The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-28
DER GERMAN COBBLER.
Mr. Voglestein Calls and Relates His
Adventures.


Adventures.
I vhas putting some cement patch on
a shoe When Mr.. Voglestein vhalks in
und lifts ooD der growler to see if it
vhas empty. He finds no peer, und he
vhas mad for fife minutes. Den he
says:
Hans, did you hear how safed
twenty dollar few days ago?"
No
'.Vhen, it shows you how smart I
vhas. l vhas going along Second street
When a man runs after me nit a pocket
book in his hand und says:
= .Oxcuse me- but hat you lost your
money! L vhas poor man, but vhsts
honest, und so 1 run after you to give
it back"
my life but if somebody finds one und
runs after me What shall 1 do2 1t
vhas my peesness to take it, of course.
1t vhas a fat pocketbook, und slip
it in my pocket und reward dot man
nit a five dollar bill 1t don't take me
ten minutes to be a mile AWAY uld
hide behind a coal office to count der
money How mooch you belief vhas in
dot pocketbool0?"
"One tousand dollar.''
-.Humph. Not a cent. It vhas stuffed
out NIT old paper. 1t vhas all trick,
you see"
'.Und you lost fife dollar2"
No sir l safed twenty. I safed it
because II COT man ndQ dSAGA 4Ol Nv eli
ty-five dollars reward I should haf Civ
en- it to him right off. Dots What ails
YOU. Hans. You Wasn't smart und you
don't know how to safe 1 don't Won
der you vhas only a c0bbler after ten
l years.
Mr. Voglestein pats herself on der
back and smiles und laughs, und When
he lights his pipe he says:
Maybe YOU don't hear about me und
dot undertaken? 1t vhas soOch a smart
! ell
to be alderman of my ward Dot un-
! dertaker vhas Schmidt. und I call into
his place und ask how peesness vhas.
/ He says she vhas poor, und dot he Will
make me bargain. If l buy $40
/ casket now shall haf it for SIS. If it
vhas you, Hans, you don't buy, but I
| vhas man nit a tricks oop my sleeve.
pay him der cash und take a receipt,
und next day my friend Hoopenlaker
/ goes down to Schmidt und says:
'- Tt vhas very sudden, Wasn't it?'
How?'
Why, der vhay Voglestein pegged
out last night. Didn't you hear about
it?'
NO. Good gracious, how she vhas?'
He drops dead of heart failure after
supper, und of course his wife Will want
der coffin 1t vhas a good bargain you
made How mooch you gif to get out
Dot Schmidt says he vhil gif ten
dollar. und by und by Hoopenlaker
hands him Oafer dot receipt und takes
der money. und we make fife dollar
apiece. Next day. when I goes down to
see Schmidt, he swears for half an hour,
but When he gets through he says I vhas
der snartest man in town. You see,
Hans. shoepegs vhas nottings- 1t vhas
brains dot count. Maybe you hat some
brains to send out for quart of beer?"
I don't haf" und after waiting a long
time Mr.. Voglestein sighs and says:
I shall wait until get home und den
drink a barrel. Hans, if you vhas me
der odder DAY you lost $40 in two MIN
utes. "
How can do it2" I says.
"Shust like grease. vhas over on
/ Green street When I see a man NIT a
bike He can't ride at all. He falls off
more ash ten times. Ply und py ] ask
him Why he don't ride a COW, und he
says;
Look here. old mans, maype you
think I can't ride2'
I know you can't
Maybe you like to bet me I can't go
oop dot ladder to der roof2'
e " OF course do.
'' sVhell, I bet you one dollar I go up
we put oop der money, und he leaves
dot bike on der ground und goes oop
like a cat It vhas some tricks on mt,
but I don't kick.
] But you vhas a dollar OUT