Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
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OLD CARL DUNDER.
Ne TELLS very frsssy Fairy seeey -
Hls Youag Tvisnda
Vhelk now, shildrcns, it vhas once
upon time dot . leedle oldt womans
Ifs NIT der Black Forest in Shermany.
I pellet you hat all heard of dot Black
Forest. He vhas> called black because
he vhas green, shust like any odder
forest. She Ifs in . leedle cabin al
py herself. und she vhas 80 poor dot
she sometimes hat to eat roots for sup.
per May be her husband runs OF to
America init some oilder womans, und
ike enough her sons und daughters
goes py der work-house. 1 doan'
know II dot vhas so. but she vhas
all py herself. und she vhas so oldt
und poor und lonesome dot it makes
you feel badt If you see her. One
night when dis oldt womans goes to
bedt seek somepody knocks on der
door.
"Hello! Who vhas dote"
:Me!"
''Who vhas me?"
al vhas named Shon Schmidt, und ]
vhas traveller in distress. l lose my
vhay. und doan' hat something to
eat for two days"
'vhell I vhas old und poor. but !
let you in und do all / can"
Und when she opens der door in
walks leedle chap aboudt two feet
high. He vhas SMILING all oafer his
face. und he rubs his hands together
und says:
"Dot vhas all right I goes by der
house of some rich mans, und he tells
his dog to bite me. l comes by your
house, und der door wash opened to
my call Of distress. Honkey. monkey.
beessCax bim"'
Und when he says like dot deere
widows cabin vhas turned into house
so nice dot der Governor of Missouri
would like to lif in her. Der bushes
aroundt der house goes away und
some roses und fower-beds come. Den
more ash dozen wagons drive up
und take off furniture. clothing. shew-
elry und so on. und dot leedle chap
takes off his hat und says:
"Ah! there. my shestnut, all dis
wash for you. 1t pays you for being
SO good to me. If you doan' open dot
door you get nothihgs Run oop-
stairs und look in der glass"
She goes like she vhas in some
dreams. und veen she looks in der
glass she cries oudt NIT happiness.
She vhas no longer some oldt wom-
ans, but girl again, und so stylish
und handsome dot if she goes along
Woodward avenue all der Washers
wash crazy oafer her. In her ears
wash diamonds. und on her fingers
wash rings of pearl und ruby, und
vhan she look at her dress it vhas two
dollar silk und hat train six feet long.
Well. shildren, you may pellet dot
gal vhas so happy she doan' shpeak.
Dot house und every thing belongs to
her, und all der weekly payments vhas
paid oop. BY and by she touches q
silver bell on der table, und sixteen
hired girls fly oop-stairs und shtand in
a row und say:
"Oh. most noble Countess. we await
thy orders"
Und she touch another bell. und six
teen buffers und coachmen:> und
grooms fly oop-shtairs und say:
"Oh. noble lady. please shtep on our
necks."
Well. shildren. in two weeks dot
gal Who's married to Prince. und she
vhas happy und lifts to be two hoonered
years oldt. 1t vhas a great lesson for
you. If you vhas seek in bedt some
dark night und tramp comes along
und vhas hungry you must get up and
let him in und make some banquet
May be he vhas in disguise und all your
happiness vhas at shtake. Dot vhas
all. und if dis leedle shtory vhas der
means of making you all Princesscs
und SO happy as nefer vhas. l shall be
glad all oafer my boots-Dctroit Free
Press.