The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30


single job of work IN my
iE shop. und I vhas smoking my
pipe und wondering how long
before I go by dot poorhouse
When a tramp comes in. He
vhas a man nnit a cock-eye. und he
t have hole in one shoe I look AWAY
from him und don't say nottings. He
looks avhay from me und don't say
nottings- It vhas two minutes before
he chuckles und says.
Everybody works but fadder. und
he looks lonesome How about dot
hole IN my snoe2"
1t yhas more like a shoe in a hole, y
I says.
] don't care how much water it lets
in. Now dot 1t vhas so big dot 1t takes
tn paving stones like to have 1t
d5led.
'It vhas cash on der nail If fix it. .
II does better ash dot, old man. You
tinker oop dot shoe for me und I shall
put you next"
Next to vhat2s asks.
Next to a weeks work. Say, cob
bier, yhas only an old tramp NIT one
eye cooked up und no hope Of going
TO heaven When I die, but I know a
thing or two. Listen to me-.
Und we talk in confidence for half
an hour. mend his shoe und he
makes me a sign to hang oop in my
window dot night. Dot sign reads:
FOR Governor-Hans, der Cobbler
His pIatforna-So trusts no rebates,
40 graft Bring in your shoes to mend
und talk it over NIT der peoples can
didate."
I don't think much of dot sign When
fft vhas done, und tell der tramp so,
but he smiles und says:
eff Ii don't put you next I Vhas a
goat You go to bed tonight to dream
Of angels. In der morning you Will
have plenty Of customers. My name
vhas Cock Eyed Sam. It vhas my bust
ness to know public opinion. So long,
/ Cu1Iy-see you later
don't dream OF any angels dot
night but I don't hardly swallow my
breakfast in der morning before a fat
man comes in NIT two pairs of shoes
! 20 mend. und says to me:
''By George, but I have been wait
ing for dis for twenty years. So you
lvhas going to run for GOVERNOR
II vhas.'
'Und you vhas down on trusts and
fyraft and rebates2' %
II fall on EN- like house If vhas
elected
Good Shake handsi Dere vhas
one million people in dis state shust
Ike me, und you shall be elected shust
like grease. Fix oop dose shoes und
I bring you in some more. By golly,
but we shall bust der grafters sky
high"
tf LGl 1lE goes Jul SO1AAS AA-eAA-
comes in. He likes patches on two
shoes. When I tells him how much it
vhas he says:
Hans, let me say a kind word to
you. Don't be too previous
How vhas dot2"
Don't speak too much about graft
sng It vhas all right Everybody
vhas in st, from der man who shingles
der roof of a church down to der cook
in der basement of your house. 1t
has become an American custom. on
can say you vhin be down on murder,
but go light on grating. / vhas a
public official. I don't steal one cent
If you offer me a million dollars, but
81 can graft a dollar now una den
I do SO to keep up to date
When he goes out woman comes
In init some children's shoes und
says;
Hans. vhas dot sign right? Do you
run for GOVERNOR
Yes
"Und you vhill go back on trusts,
,rebaters und grafters ?"
II vhiil.'
Den you vhas my candidate Do
you know I go by der butcher shop
yesterday to get a chicken gizzard for
nv dyspepsia. I fnd all chicken giz-
cards IN der hands Of trust, ind no
body but millionaires can buy en-.
Must I suffer NIT dyspe epsia because
don't have carriages und diamonds und
servants to wait on me2 Not II my
name vfas Mary Jane! go in to