The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-11
Examinations of
Uncle Henry
Dear Editer,

Dear Edlter,
was real tickled over that plac,
about the houn dog, and | read i
out loud to Marthy. ! admire tn
sperit of the Teller that writ tina
peace of poetry. That is the kind O
sperit that has pushed many a wuth
less houn dog on to being respect
ible and good for somethin. BY gum
| visit there was more of that same
sperit in this town. You see, that
Teller knowed his dog want much
of a dog, but he stuck by the fac,
that it was hisn. That is the kind
of a man that makes good husband
and good citeZen, the man that
stands up for what is hisn, and
don't let nobody run over even SO
much as wuthless houn dog that
belongs to him. A mother is lot
that way, every time. Does mother
ever think that a child of hern amt
with takin care OF and pertectin
You know she don't And if moth
err had ten children and nine OF
them was out and out failures in
the game of life, she would still
look forrerd to seeing the tenth one
set the world on fire with the light
of its geanus. And, more than that,
if one of them children was to 60
estray from the path of rightus-
ness nine hundred and fifty times,
she would still take it's part and
say that whatever his name was
had it in him to be good" Now,
some folks may think that is fool
ishness, but | Amt lookin at it that
way. think like the Teller that
writ about the houn dog. think 4
dog is with takin care of If he Is
yourn. lr the good Lord has give
you anything, the leest you can 90
is to take good care of it.
Now, about this town. If the pc
pie in this town only felt somethin
of them feelins about the town, you
and me wouldn't be heerin peple say,
Lakeland Amt reddy for thing
like that or, 1T cant be done in a
town of the size of Lakeland or,
This is such a dead place, n0thin
goin on" and all the other things
that is often spoke by peple that
Amt got the same feelins as the fell
Ter has about that dog of his. Lots
Of times, as | am talkin with some
Of the new commers to this fare
,ity, they say to me, well, do you
ike 1t here?" and say sometimes,
,ays I, "if l saw l couldn't get away,
would settle down and like it, any.
,ow."
II that fellers dog want wuth TAX
ng care Of, he ought to get one
hat he thought was with 1t. and If
his town amt wuth workin for and
akin for, and spending monney on,
md just acshully lovin, then VIC
lad all ought to get up and move. or
Use improve it So We could feel that
t was with takin pride in. Them
# us that does love this town, and
'ur names is legun, and is ankshus
o see her grow in grace and get |
more lovly, had ought to speek up
ike that teller did about his dog,
nd not let any old cheep skate and
,rouch that wants to, say things
gin this town. Teller citizens, this
own is ourn. Let us remember
hat. If houn dog is with perfect
q from the insults and the kicks
f the generel popilace. then this
eautiful ann fac city of ourn is
till more with it. guess that fell
er didn't have no other reeson for
ertectin the dog only jest that the
og was hisn and, Teller citezens,
nat is reeson enough. If this town
as the poorest lookin place on the
ull map, which you and | knows it
int. We had ought to keep peple
rom unjustly abusin it, just for
lie simple reeson that this is our
,wn. AS for me, speek in the
ords of the poet and say that the
touches and all SIGH has got to quit {
ckin this town around. Ii
So no more at present, Ii
UNCLE HENRY. |,