The Washington herald., 1915-03-28

william as you, Gif me dose shoes back
You can do no work for me. und l like
to punch you in der eye,''
: When he goes out / mako me a sign
| t" put in der window. 1t reads:
Dis c"bbler shop don't talk some
war
when womanS nit some shoes comes
in und says:
Why don't We talk some war;
Because it makes bad friends" ] says.
war is no man. He vhas a sissy. Do
you like to talk about hobble skirts und
der Tango"
II don't belief | do
Nhell. dis vhas a mans war-a real
mans war-und if you don't want to
talk about it you had better so by some
woman suffrage meeting ind talk votes.
No such mans can haf my work to do"
think l Will do better If l make a sign
dot reads:
Come in. but don't talk Der cobbler
haf some earache."
Den a big man reads dot sign und
comes in und says:
What does dis mean dot We don't talk
about nottinSs?"
Don't you see about some carache?'
| says.
To Texas NIT your earache, Was I
to sit here for half an hour while you
put a patch on my shoe und twiddle my
thumbs und say nottinEs, Do you belief
] don't say nottinSs. und he goes on:
Don't talk. Ell. But I Will talk. Do
you take der side Of Germany in dis
war;
Or do you side NIT der allies" =
] don't say.
What vhas your party
Nix for me.
What vhas your religion
don't say. ind ne .humps oop und
grabs me ny der hair und pulls me
around ind bangs my head on her wall
und shouts:
II shall como back in one hour. und if
You don't talk to me YOU vhas dead
goldfish
make anodder. bis time he reads:
Come In und der cohbler Will talk
nit YOU
Il shust got back to my bench When
Go ahead. cobbler. und talk nit me-"
.'Nhell. what about" / says
About love. ] vhant some one to love
me. vhas lonesome ind downhearted
because no one calls me darling"
Il don't know about love" I says.
Put dot sign says you will talk NIT
y Will talk TO you about pork and
beans"
No YOU wont. you old liar. YOU. I
som" awful rows! Go ahead"
but don't know about some love. und
und my head banged again. Dot bad
mans shust gets outdoors when a wom-
ans comes in und SAYS:
''Cnbhler. vhas glad When I see dot
ign I vhas widow womans und all
alone except my cat. II talk TO her
IA" don't understand me"
''Nhcl1"''
n" YOU know Of some widow wonans
"h" gets married again
oh. yes. Dey was getting married
again all der time"
Den YOU shall tell mo all about it.
u"i how did she 90 about 1t to catch a
second husband?'
Il like TO tell you about der goat dot
eats COP my hat I says
.'Rut ! don't want to hear about him
He vhas A fine goat"
- don't care
''Dot hat cost me a dollar
Look here cobhler," shouts dot wom-
ans az she stands oo0 und kicks der
chair over. your sign says you Will
talk nit me. Your sign Vhas a liar. und
50 vhaS YOU Hear me. when I say I
und If haf some bad eggs | throw them
at YOUR door
When sh" vhas gone AWAY belief I
vhas all wrong. und l make one more
sign She reads:
II talk or don't talk-shust as I
please
hop" vhas right dis time. thut in
ton minutes man puts. his head in der
door und says:
Ind we bring YOU shoes to he fixed
oOp. or n" 20 ny some odder shop-shust
az We want to-
Cnd l see dot ii vhas better il 60
hack t" Germany. und | put on my hat
und take Some walks und see mans
run over by a street car While he talks
some politics.