The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-15
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 ictionate Ally an Dear an Respicted Frnd:
 am shippin' ye this day f. o. b. and C. O. b. at Fl Paso two hundherd cases iv rifles arf ammyn- ton, which l hope ye will use to good purpose against tn villyanous Hoorta. Plaze excuse tn delay. l thrust ye ar-re well an all tn little villains an Mrs. Pancho. Ye haven't sint me that phottygraft ye promised. Referrin to me tllygram iv last week, 1t was nawthin impor- tant. Ony tn king iv England has been raisin' Ned about some alleged subjick iv his tha. was last seen leavin' yeer house in a hearse. He thinks tn man is dead I pooh-poohed tn idee But he said tn fair fame iv England was at stake, an tn on'y y way I cud wipe out tn foul blot on his honor was to let him use tn Pannvna canal free iv charge. Reely Plank ye must be more careful. l ralize ye'er playful disposition, but if tn powers iv Europe hears about this thing they'll be investn hundherds v their sur plus citizens in Mexico an I'll have to be givin' away chunks iv territory to satisfy their injured honor, an tn first thing ye know we'll be broke Instead iv bein' nettled be this reproof Pancho replied in a conclyatory spirit. Tn Liberator received tn message while he was engaged in fryln' hundherd thousan dollars out iv a rich compathriot slow fire. Lavin' this impor- tant jOoty iv state an afther shootin tn messen- ger an takin' his horse, he set down. dipped his pen in bucket iv blood, an wrote as follows: I yb; E,o ;cb ye refer to in ye'er impydint note There has been number iv casuties in tn foreign colony since come here, an next week there be more if keep me health. If it's tn duck l think ye mean ye can give amy iv tn followin raisons to tn king f'y his death: Wan-He isn't dead, but has eloped with tn wife iv a prominent business man iv San Antone. Two-He come to me office an dhrew an ink eraser on me. Three--He insulted me an was shot be wan v me faithful lootinants. Four-He jumped out iv window an broke his neck. Five-He had on pair iv new boots an I needed thim. Six-I mistook him f'r an American citizen. Siven-He was arristed f'r stealth horse an was shot while attlmptin' to escape. Eight-He was thried as spy be coort martial an sintinced to death But, alas, too late. He had been dead fir week, or just afther comin' into me office to exposhtg- late with me because l was wearn watch that he'd missed firm his house afther me last visit 4e can take ye'er pick iv tn fates that overlook this unhappy man, to soot tn complexion iv tn British govermint, an sind what ye don't need back to me fir use in cases that may arise in tn future If have me way. But don't write me amy more letters. They give me a headache l must now close, as l left wan iv me assistants watchn tn kitchen stove, where l am raisin funds f'r me threasury, an I'm afraid tn care less fellow has gone to sleep Give me regards to Billy Bryan an tell him that it was with ti, gun he give me that 1 thrilled tn Enplisli,nan. It IS beautiful weepin an l call it :. Tn Dove " Peace in his honor. Ye'er affictionate frind