Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-30
FORTY bosses IN ONE DAY.
How Carl Dunder Added Up the Doctors
Order and Cured His Wife.

Order and Cured His Wife.
"Maype you like to go into some spec
ulation NIT me~ said Carl Dunder, as he
went down to see Sergeant Bendall yester-
day,
"What have you got on hand? ?" was the
cautious inquiry.
"Vhell, my wife vhas took sick und !
call doctor. He says it vhas bad case
und shall gif her medicine ten times
day for four days"
"Well?"
Dot makes forty doses, Ell ?"
eyes"
"Und she vhas four days in ped ?''
YES"
"Vhell, 1 gif her dot forty doses in one
day und she vhas cured. Dot safes three
days doan' it? Maybe / vhas an old
greenhorn und doan' know some cabbages,
and MAYBE l Wasn't. Eh, Sergeant? >"
"What else?"
"Nhell, two days ago stranger comes
in my place. Vhas l Carl Dnnder?
vhas. All right. Mr. Dunder, | like YOU
to make some money nit me- You yhas
good Teller, llnd like to see you a rich
man. In South America Wild horses vhas
only 50 a piece. Does same horses vhas
worth S75 in Detroit Dot vhas profit
of so on each horse. We 90 in und buy
thousand 5ild horses. Dot was $4,000
for us
"And you bit. of course ?'
l doan' bite nopody. doan know dot
man. lie may pc all right, und he may
pc a rascal. So | doan' put in but two
hooneered dollars until find oudt1
The Sergeant groaned
But / doan depend on dot so VERY
much" continued Mr.. Dunder, in a rehec-
tive way Sergeant, vhas you my friendt?"
''rve tried to be"
"Nhell, pellet dot, ind like to see
yon some nabobs. | guess let YOU into
some leetle secret dot makes US rich in two
months. Dot vhas peter as being po-
licemau, ehW
"What is it ?''
You will keep quiet ?'
"Yes."
Und not say one vhord?''
Not word"
"Nhell, she vhas some natural gas"
whispered Mr. Dunder, as he bent over the
desk.
"a natural gas well ?'
yes"
"Where ?"
In my pack yard She vhas discov-
cred last Gaining"
Mr. Dunder, Pm afraid not
Hey Doan l know nothings? Was
| always in der wrong ?"
"Tell me about it. "
"Nhell, yesterday afternoon fine-look-
ing man comes softly in my place und
takes seat und doan' shpeak to nopody.
Poorly soon he pegin to shmell und shmell
nit his nose, und | pellet he vhas mad
abOudt dot Limburger cheese in der ice
box. But no, en- leetle time he calls me
oafer to sit down ind says he doan' know
for certain but maybe he like to buy my
place for $1,000 He like to look in der
yard first"
"Humph p
ooh, you keep shtill leetle. | took
him oudt, und he shmell all aroundt, und
poorly soon he shtop at one place und
shmell nit all his might. When he gets
oop he takes me in one corner und says he
can make us both rich in month. | hat
some natural gas well in dot pack yard"
and you gave him some money ~
"Nhell, we put in 500 apiece to devel-
OPP dot well. If you come up tomorrow
you can see him boring. / guess | let you
into der speculation. You vhas always
my frendt, and"
The Sergeant arose, took Mr. Dunder by
the arm, and, leading him to the corner,
pointed down to the river
"Do you mean l shall go oafer to Can
ada?"
"No; stop when you get half way.'
"Und sink to der bottom ?"
"Yes."
Because vhas greenhorn ?''
Yes"
Sergeant, you go by Halifax! l doan'
come down no more! When you see me
go by in my carriage nit a drifer doan'
you look at me, for L shan't shpeak NIT
you. | offer you some shances to be ma
bob ind you insult me. Dot eands me oop
Goot y"-Detron Free Press.