Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-05

punch your headw
l don't see some shokes in dot, but
maype she vhas all right und don't
get discouraged. Pooty queek n Sec
ond man comes In. He don't want
some money, but he says:
| How you mean by dot sign? vhas
alderman of dis ward, und shall run
again next time. vhas you going to
run against me?"
"Maype I vhas," says.
"But who says you shall be alder
man"
az sny So"
Look here, my friendt," he says ash
he comes oop undputs his fist under
my nose, don't you get oop some plots
against me! i vhas badt man II you
try to down me! / like to be elected
once more, und If You mix in und beat
me l vhill make your heart ache for
ten years to comeS e
"Do you haf some shoes to mend?'
said.
"No, sir; but IL you don't look oudt
you vhill haf some heads to mend"
Dot sign don't tickle me any more,
but I don't like to take him down un-
til dot tailor says so. In leetle While
a man comes in who has large family
haf some shoes in bundle, but holds
tight to 'em und says:
"Cobbler, your work vhas good und
sheap, but can't leaf you no more. If
a man goes into politics / know he
vhas rascal. und dot eands him oop
NIT me. pellet you vhas decent
man, but vhas mistooken."
"But don't go into politics." I
says.
"But can't you read your own sign?"
eyes, but dot vhas some shokes to
let peoples know / vhas a cobbler
shop"
~ can't see no shokes." he says.
"You vhas either some liar or some
candidates for alderman, und shall
neifer come by your shop again.
vhas sorry you haf turned out badt
man, but | can find plenty of other
cobblers to do my work."
He goes away und / vhas full of
troubles. Dot Leetle Tailor says shokes
und excitement brings me trade, but l
don't see how she vhas. almost hat
some tears In my eyes when young
man comes In NIT hip hooray und
shakes my hand und pats me on der
back und says
"Cobbler, you vhas der stuff, und 1t
vhas n walkoafer for you. | make
a speech in your favor at der club last
night, und you shall be elected ash
easy ash grease, I'll take dot 500 If
you haf him handy"
"How you meant" says.
DOT $50 for my speech. of course.
1t vhas my speech dot makes you
alderman. Come down NIT der sugar."
l neffer told him to make some
speeches for mo, und l haf no 500 to
glf, but when tells him dot he gifts red
in his face und puts his nose close to
mine und yells
mixer. eh! You like me to boost you
10 office, but you don't want TO pay
.or IT, All right for you, Cobbler!
Now you look in my eye und listen to
me- IF you run for alderman you
vhas showed under ten feet deep und
If catch you oudt on der sidewalk I'll
thump all der grease oudt of your
podyv'
When dot man goes AWAY my wife
cries und says we vhas in bankruptcy.
/ belief we vhas, too, und vhas going
to take dot sign down When police
man comes in. He looks at me und
looks at my wife und says he likes to
haf some private conversations nit me.
My wife goes nit der back room, und
dot policeman softly says:
"Vhell, Cobbler, You vhns going to he
some alderman? Dot vhas bully.
shall get all my friendts to work for
you, und / shall be by der polls on
election day und club every feller who
wants TO vote against you. Shake
hands NIT me-"
He shakes my hand und pats my
shoulder und winks at me, und pooty
'queek he says.
II vhas tired of walking beat und
carrying club, und l lib' to be a