Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-24
MR.. DuNpsR.s TROUBLES.
he Goes to the Police station and Tells
Wosful Tale.

wosrui Tale.
20. it's you. eh?" queried Sergeant
BendeIl yesterday as he looked up from
his work at the desk and saw M. Dam
der before him.
II believe she vhas me, Sergeant,
und like TO have some remarks mil
you"
Some fresh trouble. Isupposc."
"Vhell. hat some experiences, r.
haps. Last winter, when hat pones
ache. der doctor says l vhas to gel
some medical flannel"
'Medicated, you mean"
"Mebbe she vhas. Was it all right"
Certainly. Msdicated flannel is sup
posed to be good thing"
"Vhell, dis week ma1 comes in nv
place und likes to sell me some medi-
Gated fy-screens."
"What?'
"Vhas she all right?''
"Who ever heard of such thing."
'Vhell, dot yhas it. II you medicate
some flanuels Why doan' you medicate
some hy-screens' He says it vhas t.
be an awful bal year for shills und
fever. und ii have some me1icated fiy-
screens nothing can come in. As 500
as dose shills unl feyers strike dot
screen it vhas all oop NIT her,"
"And you bought somef"
81 buys ten"
Mr.. Dunder. you don't know enough
to pound sandr'
81 dpan'! Show me 30 ne sand unI
l p,uad his head OF! Do you belief ]
hike to be seek?''
"Well, 60 on--what else?'
IL hat fire-escapo put on my saloon
Mebbe you fad some fault nit dot"
''On your saloon! Ar what point?"
''On der back door. Hs vhas NAL
Of wire. ind holds hall bushel"
''On the back doori holds half
bushel! Explain"
lean explain in two seconds. ha'
man put oop fire-escape so dot
shall escape fire dot burns me oadt.
"How will you escape?'
"Doan' tell you dot hat no fire i
he vhas oop dere. He doan' let fir
preak oudt--he makes me escape :
fire."
"And you paid for i.?''
II pay four dollar. of course. Peoples
doan' work for nothing"
well. declare. It's a wonder soms
one don't offer to buy you for a cucum
BERT
''Dere you vhas again. Eafrybod,
yells for tire-escape, uad shust as soon
AS get one you make fun of me!
Mebbe you like my place to burn oop.
ind vbas ruined?''
"Well. we'll! But go on. Two
swindlers a week are nothing for you.
What eise?"
''Vhas Sheneral Shackson deadp"
WAS he. Well. should remark!
General jackson has been as dead as
door-nail these fifty years past"
Has he? Dot does me cool. Dot
wash one time l wash all right, und
doan get shwindled.
What do you meanp'
"Yhell, nice man comes in my place
two days ago. Wash | Carl Dunders
| wash. All right. Say. Mr.. Dunder,
wash on to a scheme dot make us
rich. like you to work her among
der Shermans und take dor Yankees
1t vhas called Sheneral Shackson's Dis
covery, bat he died before he do much
aboudt him. 1t ,has how to get der
sand out of sand stone"
Great Scotsr'
Hen vhas he great Scots, Don't
you like to get the sand oudt if he vhas
in dere?"
What for can't you get sand almost
anywhere? Isn't it as cheap as drip
81 doan' think of dot Well. py
golly"
Amt you bought the secret?"
'Nhell. We go into partnership, you
see. I give him twenty-five dollar,
und he goes by Chicago to get some
machinery. He vhas to do all ter
work. und vhas to sell der sand und
be the treasurer.
We'll, you'll never treasurer any on
that twenty-five dollars. It's wonder
he didn't strike you for fifty"
He did"
And why didn't he get ila"
81 doan' happen to hat him See how
sharp | vhas! | safe twenty-five dollar
in one lump. l like to see you do pct
ter"
You'd better hire small boy to
stay in your place and keep sharpers
of. You don't know grass"
Il doan'! You pring me some straw
und | will show you. Sergeant"
"Well?"
Look at my eye! safe twenty-five
dollar und you call me fool! Now
look oudt! Keep your ear py dot tele-
phone. l vhas going home. Poorly
soon soma Teller comes along und
wants to know if dot vhas Gratiot ave-
hue. He vhas shwiudler. | take
him by ter neck und preak him in two
fife times, und if dot telephone rings it
vhas me und like dot corpse carried
AWAY. Good day, sir!'-Detroit Free
Press.
-ExMinister Taylor, of Liberia. who
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