The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-06

to be fixed oop. Don't you move until
vhas back"
but my shop vhas shut oop for
three days"
Don't you shut her oop for three
minutes. If you do / break der door
down"
"But ny mudder-in-law"--
"Never mind her I'm not going to
wear leaky pair Of shoes around be.
Cause your mudderlnlaw takes It into
her head to die. I'll be back in fifteen
minutes"
| don't get half enough breakfast
When dere comes great kicking on der
shop door. und When | open It Il wom.
an stands here. She lives only n
block AWAY for five years. but she
never patroniZcs me. She has some
shoes In her hand. und she vhas bare.
headed. und she looks fierce und says.
$50 you think you vhas der Tam
many of dis neighborhood, do you?
You believe you can shut oop your
shop shust When you please, eh?"
But my mudder-in-law vhas dead,
don't you see?"
81 don't care pin for dot. Does
somepoddy's mudder-in-law stop all
peesness when she dies? Is il some.
tlngs 70 me If she lives or dles?"
''lf you go by der dago he vhill give
you Teddy bear"
Der dago und his Teddy bears be
hanged! | go by any shop vhant to.
Shust now / come by your shop. und
you shall fix oop desc shoes or have
some rows NIT me-"
Dere vhas some tears In my eyes for
my mudder-in-law. but take in der
shoes. In ten minutes more tall und
solemn man NIT some shoes In paper
comes In una says:
81 goes by here n few minutes ago
und sees your sign. So you have lost
herr"
"Yes."
"Vhas she VERY old"
"About eighty"
"Und she vhas good?'
"She vhas some angels"
"Vhell. let MS hope she vhas gone to
dot better land. You say you shall
shut oop shop for three days"
"Yes."
ITO grleve for her?'
Eyes"
"Vhell. you vhas some shackass II
you do! But you won't do sooch n
thing. Der pooblic has shoes TO be
mended, und II vhas your duty to
mend 'em. Do you believe ! wear a
shoe NIT n hole in It because your
mudder-ln-law vhas dead? No. sir
II you slut oop dis shop | go by der
police about IT,"
"Nhy don't you go by the dago
shop" / says.
None of your peesness, ] go where
! like. Make n good job OF desc shoes
or You vhas some dead Dootchmans,"
Und den the plumber comes I'm. He
vhas II sharp man. aud don't believe
II Of him. but he has some shoes to
be fixed, .und lie says.
Look a-herc. Hans; you can't shut
this shop oOp for three days"
"But II my 5mudder-in,law dles?"
Public Wants Shoes Repaired.
"Then let her die. The idea of your
incoming around for three days for an
old mudder-ln-law Is all foOllshness.
The public vhant some shoes mended,
und you have got To be here TO do II.
Suppose my mudder-in-law dies. DO
shut oop my shop and cry around
for three days? Not any. 90 by
der funeral, aud dep vhas ready for
peesness again. If some water pipes
burst und ! yhas three days AWAY
What would peoples say OF it?'
dot dago cobbler vhas good
man"
"Hang der dago!'
"Und he gives Teddy bear nit
every cement patch he puts on"
"lIang his Teddy bears. Look at
me In my eye. You bury dot old
woman In two hours und be back
here at work. II you don't do II dere
shall be sooch a row around here dot
your shop falls down"
II vhas der same nit fifteen peoples.
When i don't yhant some work dey
rush II IN on me: II vhant salns