Arizona republican., 1907-02-03
LITTLE JAMES

Concerning the Tribulations Which
Reconcile Members OF the Legislature
! 10 Short Sessious.)
II Il wasn't fer tn Public Printin'
Bizness tn Job Of bein' a Legislator
would be 50 Attractif at tn Legisla-
tiers a want to be holdin' Seshuns all
Z tn time an tn result d be at we'd
have too many. Thus we see at every
thing has its Uses. TIL Vermints
which gets onto Foxes is looked on as
unmiNed evles but when we consider tn
Waze OF Providence we see at they
infests tn kind O. Foxes at wouldn't
take no other kind Of Exercise 'cept
scr=tchin an they'd Furnish Of what
tn Doctors called Atrofy. They Amt
nothin' at God ever made at wasn't q
Instrument fer carryin' out some wise
Purposes.
Wun Legislator he sez. Il got a
Noshun 10 Resine an go back Hoam.
I thought at when I bid my Wife
goodby 10 come here an make Loz at
I was goin' 10 have Sixty DAYS Of
quiet SOS at I could gether Streath an
Curridge to resume a Life Of Turmile
when I got back 10 my Domestic Dom
mysiil agin. but here I Amt had no
time fer 10 Eat or Sleep fer a couple
of Fellers at wants me TO help pry
out about ( Thousand Dollars from tn
Publick Trashery. They sez at that's
all I'll haf to do: at they've alreddy
agreed on tn Details Of dividin' it
up"
Anuthern he sez. Nv experynce
has been Simler." He ser. 4 was
wunst Approached by a gang Of Ak
waintdnCes at wanted me TO jine 'em
in H0ldin' up a Trane and BLOWN up
Bank l declined an that was tn
end OF il. They sez "Allrite. We thot
at we'd asst you an give you chanst
10 jine our enterprise" But. these. here
Printer feIlers amt that way. They
aiHt Satisfide with Offerin you a OPP
pOrtunity 10 commit crime but they put
you into a Reglar SWEET Box to make
you Accessory TO Separatin' money
from tn Taxpairs at they put i'm tn
whole yeer Pityiu 'cept dUr.n' tn Leg
islatif Seshun.".
Anuthern he SCI I came here in
tendin' to Iced a Onnest life an at
leest Keep my chin above Reproche.
Sos at ! could 90 back TO tn Buzz
yum OF my Family without gittin' any
in my Hair. I don't know how it II be.
I'm losin' so much Sleep with these
Fellers at wants TO Publish tn Per
eeedins at I'm Liable TO be drove into
Crime TIL Chinesese have a Crool
way Of punishin' Criminals. They don't
Kill EN- all at Wunst but they stand
around an don't never let en- 60 To
Sleep till bimeby they succum TO
Loonacy an Deth. That's tn way
with these here Printers. Jist as I'm
about 20 fall Asleep al Mite after
thot I'd made my escape I'm Weakened
by a voice Hollerin through tn Key
HoaI. How about that Printin' Con-
tack JisJ sleep over it Tn next
mornin' when I git up / meet tn
Printer AT the Door an ne sez i hope
you had pleasant Dreems about tn
Printin' Contrack- Les go down an
Sine tt
Tn Printers they got together wun
Saturday Mite an wun he SCI TO
Anthem. We got to turn tn trick to
mite or never. II we let tn Legislators
git To Church where their thoughts
gifts turned 10 God an What's Rite it'll
be All off with US.
Tn Printers they got wun Legislator
Cornered an he sen 4 can't never do
il. II Amt Rite to Rob tn Taxpairs
this away" Til Printers they sez IF
you don't do il you'll be Robin =
Mighty Steddy Taxpairs OF about 4
TThDr1carF Dor1ars " TIL Taefelafa, he
asts who an tn Printers they SEE
us two
Wun Legislator he seq TO auuther.
I'm done bein' a Legislator" TIL
otheru he seq I'll te. you how you
can Avoid Comm Back years
Hents-" The othern he asts Joyfle.
"H0w's that The othern he sez.
That's easy; just vote fer this here
Printin' Contrack'
LITTLE JAMES.