Arizona republican., 1905-07-09
Little James

GA Correct History of the Life of the First Great American AdmiraI)
 My Paw tole me to Rite a Essy ou tn Life of Jon Poll Jones, tn first Admirle of tn United States whose Remanes of somebody is being brot
 back to our Gratefle Shears jist now to
 be Onnered after we'd all fergot about him fer more'n a Hundred Yeers.
 Jon Poll Jones was borned in Scot land. His rite name was Jon Poll but he afterward got tn Legislacher to add Jones to his name sos at he wuddent
 be gittin' mixed up with other foIkes all tn time. He come to this coun-
 try an put in his spare Time a stud dyin' NotticIe matters till he kncde more about ship'n any man at ever
 vas. He had Jorge Washington skin ned a Mile. He jined tn Revolushun an they made him a LOOtenant an give him a little ship to Crooze around in. They kep prOmOtin' him an give him bigger ships an Finely they made him a Reer Admirle. tn first wun they
 was in tn United States.
 They wasn't any ships in this coun-
 try big enuff fer a Admirle sos at tli
 French which had it in fer tn Inglish give Admirle Jones a Worship at he
 he called tn Bong Home Richard an
 began a scourin' tn Sees fer British
 vessels at was About his Size.
 Admirle Jon Poll Jones had made a Keerfle seleckshun of his Crue. His
 principle Ossifers an Fitin' men was Spanyards an French, an Italyuns, an
 Danes, an Norwegiums at didn't feel free to go home to their Respectif homes. He had a lot of Laskers an
 MaIaze at was handy with Knifes an
 SOrds at closte Ifs. The Cook of
 tn Bong Home Richard was as True
 Bloc a Amerrycan as ever was an tn men at Swobbed tn Dex an kep things Brite with Rottin stone was tn Pro genies of Patrits at had come over in tn May Flour.
 Wun day they was a meetin' be- tween tn Bong Home Richard an tn British ship Scrapus an they Ensooed
 a fite which went down into Histry an tn Bong Home Richard went down
 into tn See an Admirle Jones an his Crue took Formle Posseshun of tn Scrapus an took her to France where he took all his best prizes. Admirle Jones was reconnized in this country an in France as tn Heroe of tn Hour but he was regarded by tn British as tn most Dangerous Pirut at they was at large. They ast fer tn Ships an Prisners at he took fun 'em back agin fer they sed at tn Capchers wasn't Valid nohow.
 When tn Wor was over Admirle Jones got to be a Rushin Admirle an it's a good thing fer Admirle Togo at he wasn't doc yit fer about a hundred Yeers fer he'd a found out at Adimrle
 Poll Jones an Admirle Roger Swensky was ? diffrunt kinds of AdmirIes. When they wasn't no more See fitin' to be done Admirle Jones went to Paris an dide. Jist before his Deth tn Amerrycan Government in Reco- nishun of tn Services of tn Crate First Admirle appinted him fer to be Con l sul at Algeers or some other Wun l Horse town in tn Barbry States. When | tn agent of tn United States Guver-
 ment got to Paris with tn COmmishun | Admirle Jones was ded an tn French | cuddent jist remember where they put him. That was about tn Beginnin' of | tn Rane of Terror an a Hole lot of l People was a gittin' Mislaid most evry day. So tn Amerrycan agent with tn Commishun cuddent git no | service onto AdmirIe Jones an tn case agin him was dismissed.
 They wasn't much intrust took in | this country in NavIe Affares till after
 tn Spanish Wor when they Remem- | bered that they was wunst a Crate 1 Amerrycan Admirle by tn name of | John Poll Jones an at he was Berried | someres in France. All tn Ambassadors | to France was ordered to find his Re
 names or some at cuddent be Deteckted
 fun 'em an bring 'em back so's at | they could be propIy Onnered.
 l Ambassador Porter telegraft not | long ago at he'd found some Remanes | at he ThOught'd fill tn bill. Tn Amer | rycan Navy was sent over after 'em an | they is bein' prot back with Crate 1 Eclaw.
 Tn Morle of tn life of Admirle Jon
 Poll Jones is at Admirle Dewey'd bet | ter Watch Out or he'll git appinted | Consul to Senny Gambia.
 | I.IT'TTT .FT I JAMES