Arizona republican., 1903-11-23
CASEY AND All SAM
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The Giving of Thanks Is Not to Be
 Confined to the Irish.


 Confined to the Irish. You catchem tuhkey now?" asked An Sam, as Casey's familiar figure ap.- reared In the doorway; you. catcheIn tuhkey yet:" No. We haven't caught Turkey yet, said the Irishman, in a tone of dis gust; Turkey has flew the coop aig'in an they's nUthin' to it. Just about the time ahc powers got her rounded up an ready to have her head cho pped off, riot broke out on the isthmus. the lads all took their eyes off the guns, the turkey shoot came to standstill an ended in a frost. Then a couple of heIthen ChinamanS got them selves killed at Panama-it looked like they Was goin' to be sOmethin' dOin' worth while down tEeTe-the crowds all left the bleachers an hiked fer the free show. But the American police inter fered, restored order an closed up the performance before the band got to plyin'."
 What foh you all time talkee allies, talkee wah. talSee shoot 'em evlybody?" said the laundryman, who happened to be in a particularly good humOr; some time I likee taken bout fliens. I no speakem foh Tuhkey in Europe, I no spa7kem foh Tuhkey in Asia, I no speaken foh Turkey in soup. I speak em bout T'anksgivin' turkey. You catChem T'anksgivin' tuhkey2" < f.Of course I've got me Thanksgivin' -urkeD. It's a fool question fer ye to x be askin' even if ye are a heather. They's some things a man can see even if hes blind"-
 Yes. an someting an Ilishman can smell even if he's dead" broke in An Sam.
 Fer inetance?" said Casey, with an inquiring look.
 A Chinaman. or a bottle of whisky '' responded the Celestial with a. laugh. Fer once yer right" admitted Ca sey, "but about the turkey. We Amer jeans always celebrate Thanksgivin Ye cant put up a game but what well git scmethin out of it, am what we dc git we're thankful fer. This year we got everything to be thankful fer We are maxim good progress in the Orient an we'll have that open door if we have to batter off the hinges. We skinned Canada on the boundary question. We give Turkey q call down at Beirut NVa spanked Vennezweela an she's stil
 
 funny an we gave her the icy stare We're fxin' to send Lieut.. Peary aftes the north pole, an American capital i assimiIati Mexico as fast as possible We're sendin' the Chinamans an Bil Bryan out of the country in shiploads an, altogether, we got a tail holt or the world with a down hill pull. Bu the crownin' joy of our happiness, th' thing We are goin' to give the mos thanks fer is President RoOsevelt's lat est play. I can't give it to ye ony il French, ar' then yP wouldn't under stand it. Most people don't, am surel, it's not fer the likes of ye to be pu next. It's not intended that ye shoul' be, but anyhow it's called a Coup q Etat.' But I can tell ye what he di with it. It's sort of a natural incu bator that works in the dark of tn moon. He took 1t out the last time tn moon changed an trun it over tn Panama canal egg the French hay been keepin' alive fer fifty years by ar tihcial heat, an matched out the fines kind of a spring chicken republic. It fat an juicy an yeilow-legged, an ain't even got pin feathers on it yet Talk about yer Thanksgivin' birds, W got turkey -outclassed. But the poo Chinamans has got nuthin' to be thank ful fer. From a logical standpoint. the ought to fast on Thanksgivin day
 "Humph, you no sabe notting," sai Ah sam; "Chinaman him feel putt good. too Him dam big luck"
 What fer?" said Casey.
 "Foh to be alive yet. Mebbe SO ne2 year tings be diff'ent; China maker peace with Lustia catchem Japanes ostrich foh T'anksgiVin'.