Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-27
TWAS PLEASED WHEN READ nIMl

VBAS PBEAbED WHEN READ HIM
Here und more ash 10 peoples go by
him for repairs. Don't you see der
trickT
"But Thanksgiving vhns gone
avhay."
dot makes no deeference. 1t vhas
der enterprise we look Mt. Shall some
dago haf more enterprise ash you?
Eaferypody laughs about 'Thanksgiv-
Ing Half Soles,' but eaferypody also
says, Behold dot enterpriser Hans,
give you some pointers. You shall put
oop signs in your window. und II you
don't make some big hit vhas goat
You shall cooper der market und make
dot dago climb a tree"
don't know aboudt 1t. und my wife
don't know aboudt it, but dot plumber
he makes der signs, und put him oop
in der window. BY golly, but | vhas
pleased when / read himl 1t says,
New Years Cement Patches" Wash
ington's Birthday Shoestrings," Labor
Day Toe Tips" Decoration Day Heel
Lifts" Fourth OF July Backing"
Thanksgiving uppers" und Christ
mas Cobbling" We get in all der holi-
days, you see, und I vhas one year
ahead of dot dago.
Hans. now you haf some heads on
you" says dot plumber. "und in one
week you haf to hire two men. Get
oop early In der morning und prepare
for some rush OF peesness
I vhas oop ny daylight und half der
shop swept out. und by 7 o'clock dot
dago comes along und looks nj my
signs und almost falls dendt, He knows
he vhas knocked oudt, und he goes Off
mad. Pooty soon der first man comes
In und looks al me und says:
"Cobbler, maybe you can insult me
und get avhny. but don't belief hm"
Glow vhas in" asks
"Haf you got some signs oop der Of
st. Patrick Invisible PntchesP"
II don't belief so."
''Vhell, Why not? Vhas st. Patrick
to be left oudt In dis deal? vhasn't he
bigger man dan Labor day? Now,
You put oop dot st. Patrick sign before
noon or I come back und gif you some
tired feeliags"
i like to go und see dot plumber
aboudt ST. Patrick. but before | vhas
ready second man comes in. lie
vhas red In der face und breathes
hard ash he says:
"Cobbler maypc you vhas an inno-
cent man or knock your hcndt right
off! Don't you know dot my brother
vhas aldermans OF dis wardf"
"No."
"Vhell, he vhas. und like you to
know he vhas ten times ash big as
Thanksgiving. Go right NJ 1t und put
oop some sign of Alderman O"roolc
Rubber Heels to Order II you don't
do 1t, den look oudt for mew
My wife pegins TO cry nboudt dot
und says some hurricane vhns coming.
und vhns naklng ready TO 20 py der
plumber when der third man klcka
open der door und vhalks In und yells:
"Py John. but how yhas dls2 Don't
Christopher Columbus come into dis
dealf Here vhas a man who discovers
America und makes all desc holidays
for us, und yet you throw him down
for Decoration dayl Cobbler, look mo
In der eye When | say | Was Christie
piers friend, und whoever insults him
insults me. ! vhns py der city hall to
pay my taxes, und when | come back
you shall haf dot sign oop for Colum-
bus or your heart vhill achep
Dot settles me. | vhas shust going
oudt doors 60 tell der plumber dot
don't haf no head on me und don't
yhant one when der fat polIcemans on
der beat comes oop und wafes his club
at me und shouts:
$50 dot vhas your ieetle game, eh?
Get back In dot shop While talk nit
you! Now, den. explain TO me aboudt
some signs. l look all oafer dot win
dow und ] don't see some signs OF
'Patrolmnn Finnegan's Half Soles
Why don't you put him oop dereT
II don't think of IT," says.
Don't lie TO me- cobbler! You don't
put oop dot sign because you vhas
down on me und don't like to see me
become sergeant. Very well IL you
und. by gOlly, ! shall make some com
plants dot you vhas running an opium
Joint und poker den, und you shall
see how qucek you vhas in der coolerw
"But vhas innocent"
"Ha! How can you pc innocent IN
Oiiicer Finnegan swcars you vhas
guilty? Cobbler ! gif you one hour to
put oop my sign. If you don't do II,
you vhas some gone oop Dootchmans."
When dot policemans goes avhay, |
sees how 1t vhas. II vhas der plumber
who don't haf some headt on him, und