Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-10-10

Uarl Dlnder Trouble Mlt D)f F0Ys.
"Put it in der baber," he BEGAN as
he reached the head of tho stairs and
paused to rest his knees and get his
wind "Put it in der babcr dot II some
pody doant keep AWAY from my house
| shall shed his plood"
What Is the trouble? Are you an
noyed with burglars. book agents or
political wire puilcrs?"
"My frcndt, you vhas not able to
guess, | haf II daughter who vhas
named Katie. shal;o my life on him
dot Katie WAS IN angel,
YES, she must be.
But it vhus der loatcrs dot "a me
troubles. Ono day last yhcek | Was
sitting IN M saloon door md n loafcr
comes "iong on ter Older side and
takes OH his handkerchief und waves
it so und 50 und 50, Und he lifts oop
his hat und bows unI srGapcs und
shmiles like sugar. WAS it for me?
No, my irrnd;, it Was for Katie. |
looks oop und she Was ut der window
nit n towel in one hani umd some
bows md shmiles in der odder. Poor
Katie? She doan know some tings
like her faddcr!"
"Well?n
"Vcll, some odder time | vhas fast
ashleep in my bedt und along comes
four big loafcrs nit iidd!cs und guitars,
und dey stop in front und pegin to
sing:
Her eyes are bright,
As der silver light,
Und she loves none but me-"
II shump oudt of bed, and dot Katie
vhas at der window nit bouquet for
EN-! Poor leedle Katie! She has neat
err been in Chicago. like her fadder!
1t takes me Shust two minutes to make
dem loafers fly AWAY like angelsH'
at was n Screnade."
"Vhell, maybe so, but | Sthop it
pooty queek. Und some other time
goes down to bay my taxes, und | tells
Katie she must sthop nit der saloon q
lecdle while. | talk to dot gal all apout
loafers und placklegs und badt men,
und when | goes away she has some
tears in her eyes und she says to M:
'Fadder, you can trust your Katie shust
like n crowbar,' Dot makes me feel
goot some more. und | goes down und
bays my taxes, und doan' try to beat
him down one cent"
THAT was good"
"Ah. YOU vhas too fast! When
comes pack dot saloon vhas full of
loafers. Dot Katie draws peer for EN-
mitout any foam on top, und ! lose
more ash ten glasses. Eaferybody saws
'Shalk it down 10 Katie, und she
Shmiles like some angels. When |
comes in she vhas singing dot some
robins vhould come again. | knock
seven loafcrs down like blixen, und
some more slump through der vhin-
dows.n
"Served 'em right"
"Und two days ago a poy comes in
my place und says he has u note for my
Katie. | shake him by der collar, and
he runs AWAY und leaves der note und
y bokay dot shmells all oafer. Dot
note says: dear Katie-If you can
ship oudt from dot old hyena we shall
60 up nit der Shtar Island House to-
morrow. Dot black eye which your
fadder gave me only increases my love
for you. | like to die for you. Ship
out if YOU can. From your own dear
Shakc.'h
al scc.'
"Vhcll, | watch Katie und say nod
dings. She don't ship oudt from dot
old hycna! | doan' know Shake, so
catcrpoiy who comes into my place !
ask him! Let me see, vhas your name
Shake?' Ii he says no, all right. II
he says Yes | knock him down und
throw him oudt. knock seven Shakes
down last week, und bays fectty tolar
tines in der Bolice Court Dot take all
my profits, und l vhas discouraged.
Kate she cries and cries, und | vhas
nIa,i und madt, und my saloon gets u
hart name for fighting, und nopody
comes for peer any more. Put it in der
Ltbcr dot it vhas all one account o.!
some lOaferS, und dot Carl Dundcr bays
taxes uni shall shoot NIT y shotgun.
- Detroit free Press.