket q
match, lighted bis pipe, and took his depar-
.I.e smoking with vigor which hope con-
s1Ie3 him. - - g.