Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-10
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see you und bring some shoes. vhlll
put you oop some signs Of Dot Cobbler
From Peklng' und you shall see how
her vhlll be-
But vhas neffer In China nor Pc
king" | says.
"not makes no deeference. You shust
go right ahead und tell all about 1t,
und you vhas all right vhas nelfer
In South Africa. but don't | tell my
customers all about dot Boer war?
Why | talk for an hour sometimes.
und you should see how der peoples
rush in der coats und pants to be
pressed. Man alife. don't you miss
some good things"
| vhas a leetle scared, und my wife
says shall get my head knocked OF,
but dot tailor he puts me oop sign
und says ! vhas a rich man in two
weeks 1t goes In der newspapers dot
/ vhas a n-Chinese american
cobbler. und ash queek ash open my
shop in der morning man comes In
und say:
by golly. but so you haf lifed in Pc
king. ehf"
81 haf," says
"Dot vhas nice. Let me hear you talk
some Chinese language"
81 can't did It,"
"But how do you get along in Pc
king II you can't speak some ChineseT
81 shust keep quiet uBd don't speak
to nopody"
"Can you make some Chinese shoes"
mo"
"Look here. cobbler," says dot man
ash his smile goes AWAY, don't you
try to play some roots on me! vhas
no kid You say you vhas in China for
fife years. What vhas der name Of dot
river by Peking|
er."
"You vhas liar by some clocks!
You vhas no more in China dan vhas
in Russia, und II you vhill step out
doors 81 all haf some pleasure In
knocking your head by der middle of
next week"
don't so out. of course. l says I
me, und he swears und blows aroundt
und goes avhny. belief shall take
dot sign down. but along comes a man
who says:
BELLY well. belly well! Choppy
stickee alice samee entee rice. So you
vhas In China? You vhas shust der
clothespln vhas looking for How
high vhas dot stone wall In ChinaY"
"One tousand feet" / says.
"Vhnt? How you make dot oudt ?
Who can build wall so high? Maybe
you mean 30 feetI"
81 mean one tousand. When you
vhas on top of dot wall und look down,
a dollar bin don't look so big ash a
postage stamp"
ION What ocean vhas Peking?" he
says after awhile,
ION dot Lake Erie ocenn. Of course"
"Oh. she vhas, eh? Cobber your
head vhas either filled nit sawdust, or
you vhns an Internal Hart vhas 60
Ing down town now und don't like to
sweat my collar, but II dot sign vhas
stlll oop when | comes back vhlll step
In und knock your head Offer your heels
und put In two kicks for nottingsW
My wife cries oudt dot we vhas bust
ed TO bankruptcy und some poorhous
und belief shah 20 oudt und brace
oop on some beer when dot preacher
who IFS around der corner comes In
He smiles und shakes hands und says
"Cobbler dis yhas sad peesness In
China. More ash ten t'ousand mission
aries vhas killed, und maybe my brud
der vhas among EN- lf you lifed II
China for hfe years, you must know
about missionary work. Did you see
some good influences from herr"
81 did" lays |, More ash i.000,o0(
Cinnamon don't bet on der races M
more after one prayer meeting"
Album. My name Was Ricketts,
Maype you meet my brudder in Pc
kinsy"
81 know him like some books, H
looks shus, like you After some Chi
namen hear him preach once nopod.
gets drunk Or whips his wife, belle
your hrudd e safes more ash l0,000,00
souls Ia Chha.'
Album Den you belief my brud
der does some goodT"
81 belief he makes angels OF all Chi
nAmen."
Dot preacher looks at me In SOM
curious yhays, und den he says;
III you lifed in peking, maype yo
can tell me der names of some streets
IL can, Dere vhas Fulton street
Green street, Washington avenue, Stqt
street, First place, Rag alley und lot
more haf my shop in Main street"
"Cobbler, did you haf some sur
strokes dis summer he asks.
"0f course not"
! "Den 1t vhas natural for you to b