The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-07
FUs FlxIco's LETTER.


, get in the, shade the catapa tree anc
talk on politics, while the womer
folks was 10 out and pick mp some
dead wood and start a fire under the
sofky pot AMI make the smoke bile
out a the cnimley like II was put
near dinner time The old squirrel
dog be was come out the fence cor.
ner and get in The way round kitchen
door and keep order mong the chick.
ems and choates.
We'll, maybe So" Hotgun he say,
the boil weovil was ruin the cotton
and the chintz bug was get in his
work on the corn and the Big Man
az Washington was put a Few more
kinks in the red tape a the Loyal
Greek payment, but all the same the
Japs was still doing a Rushing bust
ness end they was lots a good pros
uects iu the F'.wcry kingdom"
CrookpaTka Micco and Wolf War
rior and Kono Hario they was grunt
and listen close and kind keep one
eye On the kitchen)
"Woll, SO Hotgun he 20 on and say,
"the Japs was fine scrappers, like
Mayor Rather Ford a Muskogee, and
/ was glorled in they spunk. They
was fight 70 win and they efforts was
crowned with success"
Wei. so Tookpafka Micco he say,
how come you was think Mayor
Rather Ford was like the Japs, any.
how?'
We'll, so Hotgun he say, "cause
they was both about the same size
and they was both get the right SOW
by the ear
CThe old squirrel dog he wag mis-
tail and peep in the kitchen and the
bees grumble in the flowers and the
south wind was blow over the hills
from tialegee and make It cool under
the catapa treeD
And Hotgun he go on and explain
why Mayor Rather Ford was like the
Japs
We'll, so" he say, when Mayor
Rather Ford was called the city fore
fathers together to elect a city finer,
he say, Well. so. we better left this
thing with the Democrats and Repub.
licans and let 'em fight IL out at the
polls. The people who know who they
druther had 10 jolt EN- with the cost
and trimmings, or assignment on the
rock pile. II they was made bad
Judgment and put in some feller tnat
didn't had any milk a human kind.
ness in his brisket end give EN- the
limit. they couldn't laid 1t on us and
get even with us next election?'
But" Hotgun he 20 on and say,
this kind hoss sense didn't set
well on some a the city forefathers,
like Tear Away anl his pikers. So
Tear Away he rise up high as he
| could and Say, well so, they was
nough Republicans here TO let the
people be damned. The ring that
was had the votes was had the right
&c the pie with the short crust.
Sides that we 'orefathers was had TO
dig up all the taxes and stand the
price the million dollar state house
and things like that. So was made
motion to escort some good pie
eater TO the counter.
and Mayor Rather Ford he say,
well soI you was out order and
maybe so you better sit down, cause
was refused to put the notion
Then Tear Away he was maie a
motion 20 left II to the house, but
Mayor Rather Ford Ne was used his
authority and stand pat, like he was
had four of a kind and playing the
Joker out and slash So the meeting
was bust mp in bad order, and the
Phoenix and the Democrat was put a
scare head over it and tell all about.
but the Times was take n hammerlock
on its pull and look way of some.
where else and lay for the announce
monts
"Pooty soCu," Hotgun he 90 on
any say, Mayor Rather Ford was
call another meeting 10 bury the
hatchet, but Tear Away and his pix.
ors was bolt the meeting, like the
Marcum Democrats down 10 Ardmore.
Then pooty soon agin Mayor Rath.
er Ford was send a telegram to City
Lawyer Ram-it-in-all. who was up 10
the Worlds Fair drinking red lemon
ade and hucking the knife rack and
trying his strength on The striking
machine instead Of mauling rails, and
called cnother meeting in the fire en-.
gno house,
We'll, So everybody was take his
po1rn 1oaf fop opl turn g,,t 4, tas.r