Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-24

Our visit at Tampa, "tbe gateway TO
the gulf and the door to Cuba." closed
that night with hop at the Tampa
Bay hotel, the music being exception
ally fine.
When We emerged from our car the
next morning we were at klssilnmee, a
point long anticipated by the gentle
men of our party with ieverish interest.
Several young and bold editors had
frequently asked the ladies with = Pc
culiar emphasis, care you going to
Kissimmee2" To winch the answer was
generally given. "Not just now" but
It re NAMED for the staid member of
our party, q learned professor.t to aston
ish the entire party by appearing with
q bright yellow badge whereon the IN
vitation was boldly printed, and
throughout the morning the professor
was the object of marked feminine at
tentlou.
IL WAS ut Kissinmee that We had an
experience with wild and bucking
broncho. After breakfast, delicious as
all southern breakfasts are, we were in
vyted to ride. Carriages were waiting,
together with some vehicles which were
not carriages. Many of the ANIMALS
were undersized, demure appearing
beasts, and IL fell to my lot to enter a
single buggy to which was hitched q
lemon coiored broncho about the size
of q rocking horse aud Of more sub
dued cast OF countenance than the
average The driver was the Rev. T..
VI. stevens, Presbyterian clergyman,
formerly located at Sturgis. this state,
but nov engaged IN saving souls at
Kissimmee. He was mild and pleasant
of manner and congratulated myself
on the prospects of quiet drive
through the tropical streets OF Klssim-
NEE and the orange shaded drives OF
the suburbs.
Awoks with . Start.
When Mr.. stevens grasped the lines
he gave gentle chrrrip to the horse.
The animal was dreaming, but she
awoke with q start which nearly ierked
the top of the buggy off. Then she
ran block forward, reversed action
and tried To cit down IN our laps. She
stood on her hind legs and paved the
air. then Hoped over on her head and
gave her heels 8 chance. The ore acher
tried persuasion. Ii was no goo d
Then ne tried coercion, and that was
worse. Finally he applied the
whip and The broncho's re-
sesbsance to rocking horse was
more pronounced than ever. In
the midst OF this exhlliratIug
experience glanced ahead and saw two
shaggy gray ponies cutting up similar
antics. white the professor. the relig.
ious editor and four Young men OF
Ievity eluug to each other and the
seats. dodginr with dexterity the back
ward strokes of the animals boofs.
Our broncho finally backed the car
rage against fence and while sne
paused saoment 10 consider what che
wauld do next ! escaped with more
CELEBRITY than grace followed BY the
clereynsn, whoss face Vas ~ white ~
q Gala lily. Some one took charge of
tina hreneho. The clergy man walked
home while sand wiehed into . seat in
q double cAFrisge with several mem
bers Of The party. wnose drive vss one
Of unrusied cain.
Later 10 the morning We visited a
sugar and rice plantation through eour.
t>sy Of the Sugar Reit rsliross, ef
which Mr.. Tutwller Of Ks-ssnnss. 10
superlntsndsot. The plantation - onlv
. fsw rniles from the so~n and e.ns-
prssss rich bottom lands. the NEST fer.
tile that - saw n tbs state
We were due at Orian1o for ainnsf,
ard q csFFisss fiae vss rendered By thr
cltlzeus e thst plsce. The drive I'D
alsne splend a streets paved wita hard
ran. : ssss s~ns~ sasfn whsris hssse-s
sImoss roes-Iixs on beng btpusst INTO