The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-11-04

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haf got fife sober, Industrious, und re-
fpatable cats for you to select from.
Come und take your pickn"
advertising always pays" said the
sergeant, as he scratched the end of his
pose.
at shall neffer pay me again! Dot
man throws fife cats into my yard und
goes off, but in feefteen minutes some
body vhas pounding again. I look
Dndt, und she vhas another loafer init
y cat under each arm, und he saws to
inc:
"Mr. DunderI can positively guaran-
tee der correct habits of desc cats, hav-
ing known 'em from infancy. 1t vhas
81 for one, or two for $3.50. Come
down uud see EN-"
al yell at him to GO away. said MI.
Dunder, as he grew excited again,
fund he throws dose cats in my yard,
calls me a liar, und goes OFF. Seek diff
ferent times before breakfast l hat to
phump oudt of bed und see some loafers
init cats, and when / goes down shtairs
/ find twenty cats bowling in my yard.
goes by my saloon, but before she
yhas swept oudt a loafer throws two
cats in der door und yells:
advertising always pays. Here she
vas, Mr.. Dunder-der finest of fur und
der highest standard OF morality, und
| doan' sharge you n cent?"
"Thcn you got a cat?" asked the SER
geant.
"How 1 got a cat3" shouted Mr..
Dunder. "Didn't dose cats shump all
oafer shairs ind tables und me und
run in der back yard? 1doan' recofer
myself before somebody heaves a bag
IF cats into der door und screams oudt
At me:
a'Seex cats, Mr.. Dunder, und all vhas
20 respectable ash nefer vhas! Some
has married und some single, but all
has der highest society!n
"Then you got u cat?" repeated the
sergeant.
allow in dunder und bitten l got a
cat when l vhas drifen oudt of my place
und almost kilt?" yelled the victim as
he pointed to the scratches on his
hands.
ooh! 1 see! 1t i. curious how many
people read the advertisements in a
newspaper. suppose you got a cat
latSr on?"
"Yes. ten t'ousand of 'em-more ash
one t'ousand 4 day! Dose loafers
brought me cats in baskets und boxes
cats under DER arms und in bags
cats of all colors und sizes. Aboudt
eafery fife minutes all dis week a cat
comes in by der door or window und
somebody yells:
"Hello, Mr.. Dunder! Here vhas your
feline of fine fur und correct habits! If
you look all oafer America you doan'
find a cat whose conduct vhas SO ire
proachable in all PARTICULARS"
Seems tc me you ought to have got
the cat you wanted out of the lot, +"
unused the sergeant.
"How so?" demanded Mr.. Dunder, as
he galloped around. "Can a man
select some cats before daylight? Can
he select ON when dsy vhas shumping
aroundt und splitting und drifting eafer-
body oudt doors? Can he select some
cats when dey vhas on his back und
trying to kill him? If some loafor vhas
yelling at you und eighteen cats vhaa
fighting on der floor, could you do some
p~eesness?"
"But they are not coming YETI"
"Of course. More ash fife hoonered
come oudt doors a Teller unloads a bar
rolls ZEN into my place und yells.
"'Here vas does respectable cats, Mr..
Dunder, und will call dis eafnings for
der money!"
"Well, I'll see what can be DONE"
said the sergeant as he turned to his
report.
aNowSright off, queek9"
ain a day or two"
Sergeant" exclaimed Mr.. Dunder,
as he drew himself up, "you needn't
put yourself oudt for me! l shall go
home! shall kill one t'ousand loafers
and ten t'ousand cats NIT Club before
night, und when l vhas arrested und