The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
see type taken an George lend Panco his
own forty-fve sooveneer " indshipY
iv their frindship.%

9Th prisidint apparently lost his temper
an set down an wrote this angry response:
'Affctionate Ally an Dear an Respected
Frind: l am shippin' We this day f. o. b.
an c. 0. D. at Ell Paso two hundherd cases
iv rifles an ammynition, which | hope We
will use to good purpose against tn Willy
anous Hoorta. Plaze excuse tn delay
thrust We ar-re we'll an all tn little villains
an Mrs Pancho. Ye haven't sint me that
phottygraft we promised. Referrin' to me
tllygram iv last week, it was nawthin' i'm
portant On'y tn king iv England has been
raisin Ned about some alleged subjick iv his
that was last seen leavin' ye'er house in a
hearse. He thinks tn man is dead. | pooh
poohed tn idee. But he said TIL fair fame iv
England was at stake, an tn ony way
cud wipe out tn foul blot on his honor was
to let him use tn Pannyma canal free iv
charge. Rely, Pank, ye must be more care
full. l ralize ye'er playful disposition, but
if tn powers iv Europe hears about this
thing they'll be investin' hundherds iv their
surplus citizens in Mexico an I'll have to be
givin' away chunks iv territory to satisfy
their injured honor, an tn first thing We
know we'll be broke Instead iv bein' nettled
be this reproof Pancho replied in concilya-
tory spirit. Th' Liberator received tn mes
sage while he was engaged in fryin' hun
dherd thousan' dollars out iv rich compra-
throt over a slow fire. LAWN this impor-
tant jooty iv state an afther shootin tn
messenger an takin' his horse, he set down,
dipped his pen in bucket iv blood, an
wrote as follows: Dear Dock, don't know
which English subjick ye refer to in ye'er i'm
pydint note. There has been a number iv
casuties in tn foreign colony since | came
here, an next week there'll be more if keep
me health. If it's tn duck l think We mean
We can give amy iv tn followin' raisons to
tn king f'r his death: Wan-He isn't dead,
but has eloped with tn wife iv a prominent
business man iv San Antoine. Two-He come
to me office an dhrew an ink eraser on me-
Three-He insuted me an was shot be wan
iv me faithful lootinants. Four-He jumped
out iv window an broke his neck Five-He
had on pair iv new boots an needed thin.
Six mistook him f'r an American citizen
Siven-He was arristed FIR stealth a horse
an was shot while attimptin' to escape.
Eight-He was thried as a spy be a coort
martial an sintinced to death. But, alas,
too late, He had been dead FIR week, or
just afther comm into me office to exposh-
tylate with me because | was wearin' watch
that he'd missed firm his house afther me
last visit. Ye can take ye'er pick iv tn fates
that overlook this unhappy man, to SCOT tn
complexion iv tn British governmint, an
sind what We don't need back to me f'r use
in cases that may arise in tn future if I
have me way. But don't write me amy more
letters. They give me headache | must
now close, as I left wan iv me assistants
watchin' tn ktchin stove where am raisn
funds FIR me threeasury, an I'm afraid tn
careless fellow has gone to sleep. Give me
regards to Billy Bryan an tell him that it
was with tn gun he give me that | dhrilled
tn Englishman. 1t is a beautiful weepin an
l call it "Th' Dove iv Peace in his honor
Ye'er affctionate frind an pow'rful ally, P
Villa, Gineralissimo an Prisdint
"An' there We ARE. l suppose it'll be all
right in tn end. By an by tn beautiful but
fretful republic will settle down undher tn
wise an binnyfcent sway iv OF Wick Hoorta
or tn wise an 'binnylicent lurch iv young
Pancho Villa, or both, or nayether, as tn case