Arizona republican., 1908-12-13

he'd find at Tennis is more of a game fer a President.
 But returning to tn subjeck of Statehood, an this here Bad Brake at Noo Mexico is maxim, Josef Canyon an Senter Beverage is waitin' fer somethin' like that fer Excuse not to admit tn Territories. As soon as they heers of it, they'll chuckle to Their selfs an say, That settles it. Put up tn bars. We can't admit no Territory at comes in Repoodiatin' its just debts an obligashuns. We had enuff Trub- ble of that kind with tn Suthern states few Yeers ago. Rous mitt tn Re poodiators' That's what they'll say"
 "To what are you alloodin' to, Mis- ter Presdent?" asts Guvner Curry an Dellycate Andrews at wunst.
 The President he Replize:
 I'm alloodin' to them there Mules at belongs to Marrycopy county, Ari- zony, them there long cared Speci- ments of tn Genius Assignus, at a Salt River Valley farmer toiled an swet, a-raisin' Otes an Wheet an Barley fer, all last Summer. That aint no way to treet a Sister Territory"
 We aint never heerd about this here before" sez Guvner Curry an Delly- cate Andrews; Where's them Mules now?"
 q don't know if they's anywhere. or ever was," replize the President. but the Board of Controle of tn Albukirk fair, sed they had 'em reddy, to give fer a Premiyum on tn best Serials. Mebbe the Mules aint been borned yit. But that fack don't wipe out the debt at Noo Mexico owes to tn Salt River Valley"
 Guvner Curry he sez: "Tll attend to this here. rite away" an he sends a Tellygraft as follers:
 "To tn Bord of Controle of tn Albu-
 kirk Fair,
 "Albukirk. Moo Mexico.
 Turn them Mules over to Arizony, forthwith. Statehood Depends. We're tryin' to keep it Fun Canyon an Beverage"
 Given under my Hand an Seel this day.
 "G. Curry, Guvner."
 P S.-I aint ust to this here sort of thing. I wasn't never a guvner before. except over a lot of Heethen Fillipinoes in the Hand of Samar, an they always done what they Promist"
 e. C."
 When the Moo Mexico Bord of Con- trole got this, they replize to Guvner Curry an sez: Were openin' Negoshi- ashuns with the FeeniX Bord of Trade, in regard to them Inter-Territorial Mules, but tn fack is, at we aint got 'em yit, but We aint goin' to let no Long cared Proddux of Missouri, stand between Moo Mexico an Statehood. We're a-goin' to Hussle up some Mules somehow Git tn Statehood Bill Through an we'll take care of tn Mules all rite. Don't let the Seandle git out among Canyon an Beverage, or they mite misconstrue our Motifs, in offerin' a Prinstly Premiyum of Mules, when we didn't have none" Tn next day tn FeeniX Bord of Trade got a Tellygraft fun tn Borde of Controle Of Noo Mexico, sayin': Were a Movin' in Refrunce to them Mules, but our Progrous is Nessarly Slow. Them Noble Animals is at Present in the Posseshun of a Citizen of Moo Mexico. who's name sence he's been in our Mist has been Jon Hand, but we have reason to bleeve, at in tn east, he was called Mister Titewad Fist. We been a com with him about them Mules but so fur, his replize has been what you Mite call EqUivocle. He rites as follers: Tell tn Feenix Bord of Trade To Go To Hell. I Aint Araisin' No Mules Fer Arizonyans.' You NOtis at ne don't say at he won't let tn Mules go. so we aint give up Hope wit"
 Tn FeeniX BOrd of Trade replize. an sez: "All this here Refrunce to Jon Hand. alious T. Fist, is Irreverant, Un- an Unmateryle, an orient 70 be admitted nOhow. We aint had no Bizness Deelin's with Him, an tn sturdy farmer at raised them Premi- yum Serials, never heerd of him, but n regard to his statement at he aint I -raisin' no Mules fer Arizonvans, he aint got no Edge onto our Aggercul- |