The Wahpeton times., 1888-03-08

i,l goagst, .ss,
"ssrosant.,, = said Carl Dunder u IN
softly slide into the Woo dbrldee street
station yesterday, ''mebbe I like you
to explain something to me-"
II suppose you have been swiudled
again"
''Ysli, how can I help him, Not.
things vhas two times alike in dis
country. Yesterday q man comes in
my place und says vhas I Carl Dun.
deri I vhas. All right. Say, Mr..
Dunder, I like you to keep fife dollar
for me . liddle while. II play pool
NIT der poys ] 60 broke. II Leaf him
NIT you vhas all right"
"And you took it2'
"Of course. II can obliee some.
body, I like to do him. Iput dot bill
In my wallet, undin aboudt two hours
der mans come aroundt, some more.
Mr.. Dunder ! vhas eafer so mooch
Obliged to you for your kindness, und
l take my money back. II you
could be 30 extremely kind as to eit
me fife dollars in silver always re.
member YOU"
"And you did2"
"Vhell. I like to oblige somebody,
und give him silver"
"And the bill was q bad one. of
course. That game is twenty years
".He was some games, eh?"
"Of. course. It's q wonder the
boys haven't played it on you before.
Anything else"
"Vell, q shentleman's comes along
two or three days ago nit fur on his
oafercoat. Vhas Carl Dunder? I
Vhas. All right Mr.. Dunder, you vhas
known all oafer Cleveland und der
shildrens cry for you. I elf ten tous.
and dollar If vhas like you, but
dere vhas only one Carl Dunder.
Shake oldt fellow"
''And you shook?' b.,
"Vhell, doan' I feel tickled dot some
pody in Cleveland hears of me? We
ha! some peer, und he tells me dot he
lose all his money NIT der depot by q
tief. He doan' like to see his name in
der newspapers, und 50 he keeps shtill." I"
"And he wanted to borrow of you,
OF course?"
"Oh. no. If let him hat ten dollar
on his diamond pin he takes him back
intwo days. Here vhas dot pin."
"Worth twenty-five cents" said the
sergeant after an inspection. '"This
diamond is only glass;"
"Und vhas dere some deeference
HotWo hi q yNns,a md -
g! should remark? That was q
rank swindle. Anything else7"
''Vhell. dot vhas curios if vhas
shwindled, because dot mans almost
cry vheE he talks to me. Dis morn.
ing some more stranger comes in. He
hat book und q pencil. und he says
It ! leaf dot package in der express Of
tice one day longer he vhas sold for
oldt horse. I doan' get some notice
pt dot package, but he says it vhas O
lookoafer. 1t was a dollar to pay,
und should 60 oop pooty queek!'
"And you paid?"
"Vhell. if some oxpressman says it
vhas a dollar how shall I help it. Can
I tell dot cypress company to 70 nit
Texas und keep dot package?"
"And so you paid and went to the
Officer"
"N course. und dere vhas no pack.
age for me-"
"Certainly not. He was q fraud.
Anything else?"
eyes, sereeant, look ON me-"
"1'm looking"
II vhas going home! I go pehind my
bar und take of my coat und shmile.
In few minutes Q shentleman comes
in. Vhas dis Carl Dunder? He vhas.
Mr.. Dnndsr. We hat q leedle poll tax
on your head, und you doan' come
oop NIT der City hall. Der tax vhas,
81, und you'd
And what!'
"He vhas q corpse nit his neck
proke und I goes oafer nit der patrol
box, unp sends for der wagon! like
you to come COP NIT der boys. II
dere vhas some inquest you can
spheak for mo dot ! 'vhas oudt Of my
head nit my troubles. Goodbye,
sergeant! Look oudt when dot bell
rings! Some hens vhas on!."-Detroit
Free Press.