The Jennings daily record., 1902-05-24
WHY HE DID NOT SUE
coon STORY TOLD OF ENTERPRis.
ING FLORIDA MERCHANT.
Plate Glass window Something Of ..
Mystery to Indian Chief. but Not for
Long Cause for LaIShteF About
Equally Divided.

When Henry NJ. Flagler, "the wizard
OF the East Coast" began operations
that turned q palmetto and scrub
oak tangle into 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. Livingston Of
Jacksonville, Fla, who had built
brick block near Flaglers Investments
in st. Augustine, and had remarked
that he would follow him slam to
Cape Sable and around on the gulf if
F1agler should keep on going.
Mr.. Livingston had an ambition to
have the first p1ate-gtass 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 superintended 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 TigerTail, 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 habiliments
affected by his civilized brethren, but
he has white shirt hung up in his
wigwam, which was given him by
commercial drummer in the early 70s
and which he was wont to don when he
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Beach for fire water" fire powder"
and lead. He was thus attired when
he walked up to Mr.. Livingston and
exchanged ''Hows."
This was a 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
Tfger-Tail, calling his particular atten-
tion to the plate glass front.
Tiger-Tail looked at the polished
surfaces. but his unpracticed eye could
see nothing except openings in the
front windows.
He walked up close and thinking to
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 second essay
He bumped his nose harder this time,
which caused Mr. Livingston to laugh
long and loud.
Now the Indian is essentially man
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-anc
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 q
visit to Boston, says the New York
Mail and Express. one of Mr.. Living.
stons friends asked him why he die
not sue the Indian.
What" he exclaimed, "sue Tiger
Tail? Sue man who amt got moth
ing but shirt? What would get
The shirt?''
CHS cotoRED MbE WAS WISE,