The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29
DER GERMAN COBBLER.
The Cobbling Business Has Its Pccu-
laritieS.

Some days der drug store man comes
in my place und looks all around unc
says:
4 don't see no rush of peoples tt
get cement patches"
Und den comes der little German
tailor to say:
Il told you you vhas no peesness
man. Where vhas der crowd?''
Und der plumber comes in to shake
his head und say:
.'One month more und you will be
by der poor house! You see, you dom
understand how it goes here in Amer
ica'
Do feel bad when mems talk to me
dot why? 1t scares my wife, but only
sniles and keep right on as before.
You see, cobbler shop vhas not a
bank or a store or a law office. You
must run it in a certain way or she
vhas bankrupt. 1t takes me two years
to learn, but have got it.
Every Monday morning I know what
shall happen in my shop. A womans
comes in who vhas der mother of six
children. She brings one pair of shoes
to be fixed oop. 1t vhas so for two
years. und efery time she says:
"CobbIer, if you didn't know me,
would you believe 1 have six childrens
at homer"
Not at ALL says. IT think maype
you haf one child, but no more.'
''Und you wouldn't belief 1 vhas As
years old?'
IF a man tells me dot I say he
vhas some liars! You don't look some
ofer 80. 1t vhas shust positively won
derful how you hold your age!"
My husband says to me der other
day dot 1 vhas some old womans and
must not laugh any more
Your husband vhas blind man.
Laugh! Why, 1 rather hear you laugh
than any 10 womens 1 know of. You
shust keep right on growing young,
und if your husband should die you
vhill find feefty men. dot likes to
marry der widow, children und all"
1 don't belief it. but it vhas my duty
to say so. Der womans don't believe
it, but it vhas pleasant to hear. Und
so she brings all der shoes to me, und
it vhas ell right.
Efery Monday afternoon an old maid
who lives nit her sister drops in. She
can't always bring her own shoes TO
be mended, and so she brings her sis
ters or her sisters children's. Some
times it vhas old shoes to be fixed oop
for der poor. l belief dot womans vhas
35 years old, und she has sooch
but When she comes into der shop
vhas ALWAYS ready to call out:
Good afternoon, Miss Blank. 1t does
me good to see how young und happy
you vhas counting last night
Now, cobbler-now!' she giggles. as
she tries to blush.
''vher. 1 like to be young und hand
some und reech und you see how soon
L come counting. I hear dot more as
ten girls around here like to move
avhay because dey vhas jealous of
you
Say. cobbler." she almost whispers,
as she sits down. "I like to be honest
NIT you. Vhas 1 awful nomely?'
Awfully homelyi Good gracious, but
What put dot idea into your head?"
My sister says so when che gets mad
nit me-"
But she says 50 to spite you. You
vas not so handsome ash Viola Allen, !
but you haf a strong, intelligent face. |
and der mans who gets you for a wife
oamby, but a womans init brains
Belief you once told me you vhas % I,
year old. 1 can hardly belief it vhas |
)fer p0.'
Vheu. dot makes der old maid gig |
yle und hug herself. und be happy for |
| whole week. 1t don't cost me any |
hing to say so, und it vhas worth a |
hundred dollars to her Do you belief |
lot any dago cobbler could get her |
customs AWAY from me. Not on your
ife! On Tuesday morning her old |
vidower comes in. He has three pairs
f shoes. and one pair vhas to be |
iXed oop efery time. He vhas seexty /
rheumatism, but he likes to get mar
led eagin
''Vhell. cobbler, how yhas it?'' he |
ays as he comes in.
1T couldn't be better. No need to
SIX you how you vhas today. You
Il 25. I thought you once told me