The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-29
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BY JEEnES RAIEwATER E


Dear AENlAOl
have arriy. an 20 has Lucindy'
her arriyin' Oein unfore sa" circuIn.
stance Of which knowed nothin
about. previous to her comm for you
know good and well when you offered
me this Job OF special correspondent
for your paper, and sent me mere 70
git the correct news, which BIZ Ster'
rett and these other Texas newspape'
Correspondents has been akeeping
suppressed from the public. told you
was willing TO accept the job, per
yided I,lclndy staid al home for want
wIlin. to fetch no woman with me 70
washington 20 hamper and hinder ne
In gctherin' Of the news, for In the
furst place a feller sees better time
in Washington, when his ole woman
is stayin' 10 home and in the second
place, Lucindy she anti eNsckly up
to-date and as fur as putin on Wash
ingtOn airs an goin in sussiety is con.
serned. and I wernt willin' to have
her come here and show her igner-
ence tThars enun Of them a.doin
that without me bringing another fool
to add TO the list. 50 I pintedly told
her she had TO stay to home and look
arter ole Billy and ole Muly, an bein
as how Bill Sterrett has been writ
in 80 much about what was takin
place here. / was In a big hurry 10
git here before the Excitement died
out, and never had no time TO wait
for Lucindy TO git ready, for you
know when woman starts anywhere
she amt satisfied without gittin a
hull chanst Of new rags, runs her hus-
band In debt TO git EN- an all sich,
so a. ] was In a hurry 10 git here,
while things was lively Cas Bill was
a-leadin folks TO belieyeJ / hurried
on as soon as | got your letter an
took the Katy Filler for 81. Louis,
SOS | could git thar in plenty OF time
TO get another one Of them fast trains
headin' lords Washington. Il hahn
no use for slow trains, and allus trav
els on the fastest one | could git), but
want skeercely left wills Pint when
that confounded scoundrel OF a John
Peabody come down an persuaded
Lucindy to follow me here, a.tellin
of her as how she would make a
bright an shinin light in Washington
sussiety an as how hit was her duty
TO come here an perfect me from tn,
wiles Of them female adventeresses
what comes TO Washington ever ses
sion Of congriss, after all the sucker.
from ever whars have arriy, Uheu
KNOWN COngrissmons is easy
gamel, an lobbyist iist as easy, SC
arlcr him a putin up sich a talk a.
that TO Lucindy, to be shore she pack
ed her trunk and come right on
John fetchin' OF her, bCin' as how
he Is doin' of the lobbyist act her,
hissclJ, and hank my hide when
ALT from the Katy Filler, Cfrom N,
cheer car, bcin' as how / wanted {.
travel cQuinomikle SOS to save M
money for putin on style in Wash
ington, same as Bin Stcrrett an.
tothcr newspaper fclcrS does an,
also lobbyists what come at other
folks iNpenseD bless my life il JOIN
an Lucindy didn't light from one q
them Pullman cars their selves. ant
thar they was AMI thar wcrnt nc
way of perswadin' of her to go bacl
arter what John had told her for
reckin YOU have had eNperuncc
enough with women to know when
Jclus woman sets ont To watch a fcl
Ter thar amt no escapin of her rath
SO the onliest thing | could do. wa
TO portend like | was glad to sec 'cn
both, so here we are me an Iucind,
and that sneakin John Peabody. Ham
his hide If thar ever was a feller need
cd tar and feathers hit shorely Is
him.
Woli-lu regard TO the news, hit
good thing you sent me here {,
report The news kcrrect, fer / tel
you thar is sights and sights OF new
that's been suppressed by Bin Ster
rett, Arthur Williams and all thes
other Texas fellcrs wnat is here
pertendin to report what is dom. II
the fust place, Bill (nor luther teller
nuther), amt never said nary wor,
about what onncry lookin set O
fcllers is up here a doin' of the Cor
grissman act
You told me TO be shore ana tel
you what the Texas and Indian Tel
ritory Delegation is adoin'.
amt seed nobody dom muc
OF any thing 80 fur, but ef ketch an
Of 'em at work, III let you know.
When ! fust went into that bi
Capitol buildin' from the sights an
sights OF people a-waikin' aroun I