The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-25
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FLDAIDAS reporter, being entirely
Jagged out with the close confinement of office
work, took day off few days since and
started out for a woodland ramble, feeling that
brush against nature in the beautiful forests
around Tallahassee would freshen him up and
add new vigor TO his pen. Strong slowly
along through Housouus NO ds he became
enwrapped IN tbought-thinking oi wha, 4
grand held lay open in the Tallahassee Couu,!v
Tor profitable investment, and wishing lh4t h.
had capital to invc., Hi. eve. we're r,i.t.d
aloft. admirlng the graccful fe.,o1n. y. g,ay
Spanish moss, AMI the lovely .oug bird. .e,e
t"itterng and CHIPPING away a. il IL say
" Welcome 10 the wood. 4 lew steps further
On, and then-Oh horrors hi. fee, fey into
the air, and his nose was buried benea,b q
great bank Of decayed and Gecaviuy leavDs-a
trailing grape vine had caught aud irlpDe1 him
o'o"Iy fegaIning his feet he vas surprised 10 see
very old and peculiar looking man seated
upon log in front Of him, with broad grin
playing upon his countenance H.. WAS a hard
looking case-all catered and torn-wi,b lnny
unkeInpt locks and beard that mi III, have been
snowy While had II not been fox dirt
The FoRIDfAS rAAn quickly recovered from
his embarrassment, and taking -e4t 10 N the
log beside the old man said:
Well Cap, this is glorious woodland SCENE.
m 1 /
cling IN the magnificent works OF y ,ture Leon
county cannot be surpassed, sir, tor natural ad
vantages. Nature has been good tou-. Do Won
think Of locating here 2"
See here, my new found friend" said he.
are you beauty Of nature, or religious crank
! didn't hear you swear when you umbled lust
now"
Upon being told that the unfortunate was a
newspaper reporter, the old man grunted and
said
Soho, excuse me, and you belong to that
class OF The devils own cranks, do you? Well.
you boys are hu.tlers, I'll say that for YOU. Your
set has given me more trouble in nv day than
oil The police officers and secret service men nnt
together Do you.know, if | were IA chief of DO
lice would employ only experienced newspa-
per reporters for secret service work. Well. I
don't hold any grudge against the boys. Thev
made me lie low more than once, bu; those days
are passed haven't cracked a crib or handled
ajimmie in many day now"
The FLORIDIAN man. had become very much
Interested. 80 drawing a couple or, "Bele of
Quincy" cigars from his pocket he passed one to
the queer old chap They both lit, and as the
old fellow drew puff after puff Of the fragran,
Cuba, his face Frightened, and he seemed
different being.
1t has been long ume." said he, " since
smoked as good Q cigar a. this-and use to
be considered quite Judge. may not look
II now, but there has been time when walked
down Broadway dressed 10 fashionable attire.
and with diamonds sparkling in my snowy
white shirt front. felt as big man as Abram
Hewitt or Billy Vanderbilt in those days The
only cigars ever smoked equal to this in favor,
were some of Gato's Boquets l remember the
time well. A chum and myself had dropped
into little tobacconst shop down on the Bow
cry to light our pipes; the attendant turned his
back and Pete slipped box OF the Boquets
ander bis overcoat. I'll tell you those cigars
we've hne-though no better than this
"Wsnt TO know something Of my life, do
yoas Well, tho Aads n The old mans HON.