Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-29

HANS ANSW EkS QUESIION
see you und bring some shoes. Will
put you oop some signs of Dot Cobbler
From Peking' und you shall see how
her Will be-
"But vhas neffer in China nor Pc
king" | says.
dot makes no deefcrence. You shust
go right ahead und tell all about it,
und you vhas all right. | yhas neffer
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 l shall get my head knocked off,
but dot tailor he puts me oop a sign
und says | vhas a rich man in two
weeks. 1t goes in der newspapers dot
vhas a Sherman Chinese American
cobbler, und ash queek ash l open my
shop in der morning man comes in
und say:
by golly, but so you haf.lifed in Pc
king, eh?"
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 if you can't speak some Chinese?"
Il shust keep quiet und don't speak
to nopody."
"Can you make some Chinese shoes?
"No."
"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 PekingY
HE vhas called der Mississippi riv-
err"
You vhas a liar by some clocks!
You vhas no more in China dan | vhas
in Russia. und if you Will step out
doors shall hat some pleasure in
knocking your head by der middle of
next week.
don't go out. of course. | says |
vhas VERY busy und he must excuse
me. und he Swears und blows aroundt
und goes AWAY. | belief | shall take
dot sign down. but along comes man
wh@ says:
Belly well. belly well! Choppy
stickee alice samee eatee rice. So you
vhas in China? You vhas shust der
clothespin | vhas looking for. How
high vhas dot stone wall in Gilman"
"One t'ousand feet" ! says.
''Nhat? How you make dot oudt?
Who can build a wall so high? Maybe
you mean so feet?"
II mean one t'ousand. When you
vhas on top of dot wall und look down,
a dollar bill don't look so big ash a
postage stamp"
ION What ocean vhas Peking?" he
says after awhile.
lon dot Lake Erie ocean. of course"
''Oh. she vhas. eh? Cobbler, your
head vhas either filled nit sawdust, or
you vhas an Internal liarl | vhas go
ing down town now und don't like to
sweat my collar, but if dot sign vhas
still oop when | comes back | Will step
in und knock your head Offer your heels
und put in two kicks for nottingsy'
My wife cries oudt dot we vhas bust
ed to bankruptcy und some poorhouses,
und belief | shall go 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 vhas sad peesness in
China. More ash ten t'ousand mission
aries vhas killed, und maybe my brud-
der vhas among 'em. If you lifed in
China for fife years. you must know
about missionary work. Did you see
some good influences from herr"
81 did" says l. More ash 100000
Cinnamon don't bet on der races no
more after one prayer meeting"
Album! My name vhas Ricketts,.
Maybe you meet my brudder in Re
kirC:"
4 know him like some books. He
looks shust like you. After some Chi
namen hear him preach once nopody
gets drunk or whips his wife. belief
your brudder safes more ash 100000
soSlS ID China"
Alum. Den you belief my brud-
der does some goodF"