The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-04-18
WHY HE DID NOT SUE
GOOD STORY TOLD or ENTERPRIs-
ING FLORIDA MERCHANT.
Plate Glass window Something of n
Mystery to indian Chief, hot Not for
Long 49, Cause for Laughter About
Equally Divided

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When Henry NJ. Flagler, the wizard
OF the East Coast" began operations
that turned "A palmetto and scrub
oak" tanglo into n tropical fairyland,
and gave 20 tho world It's 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 n
brick block near Flagler's investments
in st. Augustine. and had remarked
that he would follow him slam" 10
Cape Sable and around on the gulf II
Flagler should keep on going.
Mr.. Livingston had an ambition 10
have tho first plate-glass front In the
Everglades. So when his brick block
i'm West Palm Beach was nearing COM
pletion he made a special trip down
and personally superintendcd the plac-
ing OF the polished plates in the frames.
They were OF large size and reached
nearly 90 the level OF the sidewalk. He
was standing outside with his chest in
tho 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
ing seminoles.
When his foot trcads his native
heath Tiger-Tail scorns 10 hide his no
BILE form with any OF tho 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 I'm the early '70s
and which he was wont TO don when he
made his monthly pilgrlmages TO Palm
Beach for fire water "firo powder. q"
and lead. lie was thus attired when
he walked mp TO Mr.. Livingston and
exchanged "Hows."
This was n good opportunity for the
proud builder 10 impress the savage
red man with the march OF civiliza-
ton. so he pointed out the building TO
Tigcr-Tall. calling his particular atten-
ton TO the plate glass front.
Tigor-Tail looked at the polished
surfaces. but his Impractical eye could
see nothing except openings in the
front windows.
lie walked up close, and thinking 20
get n closer view, he tried 20 step
through the window inside. His Ro-
man nose came In contact with the
glass. which surprised him very much.
lie rubbed his nose. gave grunt and
looked hard at the window, and still.
not seeing any reason why he could
not step inside. made n second essay.
He bumped his nose harder this time.
which caused Mr.. Livingston 20 laugh
long and loud.
Now the Indian Is essentially n man
OF action and without emotions. with
out tho least sign OF anger visible In
his face. Tiger-Tail backed away to
tho edge OF the sidewalk. picked up n
scantling and went for that plate-slass
frout-the first In tho Everglades and
before the owner could protest there
wasn't n piccc loft big enough for a
paper weight.
Mr.. Livingston stormed and cursed
but tho big CHIEF. adjusting his shirt,
and explaining the whole matter by ut
tering the single word "Huh," con-
ttnucd his search FOR more mysteries
10 unraycl.
In telling this experience while on n
visit 90 Boston, says the New York
Mail and Express. one OF Mr.. Living
ston's friends asked him why he did
not sue tho Indian.
What" he exclaimed, "sue Tiger
Tail? Sue a man who amt got moth
ing but a shirt? What would | get?
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