The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-08

old und want to marry again I shall
de So I says
by George, Cobbler, but you vhas
man after my own heart: Dot vhas
der way to talk. 1t does me good to
hear you. I shall go home ind tell
der chiIders to mind der business, und
I bet you dot I vhas happy bride
groom inside of a month. Dis after
noon I shall send you some more shoes
to fix oop, und I vhas moOch obliged
besides
Der next person vhas a young wo-
mans. She works for some family
and brings in pair of shoes She
laughs und looks around und bushes
'Cobbier, how vhas it about ad-
vice?"
"You can hat barrel of it
do you gif advice on some love
'1of course. Dot vhas my strong
point"
ssvheIL der case was shust dis: A
Teller vhas coming to see me all der
time und he likes me to marry him,
but he has a wooden leg. He vhas a
clerk in a tannery, und he says dot
leg don't make no deeference. He
SAYS dot When two people love it vhas
no deeference If dey have four wooden
| legs, und dot if I don't marry him he
vhas a dead mans"
"Und do you love him init all your
hearth I says.
q can't say dot. I love him. but I
also think of dot leg"
so you should. my dear-so you should.
1T Vhas too bad dat mans hat a wooden
leg. und we Vhas all sorry for him, but
What YOU do? If you fall into der
rifer can. he swim in und safe your life?
If Won vhas walking out nit him und del.
wolves get after you, can he pick you up
und run? If he tries to run down stairs
don't he fall on his head2 If he tries to
climb a mountain don't he fall on his
uose2 If robbers get in der house can he
run .em out2 If de house gets a-fire can
he climb out on der roof2 You see, you
must think of ali desc things. If you had
a glass eve to match his wooden leg it
would be different.
"CobbIer.'; she says to me. Il agree with
every word you say. I pity dot man und
love him a leetle bit but how can be
his wife2 My sister says maybe it vhas
my only chance What do you think2~
Il think you Will hat ten chances more.
Don't you be worried about dot. I could
send five fellers around in one week"
She blushed und simpered ind giggled,
und dot afternoon she sends oafer two
more pair of shoes ind says she Will
! speak to one hoonered persons about me.
When she vhas gone away a young man
comes in. He likes a cement patch on his
sole While he waits und pooty soon he
says:
.'Cobbler vhas dot some sholze of yours
about giving adwfce2"
Not at all. If you vhant some you can
s.Vhen. I dunno ] vhas keeping com
pany NIT a girl.
-sShust So.
she vhas bright, good-looking girl.
but efery night she likes to go to a dance
/ or der theater. She also likes cocktails.
! She also svears when she, gets mad. Her
mother says that Wine she is married der
/ girl Will settle down ind become like an
/ angel, but I dunno about dot. Did you
1 ever see a case like it
lone hoonerd cases. my friend
Don't YOU try some experiments init
matrimony A girl is shoost as apt to
settle up as to settle down. If she swears
| now she will swear harder when she is
married. If she. likes to dance now she
will make you like to dance later on
! ssTJnd it vhas better dot I go AWAY und
marry der other grip he asks.
ssVhen, believe SO myself. ind / shall
( do it. Dis girl vim hunt for me NIT a
/ club for awhile, but Will dodge her und
20 another vhay. I Will bring in some
/ shoes in a day or two ind tell you how it
/ yhas-'
advice, und dot night When der little tai
: Tor comes around ind sees how much
4 hat to do, he calls out;
''Ielle. Hans, but how vhas all dis2
1T vhas CLING advice to peoples" ]
SAYS.