The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15

Lincoln did not resimble ayether Ben;an;,
 Franklin Thomas Jefferson. an wudve been turned over to tn town constable be lawn Adams or Alexandher Hamilton. Iv all gr-reat Ameri- cans he p'raps most resimbled tn late Jesse
 James, although there was considerable likeness to Sitting Bull, Geronimo, an tn Apachy Kid
 Little IS known about tn hero's arly life, which was passed far firm tn centhers where tn Der t1llop markings ar-re studied His parents were poor an so nigligent iv his idiacation that he was nearly six years iv age whin he saw his first bullight Ii is to be presoomed that he was like other Mexican childher iv his station, arly larned tn correct v tn knife had his tame SCOT plon, an so forth. Wln he was 35 tn spirit iv onrest seized him an foorced him to lave his comfortable home undher his hat alongside a fire near tn railroad depot an go out into tn wurruld to engage in tn sthrugge f'r>his daily chilly carney. He had no difficulty in selictin' professyon Nanny forms iv larceny was open to him, but he choose tn wan best sooted to his love v manly exercise an an out iv dure life an become highway robber In this pursoot he soon kilt off all compytition an nanny competitors an was known in Mexican financial circles as wan iv tn largest an most onprincipled bandits iv his section, dealer in horses, cattle, an express packages, op'ratin' a plant fir tn mannyfacther v currency out iv lead pipe, an actin as commission merchant fir tn principal undhertakin' establishments iv tn coul- thry. An so he might have continued tn typ lcal cheery Mexican squire, surrounded be tn throphies " his career, beloved-b be his neighbors gon down market day to inspict tn cattle dhriven in be his vaqueros or horse thieves an joinin' in tn rustic spoorts an other stabbin' affrays iv tn peasanthry if his country had not called this village Hampden to her rescue. He was slow to enther tn conflict, contintin' himsilf at first with hookin' cav'lry rig'mints firm tn opposn armies. But wan day while he was peacefully engaged in changin' tn brand on a consignment iv steers that had just arrived a message came to him that made ivry dhrop iv pathriotic blood in his veins bile with passyon. He heerd that tn hated goverinnt, tn opprissors " his people, had just deposited fifty thousan' dollars in bank at Chihoolloo This outrage stirred him as nawthin' else cud Sthrappin jimmy, brace an bit, an pound iv dinnymite to his belt, he put spurs to his horse an tined tn revolutionary foorces an soon rose through va cancies caused be deati to tn chief command It was firm such humble beginnings, little wans, that Pancho Villa become tn thrusted ally iv our powrful governint an so continued onti hanged be tn succeedin' administration. Our nex' ally was Red Leary'
 :" An so it'll go ont tn time will come whn tn schoolmasther won't have to larrup tn chidher to make thim study American histhry. but it'll be as inthrestin to thim as tn Life iv Lefty Looey
 What wud ye do about Mexico yere so smart" said Mir. Hennessy. Let me know. I'm goin' to write to tn prsidint some day nex' week, an I'm sure he'd like ye'er advice"
 We'll, sir, said Mir. Dooley, < I'd advise him to go into Mexico if knew how he cud get out"
 Lcopyrsht: Finley Peter Dunnsl