The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19

How wonderful How wonderful"
she SAYS. - = -
mans. You shah marry him und be
one of der happiest women in der
land. 1t looks to me in your hand
here dot you shall have a carriage und
you know What I shall do for you ?" she
says ash she bushes und laughs.
"Vhell bring you one hundred pairs
of shoes to ment eavery year, und
make all my friends trade NIT you. 1
don't know when l hat seen as nice &
man as you before"
It yhas all easy enough. She vhas
no customer of mine before, but see
her on der street many times and ask
! about her She vhas gone fife minutes
When a mans who lives three blocks
AWAY und lends money WALKS in und
looks around und says:
F'Cobbler, here yhaS a pair of patent
leather shoes dot need fixing oop. I
vhas going to take 'em to Dago, but
he cheats me der last time. You may
take EN-, Dis vllas fine weather, eh ~
VERY fine"
"Und peesness vhas good %
81 can't make some complaints
"Oh, by der vhay, what about dis
tpalmistry? It's fake, of course
something to catch silly women"
cLet me took your hand und see.
EYour wife Nhas not a well woman You
children, but you vhas not happy.
Sometimes you think do if you vhas
married again
/ you can stop right dere,'' he says.
'Vhela it vhas in your hand. Also,
dot a tall womans nit blue eyes und
light hair-''
He pulls his hand AWAY und walks
around der shop und whistles und den
says to me:
"cobbler. you shall tell nopody What
you saw in my hand
"Of course not It yhas strictly con-
fidential."
IF you tell somebody I break your
neck. If you tell nopody 1 bring all
my shoes here Il be repaired"
Den it vhas woman again. I know
dot her husban keeps grocery, und
1 know dot she fiirts' NIT other men. I
see her do it der street car one
time myself. She comes tripping in
und says: $50 a.
"Cobbler, I haf some shoes to be
| good workman und Christian man I
bring 'em to you. never patronize
! robbers and murderers if I know it,
| Thanks, ma
| 81 don't come in about dot palms.
| try, of course, but now dot 1 am here
/ 1 may ask what about ft?"
''She vhas all right, ma am
| Where you learn it -
/ t'In der Black Forest in Germany"
"Oh, 1 never see dot kind before.
Here vhas my hand. Tell me how she
/ vhas.''
Madam says, after looking at
her hand about a minute, "You vhas
admired by many men"
How foolish-ha! ha! hal" she
laughs
your husband vhas good man. but
he vhas too slow. He don't half APP
preciate you"
''Tushl Tushi''
you. should hat. been der wife of a
gentleman und a rich mans. You
should be out in society where all can
see und admire, I belief dot more ash
one hoondered men in dis city admire
YOU
"You must not talk such things
she says nit a laugh und a blush.
''Vhell, 1 shall bring in more shoes. I
see it vfas true dot you vhas good
man und a Christian"
She goes out nit a goodbye, but in
a minute she comes back und says:
by der vhay, don't speak to some
body about me-"
t.Of course not
'Pa1mistry is all a fake, of course,
but if you should tell others What you
: hat told me 1t would get to my hus-
band und he wouldn't like it a leetle
/. bit. I may tell you dot he is jealous
of me, though I never gave him the
slightest cause. I shall depend on
YOU
How many folks do you belief came
in dot day? Over thirty, und all hat
shoes to mend und hear some palms.
! try When night had come dot leetle
| tailor shows oop to see If I vhas in der
poor-house. When he sees all dem
shoes und hears my story he looks at
me a long time und den says:
'rvhell it seems dot even a fool can
get along in Americal''-(Copyrig
1907, by NJ. M. Cunningham.)
Little Fred-"Say. nav. ain't paw got
| queer idea of what heaven Is like7'
Afaw-'I don't know. dear. never heard
| him say anything about IT. Little Fred
! 'sTell. I did He told the groceryman
that the week you spent in the country