HAD HIS MIND READ.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5874, 12 March 1887, Page 4

HAD HIS MIND READ.

" I suppose I vhaa swindled some more," sorrowfully remarked Mr Dunder as he paid a visit; to Sergeant Bendall yesterday. «' Not a doubfcof it. What's your story ?" " Do you pelief dot a man can read somepody'amindP" " Well, I've heard of mind- renders." "So haa Shake, und h*> . ; oes crazy aboudtit. He vhas going t<< n» a mindreader if it takes all winter. II •■ practice a leedle on me, und I vhas astonished." " But about the swindle ?" "Vhell, two mans come in my place last night vhen I vhas all alone. Vhas I Carl Dunder P I vhas. All right, one of dot pair vhas a mind-reader, und ha like to gif me some points. He dean' do it by everypody, but I vhas suoh «i t'riendt of tier poor dot he like to oblige me. Vhell, Sergeant, dot seems all right, und we lock der door und sot down. I vhas plindfolded mit a handkerchief, und der mind-reader says : " ' Now, Mr Dunder, you fix your mind on some subject shust so hardt as you can, und keep awful shtill. If you take dot pondage off or shump aroundt dot preaks me nil oop/ " Vhell, Sergeant, I fix my mind on dot time I falls off my parn on Hastings shtreet, und maype two minutes goes by und nobody shpeaks to me. Den der oldt woman comeß down-ahtaira und I take off der pandage. Dose mans vhas gone." "And what else?" " Two boxes of cigars and fife pottles of whisky. Vhaa it a shwindle on me ? " " I ahould smile ! Mr Dunder, you are very soft." "Sergeant, look in my eye! I vhas going home. To-night some pody vhill drop in. Vhaa I Carl Dunr'erH I vhas. All right. Mr Dunder, I like to read " «Yes." " Dot vhaa all, Sergeant ! If som inquest vhaa heldt, you rememper dot I vhas a Bhwindled man, und dot I kildt him in self-defence ! "