St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20
Mn. oUNDeR FOOLED AGAIN.

Mr.. oUNoeR FOOLED AGAIN.
Pesr OsA Carl O.es Moro Bscesss The We.
Tin u Mspaaeed Csaaaeace.
Good gracious. but il this your ex-
claimed Sergt Bendall the other morn
ing - Carl Dunder entered the Wood
bridge street station with smiling Wis
sage.
1t vas me, sergeant"
"Where on earth have you been7
Sergeant when I vhas down hero
tree months ago vhas tells your"
THAT you were going back 70 Ger
many"
"vhy? Because noddings vhas two
times alike in dis country. / vhas al
der times in trouble. doan' catch on"
'And you went"
mo. sir. vhas right in America al
der time, but vhas VERY buay.
"Enlarging your business?"
my peesness vhas enlarged all right
No. sir; I vhas reading poohs und study
ing human nature. Dot vhas der
troubles init me pefore-I doan' look at
somebody twice, und all der pooks l
read vhas Sherman paper printed in
New York. Sergeant, vhas l like hay
seed und grass some morer'
.'Um! / believe You do look sharper
and brighter"
"Und dot looks doan' deceive me. !
vhas in Chicago four day&"
mo! Well, IL takes . pretty good
man to 60 to Chicago and stay four
days and get out all right Anything
happen to you?"
Il should sweetly shmile! Dots Why
I comes down TO see you. like you to
know dot der man you calls some hay
seeds vhas not 20 grassy - he looks.
Sergeant make $3.50 on der train COM
ing home!"
s.Now
''Shust like tallow or grease"
"Wen, BY George. let's shake hands
on thatv'
..vhas some flies on me. eh?"
'.Not . fly. Did you buy . piece OF
land or something?'
Sergeant, when l goes In dot car l
looks all aroudt me to see der peoples.
Dots What is called observation. II you
doan' observe you doan' know noddingA
Dot vhas my troubles before-I don't
observe"
81 agree with you, Mr.. Dunder."
''Dot makes me happy! Vhell. pooty
soon l see . man who vhas pale und
sorry und hard oop. can tell all dot BY
his face. I make oudt dot he vhas .
poor man who vhas eaten 0op BY der
Kansas grasshopperA feel sorry. but
maype l like to make some money too
Dot vhas all right, eh?"
perfectly correct, Mr.. Dunder."
$50, by und by. goes oafer BY him
und says: MY friendt, see BY your
eye dot you vhas in some troubles.
Shpeak init me, und doan' be afraid. ="
THAT was kind Of you"
"Und he said he takes me for IN hon
est man a soon - he comes by dot car.
It vhas true about dose grasshoppers,
und he vhas going to Canada to die BY
his mothers arms. He shust hat enough
money to get to Kalamazoo und den he
must walk"
"Poor man." sighed the sergeant
Il feels dot vhay, too, but pooty soon
he says he vhas taking home gold
bond to gif to his mother. He doan'
belief he can walk from KalamozoO.
und he likes TO borrow $50 On dot $500
bond"
"Ah! I begin to see!"
.How vhas dot?"
''Never mind-go on"
IL takes dot bond like dis: If he
sends me SIS in Ave days I mail II to
him. II not It vhas my bond Msyre l
vhas . hsystack. eh7"
'Go on"
"Vhell, IL vhas sefen days to-day, und
his money doan' come. Dot makes me
own der bond. Like enough you could
do better-eh?"
"Let me see the bond, " dryly remark
ed the sergeant
Here she vhaA II was fife hoonered
in gold"
.'Y-e-a Five hundred in sand. more
likely! It isn't worth Ave eentsr'
''You doan' shpeak!'
.sYes, do. It's . confidence mans
counterfeit bond I've seen dozen Of
them. You've simply been beaten out
Of $50"
''vhas she possible! Was she possi-
BILE! Und he doan' send for herr"
.'Of course not"
"Und he vhas . sharper"
Certainly. It's . wonder you got
back with dollar. Where are you 60.
ing?"
Goodbye, sergeant! II vhas NO use!
vhas in dis country ten yam. but dot
makes no deeference. Nothings vhaa
two times alike. like you 10 come oor
- morrow, after vhas dead, und tell
Shake to be . good poy. und shpeak tc
my wife was better on. II you could
be in der procession msype feels bet
ter for II, but doan' take too much
troublea, und remember dot vhas al
broke in two piecea-Detroit Fre<
PreoA
Strange Ofoes4leo.
An invoice received BY the caterer oi
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