Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-10

und he vhas so madt he can't talk for five minutes He shust stands und looks at me init eyes like mad dog. When he can speak at last he calls me more ash one hoondered Dutchmans und idiot asylums und den takes me by der hair und knocks my head against der wall When I recovers my brains. und feels vhas alive again he says:
 Now, do you belief vhas a. bigger man dan der president of der United States? If you don't belief so you shall haf some more of dot same kind 1t vhas three cigars day, tell you, und each one vhas 10 cents. If, you ring in a poor one on me at any time vhill make you eat it cop. Listen to me some more, oldt mans. About o'clock in der afternoon like a bite to eat, der same ash all great mans. It shall be cheese und crackers und beer. See dot you get der best und put him on a clean plate. You shall haf him ready for me tomorrow. Do you hear me, or must I stir you oop some more
 ''I don't belief do," I says.
 "Oh, you don't, eh? You still think I vhas only common policemans in- stead of der biggest man in der world, We'll, Net us see leetle ahoudt dot"
 Den he grabs me und chokes me ulnd bangs my head again, und when he lets cop I belief I vhas dead for two hours. can't hardly hear him no more, una my ears vhas buzzing like some bumblebees ash he says:
 'If you vhas deaf shall make your ears all right before vhas done. When Dutch cobbler sets out to defy der biggest man in America it vhas high time somet'ing vhas done. Keep it in your mind, oldt mains. It vhas a growl- CT of beer four or five times a day; 1t vhas three good cigars eafery twenty four hours; it vhas a neat little lunch con, init plenty more beer, about 3 o'clock in der afternoon; 1t yhas to cobble my shoes und der shoes of my family free of charge. Let's see if der vhas some more? Oh, yes! Sometimes big man like me don't haf some shange in his pocket. When he don't he comes in here to borrow dollar of you, und you vhill hand it oafer F. D. Q. Do you know what dot means?".
 "He means dot don't lend somebody a dollar," I says.
 "Oh, he does, eh!'' shouted der po- licemans ash he hauls me all oafer der shop und pulls my hair und punches my ribs und bangs me init his knee. Stand oop dere und look at me while I say somet'ings to you. l shall be out of shange tomorrow und drop in here und crook my finger like so. You haf der dollar ready, und you hand it oafer like some lightning. If you don't
 Und he shakes me till belief dot all my teeth yhill drop oudt on der floor. I don't say nottings, und he stands me cop und looks at me und smiles und says:
 How vhas 1t now, Dutchy? Vhas you der biggest man in der world or vhas I? It takes me leetle while to make you see something's, but l guess you haf your eyes und your ears open after awhile. One ting more, und I go oudt on. my beat und let der pooblie see how big a man l vhas. I see you haf some theater bills in your shop window und so you get some deadhead passes. You shall save 'em all und gif lem to me for my friends ,und family. If l catch you going to der theater shall break both your knees init my club. Maype you vhas a leetle deaf, und so I shall make sure dot you hear me. Nit dot he bangs me all around once more und gifs me punch dot leafs me dead on der floor, und when I wake oop he vhas oudtdoors und my vife was bending oafer me und saying I vhas six weeks in der hospital. It looks to me from a cobblers bench as if I shall haf some troubles mit~dot policemans before I get through. NJ. QUAD,