Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-11-04

Tome down mere. Mr.. DunGef. i
haf got fife sober. industrious, und re-
~Fpsctable cats for you TO select from.
Come und take your pick"
Advertising always pays, said the
sergeant as he scratched the end of his
nose.
1T shall neffer pay me again, Dot
man throws fife eats into my ward und
goes off, but in feefteen minutes some
body vhas pounding again. ! look
Dudt, und she vhas another loafer NIT
u cat under each arm, und be says TO
me:
"'Mr. Dunder | can positively guaran-
tee der correct habits of desc cats, hav-
ing known EN- from infancy. II vhas
81 for one. or two for Sl.JO Come
down und see EN-"
Il yell st him To 20 away said Mr..
Dunder, as he grew excited again,
eund he throws dose cats in my yard.
calls me a liar, und goes off. Seek diff
ferent times before breakfast ! haf 10
shump oudt of bed und sec some ~loafers
nit 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 a cent
~Then you got a CATE asked the SER
geant.
How / got a cate shouted Mr..
Dunder. Didn't dose cats shump all
oafer shairs und tables und me und
run in der back yard? doan' recofer
myself before somebody heaves "a bag
Of cats into der door und screams oudt
1t ne:
@'Seex cats. MI. Dunder, und all vhas
10 respectable ash Defer vbas. Some
.has married und oin single. but all
shas der highest society"
Then you got a cat?" repeated the
sergeant.
slow in dunder und bitten | got a
eat when | vhas drifen oudt Of my place
und almost kilt?" yelled the victim as
be pointed to the scratches on his
hands.
"0h. | see. 1t is curious how many
people read the advertisements in a
newspaper. suppose you got a cat
later on?"
It's, ltu I t.SlUu vi ash
one t'ousand n day, Dose loafers
brought me cats in baskets und boxes
eats under deir arms und in bags
eats 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' IL
you look all oafer America you doan'
find a cat whose conduct vhas SO ire
p~roachable in all particulars"
Seems to 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 'em when dsy vhas shumping
aroundt und splitting und drifting eafer-
body oudt doors? Can he select some
cat when dey vhas on his back und
trying 10 kill him? II some loafor vhas
yelling at you und eighteen cats vhas
fighting on der floor, could you do some
~peesness?"
But they are not coming yet?"
"Of course. More ash fife hoonered
before | left bone. uHd shust ash |
come oudt doors a Teller unloads a bar
rel of cats off an express wagon und
rolls 'em into my place und yells.
Here vas does respectable cats, Mr..
Dunder, und | will call dis ~cafnings for
der money"
We'll, I'll see what can be done. y
said the sergeant as he turned TO his
report.
"Sow-right off. queek?"
@ln a day or two"
Sergeant. exclaimed Mr.. Dunder.
as he drew himself up, "you needn't
put yourself oudt for me. | shall 60
home! | shall kill one t'ousand loafers
und ten t'ousand cats init a club before
night. und when | vhas arrested und
hanged maybe you vhas ttckled oafer
her. Good day, sir. Doan' be at some
troubles on my account."-M. Quad in
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