Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-04-14
HONEST CARL DuNDER.

HONEST CARL DuNDER.
The Rogues Get the Best of tho Guileless
| Old Man Again.
sIlike to hat some leedle talk by on,
said MIR. Dunder, as he softly entered
the Woodbridge street station yester-
day.
'.More trouble, suppose, growled
Sergeant Bendall as he laid down the
paper he was perusing.
"Vhell, maybe he vhas, but vhas
not to blame for her. Do you know
of anybody named Sheorge Washing
tonp''
What, the original George, who led
the revolution and was afterwards
President?''
'.Dot vhas him. / remember the
man said he vhas great Sheneral. He
vhas dead, eh?''
Yes, nearly hundred years ago.
What about him?''
"Yhell, some stranger comes in my
place und asks ME if vhas Carl Dun
der. / vhas. All right Say, Mr.. Dun
der, vhas collecting subscriptions to
build monument to Sheorge Wash
ington. Ivhas also der man who shall
locate it. How you like to hat dot
grand monument located in front Of
your placer"
s.And you bit. of course.
"No, doan' bite anybody. 1t yhas
a good plan to locate dot monument
in front of my place, und SO put down
fife dollar. I come down to ask you if
a monument falls down sometimes und
preaks house all to pieces?"
"This one never will, Mr. Dunder,
that fellow was base impostor
"S-o-o!'
"Of course. You should have known
better"
"Vhell, how can I tell? Doan' he
come und say he vhas agent? Doan'
my poy Shake tell me he reads all
aboudt Sheorge Washington Doan'
like some monument in front of my
placer If I go by der city hall und
der tax man says my taxes yhas seek
teen dollar must call him a liar?'
"Any thing else?''
''Vhell. two mans "come in my
place. Was 1 Carl Dunder? / vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder, we have some
bet aboudt a ten-dollar bill. [ bet I
tell counterfeit by feeling him nit
my eyes shut. Dot vhas all right,
Wasn't shep''
GO on"
''Vhell, take oudt bill rnd dot
man shuts oop his eyes und feels all
oafer him shust like grease. Mr.. Dun.
der, I vhas sorry for you, because you
vhas sooch good fellow, but dis bill
yhas counterfeit doan' belief it.
Oh, yes, she vhas, und 1 prove to you.
Here, Shin, take dot oafer to der bank
und see if der teller doan' agree nit
me. If he doan' say she vhas q coun-
,terfeit, I buy Mr.. Dunder new hat"
"And you let one Of the rascals go
off with the billp"
"Vhas dem some rascals?''
why, of course, they werer'
"Vhas dot possible! Well, Shin
goes oudt nit der bill, und after ten
minutes der odder man goes oudt to
find Shin.
land you haven't seen EN- since?"
mo"
"Well, you ought to be locked up
somewhere"
''Maype hadt but how shall I do?
If dot bill vhas counterfeit I like to
know it, doan' l? Lean say dot eafery
body vahs liar, can I?''
ANY thing else?" ..... ..
"Vhell, I like to shpeak nit you
aboudt my silver watch. Tree days
ago a young man come in my place.
Vhas l Carl Dunder? Ivhas. All right.
Say, Mr.. Dunder, if you hat some
watch l like to put picture of der
deadt King William on one side, und I
doan' sharge you a cent. You must
show it to eafery pody who comes in,
und poorly soon I get lots of work to
do"
"And you gave him the watch?"
"Doan | want some picture on dot
watch? Doan' dot young man seem to
be all rightP Doan' he say he bring
him back in two hours?''
well, your watch is gomez
Yes, he doan' bring him back
at was dead swindle -
MAYBE he vhas
"Mr. Dunder, some one will steal
your bones yet.
My pones! Well, maybe so. but
can call eafery pody liars and tieves?
Can fight nit eafery pody who comes
in my place? If der city clerk comes
down und says he likes to borrow my
pones a leedle while can I slump on
his collar for a burglar?" Detroit Free