Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
HONEST CARL ounoeR.

He Call. IN tho Police serssant aud Re-
lstes Another Tale OF Woe.
"Sergeant. said Carl Dunder as he
softly slid into the Woodbridge street
station yesterday. ''mebbe l like you
to explain something to me-"
Il suppose you have been swindled
again?"
"Vhell. how can l help him? Not.
things vhas two times alike in dis
country. Yesterday man comes in
my place und says vhas Carl Dunder?
vhas. All right. Say. MIR. Dunder,
l like you to keep fife dollar for me a
leedle while. If l play pool nit der
poys 60 broke. If leaf him NIT you
l vhas all right"
And you took it?"
"Of course. III can oblige some
pody. Ike to do him. put dot bill
in my wallet. und in aboud: two hours
der mans come aroundt some more
Mr.. Dunder. l vhas eater so mooch
obliged to you for your kindness. und
take my money back. If you cou'd
be so extremely kind as to sif me fife
1ollar in silver l always remember
you
land you dido"
"Vhell. like to oblige somcpody.
und gif him silver"
land the bill was bad one. of
course. That game is twenty years
old"
''He was some games. eh?"
"Of course. It's wonder the boys
haven't played it on you before. Any
thing else?' -
'.Vhell. Il shentleman's comes along
two or three days ago NIT fur on his
oafercost Was l Carl Dunder? l
vhas. All right. MIR. Dunder. you
vhas known all oafer Cleveland, und
der shildrens cry for You. l gif ten
tousanl dollar if vhas like you, but
dere vhas only one Carl Dunder.
Shake, oldt fellow"
''And you shook?"
"Vhell. doan' feel tickled dot some
pody in Cleveland hears of me? We
hat some peer, und he tells me dot he
lose all his money mid der depot by Il
tief. He doan' like to see his name in
der newspapers. und so he keeps
shtill.'
''And he wanted to borrow of you,
of coursc?'
"Oh. no. If let him hat ten dollar
on his diamond pin he takes him back
in two days. Here vhas dot pin"
Worth twenty-five cents" said the
sergeant after an inspection. THAT
diamond is only glass"
''Und vhas dere some deeference be-
tween diamond und glass?''
II should remark! That was rank
swindle. Any thing else??''
''Vhell. dot vhas curious if vhas
shwindled. because dot mans almost
cry when he talks to me. Dis morning
some more stranger comes in. He hat
book und pencil. und he says if l
leaf dot package in der express Office
one day longer he vhas soldt for oldt
horse. l doan' get some notice of dot
package. but he says it vhas look
oafer. 1t vhas dollar to pay und
should go oop poorly queek."
''And you paid?"
''Vhell. if some expressman says 1t
vhas dol ar how shall help it. Can
l tell dot cypress company to so nit
Texas und keep dot package?"
'.And SO you paid and went to the
office"
'Of course, und dcre vhas no pack
age for me-"
"Certainly not He was a fraud.
Any thing else?''
..Yes! Sergeant. look on me!'
I'm looking"
Il vhas going home! l go pehind
my bar und take off my coat und
shmile. In few minutes shentle-
man comes in. Vhas us Carl Dunder?
He vhas. Mr.. Dunder, we hat leedle
poll tax on your head, urd you doan'
come oop nit der city hall. Der tax
vhas one dollar, and you-!'
'.And what?"
He vhas a corpse. nit his neck
proke. und I goes oafer NIT der patrol
box und sends for der wagon! l like
YOU TO come oop nit der pOys. If dere
vhas some inquest you can shpeak for
me dot l vhas oudt of my head nit
my troubles. Goodbye. Sergeant! Look
oudt when dot bell rings! Some hens
vaas on!'-Detron Free Press.