The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
Chadman's Florida Letter

Ordinarily, when an individual changes
his location, his position, his manner,
method and style of life, and takes up his
abode amid new scenes and new onvl-
rons, and among people OF n different
race, color aud doubtful previous condi-
ton of servitude, such individual II much
put out and IL sin bad, :" ~ the saying is,
aud good deal of time IL required for
him to get used to the change. More
over, ho can't seem TO admit that things
suit him nearly so well M those TO which
he was formerly accustomed, and he
loses no opportunity to bark back TO the
olden times before the change, and many
aud many time he IL heard TO observe
that this or that, and some other things
M well, Is different, vastly different, yes,
In other words no one likes u change
unless the change IL one he likes. con-
verso, any one dislikes change that he
does not like, hope these propositions
viii not be attacked aud shown to be
false, ~ have spent much time In test
ing aud demonstrating them,
So. to resume, when an individual who
was born and reared among the rugged
hills aud transcendant Wales OF the foot.
hills orIh Alleghenies, aud who followed
the simple life aud Syracuse pillow until
II began to tell upon his health, aud he
was ordered by the family doctor to cease
Al aud Ia, hta IN lNAnnN
Islands and the Great White Ways of the
earth to renew his strength, which order
he reluctantly complied with, but who
had been sufficiently alive to his duties
ss a farmer to take with him the full
knowledge that corn is usually planted
in the fore part of May, say when such
an individual, used to Central Peunsyl-
vsns cspricts of soil aud habits OF eli
mate, suddenly changes his base, and
among other marvellous revelations, is in-
vited to sit down to mess ot roasting
ears in April he cancels all other engage
ments with neatuess aud dispatch,
marked dispatch, accepts the invitation
with an unusual multiplicity Of thanks,
aud mwardly, inwsrdly remember,
thanks Allah for the change,
l tell YOU, my Countrymen, there are
some features aud accidents connected
with any change which every Individual
must admit he enjoys; aud as for me Al
least. siler have diued sumptuously on
roasting ears in April, no one eau ever
coax, hrihe or compel me 10 say do not
like the country change,
Roasting ears in July aud August may
have their charm; roasting ears all
through the fall are entitled to have the
big plate aud the central position on the
table, but roasting ears in April along
about the middle ofApril-appeal to ones
culinary instinct and relish with force
stronger than gravity or cohesion.
And thus II is that contrast 10 the great
teacher the omnipotent information
bureau. Ifyou know aud understand all
the contrasts there are in the world you
can step to the head of old Sam Johuson's
class aud stay there.
What care that this town is on the
boom, that the price OF contiguous land is
increasing u couple dollars an acre every
month, or that little articles like the fol.
lowing are seen occasionally in the
Florida press, and a jealous press at that
Fort Myers Press; Congratulations Il
| Punta Gotda and all concerned, as there
appears to be possibility Of securing
| deep water from that fine little city to the
| Cult There is hardly any doubt that the
citizens will put up the necessary ante oI
/ $50, 200 to induce the government 10 un'
dertake the work,
Or that this county de Soto) leads al
others in Florida in tae production o
citrus fruits, or that the Everglades ar,
going to be drained and reclaimed just a,
surely as the Panama canal is going to b,
opened. or thai Puuta Gords, with its ,
foot channel by thar time, will be tn
nearest port to Panama, nearer thar
Tampa or jacksonville, new Orleans
Mobile, and all those other joiuts,-I re
iterate, what care ! for all these thing
when it is possible to iced on rosstinl
ears in April, and the liule school child
reu follow me around and beg me to tel
them what snow ball IS like,
You may read about the land Of tn
midnight sun, or the wonderfully libers
laws of Canada with reference to its pub
lie lands in Alberta and Saskatchewan
and the rush of the people to those places
you will read that they are so eager the!
fall over each other; not SO here. Her
every one outruns the other and all win
And you cannot blame them when al
things are considered Just read Florid
literature issued from Chicago aud yo,
will get n fair example of hne-writing
But there is no land near this town IN III
hands of Northern land companies. an
that. in addition To April roasting ears,
why like the change | have made
WALLACE CuApMAN,
Punta Gorda, Fla, April27.