Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-10-10
His One Mistake
BY F. A. Mitchell
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association


PRESIDENT"
Because livery one wants to see i'm
to be sure-because he's the creates
man on airth."
why is he great?'
Isn't he the frind of the workin'
man, besides countin' among his &C
quaintances the crowned heads o
Urup?"
ed. Pat" he said. you are right il
placing the eX-president's friendship
for the workingman ahead of his &C
quaintance with the crowned heads
Come with me. I'll show you arount
the ex-president's place. and perhap.
you may get sight of him"
Pat accepted the invitation. and tn,
two strolled about the grounds.
"Oi'm wonderin'." said Pat. where
he kapes the wild animals he brough
from Africa"
HE didn't bring any wild animal:
alive from Africa He brought theil
l
ferent museums. But tell me more
about why you admire him."
well. Dim thinkin'," Pat replied
scratching his head. 'that-that. as
told We. he's the frind O. the workin'
man. and OF loike him becase he don't
moind tellin' thin foryners what be
thinks Of 'em. But he made wan mis-
take in talkin' to the Britishers."
whats that?"
He tould 'em to get out O. Egypt
1t would "a been all roight if he'd
made it Oirland."
The gentleman smiled.
whats the valy O. them Egyptian
nagers anyway? And Dim hearin
their country's nothin' but sand and
hot enough to roast eggs in. savin' the
spalpeens haven't got the eggs. But
Oirland. The beautiful land that il
is. and the foine population of elligent
men and women. And them havin'
the feet O. England on their necks.
If the ex-prisident had said. 'Aither
govern Oirland roight or git out it
nd "a been loike sayin' git out O. Dir
land Gaze an Englishman cant gov
ern any one but nagers."
You've good head on you. Pat
said the gentleman. What other
fault have you to find with the ex-
PRESIDENT
well. sor. was lookin' while he
was in the White House for 'em to
take of the duty on tay. lays a
foine dhrink. and the only people that
free are the CLANCY nagers."
tie presidsE 4, dsesh 'rr- fllt- tthhe
duty on tea: congress does that. and
the president has no power to take it
Of"
Pat thought a moment, then said:
Thin what's the use O. maxim such
fuss at electin' 'emT'
Tell me some more faults of the
e1-president."
''Well. sorr. Dim thinkin' he wasn't
born in the roight counthry.'
What country should he have, been
born imp
"Oirland Oh niver think of i'm but
OF see in me moind beautiful pictur'.
of i'm at an Oirish fair. brandishin'
shillalah over his head. jumpin' up
and crackin' his heels together. swear
in he kin whip the biggest man in the
crowd He's mighty-what d'y' call
it-stren' us-that's the word. siren
US.
Another way l loike to pictur' i'm
is stirrin' up all them kings. tellin' the
spalpeens how to govern their people
just loike an American president nd do
it. OF can see i'm if he had the power
jumpin' around among 'em. knockin
off their crowns and givin' the poor
devils they've oppressed chance to
live in their palaces awhile"
The gentleman led the way to the
house on the top of the hill and mo-
toned Pat to go in. I'll introduce
you to the ex-president" he said.
But Pat demurred.
1T isn't for the loikes O. me in these
dirthy clothes to go into the house of
the great man. Besides, don't need
an introduction"
You don't?"
mo; I've been talkin' to i'm"
How did you know me-"
by the windy glass over yer OILS and
yer beautiful white teeth seen in the
pictures.
Good for you! You Irish are clev
er race"
mot so clever as you Amerykins."
How do you make that out?"
well. sorr when seen y walkin'
about here. the cock o the walk, | had
enough pictur's of We in me moind to
cover the ceilin' of church. Ii was
40 credit to me to know We. But didn't
We call me by me name without liver
lavin' seen even a photograph q me-:
Ye called me Pat at Onct. Now. Oi |
wonder sOrr. if We kin guess me OLE |