The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-06
WHY HE DID NOT SUE
GOOD STORY TOLD OF ENTERPRlS.
ING FLORIDA MERCHANT.
Plate Glass window Something of
Mystery to Indian Chief. but Not for
Long - Cause for Laughter About
Equally Divided.

Mystery to Indian Chief, but Not for
Long - Cause for Laughter About
Equally Divided.
When Henry NJ. Flagler, "the wizard
OF the East Coast" began operations
that turned a palmetto and scrub
oak tangle into a tropical fairyland.
and gave to the world its greatest and
most delightful winter resort, Palm
Beach, there were many small invest
ors who followed him there.
One of them was c. o. LiviD gston OF
Jacksonville, Fla, who had built
brick block near Flagler's investments
in ST Augustine, and had remarked
that he would follow him slam" to
Cape Sable and around on the gulf II
Fiagler should keep on going.
Mr.. Livingston had an ambition to
have the first plate-glass front in the
Everglades So when his brick block
in West Palm Beach was nearing COM
pletion he made a special trip down
and personally superintendent the plac-
ing OF the polished plates in the frames.
They were OF large size and reached
nearly to the level Of the sidewalk. He
was standing outside with his chest in
the air, swelled with gratified ambi-
ton, admiring the crystal sheets, when
along came Tiger-Tail, big chief Of the
once powerful but now fast disappear
ing Seminoles.
When his foot treads his native
heath Tiger-Tail scorns to hide his no.
Bile form with any Of the habiiiments
affected by his civilized brethren, but
he has a white shirt hung up in his
wigwam, which was given him by a
commercial drummer in the early '7os
and which he was wont to don when he
made his monthly pilgrimages to Palm
Beach for fire water" fire powder"
and lead. He was thus attired when
he walked up TO Mr.. Livingston and
exchanged "Hows."
This was good opportunity for the
proud builder to impress the savage
red man with the march Of civiliza
ton, so he pointed out the building to
TigerTati, calling his particular atten-
ton to the plate glass front.
Tiger-Tan looked at the polished
surfaces, but his Impractical eye could
see nothing except openings in the
front windows.
He walked up close, and thinking to
through the window INSIDE. His Ro-
man nose came in contact with the
glass. which surprised him very much.
He rubbed his nose, gave a grunt and
looked hard at the window, and still
not seeing any reason why he could
not step inside, made a second essay.
He bumped his nose harder this time,
which caused Mr.. Livingston to laugh
long and loud.
Now the Indian is essentially a man
of action and without emotions. With
out the least sign of anger visible in
his face, TigerTail backed away to
the edge of the sidewalk. picked up a
scantling and went for that plate glass
front-the first in the Everglades-and
before the owner could protest there
wasn't a piece left big enough for 8
paper weight.
Mr.. Livingston stormed and cursed
but the big chief, adjusting his shirt,
and explaining the whole matter by ut
tering the single word Huh con-
tinued his search for more mysteries
to unravel.
In telling this experience while on a
visit to Boston, says the New York
Mail and Express. one of Mr.. Living
not sue the Indian.
What" he exclaimed, sue Tiger
Tall? Sue a man who amt got moth
ing but a shirt? What would 1 get?
The shirt"