The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-09
sULLIvAN's JUNGLE EXPLORED.


Canto No. depreciation
Sullivan's famous jungle was al
last being cleared away
The inofensive PSzsacG!.an, VINO
| had long entertained a sneaking in
| terest in what was finally to be dis
/ covered by the naked eye, when the
| real work of exploration and excava-
ton had actually been commenced
| was on. hand
| Being an iHqUiring sort of person,
| he had armed himself with a note book
| of vOluminous size, which he meant to
/ ill full of interesting and startling
! detail in the Interests of science
The street commissioner had gTum-
ibled some at his inornate curiosity,
and his mistaken determination to be
present when the final obsequies were
to take place, but it had been to no
/ avail.
The inoffensive PensacoIian had
firmly stood his ground, and was
there with the goods. He meant to
follow in the wake of the deSpOilers,
in fact, and to make calculations and
to draw conclusions of his very own
Worse still, he meant to submit the
results of his personal investigation
for publication.
The commissioner in question,
being a policy man had only looked
his derision-alI of which, unfor-
tunately been irrevocably lost.
At the first blows of the aXemen
! who had ben employed to despoil the
place, the inoffensive Pensacolian
cautiously made his way into the
aperture thus afforded.
Away down ip his innermost soul
he had sneakng suspicion that an
opportunity had arrived for the adj
vent of a second Upton SinclaiT-he
would fairly hear the Strenuous Ted
dy who, perusing a second edition of
another variety of Jungle which
would probably soon be sprung on
the unsu5pecting public. mutteT
through his particular brand of car
toonist's teeth That man shall
either be placed behind the bars of
a states prison, or | will conduct a
thorough and satisfactory inveStiga-
ton of all his statements"
1t was thrilling to anticipate
The inoffensive Pensacolian contin-
ued on his way.
Suddenly his attention was attract
ed TO the peculiar Topping of some ami
mate object, which was. apparently,
q lover of the aquatic life. Pushing
his way through the darkness, the
inaccustomed eyes of the Pensaco-
paused on the brink of a deep and
Shiny lake
Thousands of creeping crawling
things. black and shiny IL their grue-
some f1aunts, crawled 1aZily about the
brink and the water was dark and
miri1y with filth. The inoffensive
Pensacolian, be it known. was not q
student of the Esperanto tongue
not he-but fortunately enough. he
was scientist enough and naturalist
enough, to have, long before, become
the master of the language of ami
mails. TEFEl
He was not surprised then when
slight bubble appeared on the lake
and a fat, greasy cat fish appeared
at the surface.
He presented the ordinary appear
ance Of most gentlemen cat fish of
his particular social standing, aside
from the fact that he had no eyes.
The inquisitive Pensacolian fastened
to make due inquiries.
mo eyes," asked the cat fish
angrily. as he lashed his tale until
the black waters foamed in the deep
ened twilight. What in the name of
an over prudent street commissioner
do you suppose we need of eyeS2"
What do you suppose the inhabi-
tants of the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky need of eyes? Haven't we
been incarcerated in a state of absO-
lutte darkness since we unfortunate
" put up in this vale of tears when
the Jungle" first appeared in the
smiling city of Pensacola? Eyes in
deed" and he dashed himself into a
perfect fury of rage as the waters
bUbbled and Surged around him.
Finally he disappeared.
The Pensacolian noted. among
other things, when he had again Sc
cured his usual mental equilibrium,
that great fat, prosperous appearing
black spiders rode on the crest of
the bubbles. and that each had a
progeny of its own. The action OF
the water, which otherwise would
have been stagnant enough, was
caused, moreover, by the struggle of
many wriggling specimens of the
animal kingdom. which was horrible
indeed to look upon.
The inoffensive Pensacolian fed on
Science had no further charms for
him.
He was anxious TO make his way
outside, for he had left the real party
of excavators far in the rear.
He hoped. furthermore, to become
the parti of no more episodes which
was to set his flesh crawling, and his
eyes bullying out OF their sockets.
But he was mistaken
Canto No. 2@Realization.
He was crunching along in the
semi-daTkness, his feet, at every sue
cessive stride. tramping out of exist
ence the millions of mosquito larvae
and gliding objects which Inhabited
that part of the Jungle" when
smangl he came full upon a domes-
tic scene which filed his very soul
with awe
Two persons. evidently represent
atives of the Paleolithic or Stone
Age were engaging in a strenuous do
nestle alteration
The inoffensive Pensacolian. from
his retreat behind an enormous ana
overgrown rag weed listened to the
passionate outbursts of the two.
which instinct and his personal knowl
edge of the language which existed
in that particular stage of the worlds
saI