Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-19
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IltS'' sou, syrup IaiiitS ''i
towns" began a travelling man as h"
biz off lhr end Of his perf'r,n saw
aSely. never any more Of EN- Tor
mine. rive go, to know after this
AL about Il town. just what size map
il breaks in on and some more things
h"fuie III iai- Tor is party name.
rh"rr may be a lot Of good towns
with mystic. eupho:iOTs rames that
you'd .alEe"' have in lour Mnuth Than
I. bite OF Chocolate but IEcN don't get
my E!onc\. Nope, Nix! Haze uh. I've
got 10 know mnre'a just The n..i:le ait
81 tins.
"llcge'% wha' I'm getting AT. SAYS
the reminiscent d"umIlrr Something
nl;'de ~. think juSr l."" Of my nip
do\tn thrnu"L Flolid, go some body
spoke OF taking i run Gown to Miami.
and reminded m. OF il and recall.
MY !it,lc .;ia. Il, Ioliu Springs.
Now. jus; AXE iha man" Zu!f"
:: rings and roll >oal iOnr;e around
il once OF ic". P.ritl GOOD. ain IT.
Doesn't IL ir-, sort OF c"njuir ur pipe
dreamy effects o. broad hotel nia@z.N
ANA UUHN. pi'th' 'lf-S NJ.
southern belle. i,.!,in- !. GusiG, and
heat little tables mere and TIA. sc M.;h
mint juices and >rltzei bottles a!id
Things oil en- tiEt Ina! the sor; ui
,rut.; thaI fits Ii@:, into your mind
The minute. yuu SAY lotto Springs:
Can't You luui: oul tlrnnsh tn" l.,Im
trees and see the crimson s.in-t; Ola
81,
ida brt,z.s on YOU. chrek, cant ynu
and Eea: he liukle OF tht mI:l
du!lns and-well. you know? Doesn't
thai 'IOlfo Springs name Just hrin"
MP all thar syharilt stuff, though?
we'll. il wa, about This !:..c of
wear | WAS in Florida. and / had 10
run down to Fort I+;trS and Somc
other towns down - th""e 'o" a Gay
o: TWO. cant tell new JUS wn-.r 4
was | heard the name. but noi:.. up
one Eurllin. with IUiio Springs inh-
bling and beating against m tN;:DaIl-
um II struck me ihat il would ID
bette" to stop on some place like thai
thaa 70 try 10 make the. Gi!'i down I"
Fort Ne>.rS over might III ju ; sto,
II at the springs. SAYS TO myself.
'umtil nnrninS and then Jnmp on down
to Fort Mrir.s.' Mud 81 | i,.
On the way d"w2 III" ccnduc;o:
came up aid :::-!.:rd :::t: 'A.r yDu sure
YOU wani 20 2ti off =; Zu!fo Si,::n.S::'
Gen lainiy. | tuld him Bu; did
rot get wise. Within h:f L mile Of
the springs he came along again and
asked ne if wanted 10 2e' OFF there.
ard if was acquainted with ANY ol" ,
at that pcint !Gld him | waS JUS
to keep him quiet.
After the train had gone TN |
looked around TO see wher. they'd left
me. There was little shed of s;a-
ton and that was all. excep, about
three feet of sand everywhere you
stepped | looked around foT a wagon
10 take me TO the hotel, bnl there was
none. There wasn't human ne
ing or q hOus" in sight. II MAS getting
dark too. started mp She road and ,
after Id walked abou; two miles. ca ,
ryirg my grip. through The sand. |
came upon a coiored mnn. Nhtr|'S
the :.otel?' | asked him. Amt none.
he says
He volunteered, though. to take me
MP to Cap'n Smiths house Ia see if !;
| could &c, lodging there TO. the night !
as that was the only house within |
walking distance We arrived 4; the !
captains place. an old shack. al II
O'Clock. II took me about ;" minutes |
to talk him into keeping me over i
night. and then he had TO so back 10 4,
talk II over with the Oh woman. /
Finally he said ne would move Sis |
over into their room ard give me her |,
bed.
Next morning when | got up ! j.,
found that Sis was an idiot about IS
wears old. aud pa and ma lanky !
Florida crackers. who were con;in-
uai'y rubbing snuff. The ate off a |!
table consisting Of pine boards laid
on boxes There We're greens $oa! ed |
in grease 'chicory instead OF coffee
and some leadeE biscuits o! course |,
couldn't eat anything. Md could /
nc; get 4 train cut Of IN. place until |,
.i.ht | vas Jus; about all in when I !
gO' down TO Arcadia, 70 miles sodih !,
thar night.
All. n" more Of those pretty names !,
for me-"