Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-13

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onfer und looks around uhd says:
''Vhell, cobbler, you haf struck him
mt last"
SLOW vhas I struckT ] says.
"Rignt between der eyes. Dot fire
vhas sooch piece of luck Dat you
vhas rich man in four weeks. Now
vhas your time to start LS NIT a big
fire sale. 1t vhas al In der papers dot
der flames scared through ycuf shop
und busted out der windows und bill
lowed across der street, und peoples |
Will come und look for bargains Why, |
mon, one day some shavings took fire
in my cellar und made leetle smoke. |
und l haf fire sn!e of bathtubs. j |
sells ten in one week. You shust wait |
till put oop sign"
In half an hour dot sign vhas oop.
He reads dot owing to some fire fends
der German cobbier vhill hold der
grandest sacrifice sale of der twenti-
eth century, und 1t makes me feel good
TO read her. Dot plumber slaps me on
der back und shakes hands, und I
don't hardly haf some breakfasts when
a man come In und says:
"Vhell, vhell SO dis vhas der work
Of der fire fiends|
"She vhas," / says.
"Der red tongues of flames scared
right through your shop, eh?"
"He did"
"Und busted out der windows und
billowed across der streetT
"shust like dot"
att must haf been some magnificent
spectacle. Why don't you come around
und wake me oop und let me enjoy ltY'
SLOW do / know where you lifsW
"und you don't know me after l haf
got three cement patches on my shoes
in six months Dot proves how leetle
you vhns interested In your customers,
und don't like him at all. II ! vhas
some woodchucks, II vhas all right, but
IL yhas a mans l like people to re-
member dot | vhas on earth. Cob
bier, so py Halifax NIT your fire sale!
II haf TO walk one t'ousand miles for
my shoe pegs, don't puy of you no
more"
He goes oudt und second mans
comes in, und dot second mans looks
around und says:
"Cobbler, When you vhns awoke by
der smell of dot death dealing smoke,
how vhas 1t nit your Did you seize
your unconscious vife in your arms
und dash for der nearest Window"
81 don't pellet So" says.
"Vhen you heard der crackle of der
destroying flames und felt dot death
vhas near. did you pick oop your leetle
baby und attempt to dash out by der
roof?"
81 guess not"
"Cobbler, When dose red tongues OF
flames scared through your shop with
Kisses like ten t'ousand serpents, did
you ask heafen to give you strength to
save the lives OF dose dear to your
-No; l shust got on my clothes to let
der hremen in"
"Und you don't burn of your eye
brows und hair to safe your dear
onesT'
''No. Dose dear ones can so oudt by
der back door In two seconds"
''Cobbler, you vhas n hog und vii
lain. und don't puy nottings OF your
fire sale II ] 30 barefoot all my life"
Der next man who comes In haf Il
book und pencil In his hand, und he
takes some looks around und says:
''Serpentlike tongues of flames, bill
lows OF der destroying element. scene
of destruction und desolatlon. Had
der tiremen been one minute later all
would haf been lost. Cobbler, esti.
mate der damages ut $4,000, und shall
collect your Insurance for 20 per cent"
"But my loss yhas only . cents"
nays.
"IIap
.Und / don't haf some insurance Ell.
ther"
"Hal l sec. Vhell. maype It vhas
not so bad ash II looks. but vhlll take
glass of beer NIT you"
81 can't puy you some beer today"
says.
"Oh, you can't2 You pellet can come
IN here und spend an hour of my walu-
able time und you don't eaten treat me
10 a glass or beer. Cobbler, you vhas
two legged old swine, und II you look
two ways at me / shall punch your
head. Dot fire sale vhas some big
frauds. und shall go right oudt und
tell der peoples about IT,"
When he goes oudt, my wife says we
shall haf some rows II don't take dot
sign down, but In comes a woman who
calls oudt:
~ yhas in two hurrles, und like to
haf you walt on me right off. How
mooch for some cloaks slightly dam
aged by smoker
II don't haf no cloaks," ] says.
''Vhell, show me some ribnons."
81 don't haf some ribbons"
"Den l yhill look at stockings init
holes burned In der feet"
"Dls yhas only shoeshoIs" l says.
"Oh, ! seel Well, Why don't you say
80 right of und not keep me waiting
II you yhss q cebbler shop, how can