St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-08
CARL DUNDER.
He Thought He Had, But He
Hadn't.

Hadn't.
Detroit Free Press
Good gracious! But is this you?'
exclaimed Sergeant Bendell the other
morning as Carl Dunder entered the
Woodbridge street station with smiling
yiSage.
sit vas me, sergeant"
"Where on earth have you been?"
sergeant, When / vhas down here
tree months ago, vhas tells you?'
THAT you were going back TO Ger
many"
"Vhy? Because holdings vhas two
times alike in dis country. l vhas all
der times in trouble. dOan eaten on.
"And you went"'
mo, sill. l vhas right in America all
der time, but vhas VERY busy"
"EnIarging your business"
"My peeSness vhaS enlarged all right.
No, sir; l vhas reading pooks and study
ing human nature. Dot vhas der
troubles init me pefor-1- doan' look at
somebody twice, und all der pooks L
read was a Sherman paper in New
York. Sergeant, vhas l like hayseed
und grass seed some mOre?'
"Um! believe you do look sharper
and brighter"
"Und dot looks doan' deceive me. l
vhas in Chicago four days"
No! Well, it takes pretty good man
to go to Chicago and stay four days and
get out all right. Anything happen TO
you?"
81 should sweetly shmile! Dots Why
comes down to see you. l like you to
know dot der man you calls some hay
seeds vhaS not so grassy as he looks.
Sergeant, make $3.50 on her train com
ing home"
Mop
"Shust like tallow or grease"
well. by George, let's shake hands
on tnat!"
.'Vnas some flies on me, eh?'
mot a fly. Did you buy piece OF
land or something's
Sergeant, When goes in dot car L
looks all around me to see der peoples.
Dots What is called observation. Ii you
sdoan' observe you doan' know holdings.
Dot Villas my troubles before-l don't
observe"
81 agree with you, Mr.. Dunder."
dot makes me happyl Well, pooty
soon see man who vhas pale una
sorry und hard oop. can tell all dot
by his face. | make oudt dot he vhas
a DOOR man who vhaS eaten OOp by der
Kansas grasshoppers. feel sorry, but
maybe | 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 nit me, und doan' be afraid"
THAT was kind of you"
"Und he said he takes me for an
honest man as soon as he comes by dot
car. 1t vhas true about dose grass
hoppers, 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.
81 feels dot vhay, too, but pooty soon
he says he vhas taking home gold
bond to gif TO his mother. He doan be-
lief he can walk from Kalamazoo, und
he likes ia borrow $50 on dot 500 Dond."
"Ah! l begin to see"
chow Was dot?'
"Never mind-go on"
81 takes dot bond like dis: If he
sends me $75 in five days | mail it to
him. If not it vhas my bond. Maybe L
vhas haystack. eh?"
go on"
"Vhell, it 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 Seargent
Here she vhas. 1t vhas fife hoonered
in gold"
Yes. Five hundred in sand, more
likely. 1t isn't worth five cents!'
"You doan' shpeak''
"Yes, do. It's confidence mans
counterfeit bond. I've seen dozen of
them. You've simply been beaten out
of $50"
''Vhas she possible! Vhas she posi-
BILE! Und he doan' send tor her?"
"Of course not"
"Und he vhaS sharper"
Certainly. It's wonder you got
back with dollar. Where are you 60
ingp'
"Good by, sergeant. 1t vhas no use.
vhas in dis country ten vars, but dot
makes no deefrence. Nothings vhaS
two times alike. l like you to come oop
tomorrow, after l vhas dead, und tell
Shake to be a good poy. und shpeak to
my wife dot vhas better off. If you
could be in der procession maybe feels
better for it, but doan' take too much
troubles. und remember dot l Vhas all
broke in two pieces"