Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-06

into the Woodbridge street Station
yesterday.
"What is it now p
"Vhell, | vhas oop to some game,
you know, und nopody can make a
fool Nv me again. You know some
pody come in my place last week und
want to build a monument to Shener'
al Washington r.
"And you bit"
"Vhell, if dot vhas some shoke on
me look oudt little more. Three
days ago mans comes in my place.
Vhas / Carl Dunder? ! whas. All
right, Mr.. Dunder, know you vhas
cultivated shentleman, und I like to
show you work of great value. Here
vhas der life of dot great und good
citizen-dot enthusiastic and loyal
patriot-dot brilliant und persevering
Sheneral Washington. Der price
vhas-"
"What was t?"
"Vhell, be doan' 60 no further be-
fore l fall on him und knock around
so bad dot he cries oudt: Murder 7
und police 7 und when he goes AWAY
he can hardly crawl. Vhas / some
cow-slip, Sergeant ?"
"Great spoons man, but that was
a regular book agent, and he just got
out of the house this morning and
went to the Police Court for war
rant for you"
"You doan' say mel"
That's the truth, and will cost you
s25 at least. You ought to have
known better"
"How can / know better? A man
comes along NIT monument to Shen-
eral Washington, und you say shall
knock his head off for a shwindler.
A man comes along NIT big book
about Sheneral Washington, und l
knock him oudt in two rounds, und
you say l shall be arrested +? Sooch
crazy country | nefer sawp'
Anything else happen ?"
"Vhell, last week boy comes in
my place und says he like some
shange for fife dollar. He gife me a
bad bill, und when | comes down to
speak aboudt it you laughed 'Ha !
ha hal und say dot l vhas spring
dandelion."
Eyes, did"
"Vhell, two days ago boy comes
in my place und says | shall please
shange him some fife dollar. und l
take him by his neck und l gif him
sooch shakes dot he haf der ague.
Maybe / vhas some more dandelions?"
"Whati Was that You? Why,
that boys father left here an hour
ago to get warrant Mr.. Dunder,
where is your judgement?"
"Shudgement! How can haf
some shudgement in dis country :?
One day der bill vhas all bad, und
de next day der bill vhas all good
One day you say dot l shall shake dot
poy until his boots fall of, und der
next day / make some awful mistake"
81 hope nothing more has happen
ed ?"
"Vhell, you remember last week
when l goes by der depot und some
stranger asks me aboudt der City Hall
und finally takes my $40 und gifts me
a bogus check for S50?"
Eyes"
"Und you hold your hands on your
ribs und laughs until you almost
break open T.
"Yes, it was very funny"
"Und you say if | vhas oudt in de
country der COWS would bite me for
hay"
81 guess | did,"
"Vhell. how vhas it nowl 20
down by der depot yesterday to see if
my son Shake come home from Grand
Rapids, und a stranger comes by me
und says Detroit vhas fine city. So
he vhas. Haf you some population
here? We haf. Do you haf some
City Hall, too' Vhell, Sergeant. !
vhas on dot man so quick ash wink,
und | haul off und knock him so SEN
sible dot he doan' got up for ten min
utes."
"And was that you ?"
Like tell you, Whyi'
And you ran away?"
"Vhell, ct vhas time to go home,
und vhas in hurry"
"Well, there's more trouble for you.
That was an alderman from Syracuse,
and the detectives are out looking for
the man that hit him. hope there's
nothing more"
"You remember dot man who came
in my place two weeks ago to see if
haf some fire escapes :"
"Yes."
"Vhell, he makes me pay two dol
lar because ! doan' have some escape,
und you go: Ha ha ha und say
/ vhas so innocent dot some lambs
bite me-"