The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
AS / TELL HIRAM

Tore kin have a new spring suit an Easter bon
net Not that Hiram is stingy. but he does hate to
let you think that you worth what he pays
for you-you know how is, Miss Martin-they
like to think that they is the main dependence you
got an kinder encourages Hiram in the delusion-
fms that, in the end he is likely to take more
pride in havn' git ahead Of my sister law who
is prize bragger. if ever they
Hiram will start out real brave an Will lay down
the law an tell how high his taxes is an all
about the way the government is goin' in debt an
facin' ruin and how must spend less an go with
out more. an then Liza Ann will come in an drape
herself over sofy, an put her airs an main
tain that his is the third dress gave
IN the last three months an Hiram will frown
the paper an asst her if Jonas has voted for Mr..
Sanders Mr.. Semmes an then when she is gone
he will call her of them pleasant family names
Hirams favrite aint got place in this paper-an'
then he will peel some bills out of his wallet an
say, 'Bythe-way, how about them there sales in
The Journal" An that's the reason is well
dressed, Miss Martin
Which amt got much to do with cattle ticks now
is It? An cattle ticks is what come over to talk
to you about. Hiram an me, havin' made up our
minds to buy farm. is gon't to raise some live
stock ans some milch cows. We goner have a farm
out on the Brent road, an Hiram says as we can
motor out every an then an give it the once
over. an he'll git man to farm it on shares.
amt much doin anythin' on shares Miss Mar
tin. ginerally notices that the shares goes to the
what does the sharn', an all what the one what
the farm gifts is left. But Hiram says he is
just took it for an investment an maybe its jst
well.
/ spose men has to have way to sow they
wild oats an Hiram wants to put it into cattle
ticks jist as soon to have him put it into any
other fad he might take notion to.
! Hiram an me- we ben studin' up quite heap on
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suckers Miss Martin But they amt nothin to some
Of these here politicians Hiram is real smart man,
an he knows heap than you might think
When he goes out in comp'ny with me. he is kinder
quiet, but when he is to home he kin talk with the
best-that is. he reads most Of it out of a book
An my land. Hiram is popular-you wouldn't think
the letters that man gifts. Big men, too. Miss Mar
tin. AS 1 tell Hiram, if he'd mind to. b'lieVe he
could go TO the legislature, jist well as not An
all of these here politicians writes him real frequent
seems like if ever he does CO. he'll know a passel
j of politicians.
understand Miss Martin. that of these here
county catchers is gittn after the farmers to
stop dippin' the tick. Seems funny, now don't it,
Miss Martin. that them amt got no better sense
than to think they kin fool the farmers If they is
any class of men in this country what is poll
tics it is the farmers Stands to reason they would
be- Miss Martin. They has time to read, an they is
interested in the things they does read. Why? WELL
seems like to it's simple as Simon.
The farmer knows more about this cattle tick bust
ness than little boy knows about hockey. They
knows all the ins an outs of the tick, from the
ground up an they knows somethin' about legisa-
/ lures an laws. If Abe Lincoln was a Yankee, he
had some good sense. which he probably got from
his Kentucky kim an he said sompen when
he told them politicians of his day, that you can't
fool all the people all the time. but he had ought
o: added to that You can't fool farmer any time,
an git away with it. An these here what is
gon about the country tellin the farmers how they
stand on cattle tick question needs to be dipped
themselves only they aint got foo-killers handy,
these days Probably. Miss Martin, it's because they
is so many fools loose that if they all to be
killed off. twoud cost too much to give em de-
cent burial.
They amt farmer in Escamba county what don't
know that they amt any county official what will
have t1vo-bits worth of influence when it to
lettin the ticks continue to fatten the lean kline
of Escamba county. The farmers Of this county
wants to make money. An the only way they can
make money is to keep up with the times An the
only way they kin keep up with the times is to dip
the tck-anyhow. that is way.
Cattle dippin' is law. But it's more than that
in Escambia county with progressive farmers,-it's
the thing that shows whether man as reel farm
er or he just piker. The man what out to
git votes by tryin to fool the farmers into thinkn
he will put an end to cattle dippin' is like man
who goes out to sell 'em gold bricks. You can't
sell farmer gold bricks any more. They're on. An
you can't fool em with false promises any more
They're on, there, too
Yes'm Miss Martin knows this is heavy talk for
wimmin what don't keep up with what goes on, but
when. you got husban' like Hiram you keeps up
in spite Of yourself. wouldn't be a bit surprised
if Hiram went to the legislature An if he don't
ut I will