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

cult to compare our first foreign any
with amy American statesman that
childher have been allowed TO read
about, He was as diff rent as We can
imagine firm Wash'nton an Lincoln.
did not resimble ayether benjamin
Franklin or Thomas Jefferson, an
wud'ye been turned over to tn town
constable be jain Adams or Alex
andher Hamilton. " all gr-reat
Americans he p'raps most
tn late Jesse James, although tneFe
was considerable likeness to Sitting
Bull, Geronimo. an tn Apachy hlo.
Little is known about tn heroS AIRY
life, which was passed far firm tn
centhers where tn Bertillon
ARE studied. His parents were poor
an so Negligent iv his i~djacation that
he was nearly six years Nv e Whln
he saw his first bullfght. It IS to be
PERSONNEL that he vas like other
Mexican childher iv his station,> airy
larned tn correct use " tn knife,
had his tame scorpion, an so fortn.
Win hew as 35 tn spirit ~ onrest
seized him an FORCED him 20 lave his
comfortable hOme undher his nat
alongside a fire near tn railroad depot
an go out into tn Wurruld to engage
in tn struggle fr his daily chilly con
carney. He had no difficulty in Sc
lictin' a Profession. Nanny forms Nv
larceny was open to him.. but ne
choose tn wan best SoOted to his love
iv manly exercise an an out iv dure
life an become a highway robber. In
this pursoot he soon kilt off all COM
| pytition an NANNY competitors an
| was known in Mexican financial cir
cles as wan iv tn largest an most
on%principled bandits iv his section, a
dealer in horses cattle, an express
packages, op'ratin' a plant TT tn
mannyfacther iv currency out ~ lead
pipe, an actin as commission mer-
chant FIR tn principal undhertakin'
establishments iv tn country. An
so he might have continued, tn typ
teal CHEEKY Mexican squire, surround
ed be tn throphies IL his career, be-
loved be his neighbors, goin' down on
market day to INSPECT tn cattle dhriv-
en- in be his vaQueros or horse thieves,
an joinin' in tn rustic spoorts an
other stabbin' ARRAYS iv tn p~easanth-
ry. if his country a not called this
village Hampden to her rescue. He
was slow to enther tn conflict, on
tintin' himsilf ath rst with hookin'
cavity rig'mints firm tn opposin' ar
rmies. But wan day while he was
peacefully engaged in changin' tn
brand on a consignment iv steers that
had just arrived, a massage came tC
him that made ivry dhrop iv pathri-
QUO DlOOO IN his VEINS pie WITH pas
syon. He heerd that tn hated gov
ermint, tn opprissors iv his people
had just deposited fifty thousan' dol
lars in a bank at Chihoohoo. This
outrage stirred him as nawthin' else
cud. S~thrappin' a Jimmy, a brace an
bit, an a pound iv dinnymite to his
belt, he puts spurs to his horse an
jined tn rivylootion'ry forces an
soon rose, through vacancies caused
be death, to tn chief command. Il
was firm such humble beginnings, lit.
tie vans, that PanchO Villa become til
thrusted ally iv our pow'rfu1 COVER
mint an SO continued ontil hanged be
tn succeedin' administration. Oul
mex ally was Red Leary.'
An so it'll go ontil tn time viii
come Whin tn Schoolmasther won
have to larrup tn childher to MAKE
thin study American histhry, but it'll
be as inthrestin' to thin as n Life
iv Lefty Looey.'"
What wud ye do about Mexico
ye>re so SMART" said Mr.. Hennessy
Let me know. I'm goin' to write t,
tn prisidint some day mex week, an
I'm sure he'd like ye'er advice"
>"Well, sir" said Mr.. Dooley, sP,
advise him to go into Mexico if I knew
how he cud get out"
Copyright, 1914, by Finley Pete