The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-13


weiser," set Louie, ST vos such sleep
mess last night
."Oh.s yah!sr set his Vive, Katrina,
Louie didn't. got such sleeping last
night. He vos tumpling around nit
der night horses all der night. Und
such nervousness he vos. Finally
I set, Louie, .Vot is der madden NIT
you? Wy don't you mage some sleep
ings, saindt i'd ?"'ls
Zach! Mutter!" he set, ct am afraid
dot l Won't wake ub in time in der
morning to go down by der postoff1ee
und ged der mail. Id substracts me
to thing aboudt der itea uf missing i'd"
Louie I set,y' you surprisal me NIT
such a foolishness vich you are"
Veil, to mage a long story shorter
as id ISIS long, hat to go nit Louie
on der new postoffiee und help him
ged his mail M
I vos really surprisalled ven We came
on der postoffice. Dare dey vos standt-
ing around der Railways in punches
lige some bees, zach Won nit a Wild
trembling expeetoriant look in der
face, each mans heart throbbing nit
such a vildTfess dot you could see id
viggle vaggle on der back uf hees coat
as he set by himselluf, evil I ged
anything, und will it be ledder or a
newspaper, or will I ged Something's
else ?"
Chust den who should came punch
ing down der corridor bud mein alt
turning school chump, Henri Hadlich,
vich he is der superintendent uf der
ledder carriers. Zach du lieber Helm
rich" set, ''vidder are you going NIT
such a swiftness, aindt id?"
''Budweiser, l beg uf you," he set,
edo not hesitation me. / can only make
you short, sharp explanationing uf
Wy ISIS der reason yet Wy I am maging
such QuickneSS alretty. You see, I
hat me a few punches uf circulars und
onder valuable documents vich We keeb
on handt for distributioning Sunday
morning, so ven We hat man who
don't draw any mail, Wy RAIDER than
tell him aboudt id und tage chances
on him having a hemOrrhage or throw
ing fit We hand him oudt a cubble uf
circulars. He tages dem und runs to
der office and locks himselluf in and
den We don't care vOt habbens chust
so long as he don't mage us any trou-
bles in der building. Dit you ketchet
der itea, yes?" Den Heinrich disap-
pearanced himselluf, und I led mein
feetsteps carry me around der house
vile I vos waiting on Louie to ged his
mail. 1 LOGGED in ad an open doorway
und dare voS mein oldt landtsman und
prize skinch player, Pat OBrien, der
assistant superintendent uf der post
Office. ~ @
"Hollo, Patrick" I set, "vie gents ~
ooh, so zimmlich," set Pat, Erin go
bragh." CAM gewiss," I set, und as
he vos bitzy counting der monies /
gate him der high sign uf der Big
Mitt und wandered away to mage a
few leedle observationings vile waited
for Louie
Ply ChincTfer, uf I vos der postmas-
ter cheneraD in chief 1 would lock ub
efery postoffice in der Uniteded Stades
mid such ughtness dot efen der post
| master could nod ged in on Sunday.
Wy efery time a man goes on der post
Office on Sunday he cuts off cubble
uf days oudt uf his life. Der strenu-
ously nit Vich iisome men work. all
week demands arrest on Sunday, but
nein, id ISIS nod to be. Some days der
machinery will be all broke down, und
den i'd will be der long ride by your
lonesomely in der back wagon or der
crazy house, all on account of dot
Sunday mail. Can't rest Sundays. bud
ven you are gone, oft man, id win be
such a long time gone, aindt id? Our
ancient brethren worked six DAYS und
rested frcm their laboIs on der sefenth
day. Und den again der Bible saws
Something's ahoudt Remember der
Cabbath day un1 i1eeD i'll holy" |