New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-11
he HAD SEEN MOSQUITOEa
THEY WERE FLORIDA BUGS" AND HE ~
MORE BksnTUL THAN THEY.

MORE BksnTUL THAN THEY.
Nobody knew where he from. He asksl -
the next train went to Hornesville, and then ct d
the hotel veranda conveniently neor tie largest eusrls
and said nothing. He an old man, somswhns ~
for time and tobacco juice and his ample bah -
showed a good working majority with his h. -
Whatever the old mans defects or qualifications b -.
respects. he dead shot. From state Of peo.,S
repose he would suddenly arouse 10 activity, MA
eye the cuspidor, and relapse again into quiet
The conclave the hotel yerahda unusually su>s
IT would have been pleasant discuss the sranse, -
his Immediate presence made that impossible. So no -
faid anything
Curious" remarked 81 BIodgctt from the lower 49,
after protracted silence, 'they ulster have nm
to the Hoer, and this they're NJ
eat up Henry Hawkins was In Pike yrlsge yesser6a.
while was there and he look like he had tho chietn,
pox"
marked the landlord
Tho stranger listened with soma interest.
Dyou say those muskeetcrs extra larger h n,
quired.
Every large" said tho landlord bout double TIE us
yle sze,-he added, to keep up the reputation Of ~
Holler."
"Have they got yeler and red backsr'
II don't know about that, mebbe they have" aid -
landlord cautiously.
Hairy lessr
II shouldn't wonder"
"Stingers say an inch longr'
"Most likely"
The old seemed much interested. He sdrroA
in his chair uneasy cleared and scored
another bulseye. Then he sod "Speakin' OF skeeers
gentlemen, leads TO ask any Of you ever beea
In the State Of Florida"
Nobody hastened cloim that distinction and the on
man continued Il have Lesstoa In sayin that there
Is State In the Union, mcudin' Jersey and TexaA.
that can show up crttcr like the Florida 'skects."
Large p inquired the landlord. encourAgingiy.
Target We'll, up here you don't know what fur4
grown muskeeter Is. Four years ago this June wa up
nights Tough. and cusscd. Them Florida cn,ser, Y
striped like pertater bug big as beetles and they have
stingers from three inches long"
There exclamation OF surprise. though nobodl
questioned tho statement "And besides continued As
old mon "them singers Is different pattern Up here
muskecser has sort OF scissors. but those fle down
in Florida have regular ougur thread, and they dy
through anything that's made"
The old man parsed moment far practice shot, sn1
then he resumed:
''Most intelligent bugs earth, gentlemen ANITA ID
nowhere. There fcler up there from Jacksonville
at the time He was fool enough TO wear beaver hat
Beavers is scarce up In thai county, and the museets
wasn't used ZEN. They'd light on Il In squads and
Tore and bore TIL they all out. Well he wss
sttin' on hotel porch with about O'Clock one
day. and particularly large muKees few up and bt
The top Of that beaver. 'Muskeet % your hat says
to the Teller from Jacksonville.
".An right, SAYS he, that's the beauty OF q beaver
| There oint muskecur Florida that draw through
| . beaver hat
lies born' . hole through the top" says In .
| minn,
LET him burref around up there In the fun, mu
with grin 1t helps the ventilation and don't hus
| me-.
But musxeet had brains than the elfr iron
| jacksonville. He didn't waste minnlt. He bored
holes like the little holes around postage stamp
and actually cut a piece clean OF the TOP Of tast
| beaver"
| What did he do the1P inquired 81 Blodgett.
| Dol lie few RICH. IN and raised q lump w
bald head Of that feor from jacksonville before he had
time to choke OF his grin. But then' added the old nan,
sIeakn' Of things them skees do. that WASH! 10
| worst put q net my bed, and the next nomhG
'pon nv soul gentlemen, forty-two Of them sksesn
crawed in between the sheets and got emsel,cs msA
IN the bed 80 70 be in the ground floor the net
night The partness OF them FLORIDA bugs Is wobdenu
! There along the hotel vefando fn>ly
| ST Biodgets said: "'Ilow d. you know there was ra
fortytwop
| We'll I reckon answered the old man shaTS.
that IL YOU got into bed full o nuskects Us big % ~
birds you'd learn q thing two before long, from n
| bites and buzzin'
| ..yo further inquiry broke the silence until the lad
lord raid: You asked when the next tram vens %
| Horncllsviicr
| $50 I did, said the old man placidy.
| land l said you had Ter wait two hoars ma ssv
mlnutesr
That's what you sad
| well you can take the up train 10 warsaw am
catch the exp,ess there which doesn't stop here fhas
is you Gun II you start for the depot now Hada' ~
| bcttepp