The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-15
Pete Hopkins--iiis Letter
Montpelyer, Mar.

Montpelier, MAR. /.
Dear Jim
Vestergashuns is orl Their fashun
hear They is orlso ketchin. We got
EN- on eyry korner. Them nuspaper
fellers has put one over on Their staat
ter git sumthin ter rite erbowt an
Their staat is er payin far 1t. Bill
jones SEE, SEE he them nuspaper fel-
lers is pekulier cusses. There amt
nuthin like 'em ennyware els. They
set aroun Their marlborough vester-
gashun an thay rite just wat is sensa-
stimuli, wat sum kragy kuss SEE sum
uther lrazy kuss tole him sum uther
kraZy kuss done TO sum uther kre2y
kuss wen teh uther kraZy kuss want a
loolin. Their kommittee luks VIE all
leanus Leyerins he'd begins ter wage
an raredon brings his ior tergether an
thinks as how hees sum yestergater,
and dreems as how this is goin ter
sit him sumthin er luther in Their per
litikal line"
But them nuspaper men, jim, they'd
max yer laff. Thares Jeffris, who
thinks as how hees ser wize. They say
ez how in his prars he kongraterlats
God that He kan kohl on him, Jeifris,
emmy tim He's in nede up help. Hees
Their krown 'turney NV this 'yestiea-
shun. Hees on ther Job orl Their tim.
Wen Their tale NV muranr Of wldders
an babys gifts er littel dul, up rizes
Their crate Ieffris an he puts Their
Kommittee on thor rite trak. Then
there is jim HALEY who has sich an
innercent look, lik a katholik prest, an
semes ser mulch panied wen things
amt goin rite. An jon Kushin hoo
knos ED Smif. Their farther NV Greg
Smif. Sum say az how jon wu.ks fer
Ell Sniff an clames ter be a wurkin
Tor Their sante albums Missinier. Then
Ithares hinley hoos ther rite hand man
Her purcy Klement, an Makalestur hoo
lgot his urly edukashun from jon
lSouthwicks too-hedel editorycls that
nobody but jon an them that wurks
for him rede
Tersge inter these vestergashuns
| jim ahnhere ther. tessimonie and then
ter rede these storys these reporters
rite bout II, yer wunder, jim, if yer
amt krazy yerself, er ii the reportirs
amt krazy If docktur Lcrtun ever
got EN- ware thay kud be 'vestigated
fer they're sanity Their wuTld wood be
better Off Ter Cheyd be shet up fer
shore. Kourse, nobody takes EN- see
rously hear. TliaN orl larf at 'em, an
think as how emmy darn fool as kant
git liSin ennys ulher way gifts
ninted ez er reportir
Then thare's tibet Brandun 'vester.
gashun PaIsen Metsgur he sot
round herring bout Their uther 'vester
sashun an he seq ter himself. SEE he;
l'in q rcformer, an fAkan't let theze
luther fellslS tlnder pekin Farechild
git Their start uy meH Thay're after
ioitor Lcrtun an llefgit after doktur
Russle an Jon piddnk. 'sss SO he starts
hiz 'yestergashun ez er ffvle snow, an
HERS Their kocrt room vile ther uther
show is IA gcin ON IN. ther sitty hall
Wall, ather pafson he axis as his own
| turIey. an zamined nigh oTter huns
dred witnesses wEn day He wuz a
goin fast ter bete out Their luther fell
le1s hoo he'd gUt a start on him.
Thayre afte1r doktnfs fer fare,
i'm. Thet brandOn 'eestergashnn wuz
most ez mulch NV 4 farse ez Their
utaeF wun-onIy narson Metsgur, aftur
seeing therutler show. sed as how he
wouldn't let er- witness tell wat Ibis
granmuther sed about ez how her
crate ant didn't cit quaie on tost at
| ther Ietreet.
DO You Rno tom Chseny jim? tees
a felier you otter kne.9 Heel shak hans
moer times an blink an smiel moren
! emmy man | evyerlynn. In Their same
length er time Tom is wize wum.
so he thinks. Then thare's Rollins
| Graayis, his runnin matt. with Their
littel side paches lick wun uY them
lnglish docks. jest ter fool Their people
| thet hees Wis too, an kepe his job
keepen Their legislature wurkin,
Hees bin on Their federal an staff pay
role sum time. an duzzent intend ter
GIT OFF fer sum time ter kum Hees
wan " Their best salary drawers we
her
Wall, jim, CESS | won't rite emmy
more now
Yurs truiey,
Peter Hopkins IN
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