The Washington herald., 1914-10-04

Dot vhas IT, you see.
II something vhas two times shust
der same in America vhas all right
und make some money, but it don't be
Der odder day a boy comes to my shop
| and says:
"yhas you Hans, der cobbler?"
! Il vhas"
Den here vhas some telesraphs for
you, und she vhas 80 cents"
Il pay him und reads dot telegraph.
She reads:
Your brudder Shake vhas elected to
! der legislature"
| all who comes in. Der VERY next
| day dot same boy comes back and says:
..Yhas you Hans, der cobbler?'
| 'T vhas."
Den here vhas some teIegraphs for
/ you. und she vhas 30 cents"
Il pay him und reads dot telegraph.
She reads:
Dot vhas how she vhas all der time,
| und how you belief an old Dootchmans
vhas going to get along in America? One
| day II vhas dot shoe-pegs vhas gone
oop: der next day IL vhas dot shoe-pegs
has gone down, und how can somepody
zone odder time when vhas discour-
[ aged ] goes by dot little German tailor
\ fur advice. He hears me out und says:
'Cobbler. you was all right as a
workingman, but YOU don't understand
der peoples. You must be q good feller
or you can't get work. II I don't make
people like me my tailor trade vhas
no good in FIVE minutes"
Il belief I yhas good feller but he
says no und tells me how to do. Next
| day I walks around on der street. II
I meet a man I want to shake hands
nit him und talk I don't half no politics
nor religion. und I like eaferbody to hat
a & drink Of beer init me; me-; I shmile und
und by come by der butchers und
! shmile and shake hands nit him und say
II vhas a pleasant day.
"'Cobbler. you vhas getting soft by
| der top of your head? he says.
"'vheII. It seems to me like dot. You
had better go und mind your shop
But like to be a good feller und
work oop trade
You vhas some shackass. und you
vhill kill der peesness'
II goes by nv shop" said the cobbler
barber next door he come in und says
where J vhas all day.
"'I vhas working oop trade
" How vhas dot7'
"'Ry being some good felIers'
Vhell. YOU vhas a fool, More ash
ten peoples vhas here nit some shobs
to do. und when you vhas gone-dey said
YOU vhas a hummer und no good. Don't
und shaking hands and PLAYING monkeyr
IT feel hurt in my feelings said the
cobbler as he tested the knife on a bit
OF leather. u belief dot leetle tailor
makes a fool of me, but when I goes
! by his shop TO shpeak about it he says:
" 'Cobbier. ! see how she vhas. In der
! tailor peesness it vhas deterrent. You
shust haf to peg away und wait for some
shObs TO come in
"One odder time I goes by dot lectle
tailor for advice.
I don't haf nottings TO do for two days.
und l vhas discouraged. 1t don't pay
| to be a good Teller. und walk around.
but mebbe dot tailor haf some tricks.
When l shpeaks to him he says:
" "'Cobber, you vhas in dis country only
two vars, und you don't know some
ropes. II you vhas in peesness you must
haf some pulls
Don't pull on some waxed ends?
says.
4" Dot vhas true, but your head vhas
full OF sawdust. 1t vhas some odder
pulls. II I don't have a pull I vhas gone
into bankruptcy in two minutes. You
go by der alderman OF dis ward und say
you like to make his shoes for noting.
You go by all der policemans und say
you shall repair DER shoes free OF charge.
Dot alderman sends all his friends to
you until you haf to hire a helper. und
dose police vhill steer more ash tife
hooRered dollars trade to you in one year.