The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1902-04-11
JOLLY OLD. UNCLE JOSH
ais Great Generosity To.
wards His Newly Married
Niece.
a realistic Romance of Tallahassee.
An which a Number of Prominent
business lien Take a Very
Conspicuous Part.
copyrighted by W. S. Guthrie }

copyrighted by w. S. Gutnrie.)
MISS Summers - Polly-F-rer
-oare l." But the speaker took a
neader over bashfulness, only to hear a
sweet
Yes, Charley"
Gan l aspire to-er-to-t is"
Again a lapse into silence, followed
by an encouraging
Yes, Charley.
oh, if l might only hope to-er-
to"
Another failure in language. 1t was
seemingly a hopeless case, and might
nave been, only for demure.
Charley, I'have said yes twice, and
II you mean it, mean it, too, and
And to this day that young man will
insist that he pepper the question.
All this happened away down east"
and it wasn't long before there was a
wedding. Not much longer before there
was letter from POlIyS Uncle Josh.
fHOn. Joshua Turner, an old Pioneer of
fI6rida) rich, generous and level head
ed, who wrote effuSiVely of his delight
at her exhibition of what he called
grit, and he proposed that if the
young people would locate at Tallahas-
see he would start them up in life, as
a wedding gift, having fully explained
that this is the best spot in the world
for young married people to get a good
start. Of course they accepted, and
were soon bidding their friends adieu.
A few weeks subsequent to the above
conversation a travel-stained party az
rived in Tallahassee. Our friend Uncle
Josh was in charge and he led the party
straightway to the Hotel Leon. We'll
SO 10 the Leon" said he, cause that's
the popular place and strictly first
class. | have known Mr. Crawford, the
proprietor, for years and he is mine
host after mine own heart; being en-
dOWed with that delightful intuition
that makes a guest feel at home, com
Portable, cOntented, and in mighty good
luck. The house is one of convenience;
the apartments are we'll furnished and
the cuisine-well, that hotel is motel
for its excellent table, SO | have en-
gagged rooms here until your own house
is in readiness
After breakfast is over" continued
the old man, Il must take you for a lit
tie drive and then We'll proceed to buy
your outfit. TO expedite matters I'll
just call up phone No. SO and have
Kemper's Stables to send us around a
rig" When the handsome carriage,
with elaborate trappings and prancing
horses drew up in front of the hotel
Polly declared it to be a turnout fit for
Josh, that is a purity neat rig-the
three SIS, Speed, Safety and Style is
KeInper's coat of arms, and best of all,
the rates are mighty reasonable. The
Kenr"r Stables wedding party and
fun ii equipments are unsurpassed.
1t was in a stylish turnout indeed that
the rounds of the city were made
mo grass shall grow under our feet, ;"
remarked Uncle Josh, so what's first
on the program"
"Oh, goodness knows, there's lots to
buy" remarked Polly.
''Then suppose we buy lots first, "
quoth Charley without turning a hair.
well, l see you've got a great head
for business" laughed Uncle Josh, so
we will just stop at Bernard & Son.
office | can always depend upon them
for bargains in real estate, as they
never hold out false lights to induce
people to buy, but what they tell you
about properly may be set down as
solid facts Bernard & Son control a
large list of desirable residences as
well as farm properties, and their judg-
ment on the good things is par excel
Ience" Accordingly Judge Bernard ac-
companied the trio on their drive and
before returning had sold TO Uncle
Josh, for his wards, a cosy cottage.
Having already provided cage for
the bird" said Uncle JOSH" now the
first thing we'll look after will be the
furnishings for it." Hereupon Polly
energeticalIy declared that she had
heard so much about H. d. Hartt that
she decided to go there. The result
was that they were uSherei into such a
bewildering display that the girl was at
first at a loss how to select. But she
soon yielded to the seductiveness of a
magnificent parlOr suite, a bed room set
in oak, golden finish, that would do
credit to old Mr. Klondyke himself. To
this she added an easy rocker for Uncle
-,osh, and didn't forget a most cOnven-
lent and ornamental writing desk for
Hubby" Charles, having come to the
conclusion that H. D. Hartt's prices
were below the very whisper of COM
petition.
"a pretty good start" said the old
man. "and now we'll go to L. C. Yae-
gers big hardware and stove store
where Polly's housewifely instincts will
have full play in marvels of kitchen ap-
paratus. There is not an establishment
an the country that carries more COM