The Topeka state journal., 1903-03-31
DER GERMAN COBBLER.
He Invents a New Scheme to Bring
in Customers.

IN customers
I don't haf any work for three days.
when dot little tailor comes in und looks
around und saws.
'Nhell, I told you so. You can't un-
derstand der American Do0blic. und so
you should go back to Shermany- Poor
Hans vhas sorry for you.
I don't say nottings to him. but I sit
down und think for two hours. Dos
night before ] 90 to bed I put oop
sign in my window dot SAYS:
Hans der palmist. Eafery customer
has his palm read free"
MY wife says sOTnepOdy Will knock
my head off or send me to Jail but l
shall take chances. I don't hardly eat
my breakfast next morning pefore a fat
1vOmans comes in. She has four shoes
to mend und / neffer see her in my shop
cefOre.
+Cobbler" she says. nit a soft smile
on her face. Il see by dot sign in der
window dot you vhas some Dalmist?"
"vheIl ] don't pellet in sooeh things
YOU know. but just out of curiosity you
may read my palm, und tell me how it
you ought to go on der stage"
says, ash I looks at her palm. You
Nhas porn to be a great actress You
haf emotion. you haf sentiment. you
haf magnetism You can sing ind you
can write poetry In two years your
husband shall die und you vhiH become
another Patti. Keep right on Washin'
der dishes und spankin' der children for
two years und you vhas all right"
-Gobbler do you mean it," she asks
"Of course"
"ind 1 shall be ike Patti?'
Shust like her"
"NheM dots What coal yard man
und an umbrella mender says to me
only last week. und [ must pellet it
Here Vhas four shoes. fix EN- ooD und
I shall pring in three more. When l
Nhas Patti YOU shall hat all my cob
bling to do"
pellet dot vhas Dooty good for a
start. but in ten minutes a man comes
in. He vhas seventy years old und lame
und bent Oafer. He says he likes q
cement patch on his shoe und two min
utes later he laughs little und speaks
0udt-
1T vhas all nonsense of course, but
You may read my palm Maybe YOU
can tell me if dere price of coal Vhas to
come down.
MY dear man. I saws. your wife
Vnas dead eight years ago
She has been dead for ten"
"Und you vhas going to marry again
in one year"
"Hal hai hal How silly you talk"
ne says, but he don't get madt about it,
Yes. you shall be married in one
year. 1t vhas to a young handsome
girl, und you shall take great happiness.
y ou vhas fifty years old now, und you
vhill live to be ninety. I like to be in
your shoes"
But you must Your wife Vhill be
young und beautiful und rich und she
Will call you darling. 1t vhas so plain
dot [ bet YOU ten cents on it.
He smiles und looks AWAY und don t
say nottings bu- I see how pleased und
glad he vhas When dot patch vhas put
on he hands me 'eefty cents ind says:
"Neffer mind der change. cobbler.
Peoples tell me You vhas a hardwork-
ing, honest mans, und I like to encOur-
age you. Keep on being poor und hon
est und you Vhill be all right
Pooty soon after he goes oudt a young
womans comes in. / see her stand und
look al DOT sign for ten minutes first
She vhas good looking und half good
clothes on, und she smiles at me und
says:
Cobbler L don't haf some shoes tc
mend today but here vhas a quarter
Il vhill pay for a cement patch vhen ]
want one. Nhas dot all right2'
TT vhas. Miss
"Den YOU may look at my palm und
read ii to me Tt vhas all nonsense
und I shall not pelieve word you say