The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-17
THE VISITING EDITORS
How They Invaded Ocala, Were Cap.
tured and Released.


dial manner with which Ocala re-
ceived them, and carried away
with them pleasant memories of
our little city and It's people. Our
only regret is they could not have
prolonged their stay, seen more
Of our municipality, it's homes and
their occupants.
The editors arrived on time
Saturday in charge Of w. '. Lif-
Sey, division passenger agent Of
the Plant System Of Tampa, and
were escorted to the Ocal la House,
where, after making their ablu-
tions, jhey took possession of the
dining room and satisfied the long
ings Of the inner man with a meal
that was no diSCredit to the house,
the excellence Of which their appe-
titcs fully confirmed.
While the hungry editors
Oblatcd to the yearnlngs Of that
aching void Of our anatomy
which rccciveth sGvory and tooth
some viands gladly, the Metro
pOlitan band, Oh the rear vcran-
da of the building, dIscoursed de-
lightful music, which greatly
aided the deglutition of the con-
sumed food. When safety had
set it's seal on the inner wants of
our visiting friends, Col. Chill
Hazard, editor Of the Oil City
Blizzard and brother to Col. j. V.
ID. Hazard, a prominent orange
grower of EuStis, Fla, a sheet
whose editorial fame has bursted
the bounds of it's local habita tiOn,
with the inSidiOuSneSS of it's O!eag-
inouS cOgnOmen and the substance
it represents, and spread it's name
into every Granny of the reading
public of this nation, in words Of
surprise eXtOllcd the friendly
greeting they had received at the
different points along the line of
their journey, and the further
south they came the more cordial
grew those greetings, yet think
ing, as the pleasure Of each well
come was accorded, there could
be nothing better beyond, only to
find 1t grew better and better and
OCala' S welcome was the best of
all so far, and they appreciated
such hospitality, for it was IL
such strong contrast to what an
invasion of yankS would have
been thirty-tive years ago. He
told the humorous story of the
DutChman to emphasize this ap-
probation, who mOurned q wife
one Saturday to rejoice on the
following Saturday over wedding
another. When the frank Teuton
was reproached for his unseemly
haste and fOrgetfulness of his
dead helpmeet he laconically re-
piled: ooh | does dis to show I
bears no spite to de past
Colonel Hazard then intro
duced &. II. Campbell, Ocala' s
business mayor, who made an
excellent address Of welcome. He
referred to the fact of being a
Georgian by birth and rearing,
but that the war was over and in
our hearts there was only respect
and love for the cold flag" with
out any appropriations and that
our visitors need not feel surpris-
ed to hear that our country s
national airs held a leading place
IN the repertoire of our band, and
when they played them they were
heartily applauded, the visiting
editors fairly raised the ceiling oI
the dining room, and when Mayor
Campbell said if our government
would only permit US to cross th(
IS miles dividing Florida from
Cuba, how quicIllp the old Con
federate Veterans would plan
old glory in the highest summit
of the "Queen Of the Antilles
and end the war, the vocal powe
as expressed by our visitors, wa.
so great that then and there