The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-08
FLOYD'S VERBAL BOUQUET
TOSSED AT TOM WEST
{. II. d. Floyd in ApalAchicola Times.

| lou nave Iedu VI u e" ufltdtt poi'
ishing necessary in making the lena
OF an astronomical telescope. A
slight variation renders the lens USE.
less
\ perfect lens is work oi art like
tie smile OF Mona Lisa or rose
| such work OF art Is Tom Nest
his equilibrium is perfect. As a
soap-bubble when it leaves the pipe
l.! divine law of nature, becom, 4
a lovely sphere. some natures by a
secret instinct curve perfectly int1
maturity like a crowded midnight
| -. cali. lilly. II stems accidental
| this blOssoming into perfection.
but very many thousand different
choices have been rightly made u
..ntlI," this poised health. This -
rene balance. The life that thr0js
IN his veins without a pause. through
woman and man, goes back 10 the
beginning OF CONSCIOUSNESS on thi.
green planet. and he Is one Oi thr
covers 6n the tree OF lille uniOlt,,'i
lrtm the tallpst ard most central
limb nourishcd IS the best sap oi
he organism
Look calcsdrop with me- stand
in, there is Il girl and over the Eat,
ner lover pleads in the twilight; her
eyes are lifted 10 the star of los"
IN the dafiudi sky and her spirit.
cAquisiteiy sensitive to the prompt
inss OF the goddess who guides the
rhoric Of women, her sensitive spirit
listening To his impassioncd suit. per-
cciycs a flaw In the character Of the
sutton it's 800 years ago and she
chooses "A different husband and Sc
lects Il different ancestor and a
higher character for Tom West. \
divinity has presided over his ma
li,ity and over the nativity OF his
jOrctathcrs, and AS The roots Of 4
century plant go into the soil. the
tap-rO0t of this young prince Of
human beings goes into the nebula
from which our solar system and
sustcnancc is drawn by him from IL.
Without fear that his mission
would fail he might be sent as am
bassadOr to Olympus and face to face
he would plead his cause TO Zeus,
man TO man, and the high gOddcsscs,
seeing him walk away, would feel a
passing melancholy that he has
l.lightcd trOth to another woman and
When h" Is gone Apollo. inspired.
will touch his harp, singing to God
that the ages under Gods sunshine
bear fruit like West. The curve of
his soul is AZ perfect as that of some
wide lens which pours the "lOw OF a
new planet In the ken OF Il gazer at
the stars Ills nature IL as rich as
bcnedictiOn service In Rome when
the sovereign pontiff turns the up
lifted ostcnsOrium above the hushed
and kneeling congregation. tie isl
warm hearted. honorable. truthful.
able. manly. noble. charming. Like
pine tree unbruiscd by the hack.
he runs n hundred feet into the blue
upscarred. prepared for every hur-
ricane that struggles with the human
soul. Here. youth. who quickly pass
es up the mountain road. 1 give you
my sprig Of lilac. Doubt not. but |
persist Fastened around your neck |
ON chain Of gold. you carry In its
golden East the heart Of Bruce and
the unseen powers Of justice and hon
or guard you against the prccipice
aud the slipping Ice and snow. Trus,
YOURSELF Principalitics and powers
o. good. like an army clearing a road
Tor Napoleon. make a way for YOU
Ia your valley of the Po. and no re-
verses will meet YOU SO long as You
remain true Ia your present self.
n the light of tallow candle dis
appears In the light of an are lamp.
aud as the moon rc,ol,cs around the
Earth and as Valleys comet reyolyes
around the sun. prefer to stay
away from Tom West; when he is
around | feel cheap and paltry and