Arizona republican., 1904-02-21
Little James

Concerning the CZar as an Epistol- ary Correspondent.)
 It's the Generic Opinyun among tn Rest of tn Nashuns at tn For of Ru- sha crt to go to a Mite Scool an git some practis in Hand Ritin' sos at he car anser tn Letters ats sent to him. I gess he can Rite some but it's effert m he puts it off as long as possible an sometimes he don't git started a tall. Last fall they was a report at tn Ru- chans was a massacerin' tn Joos at place called Kickemoff, an somebody told President Rooseyfelt about it. Mis- ter Rooseyfelt didn't have much on hand jist then. They wasn't no con- sres3 in Seshun an tn Panamy Rebel yum wasn't goin' o be Ripe fer SIX munths. Tn President sez to hisseIf. Sez he, "I mite jist as we'll put in my Idol time helDin' my fren' tn For ou-. If theS was any sich Outriches agoin on in this country, I'd like to have somebody tell me about it, an put me on my Gard
 Tn President rote to tn For an told him how tn Rushans was a carryin' on at Kickemoff. He's ben awaitin' fer tn Anser ever sence. He don't kno whether tn For ever sent it or not or Ni%GNiiCi ~ SON AOSA III LII 4hdAG. NDlliG folzes thinks at tn British Postmaster held it out when he was a sort.n' over tn Male Matter, sos at they'd be a Goodness between tn For an Mister Roosevelt.
 Tn Japaknecs had some trubble with tn For. They Rote him astin' what he was goin' to to about Manchoo-y an Cora. They waited fer tn anser an ke>t hearin' at tn For was Ritin' it as fast as he could. Tn Japaknees waited about a Munth longer an tely- graft to some frens at Saint Peters burg to ast if tn letter had ben sent yit. They receeved a reply sayin' 'et tn For was biZzy at work on it, but he was sufferin' fun a decease at was called tn Riter's CrGme Colick Tn -Japaknees was Astonisht. They sez, Crate Gawdi we wonder whatever give it to him. We thought at that was deceSse at resulted fun a over indulgents in Ritin." Finely tn Jap aknees sez at they can't wait TO long CT: at they must git Bizzy or else the'r Projinies would git all tn Glory of tn Wor with Pusha
 About two weeks ago Mister Hay lad q occashun to Rite to tn Fer an h. went over to ch' White House to ast Mister Roosevelt if he knode his Ad- dress. Mister Roosevelt sez he aiu't sure. He seZ he thot he knode it last Summer about tn time of that Kick emoff affair. He Rote to him, but he sez mebbe tn For had moved an didn't git his letter. He sez. sez he, You might try tn same old Address. Jawn. You won't be set back fer more'n T PcStich Stamp anyway. An if I was you, I'd Rite down on tn lower left hand corner, tn letters R. g. V. P"
 Whats that fer?" ast Mister Hay.
 Tt meene." sez Mister Roosevelt, " at you1l set up ewaitin' fer tn RepN. It's little Signel between me an th' For, but I fegot to put it on tn last time l Rote to him. Then, lawn. you peter Rite in tn upper left hand cor her of tn Envelope, If not delivered in Ten Years, Return to Jawn Hay. Washington, D. e."
 Mister Hay Rote to tn For an in about two weex he got a anser. Before he tore tn letter open he sez. q gess l broke tn Reckerd fer Speed in my correspondence with tn For. got wun on Mister Roosevelt an' tn Jap akpees. Two weex is lightnin' time when it cones to correspondin' with tn For" He opened tn letter, which was as folers:
 My Deer Mister Hay:-I got yorr letter. think your Vues are list Rite about Chiny an Nutrali7ashun an I,o clezashun an ell them things. They meets my Approvle, but they don't suit me. I'll do anything you want if tn Circumstances permit an I git time but I'll be cffsl Bizzy fer e. couple os Yeers. Speelcin' about Locieizin' th' Wor, I'm in favor of if. I think if We have good luck we can coneine it to Cora Manchoory, Chiny an' British Injy. It orient to Spred over any more gTound'n that. Tn glad you made your Se5eschun. I'll act on it if I don't fergit #. I got so many things on my Mine now at I can't remember nothin' over Mite.
 Give my luv to Mister Roosevelt. l owe him letter, which I'll Rite when l git over my Rusha CNo extry charge fer this Joak)
 Yours Trooly.
 "NICOIOUS 2. For
 of all tn Rushas an Candydata
 fer For of tn Japaknees."
 Mister Hey took tE1' letter to Mister Roosevelt an he sez at it's Incohear- ant an ain't Responsif, an he don't know what it nleens. He cez 'at either him or tn For can't read Pen-Ritio Mister Roosevelt he laft when he seen 1t an sez he's glad NicoloUs didn't re- pli to him a'tall about that Kickemoff affair. He sez he jist found out what h escaped
 LITTLE JAMES