Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-01-19
POOR CARL OUNDER.
He Gives Haarowing Account Of His Las
Sad Failure In Politics.

He Gives HaHrOwlng Account Of His Last
Sad Failure in Politics.
"He vhas no use." sighed Carl Dun
der. as he entered the Woodbridge street
police station yesterday and dropped
into chair.
ITO what do you refer?" queried Ser
geant Bendall. |
TO some politics. shan't nefer try
to understand him again. vhas all
busted oop und broke down"
"How2' |
.'Vhell, der poys came in my place
two months ago und say to me- 'Oldt
mans, 60 in und bet on Cleaflands. He
vhas der man to get there. He vhill
shweep der country
"Nhell, | like to make some money,
und so bet feefty dollar on Cleatlanh.
1t Wasn't fife days before some poEs
come in my place und yells out: Hoo
ray for Harrison! He vhas der ply
who knocks 'em all out! Say. oldt
mans, il you like to make some money,
bet on Harrison. He vhas der feller to
sweep dis country
| hCli' pCiiSi oot uhNt os7t iV'lbN
dollar on Harrison. Pooty soon an al
derman comes in my place for glass
of beer un says: Say, Dunder, don't
you be some fools. If you haf some
money oop on Cleaflands take her do wn
right avhay. Dot election Will KNOCK
him out like a crow bar
dat scares me like eaferytings. lnd
l gif fife dollar to withdraw my bet It
Wasn't fife days pefore anoder aid er-
man comes in my place to say: He llo!
Dunder. hef you make shackass OF
yourselfp Howp Why, dot Harrison
vhas for der Chinese und high tn Xes,
und we shall scoop him high und dry.
He shall nefer know who hit him. Let
, me advise YOU as friendt not 10 put
: any money on him..
, ''Nhell, dot scares me again, uhd
/, gif ten dollars to withdraw my bet or
/ him.
: 81 see. Go on"
: "Nhell, pooty soon feller co mes
a aroundt nit banner on which Yhas
a painted, Chapman Headquarters unt
A he says Look here. Mister Dur der
;. like to gif you pointer Chipmar
4 vhas sure to get there. Put oop di
banner und go nit der SWIM
! "Vhell, | like to go und swim, uhd ST
a tell him to nail it oop. 1t looks y DOT.
a nice, but he yhas oop only one day pc
n fore feller comes along NIT banne
~ which reads: Baker Headquartf frs :
- Der Poy for our Wotes,' und he says
~ Say, oldt mans, don't get left. / lake
- yhas going in by five thousand majori
ties, und if you vhasn't Baker ma
r YOU vhas IL grecnhorn. Put dis opp a
II queek as you can
II "Vhell, | put him oop, und Bake
a. vhas left out in der cold, so vhas
"A at is sad sighed the sergeant
If You bet NIT me it vhas! A felle
!, comes in my place und looks all arDunC
"a und whispers: Say, Dunder, if yo
~ like to make money bet on Mr.. Y ounl
~ blood He goes in by three thousan
70 ahead of Littletield. l vhas inside, III
od | know.
a. "Vhell, | make bet of feefty dolla
i, but pooty soon feller comes in, cal
va me into corner, und says: MIST
,is Dunder, you vhas all right nit der boy
. und | like to see you ahead. Bet tV
ho to one on Littlefield. Dot VII
re straight Dot scares me so l car
on sleep nights.
nd You lost your fifty?"
Ia "Of course. | lose on more ash t.
20 men, but vhas | to blame? Vhas SOL
~ green horns to beta Here comes III;
who says dot Governor Burt vhas shr
NJ so shure as next winter, und he \ ikes
~, sif me pointer. Next comes a M
or. who says he vhill bet his lung dot Lu
~. runs vhay ahead, und he likes to
,,s me chance to scoop der poys. III
nla vhas | to tell?"
I'd You can't
ia "Und so lose more ash two hot
'an cred dollar und vhas all proke oop."
,od You'd better let politics alone al
al. this.
~ Sergeant, see me In der left eye!
~ l haf some more to do NIT politics in
III country ! like to be sent to der era
80 house! Next time don't vote Tor l
ck pody, und il some pody comes to gil
- some pointers ! break him in two
an aueek he can't holler! vhas a \ mix
,he oop. Eaferypody vhas elected cafe
loo pody runs yhay ahead-ealerypo
- vhas sure, und nopody comes out Il
"a he oxpects-nopody but me, und l VI
toa etablesn'-DttroH Free Pres y.
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