The Progress., 1892-09-10


81 belief he vhas too flies, as you call
him. und like TO ask you about him. Der
odder day he calls me 'guferner,' and when
| look at him he says: oh, dot vhas all
right, you know. Dot vhes like all der
boys in dis country How vhas dot, ser
geant? Does your boy call you 'gUfernerP"
. well, hardlyi'
"Und When he speaks nit HIS mudder
he calls her, Your royal highness.' She
can't make it ouGt, ind l can't make it
oudt, und Shake says: Dot vhas all right,
we vhas In America now Does your boy
speak like dot to his mudder?"
81 never heard that he did"
"Und his mudder finds some red und
blue buttons mitout any eyes in 'em in
Shakes pocket. Here vhas one. She asks
him about 'em und he says it vhas Il new
invention for oafercoat buttons. Did you
efer see one beforei"
Yes, several times. Those are poker
chips, Mr.. Dunder."
"Und Shake vhas playing some poker"
Every likely"
"H'ml Here vhas n ticket we find ia
Shakes. pocket too When ask him about
it he says it vhas good for one ride nit a
lODOSktils NV Oh -AGiCi ASah IVY 'h0~,
built dot vhay."
Jake has been playing the races" re-
piled the sergeant as he examined the tick
ct. "He got this ticket at a poolroom. and
it seems that he played Lone Jack for first
place"
"H'ml / begin to smell some ratsl Ser
geant, like to ask you about scrap iron
match"
Scrap iron matchi l never heard of
such a thing"
"Vhell, Shake goes to his mudder after
supper and says he likes to get dollar to
go und see der boys put ap DER dukes ut
scrap iron match. She gifts him der
money, but we can't make it oudt."
"Oh, seel Hen a sGrap-a boxing
contest"
"Und he goes nit prize fight, eh?"
"Very likely"
"H'm! More rats! Sergeant. how much
vhas dog iicensey"
1.-Two doll"r rs year"
Only two dollarsl Why, sends Shake
oafer nit seven,dollar der odder day und
he only brings back one. He said it vhns
six dollar for big dog NIT n stub tail.
Here vhas telegram from my brudder-in-
law in Chicago. ind hat to pay two dollar
on him. Shake paid der boy und paid
Shake. All he says in dot telegram is,
'vhas dis hot enough for you? l can't
make it oudt."
IL think l can," replied the sergeant,
after reading the message. Jake wrote
this himself and beat you out of two dol
lars"
.svhas dot possiblel Sergeant, vhas
Shake doing shust like all American
boys"
NO"
dot vhas the vhay he always tells me,
you know. If shpeak TO him he says;
we vhas in America now, and If we doan
do like odder folks we vhas made fun OF.
H'ml l seel Well, i am going home"
YES"
"Dis Gaining Shake Will start oud init
his hat on his ear, und When l ask where
he vhas going he Will say, 'Gufcrner,
vhas shust like an American boy now, und
/ 90 oud to see some elephants
"Yes."
"Und / Will take dot young mans by der
collar und say, My son, vhas shust like
an American faldcr now, und vhas onto
you like house. Und den his heels Will
hit oop by der ceilings, und he Will smash
in der walls und doors, und when l let &c
of him he Will be like some rags on
clotheslne!" -tE
II wouldn't be too severe"
"Oh, no. | doan' kill him, but vhas
shust severe enough to shsnge him back
from IN American boy to Sherman, und
to make him so tired of dot races und to
hogan und scrap iron und elephant dot
lie meier goes any more. Dot vhas all, ser
Qeant. can't make her oudt before, but
| see him now. Shake vhas shust like al
American boy-I vhas shust like an Amer
lean fadderl Keep quiet und see me laterl'
NJ. QUAD.