The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-15
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UNCLE HENRY


cOusen of Marthy's from California
and his wife. ! am glad it is over
Marthy is all right, but she has g0'
some of the blamedest relations any
man ever married into. This here
teller, Simpson Dodge was his name
near wore my patsence out braggin
on California. was on the pint
about hundred times of tellin him
to go back there. He calls it The
land of the settin SUM-" | got tired
of heerin it. told Marthy one day
that if he sayed any more about the
settin sun would say sOmethin to
take his pride down 4 nOch or two
And the next day, he was talkin
about the grand and noble scenery in
the land OF the settin sun spoke
UP and says !. II gether from what
you have sayed that that there sun
IN California does hepe of settin.
Has it Matched out anything YETI"
says |. He LATED p spell. and says.
You are all right, Uncle Henry.
am lOOkin fOrrerd to the day when
you will come to viset us, and see
for yourself the NANNY beautys to
be seen in the land of the scttin
sun. My remarks never faxed him
at all. | told Marthy, and she sayed
il was trying to entertane Sim with
jokes. | had begun on pretty lame
one to her nOtsiOn. Marthy always
sticks up for her relations, and II
want a good joke ! can see that,
but it was all | could think of that
would apply to the pint under dis
tussiOn. and hainl thought of any
better scnce. ! had to say sOmethin,
but what good did il do? None, at
oil. 1t minds me OF the time that
N.4ltiH seen I.uella Walkers boy for
the first time lie was. | guess. abou;
two years old. and his nose was
turned up towards the hcvcns so far
that a body knOWcd il would never
T., sumo PROPER shape We'll,
oint it too bad" says Marthy. that
that child has got such snub nOsc?"
why, he aint at all, says I.uella 1T
is PERFECTLY lovely. love snub
noses. r hat is the way with some
CT these here California peplc II you
can show them wherein there own
state amt all it is cracked up to be,
they will up and say that that Is the
way they like things. Yes. We could
larn a few lessons from them I guess.
Lakeland has got some good and
loyel citezens and then again there is
some which starts to run down the
town whenever somebody else is
braggin on it. II a man comes down
and says he is glad to get away from
the hOwlin blasts OF winter in the
north. they will up and say. We'll
you will find it gets pretty cold
here" and If somebody speaks of the
lovely climate OF Florida. they up
and say that il gets awful tiresOmc
If any body speeks how the value Of
property is advancin here, they up
and say they think il will take "A
sudden drop some day If the city is
con,rmplatin improvements they up
and say we don't need it and il vii.
Increase the taxes. and anyway they
think the town hahn, rcddy for scch
improvements.
This here matter of the school
h,ldin. Some pcplc will be wantin
to know my opinion ON the subieck.
and | am in taNcr OF another bildin
on the other side OF town This town
Is all ready too big for all the skol-
airs to have to so to one bildin Then
there is the matter which has been
mentioned of the yard bein too mall
where the school now stands for any
more bildin to be put on that ground.
am i'm faver of this idee. 4 school
hildin had ought TO be where there
is plenty Of light and fresh air. and
there had ought to be room for the
Children to play out doors. and the
more of such room there is the bet
ter it will be. The time to make a
helthy body to my motion is when
tie body is CROWN up. A LOT of
fresh air. and light. and exersisc
when child is growing up will do
more good towards givin him good
h.lthy body than hull drug store
OF patient medisine after he is
growcd up.
In dcsidin on crate subjecks. We
had ought 10 remember that on us is
rtstin the responsibility of desidia
for future generations. We had
ought ~ be CAREFUL to use our best
jugcment. rcmemherin thar We are
Gesidin Tor N9rrs 10 CONE. We have
sot 10 ask oursclf>. NhaI do Ne
i.ced now" and right away. We have
Sot ~ ASK oursclfS. What vii, w.
1 Iced five a. ten Ncers from now. or