The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-04-19
WHY HE DID NOT SUE

WHY HE DID NOT SUE
GOOD STORY TOLD OF ENTERPRIs.
ING FLORIDA MERCHANT.
Plate Glass Window Something of .
Mystsry to Indian Chief. bat Not for
Long Cause for Laughter About
Equally Divided.
When Henry M. Flagler, 1.-The wizard
of the East Coast" began operations
that turned a palmetto and scrub
oak tangle into a tropical f%airyland,
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 G. o. Livingston OF
Jacksonville, Fla, who had built a
brick block near Flagler's investments
in St. Augustine, and had remarked
that he would follow him ISLAM" to
Cape Sable and around on the gulf If
Elagler should keep on going.
r 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 gratifed ambi-
ton, admiring the crystal sheets, when
along came Tiger-Tail, big chief of the
once powerful but now fast disappear
'ng Seminoles.
/. When his foot treads his native
heath Tiger-Tail scorns to hide his no
BILE form with any Of the habiliments
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 '70s
and which he was wont to don when he
made his monthly pilgrimages to Palm
Beach for "1re water" "fre POWDER"
and lead. He was thus attired when
he walked up to Mr.. Livingston and
exchanged "Hows."
This was a good opportunity for thu
proud builder to impress the savage
red mani with the march Of civiliza-
| ton, so he pointed out the building to
Tiger-Tail, calling his particular atten-
ton to the plate glass front.
Tiger-Tail looked at the polished
surfaces, but his Impractical eye could
see nothing except openings in the
front windows.
He walked up close, and thinking tc
get a closer view, he tried to step
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 los harder this time,
which caused Mr.. Livingston to laugh
long and loud.
Now the Indian is essentially a mar
| of action and without emotions. With
out the least sign Of anger visible in
his face, Tiger-Tail 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 a
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
ston's friends asked him why he did
not sue the Indian.
What" he exclaimed. "sue Tiger,
Tail? Sue a man who ain't-got moth
ing but a shirt? What would 1 get?
The shirt??'
THIS coLoRED MAN WAS WISE.
New Industry on . Windy Day 10
Now York.
On the recent windy Sunday a new
and apparently profitable industry was
disclosed uptown. It was a day when
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