Evening journal., 1897-05-29
PUZZLED THE LlNouIsrs.
No One Thought 90 Address Him q
English.

No One Thought 10 Address Him I'm
English.
Schneider, you know, was held up uu
I'll the immigration people had found
his baggage But Schneider said moth
ing, even though they put him in the
detention pen with lot Of Slovaks and
handful of Liverpool stowaways.
Schneider had arrived on the Majes-
tic, and he was sad. He really object
ed inwardly to the loss Of his things,
because he said so afterward. But
that was all subsequent to the fun he
had had unwittingly with the immigra-
tion inspectors.
It is n well-known fact that these inn
migration people speak more languages
than you hear in two months on the en-
tire East side. Only once have they
been stumped, and that was when a
Hottentot Bushman came along with
few labial gymnastics that set a-guess-
ing every man on the island.
While Schneider was moaning in the
pen Chief Clerk Lederhilger came
along. CHANGING to observe the mel
ancholy appearance of the man. he
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that Schneider, besides having a sort
Of Tutonic air, wore clothes of unmis-
taxable German origin. So naturally
Lederhilger addressed him in German.
"Sind Sic Deutsch?" he asked
Schneider bumped up his shoulders
spread out his palms and shook his
head.
Sunny" murmured the clerk to him
self, 81 would have sworn TO II. too"
And Schneider stood with a curiou.
look upon his face while the chief clerk
went after the French Interpreter
Presently Mr.. Lederhilger returned
with the French inspector. Calmly
and confidently the interpreter strod'
smiling toward Schneider and when il
range hurled out explosively:
"Ites-vous Francais2"
Again Schneider shrugged his shout
ders and nodded negatively.
''Well, well,' said the chief clerl,
: "I'll Just get the Russian interprete
i now. He'll fetch him, surely"
SO pretty soon the Russian inter
prefer came along, easy and pop-sure o
getting Schneider down to a fin
, point.
"Just you watch" said he, "I'll &c
I him"
"lIl," said he, walking up to th
E moody immigrant, "Zawarte Pa RuslS
3 hay Redden Sic Yiddish?"
b. Schneider moved his seat hastily
another part Of the room, where he 81
: violently shaking his head. 1t wa
: painfully evident that he didn't unde
t stand. It was also evident that he WI
e beginning TO become alarmed. BY tn
time all the other interpreters ha
heard something was up, so they can
- streaming in by ones and twos an
q squads, and up the stairs and throug
n the doorways, and one climbed over u
j. gate. And all the while Schneider
s. alarm rose higher and he sat with
st look of great apprehension upon h
n face.
y Just let me try him." said the IT.
- ian interpreter; "Hi-Sieta Jtaliano
,e si?"
ID Schneider bobbed his head negative
d and protested with his hands. Th
le they surprised him and shot off BON
" bardment of polyglot questions Gale
&c lated TO confuse the senses of n pol
bear, which at best is always calculat
to keep cool.
ID "Habla suited Espanol?" cried t
lg Spanish interpreter.
f "Konne tolla SvenslS?" roared L
m Scandinavian.
III ''Thiggin thu Gaeldaedh?" piped
or man that had a smattering Of Gaelic
y "Cmwvir fan ffacl,en?" was the tai
Ne of the Welsh inspector.
v "Che pau muvish po Rusli2" yell
III the Polish interpreter. "Che pau p
c. ish?"
- BY this time Schneider was backed
e. against the wall with his hands oi
n stretched to ward off the horde.
III "Maybe he's Hottentotl" some O
roared, and q red-faced man leaned o'
and screamed; xxi bobbiri Walli2
]. bobbiri WALTZ" But then some q
A. cried out in English; "That amt II
ed tentot, you mud-hen. That's Hind,
n staneel" Then Schneider began
s yell, too.
lrt "Hay," he cried. what is this, ai
d. way--a lunatic asylum or wh'
to Lemme outl"
'se Good laws" said the inspecto
on ''he's an Americani"
OF That's what I am" said Schneid
"and want to get out" And he got
n. Y. World.
We On the Frontier.