ILLUSTRATING THE STORY.
" Shon, mine son," said a worthy German emigrant to liis hopeful heir of 10 years, whom he had heard using profane language. ' Shon,mine son, come here, and I vill dell you a liddle stories. Now my son, shall it be a drues story, or a makes-believes?" •' Oh, a true story,of course,' answered John. " Ferry fell, den. Tere was vonce a goot, nice oMt slientlemau (shoost like me). Andt von day he heard his son uhwearing like a young iillan as he vas. So he vent to the vinkle (corner), and dook out a cane,shoostas I am toingnow, and he took ter little rascal by der collar (dia way, you see), and volloped him, shoos so ! Andt den, mine tear son, he bull his eais dis way, and smack his face dat way, and tell him to go mitout his supper, shoost as you vill do dis efening."
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Lake County Press, Issue 1066, 28 May 1903, Page 6
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