Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20

me? Ny father and mother sailed for
the Continent Our initials are the
same | told them all about Dorothy
before they left, and if she will only
consent to a hurried marriage we will
join them in Paris in September. Oh.
you're listening, you dear, little sinner.
What do YOU say-yes? That is rioht!
And you doubted mel Dolly. Dolly!
aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
Yes" said Dolly, Il ann
K. MCPHELIM.
Carl Dunder's Trouble Nit Der Poys
Put il in der baber," he BEGAN as
lie reached the head of the stairs and
paused to rest his knees and oct his
wind: Put it in der baber dot il some
pody doan't keep AWAY from nv house
l shall shed his blood.
What IS the trouble? Are YOU an
noyed with burglars. book agents or
political wire puller5??''
My frendt, you vhas not able to
guess. l hat q daughter who vhas
named Katie. [ sthake my life on him
dot Katie yhas an angel,
Yes, she must be-
''But it vhas der loafers dot off me
troubles. One day last vheek | vhas
sitting in my saloon door und loafer
comes along on der odder side und
takes out his Handkerchief und waves
it so und so und so. Und he lifts oop
his hat und bows und scrapes und
shmiles like sugar. Was it for me-?
No, my frendt, it vhas for Katie. I
looks oop und she vhas at der window
nit towel in one hand und some
bows ind shmiles in der odder. Poor
Katie? She doan' know some tinos
like her fadder!'
'.Wen?"
we'll, some odder time l yhas fast
ashleep in my bedt und along comes
f. ur big loafers nit fiddles und guitars.
u1d dey stop in front ind pegin to
sing:
Her eyes are bright,
AS der silver light,
Und she loves none but me-"
Il shump oudt of bed, and dot Katie
vhas at der window NIT bouquet for
'em! Poor leedIe Katie! She has neat
er been in Chicago, like her fadder!
1t takes me shust two minutes to make
dem loaferS fly AWAY like angelsr'
ut was serenade."
''VhelI, maybe so, but [ sthop it
poorly queek. Und some other time
goes down to bay my taxes, und / tells
Katie she must sthop nit der saloon 4
leedle While. talk to dot cal all apout
loafers ind placklegs ind badt men,
und when [ goes away she has some
tears in her eyes und she says to ne:
'Fadder, you can trust your Katie shust
like 4 crowbar,' Dot makes me feel
goot some more, und I goes down und
bays my taxes, und doan' try to beat
him down one cent"
That was good.
''Ah. you yhas too fast! When |
comes pack dot saloon yhas full Of
loafers. Dot Katie draws peer for 'em
mit6ut any foam on top, und [ lose
more ash ten glasses. Eaferybody says
'Shalk it down TO Katie, und she
shmiles like some angels. When I
comes in she yhas singing dot some
robins yhould come again. | knock
seven loaferS down like blixen, und
some more slump through der yhin-
dows"
Served 'em right"
''Und two days ago a poy comes in
my place und says he has a note for my
Katie. l shake him by der collar, and
he runs AWAY und leaves der note und
4 bokay dot shmelis all oafer. Dot
note says: Dear Katie-If YOU can
ship oudt from dot old hyena we shall
90 up nit der Shtar Island House to-
morrow. Dot black eve which your
fudder gave me only increases my love
for you. like to die for YOU. Ship
out ii YOU can. From your own dear
Shake. -
i see
''Fhcll. l watch Katie und say nod
dinys She don't ship oudt from dot
old hyena! | doan' know Shake, so
eaferpody who comes into my place
ask him: Let me see, vhas your name
Shake?' Ii ne says no. ali right If
he says Yes | knock him down und
throw him Quit. KNOCK seven Shakes
down last week, und [ bays feefty tollar
fines in der Bodice Court Dot take all
my profits, und [ yhas discouraged.
Kate she cries and cries, und [ vhas
madt und madt, und my saloon gets .
hard name for fighting, und nopody
comes for peer any more. Put it in der
baber dot it yhas all one account O.:
sope IoaterS. und dot Carl Dunder BAYS
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