Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-10

come In hefe long ago. You may go ahead und gif me some poetry
 Und look at her minute und say:
 -EIer eyes were like dot sky of blue.
 Und golden vhas her hair,
 Her form vlas like willow trees
 Und Oh her face vhas fairi
 ttTIer teeth vhas whiter dan der snow,
 Her smile as soft as summer,
 Und 'eafery man who looks at her
 Declares she vhas a hummer. :"
 @vhas dot me?" she asks as she looks around for a looking glass und tries to blush like girl
 NEt vhas, fair lady,, I~says
 tsVhell haf six more shoes to fix cop. tIud you shah haf all my work. It vhas der best poetry haf heard in twenty years, tlnd vhas quite proud of myself
 Der next vhas man who vhas old und stiff in der knees und has gray hair, und be groans when be sits down. He vhants a lift on his heel und he looks at me .und says: q n'-''A
 "'Vhell, cobbfer, if you haf some po- etry on hand you can shoot her off. I tell you beforehand. though, don't pay any extra for her. 1t vhas 15 cents for dis shoe und no more"
 II vhas all ready for him, und say: srHe v1as a man in der prime of life
 Tn der prime of life v1las he,
 Und deg widows. smile ash he goes by.
 Und like for his wife to be.
 'tHe vhas man who vhiIl love again,
 Und married again he'll be, Upd der widow vhas rich ash Vanderbilt Und waiting at home for he.''
 When speak dot poetry dot man looks at me for minute und den says:
 @"Cobbler, I belief you vhas a fool in- stead of poet, but haf changed my mind. No flies vhas on you. I said it vhas feefteen cents und no more for der shoe, but you can make it a quar- ter, und bring you in some more work tomorrow. Of course some ecrich widow yhas waiting for me. Of course" Dot third customer vhas house work girl init a turned up nose und a freckled face, und she brings in pair of shoes to be fixed und bushes und gtggles. Py und py she says.
 '..VheII do I get some poetry too2"
 "Of course,'' says, und lays down my hammer und looks at her und says:
 'If vhas young und free again
 Und looking for wife To keep my house und make me proud Und go init me through life ''I'd seek a daisy shust like you. A pansy blossom rare, 4 girl init sooch form und face Dot other girls must swear"
 'Do you mean dot cobbler?" she asks me ash she shakes out her dress und smooths down her hair. "Of course"
 "VhelI, dot pleases me, und if der l grocery boy likes me to go to anodder ] dance nit him he vhas thrown down. 1 I look for some shentlemans after dis, und tomorrow I shall bring in Q whole basket of shoes to be fixed oop.'' DeY fourth customer vhas man | init weed on his hat und solemn look, und know dot he loGss his wife three months ago. Always before he goes by dago to haf his shoes fixed.
 Do you invent some Sherman DO eTy, eh?' he says ash he sits down to get a cement patch.
 'FIt vhas SOL says. -
 'I neffer did care mooch for poetry, but if he vhas free you can go ahead l CuO W WA11S | FudS ACILluS OOp uOT CG- ment says to him: 'ner vhas sighs und. sorrows und heart aches. 1 Der vhas signs und sorrows und woes. I Der vhas days when joy vhas forgotten
 Und hope from her soul almost goes. "But 6o not despair in your sorrow;
 Another vhas waiting for thee, | Und almost before you know how it vlaaa l You'1l gureay be married to she.'' | 'Cobbler, what does dot poetry rerel top asks dot man after little while.
 'It vhas to you" ..
 "Do you know dot I haf sighs un6 snHrovs tnd heartachesT
 ''I do, but dey vhas ali gone avhay in two or three months more, und- I und"-
 "Und vhatg'
 I "Vhell, you shall marry again und be happy, of course. Sooch man like you can't stay single und mourn around"