The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-28
MY EXPERIENCE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
BY c. H. B. Floyd, in Alphabetical Times.

reading and If he had not said that
was a pug-nosed, fat, obese, little
wooden headed frog, 1 would probably
burn incense before his altar and
spasm around about how great he is
1t will say this, anyhow, when he
vouchsafed to talk to me was sorry
the place was not more public so that
others could see him.
| intended to make a charcoal sketch
of Reese and Felkel in this CHAPTER but
my mental operations have been con-
fined for the last twelve hours thinking
how easily Bauskett might have me
arrested for libel if did not tone down
the attack contained in the line.
Taking him all and all Bauskett is a
vicious, little, malevolent. peppery,
cynical, snobbish. wasp" Forgive me
dear Willie, that is partly true, but only
partly true; don't have me arrested for
libel, son: il would put a stop to my
pretty line Of publicity; dear Bauskett.
you rem member that clever play we had
at the expense Of poor Representative
knight of Key West, who kept saying
you can't do anything to Knight" ami
you kept saying, Floyd, what are you
really going to do tonight?" All of the
time the gentleman from Key West
Imagining that I was intending some
violence to him, knight.
1t was you, Bauskett, who began
that wonderful exhibition Of punism,
and we would have made IL much more
interesting If Mr.. Ruge, standing by
had not thought all hands were about
to begin striking jaws, and vicariously
interfered and explained to Knight the
point Of the joke. Bauskett, old man.
If you don't arrest me for criminal
libel I will have Fred Fee send you
create of pineapples next year at the
expense of the said Fred Fee.
The usual length of my chapter I find
hnan r11n6 hut hnI IL,
here sonnet which grew out of the
idea expressed in the first paragraph
or so, of chapter I, which idea partly
stole from Louise Collier Wilcox The
idea that the great thing is to say
something; to make report Of what you
do; to break into the Poe, Coleridge
Shelley, Hawthorne class; in the long
run this bunch are the benefactors OF
the race; why one of these bullies
could have gone to the last meeting of
the Florida house Of representatives
and. because he was there, a light that
never was on sea or land would shine
forever over that meeting; it would
have been embalmed in gold; a spell
out Of the Eternal would have been
woven over 1t. so that forever Jennings
would have measured his appearance
against that of Washington; Reeves
would have thrilled the soul with an
exhibition Of Charac ter: the magnolia
out OF the window would have forever
lifted the white breast to the warm
sun and to the sad moon, bidding
always the languid Julitt flower fare
we'll.
THIEF!
You mute. inglorious Nrilton-selfsh
one,
You feel enormous joy and suffer pain:
You see the star-rise and the turning
Vain;
You see the blue electric current run
The August twilight through from low
ering dun.
OPPRESSIVE thunder clouds, and do not
design
To tell me what you think Of these! 1
fain
Would learn your thought of mountain,
sea and sun.
Embezzler Of the yellow coin of speech,
Speak out!
Last night did not your lips kiss
AS splendid, as the lips of Paola gave
Francesca. give? The full moon on the
beach
Rose in your face-what can you say
of this?
Dumb Homer, every thought you have
we Gravel