The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-24
JOHN vooELsBLAAT.


OR Gaernnan Erssnd Goes DoUa 70 che
s.. Barge OAoe.
Well. I vhas ) widower for oafer
two years now, md I says to my frendt
5ehon Obenhauser, ii Houston sthreet
sIsays to him der odder dhy: S..s
: Shon, maybe get married some
more, eh? Do you pellet he vhas all
right :=.95. =:
8 Certainly, Mr.. vogelsblaat-cer-
tainly, md like to gif YOU some
pointers Go down pydot barge Office
when some Sherman emigrants come in
}und pick you oudt . wife. In dot vhay
You doan' hat to do some sparkin' see9
IND all der Sherman girls bring oafer
lots of money und vhas as healthy ash
beef #5ss 5. :: :
hell. dot seems sensible to me und
e keep watch for some Sherman folks.
When q big crowd comes in puts some
grease on my hair, pay boy fife cents
to shine my shoes oop, und I vhas q
regular shim-dandy when I goes me
down by dot barge Office. vhas Look
ing around when a bolicemans; NIT q
red face says to me-:
" Hello, you Teller, who you like to
see aroundt here?' n . @. =
OF you please, sir, like to find
some Sherman girl nit red cheeks und
life hoonered dollar who Will marry
der best man in Moo York. Will YOU
be so kindt ash to spheak for me?' -
!" Who you vhas, Ell? H.. y. - =.
" 4 vhas Shon Vogelsblaat, if YOU
please, und I make somepody kind hus-
bands '.s 'z$,s'. :: - 49, !.
!" Well, see aboudt him. You
shtand oafer dere und Ishall 20 in und
shpeak NIT some young und tender
matchen und pring her oudt. Maype
Yen Will name dot first shild after me,
eh?' = =, -"
'"Of you please, mister bolicemans, I
name all der shildrens otter you, upd I
bless you forever
'Vhel, he goes in, und by und by he
comes oudt again NIT a vomans who
vhas zeexty years oldt. She vhas all
bent oafer und almost blind, und she
hat to walk nit cane.
"'Here she vhas, my poy,' he calls
to me. She vhas very young und
tender, und you must be kind to her.
She vhas no girl. Do you pellet
vhas fool?'
"'No girl! Why, you Dutchmans, you.
Was you blind? She vhas only IS
years oldt!'
"'She vhas hoonered, sir, und she
vhas not Sherman, either
Hunph! Well, you must be some
idiots. OF course she vhas Sherman.
Shpeak to her in. der Sherman Ian.
guage.'
Eyes, me bye! Sphake to me in
the lingo. was waitin' fer you these
two days, me darlint.'
"Take her, Mr.. Vogelsblaat-ta
her und be some happiness said dot
bolicemans.
"'Nefer!'
"'Vhat! You make me all dis troubles
for nothings!. You lie to me about how
you like to git married to some nice
Sherman girl. Take dot
''Und he gifts me der club more ash
fife times, und dot oldt vhomans kicks
me twice, und vhas run in like tief.
When I goes pefore der shudge he looks
at me und says:
"'My frendt, ifanypody fools aroundt
like dot he vhas some badt mans und
must be bunished.'
"'But, shudge, doan' like no wife
seexty years oldt.'
'''Dot makes no deeference, Mr.. Vo-
gelsblaat. Dis vhas a free country, you
know. Dot oldt vhomans vhas entitled
to q husband shust as mouch as der
young girls, und 1 hat to find you
guilty und make you bay four dollars
''Und When seetle oop dot fine und
goes oudt on der sthreet who you pellet
vhas dere? Why, dot oldt vhomans init
her cane. und she calls to me:
I" Fax, und MAYBE you like to thrife
wild q tender young gals affections
again. Good for der shudge, und if
Wasn't so young uud bashful I'd b,
afther maxim you dance to the swat
und gentle music of a shillaleh playin
about your legs '''-Detroit Free Press