Arizona republican., 1917-11-14

a missed the biggist chunk uv good luck as ever cum my way. Vel sir thet woman WuZ crazy about her man. She raved an sed heed kilt hisself workin wen he shud ha bin lyin down al the time I wint in an saw her husband sittin on the aige uf the bed an holdin his he'd in both his hands. he wuz brethin hard an a little bud wuZ on the corners uv his mouth. She wuz jist wurrit crazy She sed she must take him back to his fokes before he died. he razes his han up ez if he wuz goin to say suthin wen he keeled over on the bed in a faint. Thet set tied hit. She asked me to assist her an the furst thing Wuz to git rig
 to take him to the trane. So i run out an stopped wun uv these ottymlblie fellers drivin a big masculine an told him a lady WuZ in distress an wanted her husband to be took to the trsne before he died. So the ottymibile fel- Ter druv up to the frunt gate an waited. 1 wint in to the lady who wuz packin things in a sute case an i sez the masculine WuZ Waltin, wat more kin 1 do. she sez god hles you pack these things an ile git him reddy. Vel we karried him out to the ottymibile an wen she wuZ gittin in i sez to Ter sez what do ye want done about the house? she seZ seZ she clean fergot al about the house. You take keer uv hit an the cotton crop thet my hus- band kilt hisself Wurkin on. Then she bust out cryin and she seZ ile rite to yu an with that she signals to the ottynibile feller an away they goes.
 didn't think the man wuz reel bad off but she wuz eggcited an worrit an hit aint good polisy to argy with a woman enny how. I cum mity neer braHin into a run goin to Whar the camp wuZ an i hollered out as l got neer hitch up the bosses an al git i'll fer weer goin to drive to our moo home. Et thet Nam WuZ workin up a sheer on her face an i cud see she wuz goin to say suthin sarcastic an wuZ standln back with her hans on her hips. But i got in rite kwicl6 an sez sez i git in Nam an kome inter the moo home al furnished and al reddy to live in. Nam wuZ so over kum thet she never sed wat she wuZ goin to say. She olim in k4oWin al the time there waz nuthin in hit 1 druV up to the house an in at the big gate an We al gifts out an goes iu. Nam sez sez she whars the folks thet owns this place an ther i ups an tells her al about hit. Jist like Nam she lips in an jist makes the wurk fly cieanln up. the kIQS went out to the barn an heerd them holler so i goes out to see wat hit wuz al about Thar stood good jersy COW, a fat team uv big bosses, harnis' an moo wagon.
 Wal cum back to the house tickled to deth an went prowlin roun i went inter the bed room an wuz openin up drawers wen i found under a lot uv things in one drawer a five dollar bill an rite under hit wuz a ten. i jist natcherly put thet money down in my pocket an sed nothin to Nam about hit. went to the back door and yelled ter the kids to hitch up the moo wagon an team. Nam wanted to know wat wuz goin to do. I sed never mine Nam. She looked me over kinder funny fur she new thet never tawked thet way unless i had money. she sed nuthin more an druv to Fenix.
 I wuz standin on one uv the street cornders kinder sizen up the place fur the most likely chanst to git a drink. 1 saw big politishun lookin feller with a sort of a bay winder on him an a moth thet looked like the end of a country saw mill. I siddles up to the left side uv him an sez sez pardner