Albuquerque morning journal., 1905-11-14


Now. therefore, We, Miguel the
First in the eighth and last year of
our reign, on the eleventh month on
the umteenth day of the month, do
duly and formally proclamate that
Thursday. the 30th day of November.
Ammo DOmini 1905, be set aside as
Thanksgiving day. We know that il
win be Thanksgiving day whether Ne
prOclamate or not but then as we are
going out of the proclamating bust
ness POGO pronto, we think that Wei
get in as many licks as we can before
we vacate. We proclamate that on
this solemn occasion the aX shall fall
on the neck Of the festive turkey,
emblematic of the dun and horrible
thud with which the AK is going to
fan on our official neck. We procla-
mate further that each and every one
Of our subjects shall be requested to
give thanks, including our devoted
vassals, Tomas Hubbell, Francisco
Hubbell and Slavic Vigil Of the county
Of Bernalillo, IS: We also hereby is
sue our ukase that all those who
refuse to give thanks shall be pun
shed by a fine not exceeding one
hundred plunks or imprisonment in
the Bernalillo county Jail for not to
exceed sixty days.
We further proclamate that we per-
sonally are deeply thankful for the
following blessings:
We are thankful that we held on
to our job as long as we did and
played in such luck while we were It,
We are grateful that we are going
TO have plum puding this Thanks
giving, even though 1t be the last
time.
We are thankful that the writ Of
prohibition didn't prohibit.
We are thankful that we will have
a little Pie left for this our last
Thanksgiving day on the throne.
We are deeply grateful to an All
Wise Providence that our dear son,
Miguel the Two did not get kidnapped.
We are thankful that our official
automobile Is in good running order.
We give thanks that we won't have
to make any more speeches.
We are thankful that we had such
Nice Long Rest in a Quiet and Re
tired Spot Far From the Maddening
Crowd and the Strenuous Fights
Against Entrcnched Graft
We are further thankful that this
Is a good sheep year and that we have
big wad Of wool over in eastern New
Mexico which will keep the coyote
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ent highly lucrative position.
We are thankful that we have got
of with our little bunCo game for
eight long and remunerative years.
We are glad that we have been
able to share our prosperity with,
our good friends, Max and Burse, and
that they have thus been able to
keep the Gaunt Specter of Poverty
from climbing in the kitchen win
dow.
We are thankful the Big Stick didn't
swat us any harder than II did.
We are grateful to an omnisclent
Providence that statehood didn't come
until our term was ended anyway. AZ
ter we have left the Pie Counter we
don't much care durn what kind Of
AloomiHg statehood the territory gets
l We do hereby choke off this proc
l1mation by announcing that It Is our
iIulexible will TO get out OF the guber-
nltorial chair in "A day or two and
retire to private life where we may
eloe out precarIous existence in "a
manner less exciting and wearing on
the nerves than fighting entrenchcd
graft.
We absolutely won't consider a
third term under any circumstances
whatever--unless perchance 1t be
offered u.s.
Witness our hand and the great seal
this umteenth day OF November in
the last year of our reign.
lSeaLl MIGUEL l.