The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-04-06
HONEST CARL DuNDER.
The Rogues Get the Best of the Guilele
Old Man Arajn.

y
said Mr.. Dunder, as he softly entered
the Woodbridge street station yester-s
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, ehp''
Yes, nearly hundred years ago.
What about him?''
"Vhen, some stranger comes in my
place und asks me if 1 vhas Carl Dun
der. ] vhas. All right. Say, Mr.. Dun
der, Iyhas collecting subscriptions to
build a monument to Sheorge Wash
ington. i vhas also der man who shall
locate it. How you like to hat dot
grand monument located in front of
your placer"
| Sand you bit. of course"
"No, doan' bite anybody. 1t vhas
a good plan to locate dot monument
in front of my place, und so 1 put down
fife dollar. Icome down to ask you if
"a monument falls down sometimes und
preaks house all to piecesp"
"This one never will, Mr.. Dunder,
that fellow was base impostor.
"S-o-o!
"Of course. You should have known
better, g,+
/ "Vhell, how can I tell? Doan' he
come und say he vhas agente Doan'
my poy Shake tell me he reads all
aboudt Sheorge Washington? Doan'
/ like some monument in front of my
placer Ii | go by der city hall und
/ der tax man says my taxes vhas SEEK
teen dollar must | call him a liarP''
"Any thing elseP"
/ "Vhell, two mans come in my
place. Vhas I Carl Dunder? 1 ylas.
| All right. Mr.. Dunder, we have some
bet aboudt a ten-dollar bill. I bet /
tell counterfeit by feeling him NIT
my eyes shut. Dot yhas all right,
Wasn't shep"
go on"
"Vhell, take oudt bill und dot
man shuts oop his eyes und feels all
/ oof Il IN, oh 1.1ra M, linn
der, l vhas sorry for you, because you
vhas sooch good fellow, but dis bill
vhas counterfeit. I doan' belief it.
oh, yes, she vhas, und 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 a coun-
terfeit, I buy Mr.. Dunder new hat"
q. And you let one of the rascals go
off with the billp"
"Vhas dem some rascals?'
"Why, Of course, they werer'
| "Vhas dot possible! Vhell, Shin
goes oudt NIT der bill, und after ten
minutes der odder man goes oudt to
find Shim.''
And you haven't seen 'em since?"
| "No.'
/ "Well, you ought to be locked up
somewhere!'
/ "Maype I hadt but how shall I do?
If dot bill yhas counterfeit I like to
know it, doan' IP can t say dot eafery
| body vahs liar, can II"
+ "Any thing elsep"
! 'sVhell, I like to shpeak NIT you
aboudt my silver watch. Tree days
ago ayoung man come in my place.
/ Vhas Carl DunderP Ivhas. Ali right.
Say, Mr.. Dunder, if you hat some
watch | like to put picture of der
deadt King William on one side, und I
doan' sharge you cent. You must
show it to eafery pody who comes in,
und pooty soon I get lots of work to
do. =
| "And you gave him the watchp"
"Doan' I want some picture on dot
watch? Doan' dot young man seem to
be all rightp Doan' he say he bring
him back in two hoursp"
| well, your watch is gomez"
Eyes, he doan' bring him back"
4 at was dead swindle.
+ "Maype he yhas."
/ ''N1r Dunder, some one will steal
/ your bones yet
+ my pones! Vhell, maybe SO. but
can call eafery pody liars and tievesP
Can | fight NIT eafery pody who comes
in my place? If der city clerk comes
down und says he likes to borrow my
Ipones leedle while can slump on
his collar for a burglarp" Detroit Free
Press.