The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13
Mrs. Grumdy Says

That as she passed uncovered veranda, on
her way home from church on last Sunday
night. she heard certain Tallahassee belle saw !:
crater They must be aacfuUy chapped w-The
mystery is, how did she find out that they were
so rough?
That the unearthly squeaks of holiday whis-
ties, in the hands-and mouths, too-ot numer-
Gus Tallahassee urchns, have already begun to
make life not worth the living.
That the little folks of to-day are wiser than
in the years gone by, and have quit looking up
the chimney for Santa Claus but go to the toy
stores, pick out what they want, then let it be
known at home.
That the fellow who fired thirteen shots at a
wild duck, few mornings since, without dis
turbng its quiet float upon the bosom of the lake,
was as mad as "get-Out" when he discovered
that he was wasting ammunition on decoy.
That she used to hear it said that matches
were made in Heaven, but that she don't see
how they can ship them so far and sell them at
five cents dozen boxes.
That it is advertised that there will be total
eclipse of the Sun on New Years day, and that
if times are as they use to were, she will not be
surprised to see good many Sons go home in
eclipse on that day-given a black eye by an en-
lilely different Spirit"
That thoselboys who went hunting last Sun
day should be ashamed Of themselves.
That leap year is nearly done, and some of
| the bashiul young men OF Tallahassee are very
much afraid that they will have to wait four,
four four years more" before they get an offer of
marriage
That she is told that Mr.. Haines is trying to
arrange to run through trains from brownsville
via Monticello, TO Tallah assoc, and to run week
| ly excursions to 81. Marks and out on the Gulf.
on Capt SiusserS saunch little steamer, Walka.
tomica.
That The Tallahassee Country offers fine in
duccments to home seekers.
That Tullahassec flower gardens die now re-
splcndcnt with Cameia Japonicas in full bloom
That young ladies should not chew gum in
church
That the popular and successful selcsinen OF
Tallahassee are those who are cheerful, bright
and entertaining in their manners, and there are
more OF this kind in Tallahassee than any city
Of The size She ever visited. In some places she
has seen many statesmen who were more like
slow p0ky wooden au.omatons than like men
and that She is clad 10 say that she has not ye
found any of this kind in Tallahassee
That there are three Republicans AMI four use
to-bc Democrats, all OF whom are getting ready
10 ask President Harrison to let them run the
Tallahassee postoftice.
That ii seems funny that the same Republican
papers who hOwlcd the oudest about fie,
trade" during HE campaign, are the ones that
are now demanding immediate tariff reform.
! That as The Chicago platform Of the Repub
can party demanded The reduction of letter pos
tayc to one cent per ounce, and as Harrison
was elected on that pl .'form, she wants to see
that matter brought to the notice of Congress
the first thing after it reassembles.
That there are more colnreJ Democrats in
Leon county since the election than there were
before.
That the man who gets drunk on cane becl
must have considerable capacity.