New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
A FLORIDA SKETCH.
,pocoDILEg TEETH AND FLIRTATIoNs.

obout those beings who now I'LL the hotels here,
who thronC the streets aud who run over the foct
and give sIaall shrckS when they LOOK IN az the
darkest dungeon. This latter kind is male and
female: 1t Is sAe who cries out and 1t IS he who
protects her wheI she s"re1ms
The mate has always carried n cane since he
came here the cane is generally of orange wood
and ii has a carved alligator on il, or
its handle is made OF crocodile's tooth.
1, really does not seem if tlere conld
be ctocodles enough in the ami
verse to furnish all the teeth have seen since
came TO Florida. A dealer told me yesterday that
every one on a first visit must have one OF these
teeth for personal use in some way. Such tooth
WAS as necessary as quinlne for "chills' lou can
wear one IN each ear. You can have one vet as
brooch, YOU can have bracelets with bangles, q
scarf pin. ring with one depending tAercirom.
ViuaIgrcttc mode of large hollow one WITH a gold
stopper. a pair of cuff buttons: YOU may procure
ore pOnShcd and unmounjed, suitable Tor sacred
contemplation w1en alone III NOur room; one. OF
seyeraL NAV be worn on the watCh-Chalu there
are studs aud there are cane handles. Ines" nave
enumerated without any research, and ] cannot
oueSs how many more use, of this article would
come TO light were to devote myself for an hour 10
looking up ne matter. ,
As have said, we OhScI Sc. We have seen mar.
since the middle Of February, the masculine NlS-
itar here the real bowling swell frequently
appears in loose white fam trousers aud avn
tennis shoes. The coat Is Snort sack, ana Is
on his arm a large top-COaJ Of tho Hghtest possible
TINT He Is lever without MS cane, ana II ! con q
see suppose should learn that the cane Is never
without the ALI 'atOr. HIS hat Is always sonar
to3ee and sometimes has the veil twisted about II.
! suppose this is TO protect the sensitive ana not
fully dPNclOred BRAIN from the TaNagcs o1 tue sun.
The figure have tired to describe makeS an en-
chanting picture as ii moves along on III" sea-walI
All Vouug women fall PROSTATE IN a Grafton ana
older ones, though abe 10 maiht$in an ereyt ar,
tude vet caz" in silent adm ration. Tins Creature
has yachted. has played tennis has ridden ana
driven up and down the shell road, has escorted
several ynuug ladies' over the fort, aud has g0n"
rbrourh thc labor of putting his hand under their
elbows as rhey mounted the narrow wooden stairs
temporarily in service there. This assistance,
by pushing at the the Gg f,o% aSd m 'TnSfty' m~aay re-
suits in making the recipient almost lose
her balance unless she Is l%nal ably m4ITiaI M @ ana
ont shooting somewhere with one OF two IRISH set
ters but he has not shot ANYTHING We has tshed
He has eaten aud drank, and he has kindly iTjed q
litlc with Il few of the girls whoare dying ior hin
Just now he Is walking en- the Sea-wall Thus he
can succeed IN killing the revolving twFntY-tour
hours, but venturc 10 suspect the kllng Is silne-
thing of bo2h.'
have occasionally been near enough to these
adorable objects TO hear now aId then word OF
their conversation, and at SGch times haN" wished
that the yOUHg ladies of their acquaintance WCrt III
nv place. II they were, they would hear how
much smlttcn they were with these gentlemen ana
not as they might have supposed, that these gentle
men were Smlttcn with them. Names were men,
toned with the utmost freedom, points discussed.
ana probable fortune estimated.
had been walking Oh the water battery lnst az
sun, ,et one afternoon, and ~ the northeast ang
sat me down t. enjoy ono of tlO>e marvel effects
that make the harbor and the enviI0ns Of -. Au-
CUISINE like scenes of cuchantment when the DAY
closes. Two lOung III u came Sauntcung along ana
paused ius; behind me. hey were not looking al
ocean or sky. Ihey b gan 10 talk.
THE thing of 1t ls.' said the one who wore the
OvercOat which had the most and the LARGEST p0ck-
ci-haps ard which was several inches the longer
The thIug OF II is they are too sweet on 4 fcllah
v, lpaVps q fpl iah uO- llUi do on
frllah wants a little soncthm f the firtin' to do
himself. / sort of takGS iellahs work out OF ms
The pclSon addressed was apparently considering
the subject deeply, and ne did not reply for some
time So long was his silence that the FIRST speaker
repeated Don't yer knowi' with intention 10 be
answered.
"Tnat's what want; that's what like about
'cm,' the response. So slowly uttered that the
TauSe bet wecn each word was quite narrowing.
ut takes a frah's work ont of his hands; aid If
fc. Ian was as tired as am all the time then that
teiah d be deyIhsh glad 10 have his work done by
somebody else If the girls want to frt 'noueh
to do niue-tenths If 1t themselves, why vote
lis deyillSh good thing. rs deyiliSh hard work
10 make ewes. Folks that can do II easy, why. ]
say, let 'cm do It, Is your cigarette paper all
Ye.." replied number ono. of you 90 on this
way You'll come To gTlei, don't Yer know \
felluhS got TO take part OF me business on ms
hands. else what's the use of tellahs anyWayF
Ncrv we'll responded the other VITA the same
g.. ernniry of utferance d." but I've been over this
fort for instance. MANY Times Tat when IT'S
mentioned, | swear nv knees BEGIN to trcmblo and
feel as If hadn't leo to stand on. and I've
walked that wall 10y mocnhght uutl know pre-
csch what every gIIls goln 10 say when she starts
and m the middle, and out there AZ the parade I's
dcvllsh odd that every now glr always says just
what eye5y old one has said ] swear Id almost
elv thcy'd made an agreement among 'cm Last
night took ont that one from Pmlad"lphla. she
ucycr'd been here belo @. for wonder. The one
tnat PANT, her face 50 dcylsnly and osics felah
s.. don't Yer know =
" Mss BrOadstreet T.
"le,. When she saw the fash come in the light
you thluk She SAID She hung Ju,t awful
on my arm, and slnadered, and sald
she sho ld just die 4 she thought
any one She loved was near this coast in a storm
and couldn't sec that light. Now what the devil
do they all mean by saving thdtp
Number ono laughed IN a cackiug sort Of way,
eni sald he should IKE 10 know what a feIah was
golu' to SAY to a rema like that.
4" always say the same thing; II saves trouble,
and answers lust as well ! lo0k down at the girl,
aud ask, If I were on this coast and couldn't
see that lgIt would she die tnen f''
What did MISS i3roadSueet say to that p
"Shc ~lglIrd a d dropped her painted laShcs, ana
just VII >pcrcd, How can you be such hprrld,
hcaItlo,s wretch as to tatk hke thatf' She knows
how 10 make up deyliiNh we'll ara wish to good
less she hadn't sand what they all say. Ii wouldn't
lave bcen 80 devlhsh monOtouOus, don't yer
kuOwf"
had rc,nained notionless during this co1versa-
tor which have en- ieaVOred 70 repeat verbatim.
] he two men haG also IemalueG IN one spot, and
j. ad no. noticed ms one of the common herd, any
titdu tuty WOuiu iUlHN q bll - inc tOQulut
wall. they lighted fresh cigarettes and
moved slowly away in the now duskv
red l.qnt. ] wished that TWO of
Tie females Of this -uec.eS would come tins way
and allow mc 10 I,ten to a fcw words from them.
A> might be able to ccta view INTO their mlnd',
mean what thcy cal tIcIT InInOs and be lllu-
minated LN the knOwlcdge.
Kut my good luck left me at this time. The
glory Of the day ,ubSlCcd, the glory OF the evening
came, and | saw no more Of this KIND o. human,
winch j. now 30 plentiful ~ tins city. They were
probably in their own rooms bedecklng Themselves
To- the evening meal and the evening tirtatIOns.
Now when J see these 0uicctless men stTaylng IN
these lutte street, | think ! know what they are
thinking. aud Vneu ! see one mounted on fine
hoTs'. OF fol owed by magnificent dog, have not
the leasi hesitation IN selecting the nObier animal
When / walked hOmswaTd | went through
Clarlottc-st. aud came upon something which.
after my experience of Ia an hour before, was
rather rrficshiny IN IT'S simplicity.
Against wall the hal of a barrel head was
In.- Lnll NM