The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
Il think iv tn things m goin to do to Darsy.

Valentines day Tiddy wrote pome commincin' i: 'Whineer l see thy radyant smile an Willum wrote pome commincn Whn up San Jooan's gory hill 1vry avenin' tn wan that was through wurrul1 first waited on tn corner f'r tn other an they took long rambles in tn woods together weavin' daisy chains an pickin' wild flowers an dgates to tn naytiona convintion, f'r twas Tiddy's dhream that whn tn time come fir him to go back to wurru< he'd lave his place to his frnd.
 "'Twas beautiful frindshp in a sordid wurruld, an it looked as though nawthin' cud break it, an I often wondhered how long it wud last. They cudden't speak iv each other without tn tears comin' into their eyes, an they can't aven now. Whin it con1e to gettn tn nomyna- ton fir Willum Tiddy wuddent let anybody handle it but himself. A high minded pathriot wurrul1 in poyticks like gttin' tn dgates The says. Besides, he don't know how he says, an whin tn con-vintion met there were thousand dlygates, many iv thim postmasthers an some iv thim coons. An Tiddy set back in Wash'nton an touched an electhric button an they voted fir Willum. Twas tn same way up to iliction.
 Lave it to me, Wilh1m, says Tiddy We're too dilicate fir 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 Willum Dear MT. Bryan, ye ar-re doubtless unaware that undher tn rulin's v tn Probate court fir tn First dsthrct 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 a nice fellow tn rest iv tn time, dye mind, but up to nex' Novimber ye must remember he's a polthroon an thrator. Here, give me tn pen. An he sat down an wrote: Sir Yeers iv tn fifth received an contents noted. In reply wud say that ye ar-re liar an it will give gr-reat pleasure to kick ye whiniver we meet Now, says he, go on frim there. Ye shud always begin yeer compositions with plain statement iv fact says he. But is this fact?' says Willum. It is a campaign fact says Tiddy. How can I repay ye fir what we've done f'r me?' says Will lum burstin' into tears. Ye can't says Tddy. It is too much,' he says.
 q It was all right up to iction day. But iv tn first Choosdah afther tn first Mondah in Novimber, nineteen hundherd an eight, this here historic frndship began to open at tn seams, an be F o'clock tn nex' day frindships garland was scatthered all over tn back yard. I don't know what happened, excipt what I see in tn pa-apers. -Annyhow, Bryan got siven or eight myon votes an was ignominiously bate, an Wum got thirty or forty more an was thri- umphantly ilicted. Accoordin to what make out frirn tn pa-apers tn day afther ilicton Will utn sthrolled into tn White House with his hat on tn side iv his head, scratched match on tn wall an lit see-gar Well, well,' says Tiddy, graspin' him be tn hand. It was gloryous vcthry I take it as pers'na compliment, he says. Thank ye,' says Willum.. I think ye're right. An doesn't it show that tn people arre sound at tn core whin they can turrn frim the ravin's v noisy dimmygogues an ilict man iv quiet life an judicyal timpramint,' he says, like myself?' lie says. Did ye see tn returns frim Baraboo?' he says. Twas me letter to Jedge Wiggins that done that he says. I have no doubt, says