The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
The Dutchman's Application

Mr.. Carl Deudenheimer so far modi-
fed his unfavorable opinion of life in
surance as an investment, under the
persuasive arguments OF the Great
American Eagles talented canvasser,
that ne decided to take n policy with
out delay; and the agent in his blandest
manner commenced the questions laid
down in the application.
"Name and residence? All right,
have that"
"Occupation?"
"Hey?'
"What is your business?"
"NIein pishness. Veil, / don't got
some pishness now, since mine bardner
he vos ruined away NIT der sassidge
schopper. | vos make bologna sas-
s,dge already by katherine sdreet.' y
''Well, | will say you area provision
dealer"
"Yah, dot ish all righdt ov it gotme
some chance NIT creenbacks monish,
| don'd care how it vos."
Age OF father. itliving?"
''Neli, let me saw Ov he vas liefen,
he viii. ] dinks, be Elm hundret, but he
vas dumble by der schdebel Won der
schurch he viii puindt, more ago
os vorty year, and since den he ish
gone dead
ooh! ! see, Well, is your mother
living?"
"Nell, 1 tole you how dot vos.
Mein moder dot vos shpank me al
.eady ven vos leedle chap. she vos
runned away NIT CIRCUS mans, und
den mein fader he vas marry dem oder
woman dat vos cook by der hodel,
und den he vos dumble by der
schdeble, und dot cook, dot vos mein
moder, she vos got married some oder
ve!lar, und don'd kin dell ov she vos
mein moder some more, or mebbe she
lsh gone dead already, how dot vos l
don'd kin dell you about dot mein-
self"
"Are you married?"
"Nein. But I don'd saw some oder
gal so poody like Katrina, and dinks
We got married Ven got mine monish
by der life insurance company. Ka-
trina dlnks great deal much by me.''
What amount OF insurance do you
wish to apply for?"
'Nell, how much can got?"
''Oh. any sum you wish
"Fell. dinks will dook dirdee nhun-
der dollar. Dot is der monish Hans
Spiegler will sold me der saloon by
Clinton strasse, und dinks dot will
me and Katrina mex good pishness
already"
Thirteen hundred dollars. Well
whit plan?'
| "Vot is dot you call blan?"
In what way do you wish to in
sure?"
"Oh, veil, / don'd vos bardickler
about dot. dinks will dook pard
ov der monish in creenbacks und de
resht pard in shmall nonish, und dot
viii be handy in der saloon"
Eyes, but the money is not paid,
you know, until you are dead?"
"Vot voolishness ish dot? Votgoot
dot monish will do ne und vas dead
all der dime Eh?"
But the object of insurance, as
explained to you, is to provide for the
widow and orphan"
"Vot is dot you call orphans"
'An orphan is one who has lost his
father and mother
well, dot vos me meinself. Don'd
vos told you already how dot vos
NIT mine faders und mudders."
''Yes, but you insure fer the benefit
OF your own widow and orphans"
We'll, but don'd got some viddel
and orphan mineself, Der yos elm nvid
der by Prooklyn und she vos kee,
dem poarders, und owes me blendy
money ov der sassidge meat / shall sci
/ dot vidder. Und den dakes mo min,
bill do dot sidder, she vos dold m,
| she not kin dot bill pay already unt
oy vos like dot arranchment We vii
| cot married, und dot viii der bill de,
/ sedd,e, but fvos dold dot vidder no
ov 'ior COURT, is nit himself acquain
/ already, und dond sold her DO NOR,
/ '.assidge meat since dot dime, und q
!, aon'd got some vidder mineself.