The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
sINKERS AND THE KLONDIKE.
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"say. Reilly. I guess I'm crazy as a bugbed."
said the sinker man when Sarsaparilln Reilly
entered the little restaurant.
"Dot's der first time my wife said something
right" he continued. "und now ] belief myself.
1t stands in der paper night before yesterday
dot whole lot oof mems finds whole lot oof gold
in der streets oof-not Cairo-what do you call
dot placer
"Klondikc p suggested Reilly.
"Yeh! Krankheit!" said Sinkcrs. dots der
place. Krankheit-vha a foolish name! Really.
Reilly. dots German for sickness. Krankheit!
Ach, my, Reilly, when I tink on dot nRmc you
may believe me not l get sick und sicker. Dot
must b. called after n hospitable: vhati You
know, Reilly. I'm not super7itious. hut mehbc
dots n bad place .or a man to vent. I believe it.
Now ] don't 20 at tall"
"Dii yer think nv goin' D. asked Reilly.
Sure" answered Sinkcrs: II vcro inten-
tionel to pack my trunk next week. Now /
amt crazy no more. cause l chust changed my
mind, seel My wife she said to inc dot ! we're
crazy cause | didn't had enough money in der
BIN to bring my family to Krnnkheit. She
said, what We lose by stayin' in New York. und
dot ve might as veil been Twin in a gold
house. nit gold shutters up dere. while
our chil'rcns pick der gold flowers from der
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gold outer der mudgutter for only play. ID II
she say ] we're crazy Cor not savin' some money
for to 20 on Krankhcit, but I'm glad now when
I recommended such u hard luck name. Really.
r lily. I'm happy again, und mebbe Lena's
crazy. You know What she did When vo come in
dc cry house from Brooklyn r.
NO" said Reilly. What did she dol
"Shc throwed away money. n regular tcn-cent
dime Piece, She put II In der nickel slot mn,
| rhtpU m Ipinb hnr nnf mn Fnr five ranfa Farh
und We got not weighted at tall. cause der ma
chine only Weighs one for n nickel und not Two
told me ] don't nina her own business Why don;
/. smNe NIX OWL mGneI und would had enough
Fits Kiondikc,' corrected Reilly. mot
Vel, What. is it tits. anyhow" asked thu
bo y, di, At hni before last week -
th nF9i no rn,4 an Re re-: nix n r. al SIr, |r' e.. ma bss y NSie
an, hin In yer Grr April fooled; Az r MON, tr .., ant.
There's no streets there" answered Reilly;
tn ,orrih %ic"berss as bie as III Brookivn Bridge.
an !hin wade across the sea a'-what dyer,
SoI a. 't" "li'" said R fhifFraP!Sa .6 a'aNsFsi in
Italy. where The FyetaiiNns come from. mean
Well, they ate iuclcs all the way over. an tn
gold they found there they had ter leave on the
wi'Out gloves"
Is It yet so cold T. asked sinkrrs.
Worse" said Reilly. "A friend nv mine
was t"Ilin' me II WIS 70 cold up there last win
ther that he had ter put his stove in his icchux
ter Keep N lire from frcezin', bekase the 'nsOiio
nv his itehoN was only seventy degrees below
zero, wi II" it WAS SVEN hundred an sixty.siyCn
degrees below Zei % outside in his Kitchen"
lis II yet SO cold in tn summer I" asked tho
s.nEer man,
No" said Reilly. Its very warm; 20 warm
rays. an millions hv iccbrrEs ar" burnt livery
pr iriCs in the West"
"Ach, my, how varm!' remarked Sinkers.
When ] sec u cake oof i"c blaze out derc / can
tlne how warm I voult he"
But to return to M gold question:" Eaid
RcuiY, IT. wint out tc- that country I'd have
IN name changed lmna ictly. I'd call II Clon.
derrt', hekNse KlnRdike sounds 100 Dutchaned.''
Now you're cOlnmenrin' again." said the
sinker man; we cont want any Irish gold
cities. Ven it's a tin city, den it's Irish, hut
When it's gold lis GcrnAn-how you like dot r.
shut up!' shouted Reilly; you're a dummy
an so Is your wolfe. Who dropped tn tsn,.ent
piece in the nickel slot machine to get two
welvhs at once D.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES us not fight, heyr'
dike-not by.a i"rn sight; do We. Reilly. hey T.
"N'w," ssii Reilly. NOR for gold mines; let's
so next door an respect for beer"
And they went.