The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-04-10

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"sUnRENDER TO ME OR yoU WAS A DEAD
MANsr
a dollar or send q case Of peer to his
house. You must also fix his shoes for
nottings."
But I shall neffer do 1t. I don't
care for some pulls. 1t yhas cement
patches FOR feefteen cents. und II I
please my customers dey shall come
back for half soles at forty"
at Will be better II you do ash l
say" says dot tailor. "If l don't haf
some pulls NIT der policemans on my
beat. l vhas gone oop long ago.. Don't
you make some mistake on dot police
mans. He vhas ash big ash a house.
und he car stop sefen street cars at
once by lifting oop his hand"
l belief dot tailor vhas afraid. und
] make oop my mind dot I shall hat
nc pulls. Two days vhas gone AWAY
when dot bluecoat WALKS into my shop
und says:
"Helloi So you vhas gone into pees-
nees. ehY"
Eyes. dot vhas so."
"Vhell. dot vhas all right. und l hope
you get rich. Can you lend me q dol
lar for a day or twor
81 couldn', spare herr"
"Got anything to drink aroundt
herey"
"Only some fine water"
who WANTS water? Did I hear you
ask me oafer TO der saloon for peerr
II don't pellet So"
"Oh, you didn't! Say. cobbler. do
you know who | vhas?"
"You vhas a p~olicemans."
Eyes. und is dere a bigger man in dis
town dan q policemansY'
"vhell. dere vhas der mayor und
aldermans und judges" I says.
bah. Small fish! You better get
your eyes open, cobbler. or you shall
hear something drop"
Dot tailor comes again und talks to
me. ind dot butcher und plumber talk
for an hour, but I don't like some
pulls. I shust mind my own peesness
und don't say something TO nopody.
In two days dot policemans comes in
ngain. und he don't smile ash he says:
$50 you keep some policy shop here.
eh? ! hat kept my eye on YOU. und
now you vhas caught"
WHO yhas pol.cy?" | says.
"Don't try to bluff me. You try to
look ash innocent as n child. but | know
you to be n wicked old sinner. How
much you make here by poliey;"
II don't eaten know who policy yhas.
I shust cobble oop shoes"
"yhell. you can put me on some half
sole While wait. Maybe | vhas mis-
tool aboudt DO, policy. Hurry oop."
III vhas forty cents" ! says.
"vhat. What. You sharge n police
mans for fixing his shoes. You old
hoary beaded villain. but | show you
a hole mi, a trick in it!'
Und be knocks me aroundt my shop
Till falls down ind can't get Dep. and
vhen der peoples comes rushing In dot
rascals bends oafer me und calls oudt:
"roor mans. Poor mans. He vhas
sooch a hard worker dot he haf some
lit ind falls of his bench"
Dot tailor says il vhas better If Cif
oop ind get some pulls. ind dot plumb
er says | may pc found dead in my
shop some day, but | WONT do Il. When
] vhas mad. | Was ike n mule May
pc 1t vhas a week pefore dot police
mans comes In again. Den he swings
his club nroundt ind says:
"Cobbler. how dare you violate der
law In dis shameful manne.l ] neaer
see sooch a bold scoundrel before in
my life"
-How vhas | wiolatey" | says.
"How? Why der front Of your shop
goes oafcr der sidewalk line by W o
feet. Moaf him back, s!r-moaf him at
once.w
But 1t vhas der landlord who shall
moaf her."
shut COP! How dare you talk to me
like dot2 know you. you oldt villain.
und l don't stop till you vhas In prison.
Die you say you had half a dollar dot
you can spare for a day or two?"
81 don't"
"Und You don't bring me q quart Of
peer In my growlerr
Il vhas temperance"
"Oh. you vhas. You vhas temper
ance und dead broke und like to steal
two feet Of my sidewalk. Ply golly. but
you vhas q bold william, und l hat to
trim you oop a Bit"
He knocks me der same as before,
und init eaiery blow he calls me liars
und t'iefs und bad names. yells
ondt. und der peoples come in. but dot