The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
HE GOT THE DiEG.D0He.
New FERN OF Banks-.seerius as Praetieed
in Chieage,

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
When he went into police headquarters
he had bundle under his arm. He glane-
ed from right 10 left as II he feared that
some one would jump out OF a side room
and attack him. He breathed a sigh OF
relief when he saw a uniformed policeman
IN the corridor. Approaching the police
man. he said:
Please, mister, ven somebody do you
something can have deteckertive to 90
on der place? Yes? No%'
THAT all depends" answered the police
man. IF you have complaint TO make
you will find the captain In his Office"
The man with the bundle poked his head
through the doorway leading to the cap
tain's Office. and softly said:
who is der captain?'
I'm here" replied that official; what
can / do for your
You can't do IT," remarked the visitor.
81 first a deteckertive must had TO ex-
planation myself
I'm detective" said the captain; ego
right on with your story"
"All right" replied the visitor; Il will
begin on der commencing / we're on der
Levee. mebbe hummer What Is it should
live so when | lie. | come on der store
where der banjo makes plunks und der
pictures come round NIT der penny you
put on der slop machine. und der bell
ring nit nobody dere at all Putty soon
mems come 10 me und say if / want 10
hear der lectricity for a nickel. und
say. Sure, Why n0tr und dey bring me
der room out behind der store und tole
me make myself ready for shiyver. You
understan' dot business, captainY''
ba
come on der 'lectricity machines ore mans
hOlded my left hand und dot other fellow
hOlded my right hand. What | care for
such a little pins und needles business
how II nit 'lectricity feels in my hands?
| only laugh when they hOlded der ma
chine, cause dey say dey got 1t yet vorser
nit der handle from der machine as What
] got when l we're in der middle holding
dem fellows hand. Den comes a man
What said he yer der boss yhot owned dot
machine. He speak like he very angry
mad awful und say: Dot fellow in der
middle got S worth too much of 'lectricity
already for nothing. How can dot be?
can't pay Ger gas bills for such custom
erS Dot we're meant for me. Den one
mans What holded my right hand tight
said dot it would cost me 81 when / didn.
let go before der bell on der machine rings
ding-a-ling. Der other fellow What holded
my lett hand tight pulled yet more lee
trieity out und shouted: Quick. der bell
will ring. let go
And did you let go?' inquired the cap
tain.
What shall / do when dey holded nv
hands full NIT 'lectricity? Could | make
myself out before der bell ring? No. Der
bell Cings afOre l get my hands away und
had to pay s2 because ! we're not too
quick"
And did you pay it%'
Sure" said the stranger. "Der mems
say dey couldn't let go on my hand when
der boss don't stop der 'lectricity machine
after der bell rings und dot We would had
tc stay dere all night. / shouted. Turn il
out und | viii pay. und der boss outened
der galvenizing from der battery and der
Electricity stopped Den let go und give
dot man s.. When I told another mans
about ii in dot store he laughed und said
! got der ding dong. What is it for a ding
dong; is dot bunco steered?'
Il guess ii was" replied the captain,
and he sent detective out to investigate
the matter.