The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
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Chigger Ridge, Va, Nov 9. 1911.
Dear solon:
II the big bugs was to leave the
writing of tire history OF this present
period to me / wouldn't waste much
time In giving it the right name and
u would not be no name but The
See-Saw Period" Take them Rus
slams to start with. First they claim
they saw they was right in helping
the other human beans Iamhast the
Huns and the next thing we knewed
they was claiming they see their mis-
take and hoped plumb out of their
night shirts into the middle If good
ness knows what Then they been
see-sawinr ever since and I amt got
no time 10 throw away now on SIGH
trif1ine doings
Next we look around and there is
them Italians under gen Sardinera
acting Ike they amt no other organ
on their body hut feet. we was all
set 10 see them heroes rush into
Austria and smear them greasers all
over the map and before we had time
10 clap our hands we saw that II was
all wrong, Goldberg. all wrong and
we an't had no definut news from
them in 4 week or so owing to the
tack that Sadlnera amt had no time
to stop Mt no telegraph office without
getting his coattails stepped on AID
YOU know, Scion, how mussy them
Italy guys Il about their dress. The
Western front and thousand other
back and forth things bear me out in
my contention that this ought to be
riKhtfully called The See-Saw
Period" Even take me: Teller came
up to me the other day and said let
me have five and I win see you in
few DAVIS and of course. I amt saw
him since, and 7 know when I bring
II down 70 this plane a heap Of fell
lows like r Bradley. r. Devereaux
Neal Tvey tho local prominent self
STYLED blood suckers. win all under
stand what 7 mean and indorse the
movement which 7 hope TO take up
with the gov in Wash. and get officul
recognition
Did you uotus In the papers where
VIM Bryan was shooting snipers or
ducks or something down In Arizona
and was took out after by a bull? The
story said he got away excepting some
OF his personal effects. I amt saying
this In no bra aging way, but II he lost
any Of his clothes it was his coattail
wore to q fragile In the breeze. Then
It might be that he was practising to
get into condition for another run at
the presidency In case all the folks go
crazy over the war enduring the next
four years or course. Scion. some OF
these funny fellows Nike them willy
boys what you got working on our
paper will he asking is you heard the
latest about Rrvau's escape from the
bull then you'll say. No. Xhat2-Ands
they will saw He had q easy time he
shot the bull as per usual | amt
taking no part In that stuff because
my brand OF humor is high grade /
and not no low brow like them smart
fellows what wears red neckties and
the latest suits and, maybe not no
clean garn ents what amt spoke OF in
polite societv You know how I am,
Scion, old fashioned and all that.
SEQ in the paper that the gov,
is going 70 borrow Is thous acres
of land from the farmers around
Petersburg for a shooting gallery
whether or no The first farm they
aim on taking over the Calling farm
and I want to ask you is that the
farm where all these here gatiing
guns is been raised what We been had
sill the timer II So. it Is a smart
piece " military ~stratesum AND X
YOU happen TO run across any OF them
big bugs from Wash you tell en- they
the lob Ii begins to look like them
Dutchman amt got all the war brains
patented after all Ell
Well, Scion. We been so busy fight-
ing fire crooked origin down here
on the RIDGE for the past few days
that folks Amt lad no chance to get
out and shoot UP one another and
there amt been no news naturally
But you can depend on me to shoot
Il to you In case something pops up
I am on the sob and there amt going
TO he no news getting out of here
don't know about because the fellow
what works az the telegraph office
tells ms all that goes over the wire
and in case anything important comes
along / will write you about it In
the meantime Scion. don't git off no
cars backwards and he sure TO send
Il Xmas pkR.- 10 the -hoYs In Trance
Respectively,
r. s. II.