Milford chronicle., 1885-03-13
ORANGES on THE STREETS.
way they are Allowed 20 Grow in JaelsOH-
Vills,
From the Milwaukee SUM-

from the Milwaukee SUM-
When l threw up the curtain that first
morning in Jacksonville, and looked out
in the park in front OF the hotel, and saw
green trees of all kinds, orange trees
| filled with ripe, yellow fruit, shade trees
outside the walks with oranges on, and
ladies' with parasos, 1 began to look
around for the South pole. 1t was an
enchanting sight to a man right fresh
from sleigh-Tide, and l got into a
couple of pants pretty quick, and went
out to just wallow in all this verdure.
wanted to go and roll in the grass. l
went down stairs without waiting for any
elevator, rushed through the office, for
getting all about breakfast, and began
to walk about the park and the town.
The oranges didn't look right to me.
couldn see how they could grow there
in the street, right within reach Of every
little darkey III town, without heing
stolen. In the north the sOurest crab
apple that ever broke a mans jaw, or
puckered up a pretty mouth, would not
be safe moment, as exposed as those
oranges were, and l could not believe
that boys III the south were more honest
than boys in the north. Then l got to
thinking, and made up my mind that |
the oranges were tied on the trees with |
pieces of wire, and were intended to de- |
celve northern people. ] thought it was |
mean deception, and 1 made up my |
mind to expose it to the world. / asked /
a colOred man if there was any objection /
to a man picking an orange, and he said |
he TeckOned not, so l reached up and |
got hold of one and picked it. l looked
for the wire or string, but it was actually
a growing orange, and had more faith
in Florida than ever. l shall always be-
lieve that the colored man smiled when
he saw me take out my knife and cut a
piece out of that orange. Any way, he
turned his back when 1 started the piece
Of orange toward my mouth. Many of
the readers will remember my mouth, as
it was when l lived IN the north. 1t was
a pretty decent sort Of mouth to stub
around home with. A plain, everyday
sort of hole, with teeth and tongue and
ips, before l took that piece OF orange
II. Ye gods The orange was as much
ourer than vinegar as vinegar is sonrer
han honey. Aud bitter Aloes, and
hubarb, and quinine combined, would
% 4OldabeS Dcblu5 buhL orange MY
ips began to curl up and draw arouud
lnder my left ear, my teeth became
oose and ratified around like dice in a
lice box, and my tongue Glove to the
Oof of my mouth. Que eye opened so
vide that the eye-hall looked like the
ace of a six shilling bull eye watch,
nd the other eye closed spasmodlcally
nd wInked so a colored nurse girl who
hought was winking at her got up off
bench and hauled the baby wagon
way, while the baby cried as though a
in was sticking in it, on account of the
xpression on my face. 1 reached around
} my pistol pocket for a handkerchief
} cover my face until could unscrew |
" mouth and get it back in front Cf
le, and the colored man thought l was
DING to draw a pistol, and he started
i on a run. Well, If had pic ure of :
" face when took a mouthful of that i
range, they could sell them by the S
lousand in dime museums as the wild
an of Borneo. And that is the reason l.
.anges are safe growing in the streets.