The Wahpeton times., 1886-08-19
The Dutcllman's Application i.

Mr.. Carl Deudenheimer so far modi-
fled 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 b!andest
manner commenced the questions laid
down in the application.
"Name and residence? All right, !
have that"
"Occupation?"
"Hey?"
"What is your business?"
"Mein pishness. Veil, 1 don't got
some pishness now, since mine bardner
he vos runned away nit der sassidge
schopper. I vos make bologna sas
s:dge already by katherine sdreet."
''Well, I will say you are a provision
dealer"
"lah, dot ish all righdt ov it got me
some chance nit creenbacks monish,
don'd care how it vos"
Age of father, itliving?"
"Neli, let me saw. Ov he vas liefen,
he will. l dinks, be Elm hundret, but he
vas dumble by der schdebel Won der
schurch he will puindt, more ago
os vorty year, and since den he ish
gone dead"
ooh. l see. Well, is your mother
living?"
"Vell, 1 tole you how dot vos.
Mein moder dot vos shpank me al
:eady ven Ivos leedle chap. she vos
cunned away nit q 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
vellar, und l don'd kin dell ov she vos
mein moder some more, Or mebbe she
ish gone dead already, how dot vos !
don'd kin dell you about dot mein-
SELF"
care you married?"
"Nein. But 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 dmks great deal much by me-"
"What amount of insurance do you
wish to apply for?"
"Vell, how much I can got?"
"Oh. any sum you wish"
der dollar. Dot is der monish Hans
Spiegler will sold me der saloon by
Clinton strasse, und ! dinks dot will
me und Katrina mex good pishness
already"
Thirteen hundred dollars. Well
what plan?"
"Vot is dot you call blan?"
"ln what way do you wish to in
sure?"
ooh, veil, 1 don'd vos bardickle,
about dot. l dinks I will dook par6
ov der monish in creenbacks und de
resht pard in shmall monish, und dot
will 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 orphan?"
"An orphan is one who has lost his
father and mother"
"Vell, dot vos me meinself. Don'd
vos told you already how dot vos
NIT mine faders und mudders.''
Eyes, but you insure for the benefit
of your own widow and orphans"
'Vell, but don'd got some vidder
and orphan mineself Der vos Elm vid.
der by Prooklyn und she vos keer
dem poarders, und owes me blendy
money ov der sassidge meat I shall sci
dot vidder. Und den dakes me mine
bill do dot vidder, she vos dold m,
she not kin dot bill pay already un6
ov vos like dot arranchment We vii
got married, und dot will der bill der
seddle, but vos dold dot vidder moi
ov der COURT, is NIT himself acquain,
already, und don'd sold her no NOR,
sassidge meat since dot dime, und ss
Idon'd got some yiddsr mineself. n,