The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-03


tail und walks away NIT it. For feefty
dollars I buys a wax figure of Napo-
leon crossing the Alps. He vhas climb
ing up NIT his feet und waving a flag
in his hand, und it gifts me great pleas
IRE dot all der people praise him. More
ash one t'ousand persons vhas delight
ed vhen a young man NIT q black eye
comes in und limps aroundt and splits
oafer his shoulder und says:
"'Vhell, / don't belief you hat sOoch
cheek till / see him. How dare you
make me oop like dot und call me Ma
poleon?'
"'My frendt, don't you know some
t'ingsT says L. Dot figure vhas der
great Napoleon, und he vhas walking
oafer some mountains. Don't you nef-
fer hear of Napoleon?
"Neffer in all my life. Dot vhas
my hair und eyes und body. If you
don't give me feefty dollars / shall
make him tired
Il Spheak NIT dot man more ash ten
minutes, but he gets madden all der
time. By und by he shumps in NIT a
right hand swing ind knocks dot Ma
poleon all to pieces, und he also kicks
me three times before he goes out. No
pody finds Napoleon in my place any
more. 1 fix him oop ash we'll ash |
can und mark him, Der Tomb of
Shakespeare If somepody comes in
und claims he vhas der tomb himself
I can't help it und shall call on der po-
lice to put him oudt.
dot vhas badt for me, Hans, but
two weeks ago a man makes me der
figure of Queen Elizabeth, und she vhas
70 grand dot e~aferybody vhas full Of
praise. Three days ago a mar m
in my place und sees dot figure und
says:
who vhas dot old girl in der cor
ner, eh?'
"'She vhas Queen Elizabeth
"'Vhas she deadt?
"'Of course
"'How long vhas she deadt, eh?
"'More ash a hoonered years.
az can't belief dot he says. If she
vhas deadt one hoonered years, Why
does she firt NIT me? Don't you see
her wink her eyes? I guess I go oafer
nnd talk to her,
81 beg him to keep AWAY, but he
goes oafer unI lifts dot Queen Eliza
beth oop und dances her aroundt dot
museum, und pooty Queek her head
und arms und legs fall off ind she
vhas. in ten pieces. l haf no more
? queens in my place. l fix dot Il oop
und call her Dot Fisherman's Daugh-
ter but der pooblic vhas NOT deceived.
IND how vhas it aboudt my police
mans?f Listen to me, now, Hans. Fol-
feeftyf dollars a man says he shall make
me soocha wax policeman ash neffer
vhas before, and l gif him der job. I
put dot fgger in der middle of der mu-
scum. und he vhas sc lifelike dot 1 al
most,ask himato go oudt und haf some
beer. In two days2a Teller comes in und
looks. around und says:
~ yhas ike a lamb if somebody
don't fool init nee, but if dot cop tries
to run me in he1yhas paralyzed forever
moretf You shust gff him a pointer not
to take me for a spring. chicken
II apgh at him ,und explain dot it
vhas enly.a wax figure but he walks
around ind getsfmadeund says:
'vheiI,2I donFtsiike his looks, und I
vhas down on der whole gang. I Will
sshust gift him d little token to remem-
Der ms by.Abr2t3at IL z1sshe
"Und' what you belief he did, Hans?
BY golly, but he puts oop his hands
und shumps in und hits dot hgger on
der jaw und glaysuhfmr 0udt.f Ha4ghas
going to wafksouThim when / buys him
or for a dollaral Dot ipoficernans shas
too nfeiise, dhd' sotT ok him cater NIT
mis- eyesssshut. lD0tfnextday der fat po-
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