The Portland daily press., 1888-01-23
Carl Dunder Relates His Experiences
to the Police Sergeant.

Detroit Free Press.]
Sergeant" said Carl Dunder as he softly
slid into the Woodbridge street station, yes
terday, ''mebbe like you to explain some
thing to me-"
81 suppose you have been swindled again. "
''Vell, how can help him? Nottings vhas
two times alike in dis country. Yesterday a
man comes in my place und says vhas
Carl Dunder? vhas. All right Say, Mr..
Dunder like you to keep fife dollar for me
a leedle while. If play pool NIT der poys
got broke. If leaf him NIT you vhas all
right"
"And you took it?"
"Of course. If can oblige somepody. |
like to do him. 1 put dot bill in my wallet,
und in about two hours der mans come
aroundt some more. Mr.. Dunder, l vhas
eafer so mooch obliged to you for your kind
ness. und take my money back If you
could be SO extremely kind as to gif me fife
dollar in silver / always remember you"
"And you did?"
"Vheli, / like to oblige somepody, und
gif hiin silver"
'And the bill was a bad one. of course.
That game is twenty years old.
"He vhas some games, eh?"
''Of course. It's wonder the boys haven't
olayed it on you before. Anything else?"
"Vhell, sfentlemans come along two OF
three days ago NIT fur on his oafercoat
Yhas Carl Dunder? | was; All right
land, und der shildrens cry for you. l gil
ten tousand dollar if | vhas like you, but
dere yhas only one Carl Dunder. Shake,
oldt fellow"
"And you shook~
"Vhell, doan' feel tickled dot somepody
in Cleveland hears of me? We haf some
peer, und he tells me dot he lose all his
money nit der depot by tiet. He doan'
like to see his name in der newspapers, und
so he keeps shtill.
"And he wanted to borrow OF you, OF
course?"
"Oh, no. If let him haf ten dollar on his
diamond pin he takes him back in two days.
Here vhas dot pin"
worth twenty-five cents said the SER
geant after an inspection. THAT diamond
is only glass"
"Und yhas dere some deeference between
diamond und glassY
II should remark! Thatwas rank swim
die. Anything else?"
"Vhell, dot Vhas curious if Iyhas swindled,
because dot mans almost cry when he talks
to me. Dis morning some more stranger
comes in. He haf book und a pencil, und
he says if | leaf dot package in der express
office one day longer he vhas soldt for old
horse. doan' got some notice of dot pack
dollar to pay und should 60 oop pooty
queek."
"And you paid?"
"Vhell, if some expressman says it vhas a
dollar how shall help it. Can l tell dot
express company to go nit Texas und keer
dot package?" :,
"And so you paid and went to the office. .
"Of course, und dere vhas no package fol
me-"
Certainly not. He was fraud. Any
"Yes! Sergeant look on mel"
'Pm looking"
81 vhas going homel go pehind my bar
und take off my coat und shinile. In a few
minutes shentleman come in. Vhas dis
Carl Dunder? He vhas. Mr.. Dunder, we
have leedle poll tax on your head, und you
doan' come oop.lmit der City Hall. Der taA
| vhas 81, und you-W
"And what?"
"He vhas corpse nit his neck broke, unt
| goes oafer nit der patrol box and sends fol
der wagon! like you to come oop nit de-
poys. II der yhas. some inquest you car
| sphealk for me dot yhas oudt of my heat
| nit my troubles. Goodbye, Sergeant
Look oud when dot bell rings!