The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-09-24
Dody Will find him out. Does it please

pody vhill find him out. Does it please
your wife dot you so in dot pook?'
"No. 1 speak to her about 1t, but she
says I vhas some fool und vhill get
swindled. 1t was all jealousy. 1t vhas
two t'ousand big men und no women,
und dot makes her mad"
"But you go in der pook all der
same?" says.
"Shust der same. Der price vhas
high, but if you vhas a big mans you
don't mind it. Yes, goes in dot pooa,
und der agent writes me oop. / come
in to show you. Listen to dis:
"'Dot oldt man Schmidt vhas porn i'll
Shermany long while ago, und vhrn
he yhas young mans he comes oafer
to America NIT brass buttons on his
coat.
"'He vhas poor und proud und re-
spectables, und he work in q grocery
for So month. In two years he yhas
like Shorge Washington.
"'Vhen he grows oop to own dot
grocery, der peoples like to run him
for alderman, but he don't care for Of
fee, und he vhas some honest man.
"'He has one wife, who vhas treas
ure, und his only son Joe vhill climb
oop to der top if he keeps on like he
yhaS.
"Mr. Schmidt can't ride a bicycle
nor cut some pigeon wings on roller
skates, but he vhas good natured,
cheerful und ready to help others.
eff some war breaks oudt in Amer
lea, he vhill be found alongside der pa
triots, a gun on his shoulder, q flag In
his hand und a wish to perish in his
enthusiastic heart. Don't you make no
mistake on old Schmidt.
owe like to say aboudt dis great
mans dot he vhas some greenhorns
when he first comes to America, but
by und by he vhas SO sharp dot nopody
can beat him for two cents. More ash
ten peoples try to swindle him eafery
day, but it vhas all in vain.
"'Finally we like to say Of dis mans
dot he vhas ash big ash Washington,
ash good ash Lincoln und ash brave
ash Grant und dot at his grocery Will
be found all der best goods at der
cheapest prices. If you don't see What
you wants, ask for her."
While der old man Schmidt vhas
reading all dis to me dot little Sher-
man tailor comes in to find out about
it. Pooty queek he says:
"How mooch you haf to pay for all
dot. my frendt:"
Zone hoonered dollars. Why don't
you come in dot pook too? You vhas
new und secondhand clothes und big
mans"
"Vhere vhas dot agent:''
Gle goes home to Philadelphia to get
some clean shirts"
do you pay him one hoonered dol
lars in adwance?"
"Of course. He deals NIT two t'ou-
sand big men, but he don't trust. you
see. 1t vhas cash in advance from eaf-
erypody."
"Old Schmidt. you vhas ten jack
asses und fools!'' says der little tailor.
"Why vhas I?'
dlers und don't neffer come back here
again nor publish a pook. You yhas
beat. You vhas took in. You vhas
done oop."
How can it be-" groans Schmidt.
'It can be because your head vhas
putty. You shall 90 und sell him to
some paint store, und Hans shall hat
@ rattle box und milk bottle und be q
baby again.
When der tailor vbas gone out. old
Schmidt looks at me, und l look at
him. After ten minutes tears vhas in
his eyes, und he says:
Hans, dis yhas wicked world"
"She vhas." I says.
"Und we vhas two good mans"
1--WE vhas."
"Und we don't haf some business to
be alive"
1--WE don't"
Den let US die in each others arms
und go to heafen.'
Il vhas agreed
Jnd we should not be alife today but
for dot fat policeman. He comes py
my shop und takes old Schmidt by der
neck und throws him out, und l vhas
dubbed through der back door, und he
shakes his fist at my wife und says:
"Womans, you look leetle oudt! IL
hear of some more sorrow around
here, you shall all go to Jail for SIX
months" NJ. QUAD.