The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-28


Ten Acres TOO Much.
The following from the Florida Herald
is the best yet and comes so near the
exact truth that its perusal will give our
readers an idea what to expect in south
Florida
My name is Smith, " remarked aman
of dilapidated and detected appearance,
who shared a seat with a Heralder from
Kissimmee City to Sanford. 'Ipresume
you've heard the name before, and that
you've seed Smiths before. but I don't
presume you ever seed so perticlerly
misfortunate a Smith as me-"
Indeed, said the Heralder. Pray
tell me the cause of your misfortunes, in
order thai I may offer you some words
of comfort and encouragement
IF you had all the proverbs of Sole
mon at your tongues end. replied our
companion, "'wouldnt comfort me one
mite. The only comfort 1 ever expected
to enjoy is in warnin' my Teller men agin
investin III them redeemed lands"
"Why = said I, ''the reclaimed lands
are considered the best in the whole
country"
80 they be, herejoined, That jest
the trouble with me. When the com
pany fust went to drainin' below Kis-
simmee, I, like an inherent lamb, went
and bought ten acre lot they'd redeem
ed and built a cabin on it. In the fall
sowed turnip seed all around my house.
Christmas week I put in a couple of acres
of corn. and afterwards I planted the
rest of the lot in sugar cane and water
millions.
"All went lovely till the crops begun
to grow, then comeEroubIe Turnips has
a way Of risin' out of the ground, you
know. Well, them turnips riz and grow
ed till each was as big as a bushel bask.
ct. Then I was obleeged to go away fol
a fortnight, and when l got back-yor
mightn't believe it-but them turnips
had growed in under the house anC
crowded agin it tell they'd raised it {
yard from the ground and mashed in the
stills"
''Well, patched up things the best
could and fell toplanin' the elegant man
sion I'd build after my crops was sold
My corn, you'd ought to seed 1.-THE
stalks growed like trees, and by tim,
there was roastin ears l had to make
ladder to reach EN-. NisfOrtunately
had planted everything in circles rounc
the house, first turnips, then corn, thel
cane, and lastly, millions. The corn an
cane growed that big and close togethe
that pretty soon I found myself shut i
so l couldn't git out to see my vines
q was caIculatin that I'd clear te
thousand dollars off that crop when Their
came a hurricane. 1t was then ther
turnips saved my life. I'd been liviI
mostly off of one turnip beside my dooI
I'd cut a hole into one side Of it and bee
: chopin out the inside until there was
hollow in it as big as a hogshead s
when the hurricane came jest crept int
: that turnip, and there I stayed as snu
| as a salamander; but it was awfl
to hear the corn-stalks crashin' overhea
= and the kernels rattlin' round like bi
hail-stones,
after the storm was over | crept OF
2 half scarf to death, and hearin me
l shoutin' outside I succeeded by two hou
b. of hard scramblin' in rcachin the outsiC
S of my lot. As soon as the men seed II
{. they called out, Here, you old rasca
i we want you. We've got warrant f,
e your arrest. For my arrest l gaspeC
I hain't been dom nothin' but mindi
e nv own biziness.' That's Just what
. the matter says the constable: if you
y had the interests Of the public more
Y heart you wouldn't have tempered Wi
/ this sort Of land. Why, your vines ha'
= overrun the country for ten miles arour
, and they're Iayin across the roads Ill
1 logs so that no one cant travel. Al
D the thievin niggers are swarmin into Il
4 country holdin camp meetins and feast
= on yer wa;ermIions.
Well I was brought before court al
1 tried for ohssructin the highways al
i was give the choice Of six months in j;
; or to git out of the country atonct Al
o now you know why I'm trav'lin and wi
+ I'm holdin up the voice Of warnin as
h them redeemed lands
y Among the famous characters who {
turning up as candidates for Office is t
ia man who captured John Brown. He
" Mr.. Green, and he halls from Minneso
IL He wants a land Office appointment.
is was one of the United States marin
% whom Lee took up to Harper's Fer
l. and who burst into the engine hou
ne which Brown had barricaded. Gre
I'd getting the first clip at the old man W