The Springdale news., 1889-10-11
INNOCENT CARL DUNDER.
He Begns to Understand American Ways
 Just n Little Sit.

He Begins to Understand American ways
 Just Little Sit.
 Hello. Mr. Dunder! l thought you mad hung yourself or gone back to Ger many" saluted Sergeant Kendall IS Carl Dunder entered the Woodbridge Street Station.
 Sergeant. l vhas booty near al- right now" was the reply. Il underl stands all about her much better ash l did
 That's good Any thing new?' "Vell, not so wcrry mooch. l learn to understand America a leedle more eafory day. vhas booty green ven l first como oafer here, eh?"
 ''I sholld remar1n'
 "Eafery body makes some fools of me all der time, und 1 vhas discouraged. l vhas hayseeds, eh?a
 "Yes, you were"
 'Uud more ash one million flies yhas on me?"
 Yes"
 "Und vhas so green dot COWS like to eat me oop?7
 Exactly
 Yell, dot makes me laugh ven think about her, but my eye-tecth vhas all cut of now. 1 vhas on to all the games now.
 T sec
 "A feller comes into my place two days ago to make me his victim. l spotted him so queek you can't wink. He says he likes to show me a new puzzle. It yhas called: Now you see him and now you doan see her He takes der shack Of spades, der ace of hearts und tho queen of clubs und throws 'om all around und den likes to bet me l can't pick out dot schack. l pick him out fife times right off, und dot fellow says I vhas lightning II
 ''But you didn' bet?"
 "Oh, no
 1t was lucky you didn't. That pug zle, as you call it, is the old three-card monte business. 1 warned you about that a year ago.
 "Oh. he doan' catch me on dot If he belief vhas sucker he finds out deeferent But vhas leedlo mixed oop. und l like you to explain.
 All right-what is it?
 ''In about two hours later an oldt man init white beard comes in und says vhas 1 Carl Dunder2 vhas. vhas werry glad to see you, Mr. Dun der, l hear aboudt you N Toledo, Gin einnati und Chicago Eafcry body says you vhas sharp as some razors Did some young man come in here nit puzzle? He did. Did he beat you? Not much. Yell. dot vhas all right. He vhas q sharper, und if he doan beat you dot makes Inc laugh-ha! hal haln
 And l suppose you set up the beer2n queried the Sergeant
 Yell. if he vhas my frendt l like to Use him nice, you know. Pooty soon lie sits down und pulls ont three cards und says lie explain dot puzzle. He throws 'em so, und so, und so und den tells me l can't pick out der shack ot spades. l put my finger on dot shack, und dot oIdt man says l vhas shain' lightning.
 And you tried it again. of course22
 Yes, l pick dot shack oudt fou times.
 And then-?'
 Well. next time he says he likes tc bet me fife dollar. und 1 took him ooI so queek as wink.
 And it wasn't the jack2'
 No; he vhas der ace like you tc explain how he vhas mixed cop like dot?"
 For answer the sergeant took Mr Dunder by the hand and led him to tho door and dropped him off the step ant pointed to the river.
 How you mean?'
 "Go and jump inh'
 "Nhas l some haystacks?"
 "Yes-a dozen of them,"
 "Und vhas shwindled again?n
 "The worst way
 "Um! Yell. goodbye! If somebody drags oop my boly l like der papers tt say l vhas poor but honest und dot died trying to understand how she vha. in America. Oldt friendt, farewell!a- Detroit Free Press.