Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-03
Carl Dunder.

Carl Dunder.
"Maype you like to 60 into some
speculation NIT me" said Carl Dunder
as he went down to see Sergt. Bendall
yesterday.
"What have you got on hand p
was the cautious inquiry.
"Vhell, my wife vhas took seek, un
| call doctor. He says it was a bad
case un l shall gif her medicine ten
times day for four days"
"Well ?"
dot makes forty doses. eh i''
Eyes"
"Und she vhas four days in bed p
Eyes"
"Vhell, / gif her dot 40 doses in a
day und she vhas cured. Dot safes
days, doan' it? Maybe l vhas an old
greenhorn und doan' know some cab
bages, un maype | Wasn't, eh ?"
"What else ?"
"Vhell, two days ago stranger
comes in my place. Vhas Carl Dun
der7 | vhas. All right. Mr.. Dunder
l like you to make some money nit
me. You vhas good feller, und l
like to see you a rich man. In South
America Wild horses vhas only So, und
dose same horses yhas worth $75 in
Detroit. Dot vhas a brofit of $40 on
each horse. We 90 in und buy 1 900
Wild horses. Dot vhas $4,000 for us"
"And you bit, of course p"
II doan' bite nopody. Idoan' know
dot man. He may be all right, und
he may be rascal. So l doan't put
in but two hoonered dollars until |
find oudt."
The Sergeant groaned.
"But / doan' depend on dot so wer-
ry much" continued Mr.. Dunder in
a reflective way. Sergeant, vas you
my friendt ?"
1've tried to be-"
"Well, | believe dot. und | like to
see you some nabobs. guess let
you into some leetle secret dot makes
us rich in two months. Dot vhas bet
ter as being policemans, oh ?"
"What is it?"
you'll keep quiet?"
& eyes"
"Und not say one word ?"
"Not a word"
"Vhell, she vhas some natural gas?"
Mr.. Dunder as he bent over
the desk.
"a natural gas well ?"
"Yes."
"Where ?"
"In my back yard She vhas dis
covered last eafnings."
"Mr. Dunder, Pm afraid not"
Hey Doan' know nothings
Vhas | always in der wrong?"
"Tell me about it,"
"Vhell, yesterday afternoon fine
looking gentleman comes softly in my
place und takes seat und doan' speak
to nopody. Pretty soon he began to
shmell und shmell nit his nose, und
| belief he vhas mad aboudt dot Linn
berger cheese in der ice box. But no,
en- leedle time he calls me oafer to
sit down und says he doan't know for
certain, but maybe he like to buy my
place for $4,000. He like to look in
der yard first"
"Humph!"
"Oh, you keep still a leedle. took
lim out, und he smell all aroundt, und
booty soon he shtop at one place und
'hmell NIT all his might. When he
gets up he takes me in one corner und
ays he can make us both rich in a
month. haf some natural gas we'll
II dot back yard"
And you gave him some money!"
"Vhell, we put in 800 piece to
develop dot we'll. If you come up to-
morrow you can see him boring. l
yuess ! let you into der speculation.
You vhas always my frendt, und-"
The sergeant arose, took Mr.. Dun
Ter by the arm, and, leading him to
he corner, pointed down to the river.
"Do you mean shall 20 oafer to
Canada ?"
"No. Stop when you get halfway"
"Und sink to der bottom ?"
"Yes,"
because | vhas a greenhorn 7"
Yes
Sergeant, you go by Halifax Il
loan come down no more! When
'ou see me ride by nit drifer doan'
'ou look at me, for shan't shpeak
nit you offer you some shances
o be nabob and you insult me.
Dot eands me oop. Good.by."-Free
Press.