I hang
around saloons und drink beer und do noding but spend a little money I
pick up now un den by doing liddle jobs. Ah, now I have it. It vas de
liddle spring. See? Zo. Most of dese vatches iss no good vatsoever. Dey
make vatches diff'rend now as dey used to. Chust vun minute or two more
und I have him figxed so he don'd break no more for a vile. Und vat vas we
talking aboud?
"Ah, yes. Aboud how I drink beer und vas a bum. Dat's how it goes. Ven you
are young you have less sense den ven you are old. Und I used to go around
thinking I vould commit suicide. Yes, at night ven I vas all alone I used
to think like dat. Everyding vas so oopside down und so inside oud. Vat's
de use of living und vy go on drinking beer und becoming a vorse und
bigger bum?
"Yes, it goes like dat. Ven I vas rich und happy und had my factory und my
vife und children und horses und fine house I used to think vat a fine
place the vorld vas und how simple it vas to be happy. Und den ven
everyding vent avay I vas chust as big a fool und I used to think how
terrible the vorld vas und how unhappiness vas all you could get.
* * * * *
"Yes, ten years ago, it vas. I started in again. I started in on vatches
again.
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