Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-23
POOR CARL pUNpER.

He Falls Into Trouble Again and Threat.
ems to Retire from Business.
'.I thought it about time for you 10
show up again. said Sergeant Bendall
yesterday as Carl Dunder hesitatingly
entered the Woodbridge street station.
''Maype like to talk NIT you leo
die"
"Well, go ahead. ] Isuppose you are
in trouble againr
Sergeant. vhas Sheorge Washing
ton deadP"
''Of course he L"
HE vhas dead a long timeI"
"a great many years"
"Vhell, dot pleases me. / vhas
afraid make mistake und haf to 60
to shall. A black man comes in my
place der ouder day und likes me to gif
him two shillings for colored Shurch.
He says his name was Sheorge Wash
ington. belief Sheorge Washington
vhas dead, und gif dot man sooch
kick dot he flies twenty feet"
"You did. Why, he was probably
named George Washington. ] know Of
several colored men by that name"
"But Sheorge Washington vhaS dead!
II he vhas dead he can't be aliver
Cant there be two men by the same
nameP Don't you know two or more
men by the name OF Schmidt"
by Sheorgel but / doan't think q
dotr'
You'll probably be arrested on a
warrant some time to-day, and / shant
feel bit sorry for you. Has any thing
else happened?"
"Vhas Shakespeare deadr.
II should remark!"
He vhas dead good whileP"
Eyes; a long time"
'Dot pleases me. When you explain
about Washington, / vhas afraid Shsk-
speare vhas alive. A young man comes
in my place und says, vhas l Carl Dun
der7 l vhas. Well, Mr.. Dunder.
like to sell you book by Shakespeare.
Here he vhas, und sell him sheap.
Sergeant, nopody must take me for q
fool!''
Mop
"If Shakespeare vhas dead how car
he write some booksP It vhas shwin
die on me, und | take dot young mar
und almost preal1 him in two"
Then you'll probably have second
warrant to look out for. The young
man was a book agent and all rightP
"But you said Shakespeare vha'
deadP"
so he is. The men who wrote the
Bible are dead. but the Bible keeps
right on, doesn't itP These are tn,
books Shakespeare wrote when he wa
living"
"vhas dot soP Why doan' he OK
plain ii to meF"
"The judge will explain it! An!
thing else?"
"a man comes in my place und say
he likes to sell me some strips o
weather Vhas fool? Doan' / ha
all der weather / vhant mitOut pay
Doan' l get some cold and hot und rail-
und shnow like Onder peoplesP Ser
geant, doan' like to haf some on
make fun of me, und knock dot cha
oafer two tables"
"Well, you'll pay fine in the polio
court for 1t.
"You doan' sayr'
"Yes, dol The man wanted to fur
n sh you weather strips, didn't hep"
by gollyl believe he vhas weathe
strips"
They are put on doors and window
to keep out the cold. You'll hear fror
him!"
"But why doan' he explain to me
How do know dere vhas some deefel
ence between weather strips and strip
Of weather."
THE Judge will explain"
Sergeant, look at mel l nefer Sc
sooch cOuntryl One day l gif some
pody five-dOllar und vhas all wrong
Der next day I knock shust sooch
man Oafer two tables und vhas al
rested. Nopody vhas two times alike
II l doan' knock somepody l vhas a
old green horn. II l do knock him
must go nit der Police Court"
"Wellp"
"Vhell, dot vhas all, except dot 6
home und go to bed und tell Shake un
der oldt womans to run der peesnes
It vhas all too mixed oOp for me.
vhas no good. Goodbye, und II / doal
see you some more like you to Wis
my grave-stone some time pRds weep
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