Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1889 — Wanted a New Assistant. [ARTICLE]

Wanted a New Assistant.

A short story comes down from a small lumber camp in Wisconsin, showing tht peculiar manner a Swede had of expressing himself. This Swede was the “boss' of a river gang, but, as the work was very light, the “gang” consisted of only one man, and he had what might be called e “soft snap.” One day the boss went ta the superintendent, and said he wanted another man. The official looked at him in wonder. “Another man,” he said, “why, you don’t hove half enough work for the men you have; what in the worlc do you want of another one ?” * ‘Dot mons,’ - replied the boss in a sober and matter of fact mauuer, “was went unter der loj apout vifdeen minutes pack und he vasn’l corned up yen I dinks he vas quit.”