The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-24
HONEST CARL puNpER.
Ne Calls ON the Police Sergeant aad Rs
lates Another Tate OF Woe.

soItiy slld into the woodbridge street
station yesterday. ''mebbe l like you
to explain something to me-"
IL suppose you have been swindled
againP"
"Vhell. how can 1 help himP Not.
things vhas two times alike in dis
country. Yesterday man comes in
| my place und says vhas Carl DunderP
vhas. All right Say, Mr.. Dunder,
like you to keep fife dollar for me a
leedlo while. II l play pool nit der
poys l go broke. If leaf him nit you
vhas all right"
"And you took it?"
"Of course. If Il can obligc some
pody. like to do him. l put dot bill
in my wallet, und in aboudt two hours
der mans come aroundt some more
Mr.. Dundcr. l vhas eater so mooch
Obliged to you for your kindness. und
| take my money back. IL you could
be so extremely kind rs to elf me fife
dollar in silver l always remember
you"
"And you did?"
"Vhell, l like to oblige somepody,
ind gif him silver"
"And the bill was n 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 else9"
"Vhell. a shentlcman' $ comes along
two or three days ago nit fur on his
oafercoat, Was Carl Dundcr? /
vhas. All right. Mr.. Dunder. YOU
vhas known all oafer Cleveland, un6
der shildrens cry for you. l gif ten
tousand dollar if vhas like you, but
dere vhas only one Gail 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 a
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 dceference be-
tween diamond ind glass?"
81 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
leaf dot package in der express office
one day longer he vhas soldt for oldt
horse. doan' get some notice of dot
package. but he says it vhas n look
oafer. 1t vhas dollar to pay und
should 60 oop pooty queek."
''And you paid?"
"Vhell. if some expressman says 1t
vhas n dollar how shall help it. Can
| tell dot express company to so nit
Texas und keep dot packagc?"
''And so you paid and went to the
office"
"Of course, ind dere vhas no pack
age for me-"
Certainly not He was a fraud.
Any thing elsc?"
Eyes! Sergeant, look on me!'
I'm looking"
81 vhas going home! l go pehind
my bar und take off my coat und
shmile. In few minutes shentle-
man comes in. Was dis Carl Dunder? |
He vhas. Mr. Dunder, we haf a leedle |
poll tax on your head. und you doan'
come oop NIT der city hall. Der tax
vhas one dollar, and you-w
"And what?"
ale vhas corpse NIT his neck
proke, ind l goes oafer NIT der patrol
box und sends for der wagon! / like
you to come oop nit der poys. If dere
vhas some inquest you can shpeak for
me dot vhas oudt of my head nit
my troubles. Goodbye, Sergeant! Look
oudt when dot bell rings! Some hens
vhas on!'--DetrOH Free Press.
MIR. Chatelain. who recently visited
Malsngc, Il large town in the interior
of Africa, about 300 miles west of