The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-26
.ESCAMBIA BOYS
HAVE 'POSSUM
AND later
They Are Still Living High and
Behaving Themselves With
out Courts.
spscial to The Journal.

EScdmDla Relay station, sept. 20
We see in Sundays Journal an article
from GOulding Camp. We are
pleased to hear from the boys thee
but our boys feel bad when We read
that part of the report which refer;
to our correspondent here, and reads
as follows: While my acquaintance
with the gentleman and my OppOTtun
tiles to learn of his Veracity and
powers of elOcutiOn are very limited
yet my opinion is that he is what is
termed a riccOcheting torpedo whose
flOrid rhetoric and able writings
would bring blush to the aurora
borealis or a calcium light which
naturally would awaken ones knOwl
edge Of his inability to even endeayoI
to compete with the gentleman IN
reply"
IL reply I will say the grandiIo-
quence with which the scribe from
the GOulding Relay Camp attacks Ous
sanity and veracity stamps him as
past master in the art of calUmny, a
thirty-third degree victim Of pip or
paresis and a prevaricatOr that would
make the shade of Annanias turn in
his tomb. Such a combination Of
qualifications to handle the queens
English, with so little regard for
aught save rhythm and meter, stamps
him as a rainbow chaser who would
pluck the blue ribbon from any and
all competitors in long or short
range His stock of high sounding
adjectives and splendid superiatiVes
devoid of reason or logic denotes that
n., L. of q irrrr oh or
some sOCkless Simpson or beWhisker-
ed Pmeffer who sooner OF later viii be
lecturing to the guests Of DR.. Cool
bread at ChattahoOchee.
Now we will give you the news
Saturday night a party headed BY
Mamie Villar went out to catch
founders. The party had good luck
and supplied camp with fish and crabs
next day. One of the party fell off
stick Of timber and bruised his RIBS
Fred Bradley has a possum dog here
and he has promised to furnish camp
with "pOssum soup and later and
few coOns.
Business is very dull at the Candy
Kitchen today, the weather being lit
tie cooler there are not many calls
for soda water and ice cream.
We have had no excitement for the
past two days except the pay car.
We note in the GOulding article
they say that Bill Johnson has plure-
tba and may run into plut0bia. but
We are sure that he has not We
still want to know what ails Bill
Johnson.
Mr.. Wilson says he don't remember
employing Joe Horne to repair any
chicken tackle. One of the boys says
he hopes the people living on the
southern Alabama division viii not
see that statement about Horne and
Davis bringing chickens to camp as It'll
would knock his business when he
went back on his run
Our boys are still behaving so we'll
we have no need for court, but we
have appointed a sanitary officer who
has done some very good work to-
day. However, We ask the boys at
GOuldiug Camp &c give lis the full pro
ceedings Of their court as it is very
interesting to us.
Some of the boys say they would
not like to employ that famous pair
IF lawyers to defend them if their
necks were &C stake.
We would think more Of that sweet
singing if YOU would not mention the
names of the members Of the choir as
we have all heard them sing especial,
~ (Gardner). We heard him sing
Please don't throw me in the bay.
Don't write anything mean boys. we
are very tender hearted and think so
much of you all at Goulding Camp