Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-25
CARL DUNDER
He Falls Into Trouble Again.

| II thought it about time for you to
show up again." said Sergt. Bendell, as
Carl Dunder hesitatlngly entered the
| Woodbridge street station.
MAYBE | like to talk NIT you a fiddle,
yet"
We'll, go ahead. Isuppose you are in
| trouble again"
Sergeant, vhas Shorge Washington
! dead?'
"Of course he is
He vhas dead long timer"
"A great maLy years"
| "Nhel, dot pleases me. | vhas afraid
make mistake und hat to go to shall A
black man comes III my place der ouder
| day ind likes me to GIT him two shilling
| for colored shuroh. He says his anne
| vhas Shorge Washington. | belief Shorge
| Washington vhas dead, und gift dot man
| such kick doE he dies twenty feet"
You did! Why, he was probably
named George Washington. 1 know Of
several by that name"
But Shorge Washington vhas dead! If
| he vhas dead he can't be alive"
Can't there be two men by the same
name! Don't you know two or more by
the name OF Schmidt"
"By Shorge. But l doan' think of
dotH'
You'll probably be arrested some time
today, and l won't feel oft sorry for
you"
"Yhas Shakespeare dead?"
81 should remark"
He yhas dead long?"
Yes; long time"
dot pleases me. When you explain
about Washington, l vhas afraid Shakes
peare vhas alive. A young man comes in
my piace uuu says, Was Carl Dunder!
l vhas. Vhel, Mr.. Dunder like to sell
you book py Shakespeare. Here he
vhas, und l sell him sheep. Sergeant,
nopody must take me for a fool"
"NoY"
If Shakes pes-e vhas dead how can he
write some books? It vhas sh Rindle on
me, und take dot young man und almost
break him IN two."
Then youth probably have second
warrant 10 look out for. The young nan
was book agent, and all right"
But you said Shakespeare he vhas
dead"
so he is. The men who wrote the
Bible are dead, but the Bible Keeps light
on. These are tbs books Shake peare
wrote when he was living"
"Vh2s dot sol Why doan he OK plain
it to me?"
The judge will explain il. Anything
slse!"
"A man comes into my place und says
be likes to sell ne some strips of wedder
Was fool? Doan l haf all der vedder
want nltout pay! Doan 1 get some
cold und hot und rain und snow like
onder peoples? Sergeant, 1 doan like to
haf some people MAKE fun of me, und
ksock dot chap oafer two tables"
Well, you'll pay fine in the police
court for it."
You doan say"
Eyes l DO. The man wanted to furnish
you weather strips"
by golly. I belief he vhas wedder
strips"
They are PCT on doors and windows
to keep out the cold. You will hear from
him"
But shy dosn he OK plain to me. How
do know dere vhas some difference be
tween wedder strips ind strips of wed
der!''
The judge will explain"
''Serg looF at M! ] nefer see
sooch a country! One DAY gif some
pody fife dollar und vhas all wrong. Der
next day l knock shuet sooch q man Offer
two tables ind vhss arrested. Nopody
yhss two times alike. II l dosn knock
someyodT l vhss an old greenhorn- II
L do knock him mast go b! der police
court"
"WeuY"
"Vhsl, dot vhas all, except dot go
home ind go to bed und tell Shake und
der old wo mans to run der peesness- Il
vhas all too mixed oop for me. vhss |
no good. G"odpye, und If Ioosn see !
yoa some more 1 ike you TO visit lay /
g-avestone uhd weep little."-Detroit |
Free Press.