Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-02


HE WELLS AS he WAVES HIS ARMS ABoUDT
for his money, ind some pellet he vhas
in lof nit princess und shumps into
der river because he can't get her Do
you see der point?"
'Vhas it der poorhousef"
Not at all Der point vhas dot you
vhas der long missing Carl Coburg"
But how can | be?"
"Shust ash easy ash grease. Disap-
pointment in lof turns you against der
world. und you hide yourself AWAY
und become a cobbler 1t shall be in
der newspapers tomorrow. und you
Will put on clean shirt und prepare
for a rush l pellet more ash one tou-
sand peoples Will come to dis shop in
one day. und in two weeks you yhas
bigger dan der aldermans."
don't like it, und my wife don't like
it, but dot druggist says he vhas my
frendt und he goes ahead. 1t vhas all
in der papers next day: Der Dead
Alife. Carl Coburg. der Great Opera
Singer. Did Not Drown Himself. He
1t vhas more ash two columns. ind lot
druggist laughs ind slaps his leg ind
says | shall soon be a great man put
on a clean shirt und sat down in my
shop. und pooty Gueek a nan comes in
ind looks me oafer.
DO you want some cement patches
for feetteen cents" / says
at IS him. II vhas he" lie yells as
he waves his arms aboudt. Now may
hcafen be praised dot you yhas alife."
Don't make SO mooch noise und
wake oop my dog | says.
But l can't help her. Oh Carl my
old und dear frendt my heart yhas full
of happiness, For years una years der
peoples called Us der two promios und
we yhas like brothers one day you
mysteriously disappeared und my
heart vhas prokcn. ! set dot piece in
der papers, una hurry cop here. ind
l thank heafen dot | find my dear old
chum alife ind yhell."
"Vhell. do you like some repairs
made 10 your shoes?' ! says
Repairs? Not bit. | shust come
in TO see If YOU vhas my old frendt
und To kiss You on both cheeks by
George but dis vhas der happiest mo-
mcnt of my whole life,'
Some tears Was in his eyes. una lie
wipes EN- AWAY on his coattails. ind |
don't say nouings. In leetle While he
stops crying und says:
carl. maybe you remember dot we
had some pecsness together der day
you disappeared. You borrowed SO Of
me to buy some hair oil. ind of course
you can't pay him back if you disap-
peared. It vhas all right. h0wefer, und
/ take it now"
But l don't borrow SO Of YOU" l
says
Alas. but has my old frendt und fel-
low singer pecome Il liarf No | cannot
pellet it, a man who yhas once der
soul Of honor cannot haf fallen so 10 &.
Come down init der long green"
Il can't 30 IL. ! ueffer heard Of YOU"
DO you mean to tell me dot you
don't remember me-Signor GalliniF,
he yells as he shumps around. "Vhy.
eaferypody in der company calls us der
Siamese twins. und we smoke der
same pipe und eat from der same dish
Don't try to play dot game on me, carl,
but fork oafer der cash"
Il neffer see you III all my life pc
fore" | says. .und if you don't 90 oudt
/ shall pring a policemans to gif you
some collar"
Well, dot signor he splits on his
hands und grabs me py der hair una
slams me around, und if my wife don't
come in nit der broomstick maype ]
Villas dead mans He goes AWAY.
but IT, says he shall haf dot $40 If H.
Ills one t'ouSaud years. und / shall Doe
q leeile scared an der time He vhas
only gone when another man comes Ia.
lie yhas what you calls some old
bumbs He haf a red face. 4 purple
nose. uud bis eyes yhas crying You
neffcr sac sooch Old clothes uud hat
und shoes ! pellet he likes To strike
me for peer money, und So / looks
al him uld says
"Nottines vhas doing today"
"Rut you vha> mistookeu he says
As De comes nearer. ~ good deal vhas
doing. IND der best Of an yAas dot !