The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-23
Johann noff
Malt Writes
To Say That Yens Yenson is Afraid
or Ashamed to Disclose
His Identity.

Mr.. Editoor:
dink de feller vat has bin wriding
Svepska to you is afraid to let feller
know vat his name it iss, is it. l mean
dat feller vat wrides to you und signs
his name Yens Yenson. Now, bin in
dis country not very long aber l under
shtand purity goot vat Anglibluenose
wrides about, all rigid. He is Won goot
wrlder. He would be no use up In Fer
gus Falls for de simple reason dat he
could not get anyding vat he likes to
eat so veil as here, l hear. He bin
purity goot feller because he is not
ashamed to let anybody know vat his
name ISIS, is it, Yah, dink SO. don't
like to see anybody chimp Oh mein
friend, Anglifewclose, because he bin
mighty handy feller around here. He
teaches school some times yet, vonce
in vile he distributes books und ba-
pers. Den again lie blays in de band
aud orchestra and few times he sings
but only few times-because few
times are enough and he wrides for de
family chouInal. Den vonce in vile
he dakes inventories of dings, keeps
books for some felers vat can't keep
deir bank accounts straight midout his
help. He carries around pay checks
and den again he does many odder
dlngs. So, ask Yens Yenson Wy for
he want to send Anglibluetoes to Fer
gus Fallsp | dink will see der Var
der Warden wood not like to SEE Angli-
slowcus 60 so far away from all his
goot freunds-especially dat Yens
Yenson fel'er.
| Anodder ding: Yens, he say Mr.. :
Goldsmith, Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Hum
phrey all be goot Svede mans fellers.
My Chiminy, vat a chump! Dose men
are all goot American citizens yet.
Mr.. Goldsmith came from Chermany
all righd. Mr.. Rose-God knows we're
he came from-but Mr.. Humphrey he
binhere long time and came into dis
country init holdings on him or about
him. Mr.. Goldsmith, ven he came to
dis country had some clothes on his
back yet und thirteen dollars und fife
cents. Nit de fife cents he bought a
new suit of clothes und nit de thirteen
dollars he bought gold mine-or vas
it gold brickp Veil, anyway, l dink
Yens Yenson have plenty much vat
you call gall all rigid, ven he CLAIMS
all of our local bright lights in blue
clothes and brass buttons came from
Sweden. Next We know dat feller will
claim our Warden came from Greece or
Turkey or some odder rkltchen-mechan-
ic country.
Never mind about der bird. Pat,
Yens. He bin around here long time
and he's viss-wery wise. OATS w so
many fellers are JEALOUS. Dey dink a
bird has Lo rights-not even jailbird.
J Veil, did not intend to wride such
a long letter-but dat feller Yens YEN
son is afraid to let any Won know watts
his name and number. He's afraid
} maybe some Won will come around yet
und pinch him and give him some
stripes maybe or someding like dat.
Now, dake me. l am not afraid or
ashamed to sign my name to vat
wride for de baper. You bet not. /
wood like to see you, Mr.. Yenson. I
defy him to see me. As for Angli-
!, gluebose--velI, dink maybe he knows
9 who dis Yens Yenson iss, is it, but de
8 information is keeping very Angliclose
to himself, yet. Ven Yens Yenson
: dells me who he iss it. den dell him
! who are it, yes.
r Yours ausgeseit,
JOHANN HOFF MALT.