Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
CARL DUNDER.
nxv,lop. Several New Ideas,
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u. develops Several New Ideas
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.,,,rbe YOU like to go into some
.1.t;ons nit me" said Carl Dunder.
g ~ vent down to see Sergt. Bendall
sserday., o, o+ ~ ,,.,o,
l.. CAUTIOUS inquiry,
ne ssyhell, my wife vhas took seek, und
" ~ doctor. He says it vhas a bad
es' md 1 shall gif her medicine ten
E ;n,es day for four days."
dot makes forty doses, eh?'
ind she vhas four days in bed?'
.Ihell. I gif her dot forty doses in
10 dav und she yhas cured. Dot safes
sree DAYS, doan' it? Maybe I vhas an
n Ncreenhorn und doan' know some
w Shbaees. und MAYBE Wasn't. Eli,
Seygeant?a q,
~T < two days ago stranger comes
), nv place. Was 1 Carl Dunder? I
n u as. All right. Mr.. Dunler, I like
vI via TO make some money NIT me. You
! spa good Teller, und like to see YOU
. wiz man. In South America Wild
horses vhas only IS apiece. Dose same
horses Morse, vhas worth $75 in Detroit. Dot
has .'If broht of $40 on each horse. We
o ~ i, md buy 1,000 wild horses. Dot
Ebas $4,000 for u.s.
And YOU bit, of course?"
~ doan' bite nobody. I doan' know
dot man. He may beiall right, und he
NAV be a rascal. So 1 doan' put in but
two hooneerd dollars until find oudt."
The Sergeant groaned.
But doan' depend on dot so VERY
much." continued Mr.. Dunder in re-
fective way. Sergeant, vhas you my
triendt?"
i've tried to be-"
"yhell, belief dot, und I like to see
vou some nabobs. guess I let you
into some leetle secret dot makes us
rich in two months. Dot vhas peter as
being policemans, eh?"
What is it?"
You'll keep quiet?"
YES"
"Und not say one word?"
Not word.
"yhell, she vhas some natural gas?"
whispered Mr.. Dunder as he bent over
the desk.
"A natural-gas well?"
Yes"
"Where?"
I'm my back yard! She was dis
covered last eafnings"
Mr.. Dunder, Tn afraid not"
Hey! Doan' I know nothings! Nhas
always in der wrong?"
Tell me about it"
"Vhell, yesterday afternoon a fine
looking man comes softly in my place
und takes seat ind doan' shpeak to
nopody. Poorly soon he pegin to shmell
nit his nose, und 1 belief he vhas mad
aboudt dot Limburger sheese in der ice
box. But no, in leedle time he calls
me CATER to sit down und says heMoan'
know for certain, but maybe helike to
buy my place for $1,000. He like to
look in der yard first"
"Humph!"
ooh, you keep shtill leedle. I took
him oudt, und he shmell all aroundt,
und poorly soon he shtop at one place
und shmell nit all his nigh When he
gets oop he takes me in one corner und
says he can make us both rich in q
month. I hat some natural-gas well in
dot back yard"
And you gave him some money!"
"Vhell, we put in 800 apiece to de-
Felop dot we'll. If you come up to.
morrow you can see him boring. ]
guess I let you into der speculation,
Yon vhas always my friendt, und-"
The Sergeant arose, took Mr. Dun
der by the arm, and, leading himto the
corner, pointed down to the river.
DO you mean 1 shall go oager tc
Canada?"
No. Stop when you get halfway !.
"Jnd sink to der bottom 2"
Yes"
Because I vhas greenhorn?"
Yes"
Sergeant, you go by Halifax!
aoan' come down no more. Nhel
YOU see me 60 by in my carriage init {
drifer doan' you look at me, for I sham
shpeak NIT you! I offer you some
sAances to be nabob und you insul
NE. Dot eands me oop. Good-b3."
Canine Perseverance,.
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