Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1879 — Schmidt’s Musings. [ARTICLE]

Schmidt’s Musings.

New York Herald. “Frederick Schmidt,” said tne Essex Market court justice to a sleepy looking German, “you are fined $lO for intoxication. But what’s the matter, my friend, you appear to be on the point of crying.’* “Nodings, shudge, I was only dinking.” “Think of what?" “Veil I’ll spoke it, if you told me so.” “Then I,do tell you." “I vas a dinking, shudge, dot you vas me und I vas you. Dot ish, you know, mitout no change. You vas der poor dutchmau. I saw you come in mitout friends und sorryful, und I say “Schmidt, wat vas doze trubbles?” Mind you spoke out. “Shudge, I took me some little peer." Und I say mit a look in your face, “Schmidt you vas married?" You say “Yah." “Und got you some children?" “Yah." “Und don’t vas so drunk as you can’t valk?” “Nein.O “Veil, Schmidt, you go right avay home.” Und dot vas my dinking." “Those are very pleasant thoughts," said the magistrate in good humor., “I think we’ll make the fine $3, but I can’t let you off altogether." “Dree dollars! Veil I paid it, und vas dsukful; but you vas not so good a shudge mit me as I vas mit yon." Aud rousing himself he waddled out of court.