Arizona republican., 1899-08-19

WIS eccentric AMI avoided the issue.
1t now appeared to say:
Bolivia extempor:zes mackerel; bO-
rax estesms p0lygcmy; sausages with
er in the east Creation perdu, is done /;
for woes inherent enc can damn. But
tons, buttons, coiks, geology under
rates. but we shall allay. My beers
CL. YrXwly,
Hevace Evee1oj.
81 was evidently overworked. My
comprehension was impaired There
fore l gave two days to recreation, and
then returned to my task greatly re
f.eshed. The letter now took this
form:
Poutices do sometimes choke swine;
tulips reduce posterity; causes leather
to resist Our notions empower wis
dom, her let's afford while we can.
Butter but any cakes, fill any under
taker, we'll wean him from his filIy
We feel hot. Yrxwly,
Hevace Eveeloj.
4 was still not satisfied These
generaEties did not meet uhe question
They were crisp and vigorous, and de-
1fveTed with a confidence that almost
compelled conviction; but at such a
time as this, with q human life at
stake. they seemed Inappropriate,
worldly, and in bad taste. At any
either time l would have been not only
glad but proud to receive from a man
like Mr.. Greeley a letter of this KIND,
and would have studied it earnestly
and '-rfed to improve myself all
could; but now, with that poor bow in
his far home languish:ng for relief. l
had no heart for learning. Three day.
nassau Inv f9nd. 7 ho
Again its tenor had changed 1t now
appeared to suy:
Potations do sometimes wake wines:
turn.ps restrain passion; causes nee
essary to state. Infest the poor wild
ow; her lords effects will be void. But
dirt, bathing. etc, etc. followed I'M
fairly, will worm him from his folly
SO swear not. Yrxwly,
Hevace Eveeloj.
This was more like it. But l was
unable 80 proceed. I was too much
worn. The word 'turnip' brought tenn
porary joy and encouragement, but my
strength was 50 much impaired, and
tbs delay might be so perilous for the
boy, that | relinQUtshed the idea of
the translation further, and
resolved to do what l ought to have
done at first. I sat down and wrote
MI 04S~4Cy dS 1OI.OWS.
Dear Sir: 1 fear I do not entirely
comprehend your kind note. 1t can
not be possible, SIR, that .sturnips re-
strain passion''-at lease the study or
contemplation of turnips can motor
it is this very employment tha.. has
seorched our poor friends mind and
Slapped his bodily strength. But if
they do restrain it, will you bear with
US "a little further and explain how
Ihey should be prepared? 1 observe
tnat you say causes necessary to
state" but you have omitted to state
them. Under niapprehension. you
seem to a.'-Tibute to me interested mo-
t1VeS in this matter-to call it by no
ha1sher term. But 1 assure you, dear
sir, that if 1 seem to be ''infesting the
WIDOW it is all seeming and void of
reality. 1t is from no seeking of mine
That am IN this Position. She asked
me, herself, to write you. 1 never
have infested her-indeed, I scarcely
Know her. l do nc.- in.est anybody.
try to go along, in my humble way. do
ing as near right as 1 can, never harm
ing anybody and never throwing out
lnslnuatons. AS for ''ner lord and his
effects" they are Of no interest to me.
l trust 1 have effects enough of my
cwn-shan endeavor 20 get along with
them, at any rate, and nat 50 nousing
around to get hold of somebody's that
are void" But do you not see?-this
woman IS a widow-s.he has no lord
He is dead-or pretended to be. when
they buried him. Therefore no
amount of DIRT, bathing" etc. how
ever unfairly followed will be likely
to worm him from his folly''-if be-
ing dead and a ghost is a folly" Your
closing remark is as unkind as it was
uncalled for, and if report SAYS true
you might have applied it to yourself.
sir, with more point and less impro-
pr-ety Very truly yours,
Simon Erickson.
I'm the course Cle a few days Mr..
Greeley did what would have saved n
WoI I'd OF trouble and much mental and
bodily suffering md misunderstanding
II he had done 1t sooner. To wit, he
sent IN Intelligent rescript, or trans
lah.on, of his originabnote. made in
plain hand By his~clerk. Then the
mystery cleared, and 1 saw that his
heart had been rigfe all the time. L
Will recite the note in its clarified
form:
(Translat:on)
Potatoes do som etimes make vines;
-urnlpS remain passive; cause unnec-
assary to state. Inform the poor wild
NV her lads efforts will be vain. Bu,,
7tet, bathing, etc, followed uniform
y, will wean him from his folly-so
ear not Yours.
Horace Greeley.
But, alas, it was too late. gentle
men, too late. The criminal delay had
Lone its wCrk-young Beazeley was no
more. His spirit had taken IS flight
. land where all anxieties shall be |
away, all desires gratiffed, all |
ambitions realized. Poor lad. they /
aid him to rest with turnfp in each /
and"
Will any one dare call the illsgfb1- /
~ Of Horace Greeley's handwriting q I
myth ai,er that? And what has been /