Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-04-26
OLD CARL DUNDER.
he Tells n Very Pretty Fairy Story to
His Young Friends.

His Young Friends.
Well, now, shidrens, it vhas once
upon time dot lcedle oldt womans
Ifs nit der Black Forest in Shermany.
| 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 all
ply herself, und she vhas so poor dot
she sometimes hat to eat roots for sup
per. May be her husband runs off to
America NIT some odder womans, und
like enough her sons und daughters
goes py der work-house. | doan'
know if 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 dot?"
.Me!"
"Who vhas me?'
81 vhas named Shon Schmidt, und /
vhas a traveller in distress. | lose my
vhay, und | doan' hat something to
eat for two days"
"Vhell, | vhas old und poor, but l
let you in und do all | can"
Und when she opens der door in
walks leedle chap aboudt two feet
high. He vhas shmiling all oafer his
face, und he rubs his hands together
und says;
"Dot vhas all right, goes by der
house of some rich mans, ind he tells
his dog to bite me. / comes by your
house, und der door wash opened to
my call of distress. Honbey. monkey
beeslOaG bimP'
Und when he says like dot dere
widows cabin vhas turned into II 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 W
und take off furniture. clothing, shew
elry und so on, und dot leedle char
takes off his hat und says
"Ah! there, my shestnut, all dis
wash for YOU II pays you for being
so good to me. If you doan' open dol
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 del
glass she cries oudt nit happiness
She vhas no longer some oldt WON
ans, but a girl again, und so shtylisl
und handsome dot if she goes along
Woodward avenue all der masher,
wash crazy oafer her. In her ears
wash diamonds und on her fingers
wash rings of pearl und ruby, unC
When she look at her dress it vhas two
dollar silk und hat train six feet long
Well, shildren, you may pellet do
gal vhas so happy she doan' shpeak
Dot house und every thing belongs t.
her, und all der weekly payments VIA
paid oop. By and by she touches
silver bell on der table, und sixteel
hired girls fly oop-stairs und shtand il
row und say:
"Oh. most noble Countess, we avail
thy orders"
Und she touch another bell, und six
teen buffers und coachmens UNI
grooms fly oop-shtairs und say:
"Oh, noble lady, please shtep on on
necks."
Well, shildren, in two weeks dc
gal Who's married to II Prince, und sh
vhas happy und Ifs to be two hoonere
years oldt. 1t vhas a great lesson 70
you. If you vhas seek in bedt som
dark night und tramp comes alon
und vhas hungry you must get up an
let him in und make some banquet
, May be he vhas in disguise und all you
: happiness vhas at shtake. Dot VIA
| all, und if dis leedle shtory vhas de
means of making you all Princesse
and so happy as meier yiias, shall b
| glad all oafer my boots. Detroit FRI
Press.