The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24

missy. frns resdin' whAs tn nayA1 sx-
g.rS tel uk-oh. II ssue thoughtful
fello~-tha, these fApS are an az
palm race ~ eaple Who car tell
what thee are talnkfn about We
don't kuow their language They
may be thtnEIu' about annythEng
They are 3 hor bis HarIike people
who fought exclusively with two
handed swords ct about tysinty
minyifs Yast eight last ThursAsh AZ
ternoon. In almost = dAy they have
risen - be , wurrEit power They
first crushed tn savage Chinese whose
splendid navy composed ~ eight
roaun' Yagodas heavily armor&d With
bauboo lad - . this time ruled IN
waves II vain tn gallant Chinym~n
burned incense. hurled stink pots.
beat kettles an hit IN pipe t. no
avail tn. doughty laps hot the
chimney. IN front Stoops. tn rocking
chairs. r. sfE3ned glass windows. tn
pipe stands. tn beautifully eFnbrolfer-
cd prayers fr victhry an al IN other
arrnymint ~ Ia Chinese Arruada 10
slivers. ar tn Nuc navy that had tn
day before slipped 50 gracefully Off tn
mud with tn tide Was no more-an'
not much less
: il was whin IN bold Rooshyans
challenged IN power ~ this mighty
small people wan day o. that dread
full day whin tn wuiuil was startled
G6 I'll 4E1 NA4aA Wal AaAAs HtNA AE%Aa& .
ed between Japan an Roosha or
about 4 week befure. IN great Roosh-
van fleet lay AT anchor IN tn har-
Dor X Port Arthur. Ivry precautlon
had been taken - III officers an
sailors IL tn Gar They had gone
ashore Ye know what tn gallant
japanese done. An wnin II Was sa W
Ell her resarve fleet loose firm tn
docks where il was stuck an stint II
out to lag low tn flag ~ Yippon. ye
know what happened tn Russyans
were no match tr their resoorcefui
inimieS, In spite iv tn fact that they
were well-provisioned an very mu-
tinous tn Rooshyans cud not stand up
befure tn ruthless fire iv their foes
Tn Japs concentrated their shots on
tn afther turrets which were full iV
canned cavial an Jungle ham which
exploded with awful effect An
Rooshya naval power also was no
more than thin it had been.
An dye know. | uppose Bob
Evans don't think IN tn Jap'uese as
bein' such divvile IL a race. bet We.
if We cud peek into his bedroom at
this minyit ye wudden't ob>arve more
hin tn usual number iv life presarv-
ers. He'd prob'bly say about our
frinds, tn laps, that he liked thin;
that they were an amusin' people.
thai he had to loose a cook he had
that was fine at tu-nin' out turkey
hash: that tn Jap'nese admiral VAS
a great frind of his an wanst give
him a high old time in Toky 20, an
that tn JaDs were all right gin-rally
an cud sail an fight, 90; an they'd
picked up quite a good dcal about
navy matthers firm US an wudden't
be surprised if they give a good ac-
count iv thinlsilves some day. An he'd
say he wud hope third be no fghtin'
only hopin' there'd be no fightin' vas
no part iv his business. Hes goin' TO
be il a dhreadful position-beset be
tn Jurors iv tn ava expert an ig-
norant iv thin all. An | bet ye tn
poor thoughtless man is settin' this
minyit on tn deck iv his ship. with
a cigar a foot or two long in his
mouth, maybe a glass iv somethin'
with lemon in it in his hand, wond-
hrin' what kind IL a Christmas it's
goin' to be at home. An | wish |
vas with him fr I'm goin' to have me
own throubles fr tn next month or
two, an I'd rather. as Hogan says,
flee tn turrors that are not thin tn
Jurors that are"
There may be something in what
thin experts say. said Mr.. Hennessy
Well said Mr.. Dooley. IF vel
allow me. Hinnissy, to explode a joke
a joke that ought to be good fr its
stood tn test iv time, III say TO you
that tn rale naval experts an tn other
kind are all at sea"