The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-05-18
ANCIENT HISTORY
r..s About One of the Really
Great Countries OF
This Earth.
ENGLISH ONCE IGNORANT

The, We're and Are Ftshter'-H""
H., Great flag Protects Her sub
.,.-rulius Caesar Was some
ching Of a Warrior and He Gave
r.s1and something To Think
,t-.pt-Fngisnd Yielded 10 Julius
c.e.,r because She Was Not Pre-
,.r.d for War-Engiand Paid
r,ffur.. to Rome for Some Years
Rom, Also Built a Great ''Cai- |
pr,r Wall"
pr..nsville, \. C.. May Is, 1911.
r,~-.sggndence of The Caucasian
Enterprise.
The ancient history ov- England
-- -rat Of Great Britain will be
.,esfed separately as a matter ov
convenience. though the countries
arc identical except for the fact that
England wuz England until the time
- Ogeen Elizabeth, or rather the
er9 n her reign, when James VI, of
Scotland. came to the throne on
March %, 1903, and the throne ov
tho Two countries were united. Since
that date the kingdom, to which
much territory hez bin added from
time 10 time, IL about az well known
hy one title az by the other, and
much real history has been made in
the two periods. Indeed hit IL the
Droud boast ov Britishers that the
sun never sets upon the English flag,
for the possessions are found upon
eyery side ov the globe.
The early history ov England liz
a bit shaky, for the historians were
very ignorant and displayed much
superstition. The original inhabi-
tants ov England had but little to
recommend them except the fact that
they were brave and were always
ready for fight, and their descend
ants, though far removed, still pos
ses some ov the same spirit. If you
don't believe hit, just haul down the
English, or British, flag, or mistreat
an English subject at home or else
where There liz no English subject
so poor or so ignorant and obscure
bat that England will go to war for,
il that subject be imposed upon in
another country, unless a prompt
apology and reparation IL offered
and the guilty person or persons
punished be punished by the govern
ment responsible. Hit may cost hum
dreds oV thousands ov lives and mil
lions ov money, but England will be
rite on the spot with the goods. So
the wise plan IL not to attempt to
impose upon an English subject If
you happen to meet up with one. Ov
course this does not include every
little brawl that English sailors in
foreign ports may get into. Such an
offender may be arrested and fined
or punished otherwise, so long as
nothing unreasonable liz done, and
no diplomatic wrangle may ensue.
And the United States liz fast adopt
ing English tactics, Notwithstanding
he bowls ov the anti-imperialists an
other cheap agitators. What liz a
government for, anyway, If hit will
not stand by the people who are in
dividually and collectively the gov
eminent? Hit cost us many lives
an much money to avenge the blow
in up ov the maine" some years
ago. But are battleships are now
comparatively safe in foreign ports.
To-day a citizen ov England or ov
the United States may fold an Eng
fish flag or an American flag about
hiz body and walk across any coun-
try upon the globe, and every step
ne will be recipient ov kindness an
marked respect Hit cost somethin'
IN the way ov blood and time. to get
aWl this, but we hev got hit. And
remember, that no other country IL
lo0kin' for scrap with England or
America. Our standin' army may
De small, az il claimed. But we hev
ennuf men sittin' about lookin' for
some excitement to whip any country
IN the Far East. I am not at all
Olood-thirsty myself. But to use the
language of he late Artemus Ward
IN speakin' ov biz own record durin'
the Civil War. I feel that I can "kill
d. many of the enemy az the enemy
can Kill Of me-" Anyhow, what are
our immigration laws for if they
can't keep foreign enemies out ov
the United States? If that fails, how
ABOUT an Injunction, that old weapon
now SO potent for justice-or injus-
uce? If they will make sheriff ov
NE an give me squad ov Texas
cowboys for my deputies, I'll under
'ake to manage those dirty, greasy,
ciay-eatin' Mexicans, and I'll soon
lake aWl ov the starch out ov those
uouole deck newspaper headlines
war Now Certain''-which have be-
smatteTed the American newspapers
S0nnn A., II