The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-01-23
Barlow Man Warns the Public
Against Alleged Imposter.
JOEL SMITH POSING As BILLS son
on the Strength Of Fraudulent Claim,
Florida Man Gathers In Shekels
Of the Unsuspeetlna, Says
William,

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ness with them. All the far away
boys, save one, were here and l never
saw them SO happy before. OF course
We had prepared a Christmas tree for
the little ones and Santa Claus came
down the chimney and filled their
stockings and then filled the tree with
beautiful presents and decorated il
with gorgeous ornaments, That part
OF Christmas has passed. The anxious
expectation and wonder of the little
ones is all over, but the old mansion
is still wide open and running over
with happy children and grandchildren
and Moore's first verse was changed to
"Twas the night after Christmas-the
rooms and the hall
Had the holly and mistletoe still on
the wall,
The Christmas tree stands in the par.
lor forlorn,
Its beautiful hangings all given and
gone"
Next day we settled down to music
and song and the quiet enjoyment OF
all the good gifts that Christmas
brought, including turkey and oysters
for dinner and turkey hash for break.
fast every day while the boys were
with us. These boys are all natural
born musicians and what with the pia.
no and flute and violin and half a doz-
en- sweet voices we had a choir of our
own, and when they got onto the bug.
card LOPEZ and other hilarities the
girls formed a ring and danced and
pranced to concord Of sweet sounds,
and all Of a sudden the maternal an.
cestor lost her self-control and Joined
the procession and bowed and curtsled
and chased all and held out her hands
invitingly to me, What could do but
accept the uxorial banter and as was
about to take her hand in mine and
fly around she flashed her Pocahontas
eyes and declined my soft approaches.
She flirted away on her No. 2 feet as
gay as a girl and went coquettlng with
one Of the boys. That's the way she
treats me now in my antiquity Time
was when she was glad enough to take
my hand and keep it and dldent dare
to play coquette at my expense. But
now | am discarded, and so | retired
from the ring singing that old song;
I'm the last rose of summer left
standing alone,
My lovely. companion has left me and
gone"
But the frolic is about over and the
children have settled down to the calm
enjoyment Of their dolls and horns and
other toys and are still happy, The
day before Christmas it was touching
sight to see some of the old men slip.
ping around slyly in the stores buying
pretty things for the home folks. l 4
met my good brother Yarbrough wad.
ding along about dark with some bun.
dies and under his arm was a new UNI.
brella. He said the umbrella was for
Hezzekiah, his faithful servant, who |
had lived with him al these years and |
was true and tried and had never own.
ed an umbrella, That was good and |
Lind and was proof enough that Broth
er Yarbrough belongs to our old set |
and had slaves to serve him "befo' de |
wah."
But, Mr.. Editor, am still perplexed.
Ny Christmas pleasure has been mar
red somewhat by my pity for the poor.
dependent women all over
he land who are dupes of that Month
,ello man. Every day brings more let
.ers from those who have long since
ient the $25 to my son at Monticello,
fla, and get nothing back. They say
hey trusted him because he was my
on. Many Of them begged or borrowed
he s26, for they could not get the sub.
icribers, and so they made up a list of
James from their acquaintances and
hen they went to work on the endless
hahn humbug and got other women
4 10 send more money and be duped.
Now. Mr.. Editor, beg you to put It
large type and print it in red ink
h4t Joel Smith, Of Monticello, is no
pa q mine. nor do know anything Of
In Nhls paper. saw late issue
} RllgiN he boasts of having 10000
qbserl legN which suppose means
l9eae thafNthese dependent women
Aa saut hilnN He promised them $40
peasA N NrNe three hours a day
isAiN s6ld their jewelry