The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17

I'm a gin'ral way ii is to watch an
TO wait-watch till some frind iv ours
gets kilt, sind a sharp reprimand to
oGr ally like Well, / declare or Tut,
tut an thin wait till it happens
again. But it's goin' to come out all
right in tn end. Tn sicrety iv state,
who has charge iv tn matther, was
inNerviewed afther his thrombone
solo at Chillicothe, Ohio, tn other
night, an he said he had not heerd
firm Mexico fr a week, out he felt
sure that whin he returned to tn
capital he wud find that affairs were
%approachin' a happy solution. Amy
day now j expict to read: OWN to
tn sthrict enforcement iv tn fugi-
tive law tn last cause iv onaisiness in
tn state departmint over Mexico has
been removed be carredges to Calv'ry.
His name was Higgins an he come
firm Haverhill. Mass
Its no good fr ye to go ragin' an
tearin' around because our little frind
Pancho Villo is SO impulsiVe in argy-
in with strangers that ofthen Whin
"a coort martial has cOndimned a white
man fr Speakin with a Unreasonable
accint in tn prisince iv tn great lib
orator they have to go out an dig him
up to enforce tn sintince. Don't be
carrid away be a rash impulse to
punch somebody in tn eye. Be a
statesman like Willum Jennings Bry-
an. 1t is thrue that l mesilf often
feel whin | read tn news firm Mexi-
co that l ought to go down to Chi
hoohoo an take our good an great
frind be tn scruff iv tn neck an kick
him all tn way to Eagle Pass an
thin hand him over to tn gov'nor iv
Texas while l go acrOst the sthreet to
tn grocery store an buy a clothes
line. But that's why | amt a states
~ We don't caa XUi11,D, Jar - ~ orc
gettin' red in tn face an p%oundin' tn
table over these thrifes. No, sir. He
goes serenely about his platform joo-
ties an his lecture program is abso-
iutely unrufiled.
Our relations with Pancho is most
corral an just what ye'd want tn re-
iations iv a great civilized republic
with wan iv tn most notorious bur
glars now in public life to be. We
give him tn gun, he shoots tn pris-
oner, an we apologize to tn powers.
It's wan iv the pleasantest alliances
this country has contracted since
it took in tn mickrobe iv ~inflooinzy.
We're justly proud iv our little frind,
an he loves an despicts us. P'raps
he holds us in too much awe an vim
Grafton, but that is no more thin mach
= raj in a meek an modest half breed
who a gone into partnership with
wan iv tn most pow'rful nations In
tn wurruld.
II hope tn administration won't
be too sever with him. | thought ]
see signs iv that in some recent re.
marks at Wash'nton, an it wud be toe
bad IL the alliance was weakened be
~autycraIic methods. He shud be rul
ed be kindness an love. There's nj
use in a big. sthrong man like Wood
row Wilson bullying this gentle soul
FIR instance, what was tn good iN
ctn1tp' tbtE n,,- - -.--J
King iV England wants to know if Y,
intind to kill amy more iv his sub
jicks. | know ye'er ixcillincy's ten
der heart too well to suggest that "
do, but if it isn't too much throubl,
I'd like an answer collect To which
Pancho made tn followin almost OBJ
seekyus reply: None iv tn king
business or ye'ers ayether. But if y,
have to know, yes. Sind on som
more ammynition. an be quick abou
IL. or I'll go over an take il ava
fri ye.'
9TH prisidint apparently lost hi
temper an set down an write thi
angry response: 'Affictionate Ally an
Dear an RESPECTED Frind: ar
shippin' ye this day f. o. b.. an C. Q
ID. at FL Paso two huDdherd cases i
rifles an a,nmynition. which I hop
We will use to good purpose agains
tn villyanous Hoorta. Place excus
tn delay. L thrust ye ARE we'll ar
all tn little villains an Mrs. PanchC
We haven't sin me that phottygraf
ye promised. Referrin' to me tilly
gram iv last week. it was nawthir
important. On'y tn king iv Englan
has been raisin' New about some al
legged subjick iv his that was last see
leavin' ye'er house In a hearse. II
thinks tn mar is dead. [ pooh
poohed tn idee. But he said tn fai
fame IL England was at stake, an ii
on'y way j cud wipe out tn foul bic
On his honor was to let him use I'll
Pannyma canal free iV charge. Reel,
Pank. We must be more careful.
raiiZe ye'er playful disposition, but
tn powers iv Europe hears about tin
thing they'il be invcstin' hundherds
their surplus citizens in Mexico al
III have to be givin' ava hunks
territory to satisfy their injured hoI
or, an tn first thing ye know We
be broke Instead iv bein' nettled
This reproof, Pancho replied in a COZ
cilyatory spirit. Tn Liberator recei'
ID tn message while he was engage