The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09

Valentines day Tiddy wrote pome conmncin' ::
Winner 1 see thy radyant smile, an Wum
wrote a pome con1rnincin' Whn up San Jooan's
CORY hill Ivry avenin' TIL wan that through
wurruk first waited on tn corner FIR tn other
an they took long rambles in tn woods together,
weavin' daisy chains an pickin' wild flowers an
diligates to tn naytional convintion, f'r twas
Tiddys dhream that whin tn time come fr him
to go back to wurruk he'd lave his place to his
frind.
"'Twas a beautiful frindship in a sordid
wurruld, an it looked though nawthin' cud
break it. an l often Wondered how long it wud
last. They cudden't speak iv each other without
til tears comm into their eyes, an they can't
now. Whin it come to gittin' tn nomryna-
ton FIR Willum Tiddy wudden't let anybody
handle it but himself. A high minded pathriot
like Willum shudden't be asst to do tn coorse
wurruk in polyticks like gittin tn diligates,' he
says. Besides, he don't know how he says, an
whin tn con-vintion met there were thousand
dillygates, many iv thin postnasthers an some
iv thin coons An Tiddy set back in Wash'nton
an touched electhric button an they voted
f'r Willum Twas tn same way up to Fiction.
Lave it to me, Willum,' says Tiddy. Y're too
dilicate f'r this coorse wurruk,' he says. Says
Willum I've wrote an answer to Bryan's letter.
says he Read it to me- says Tiddy This is tn
way it starts says Wilum: g Dear Mr.. Bryan,
We ARE doubtless unaware that undher tn ruins
iv tn Probate court FIR tn First district iv
Utah. Hold on there, Willum says
Tiddy That's no kind iv letter to write to a
polthroon an thraitor like Bill Bryan. He's
nice fellow tn rist iv tn time, dye mind, but
up to mex NOVEMBER We must remember he's
poltllroon an tHraitor Here, give me tn PEN
An he at down YeerS tn
fifth received an contents noted. In reply wud
say that ye ARE liar an it will give great
pleasure to kick ye whinver we meet Now
says he, go on firm there. Ye shud always
begin yeer compositions with plain statement iv
fact, says he. But is this fact? says Willum.
It is campaign fact says Tiddy. How can
repay We FIR what we've done f'r me? says Will
lum, burstn into tears. We can't says Tiddy
1t is too much he says.
It all right up to Fiction day. But
somewheres between an o'clock on tn afther-
noon " tn first Choosdah afther tn first Mondah
in NOVEMBER, nineteen hundherd an eight this
here historic frndship began to open at til seams,
an be II o'clock tn mex day frindslps garland
scattered all over til back yard. I don't
know what happened, EXCEPT what l see in tn
pa-apers. Anyhow, Bryan got siven or eight
millyon votes an was ANONYMOUSLY bate, an
Willum got thirty or foorty more an tri-
umphantly ilicted. Accoordin to what I make
out firm tn pa-apers, tn day afther Fiction Viii
lum sthrolled into til White House with his hat on
tn side " his head scratched match on tn wall,
an lit gar. Well, we'll, says Tiddy, graspin'
him be tn hand. 1t gloryous victhry. 1
take it pers nal compliment, he says. Thank
ye,' says Willum- think yere right. An
doesn't it show that tn people ARE sound at tn
whin they can turin firm tn ravins iv noisy
dinnnygogues an ilict man iv quiet life an
JUDICIAL timpramint,' he says, like myself? he
says. Did We see tn returns firm Baraboo?'