The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

Mr. W. T. Bauskett is the Tallahas-
see correspondent of the Florida
Times-Union during the present ses-
sion OF the legislature, and he is COW
ering the field so we'll that he is be-
ing decorated with bouquets from all
directions. There have been many
newspaper correspondents at ITALIA
hassee, but we do not believe that the
field was ever before so completely
covered as it is at this time by Mr.
Bauskett. 1t gives US pleasure to say in
this connection that Mr.. Bauskett is
product of this county, is grand
son of the late Captain Taylor, and
spent his juvenile years on the old
plantation near this city.
Besides giving full report of the
legislative proceedings Mr.. Bauskett
varies the legislative grind by giving
personal chats with the members and
humorous sketches, something like
the following:
MacWilliams of st. Johns is telling
his colleagues of an interesting dream
he had the other night.
He says he dreamed he was at the
gates of heaven-Mac always did
have imagination and was having a
quiet little chat with st. Peter, who
was examining with careful scrutiny
the credentials of all who sought en-
trance.
Mac looked down the line at the
ticket window, and was greatly sur
prised to see what seemed to him to
be large number of distinguished
Florida citizens.
Aren't those Florida people?' ask
ed Mac.
EYES," said st. Peter. do you know
any of them?"
Mac looked closely, and called on
the names. Cromwell Gibbons, John |
w. Watson, Hudson Burr, Park Tram
nell, Judge Gordon, William H Mel |
ton, Frank Clark, Senator Hudson,
Col. Toomer, Eugene Mathews, Tom
West, Charley Parkhill, Dannitte
Mays, Hays Lewis, j. n. Wilson,
Cooper Griggs, Steve Sparkman." and !
a dozen more.
Right you are" said the venera-
BILE keeper of the big key. They
have been around here every day for
a month worrying the life out of me
trying to get in on some pretext or
another. You never heard in your life
such a bunch of specious reasons.
One of them says we need an econom-
lcal business administration up here;
another says he is a major general
and of the church militant; another
says he has big family to support
and has preached against race sui
eide; three of them claim they got
some sort of Scent rate from a
railroad; another says that like one
of our distinguished saints he has
been all things to all men; another
says he has just been burned out; an
other says he is trust-buster from
away back; another says he is the
author Of Florida, My Florida, Owe
made up my mind as to him); anoth-
er says he is consistent prohibition
list every leap year, and so on. You |
never heard the like The latest rea- |
son that they offer for entrance is
that they love their fellow men. l |
really don't know what to do. They |
are making my life unbearable. Can
you suggest anything"
Sure" says Mac, send for Abou
Ben Adhem.
Splendid said the old saint, as
he touched the button for a cherub
Soon the cherub returned with old
Abou with him.
There was a long Capitalization,
each Floridian telling in a speech of
an hour what he had done in proof of
his claim of great love for the peo-
pie.
Abou retired and said he would re-
turn in ten minutes and render his
decision. Il don't know what he de-
cided." said Mac, for the speeches
made me so tired that | woke up
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