San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-16
ON THE L0ITER.
JHAcoB scHUsTER's VERSION OF

JHACOB sCHUSTER'S VERSION OF
THAT DOG CATCHING INCIDENT.
BY o'clock in the afternoon
ShaCob SChuster had recover sufli-
GENTLY from the excitement Incl
dental to the catching of his two
unlicensed dogs, to put on his coat,
vest, and soft felt hat and set out,
with the dog catcher's receipts in
his pocket, inquest of municipal
satisfaction. Arriving at the pc.
lice station, he was directed to the
office of First Assistant Marshal
Jesse Bennett.
"Keptin, YOU whas de sheet OF
bolice, here?" began the outraged
TeutOn.
81 am in charge here now" re-
piled the assistant marshal.
"Well keptin, wants some citi-
Zenes for mein DOCKS"
"Well sir, you'll have to go to
the collector for them, we don't
sell dog licenses in this depart
m, nt," answered the captain.
"Nhat? Bel Sheesus Kreitzt, dey
ketched mein DOCKS und tOlds me
to go to de sheet Of bolice," yelled
Shacob Schuster, now fully enrag-
ed. 81 walnut you to oondersthand,"
said Mr.. Schuster, shaking his fin
ger at the captains face" dat am
a sitZichen OF Sahn Ahnton, und
dat | Who's mishandled by de dogk
ketchers. Keptin, dat dogk Who's
laying in mein doorissvhen dey
kom along and r-r-rOped him! va,
und bel shee-"
"Just keep cool about it and
don't talk so loud. | am not deaf.
Have you got any receipts from
the men who caught your dog"
inquired Captain Bennett.
"Ya. Here dey Who's and l
vhant mein leitZens pooty kwick
needed ind | vhant to told you
keptin-"
Once more Schacob Schuster's
voice rose to the loudness of
stump harrangue and again the
captain admonished him to keep
cool and not to yell so loud, ad-
ding, "Now, my dear sir, ri attend
| to this for you in the morning.
| The office has closed for today.
Tomorrow you can get the licenses;
where shall | leave them"
Shacob Shuster now struck on
new tack of indignation. ola:
| What you drinks? | don't got so
much times to run all ODER town
for citizenses und by Sheezus
Kreitzt | vhant dem citzenses right
now. | Who's a sitzichen of Sahn
Ahnton four years und dis moining
koom dem dogk ketchers und
r-roped mein dogk in de de door.
Den koom dat dogk Bruno und dey
r-roped him needer; bel Colt!
mein white gifts narevous und says
"Shacob, dey ketched Bruno,
schnell make Bruno loose or / gifts
fitz some more" Und / drinks
dat Marie done gifts de fitz
when | don't make Bruno loose, so
| | shumpt in and vhas done licked
two of de dogk ketchers, when Ma
rie says some more, 'Shacob koom
here else you vhas git killed und
| gifts fly" | drinks maybe Marie
done gifts fifty. und so l koom AWAY
und pay one dOllahr und hat und
now bel Sheesus Kreight, keptin, |
WANTS dat ceitZens. ! vhas got
beeziness und can't run Offer town
all times for dat ceitZens. | vhas
La sitychen of Sahn AhntOn four
fyears, pay texts, and don't see no
policemen protection, but only
dogk- ketchers, Mr.. Keptin."
|
"What did you say your name
was ," asked Captain Bonnet, after
the man had unwound himself.
"Shacob Schuster, keptin, und
when Marie hadn't got de fitZ-
4That will dc" interrupted the cap
tain. 81 remember now, you run
noisy little beer joint near the
laundry. People have been COM
planning and I'll see to it that some
of the officers will keep good look
| ont ~, ,your r,Iooa and 500 that Won