The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

thing over here they can pick a row with but us? Certainly not. They are meant for us. That's plain on the face of it. They just want to clnch a good thing they have had for so long and we won't stand for it. Try to talk 'em out of? Why man, we've used enough hot air to make any billy goat in the colonies lose his horns, but it ain't done no good. We've plumb run out of bull and 1 tell you there aint bit of use in trying 10 beg 'em off They ain't that kind. They ain't got sense enough to see when a fellows in bad. We have been running and barking now every time they snap their fingers but the more we do the more they want and I'm for quitting right now. And now, after all this stuff they've been giving us, some or us sttl want to arbitrate But there ain't noth- ing doing!
 If we want to be folks if we want to win this bout, we've been in for so>fnany years. we got to keep it up. We got to scrap 'em, colonel; we got to give 'em lively free for all fight because they don't see the science of a sure enough argument.
 But they tell us that we don't stand a ghost of a show beside them They are bragging about being the heavyweights and keep throwing 1t up to us that we are lightweights, but say, are we going to stand for that? I'm in favor of show Ing them once for all who's who, and if the rest of you. are on, there'n be some thing doing around here before long. Gee. whillkens, look at what we got ;n our odds: s00o,OO0 people and the ring on our platform. Whats the matter with you? Show your sand! Show 'em what you're made out of! Show 'em that we can take some things but they can't rub 1t over us all the time.
 Its just like tell you now, there aint no use crawfishing. We got to do some thing and that quick. We got to jump in and clean that red aggregation up and send them back home with sore heads. I'm for it. good and plenty, anf if the rest of you are like me, there's going to be powder burnt in these colonies be- fore many days. Let 'em come on, say! I'm ready for anything they gotl got full house and bet they ain't got more than two pairs to save their lives. What Is 1t we want, anyhow? We want to have our way about ourselves once in awhile and if we got to go to the jug twice year for six months every time to get it; I say. let's don't have it. But there's one thing, sure and certain, I'm going to have what's coming to me or know the reason why, and aint going to jail for it, either! I don't know what the rest of you are going to do about it, but here's me in an nutshell Give me what's coming to me or just cash in my chips No flowers. Woodlawn ceme- tery."
 The faultless Pliny. in his letters to the Emperor Trajan, bespoke the thoughts of | many of. his countrymen and did so in the best Latin language, which has been translated into faultless English.
 One letter to the Emperor. as written by the renowned litterateur. follows: Though I am well assured. sir, that you, who never omit an opportunity or exerting your generosity, are not mindful )of the request I lately made to you, yet, as you have often indulged me in this manner, give me leave to remind and earnestly entreat you to bestow the praetorship now vacant upon Attfus Sura. Though his ambition is extremely modest. yet the quality of his birth, the infexi- ble integrity he has always preserved in a very narrow fortune, and, more than all. the felicity of your times. which encourages conscious virtue to claim your favor, induce him to hope he may ex- perience 1t in the present instance"
 The above letter Is regarded by mas ters of the Latin language as gem of literature and expression. However. their straight laced ideas might have been bad ly shocked had the letter of the ancient philosopher sounded something like this:
 ''DearsIraj: My dope Is pretty straight. old man. although know you are always hanging around for chance to do some