The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-17
DER GERMAN GOBBLER
When He Offered An Attraction.

4 gif you my work und take a box OF
| blacking when other cobblers are Offering
granite ware, tea und coffee pots? II i.
cheap offer. 1t makes a cheap shop.
1t shows you vhas not up nit der times.
Gif me back dot shoe-'
But how can I take In 10 cents und
gif AWAY 22"' says l.
Dot vhas your peesness. II you can't
do like other folks you had better get
| cut of trader'
i vhas hurt some more. und l can't
| see how she vhas Der next caller was
| man who wants a pair of shoe stringa
/ make shust 1 cent on dot pair und I
vhas almost happy when der man sees
dot free backing und says:
'yhell. vhell So IT vhas a box free TO
eafery customer, Well, 1t vhas a good
idea I'll take box along nit me. und.
as my brother und sister Will be in some
day dis week. I'll take der boxes now.
You vhas hustler, Mr.. Cobbler und
belief you Will get along like grease"
I lost shust leven cents by dot trade.
und dot hurt me In a new spot. My wife
says maybe dot tailor don't know mis-
peesness. but 1 don't gif oop yet. / vhas
pessing AWAY when in comes a man nit
Accent job. but he keeps der shoe in
his hand und says:
MY friendt. MAYBE you wasn't long in
American"
only three years" says l.
-Cnd maybe you belief you know der
peoples und can deceive 'em?"
81 neffer deceive somepody"
"oh. you don't! Look at dis sign und
dose boxes und tell me you vhas a square
man 1t vhas Cheap John trick to beat
innocent peoples. Do you belief 1 leave a
job for you und accept ffe-cent box OF
backing when some other cobbler Will gif
me a gas stove or a refrigerator
But how can he do IT, / says.
Dot vhas none of my peesness so long
as he does It. You vhas evidently a
selfish man und want to make 1000 per
cent profit. Well. you can't shark me-
II go by some day und you vhas eihng
AWAY ice chests nit brass hinges on EN-
. maype 1 come in und get a patch on my
shoe,'
Der next caller vhas a womans, und
she vhas mad because i don't gif AWAY
sewing machines. Der next was a man
who wanted a bicycle free. und der
third vhas a womans who said il
gtf AWAY pianos / shall repair all her
children's shoes. II i don't get mad
und lock oop my shop belief SOMEBODY
Will come along who wants a house und
lot Dot eafnings I goes by dot little
tailor ind says:
''Nhe!l. it vhas q free gift to eaferv
customer. und how vhas it? All der
peoples vhas mad. und I vhas in some
soup"
How vhas dot" he asks
/ told him all about il, und he looks
wise und says:
Hans, ] can't make her oudt Was
in America twenty years, und all der
peoples yhas glad to get something for
nottinss. You are sure dot sign vhas
all rightT'
Yes
''Vhell, dot beats me. / know all d.r
womens in town will pay out 10 cents
street carfare and push und jam for
two hours to safe a cent on a cake of
soap"
But maybe it vhas der Difference BE-
tween store und cobbler shop" says I.
BY golly. Hans, but ct vhas it, Yes
sir. dot makes all der deeference in der
world. A cobbIer shop vhas not a store,
und Peoples expect too much of il. urd
you go home und tear down dot sign und
let peesness go to Texas if she don't
want to come by you
! doan' know yet What I shall do n,it
dot backing wnen mans comes along
und begins to put der boxe in a bag.
What is it?' says
Board of health he says.
''Rut how
she vhas der yellow Peril. und con-
tscatr her. One dollar. Mr.. Cobbler.''
For vhat7''
For my troubles"
Ind he takes my dollar und all NV
backing und goes AWAY!