The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-23
FOUNDATIONS
UNCLE HENRY


chanel. Clara Louise is here for the |
hollydays, BObbie is not comm un-
till summer, and have been busy |
trottin aroun town with Marthy and
Cara Louise buyin things for peple. |
Marthy is a crate hand to asst ad-
Use and then do sOmethin else. ! asst
her why she asts me about things If
she is goin to do her own way, and
she says she feels better if she knows
she is pleesin me to at the same time.
tut haint nOtised her feelin bad
" hen she amt pleesin me. After we |
tromped around the town for a hull
crdurin week, Clara Louise says. |
We'll, now. We can buy ties for the
rest of the men and hankerchiffs for
the women" | says, We'll, for Hev-
wins sake, why didn't you say you
was goin to do that. II would save
lots of huntin around, and l know
! myself tie is handy to have aroun."
Yes" she says. "Blest be the tie
at Christmas time" Clara Louise
takes after me at gettin on jokes.
| thought of one then and | says. says
|. Clara Louise. why is a banker
chiff not like the poor" She guessed
il right off slick as a whistle, but
will not tell the anser here. thinkin
L.ayhc You would like to get up a
| prize contest in your paper for the
! one that gucsscs that first. have
thought II M myself, so nobody
could find the amscr in book any
rlace. ana YOU could have reel good
contest
clara l.olisc has menSiOncd Il few
thin@s which would like to tell You
lol She is reel we'll pleased with the
i,'ee Of the Woman's Club and the
ork they have been dom and how
theA have been doin it. She sayed
should remind them that nothing
from The outside is ever gOin to bust
item up If they are ever busted up,
the Dustin up will have to be done
from the inside. and as long as they
will all push together or pull togeth-
cr as HE ease may be-, they will con-
t.nuc to rename one an inseparable.
tlc.
, one thing she spoke Of as beih
dong the same lines as the Music
) club is an Art club, which she saycd
t had ought TO be made up of women
hich dos paintin and fine embroid-
cry, etc. She saycd they would be a
inspiration to each other, and could
have exhibitions and sales together
guess il is Il good idee. ! haint
never done no paintin except on a
large scale, as the sayin is, and
haint never come no neerer to en-
lroidery than SEWN button or two
on my Overhalls at times when Mar
thy want in Il good enough humeT
for me to asst her To do it for me
F, still | guess il is good idee. She
sayed she thought tourists would
+, IKE to by sencs of Florida done in
, water colers. saycd they would need
water colcrs to do much Florida
scenery. Aain't that 50
Clara Louise saycd she thought
they aint enough attcnsiOn paycd il
: this town by INGREDIENTS and citisen!
alike to kecpin this town eileen. Sh'
4 sayed if We was to be more carefullel
{ about kecpin things from gettin dirt!
/ il would not have to be cleened al
so much. There is a heep of truth II
these remarks The sidewalks II
front of our stores had ought to b.
KEEP cleener than they are. ! hav
saw them being swep of with tn
dust fyin back onto the vittles an
things that was put out in front o
the store, but If a INGREDIENT has eve
Lad his sidewalk scrubbed OF wit
water since I have been here he ha
done it when | want around ever
time.
This is all will write this tim'
guess I will have to tr0mp aroun
town some more tomorrer with tn
women byin things they forgot b.
fore. would like to let on that
have got a corn on my left big tt
or someplace like that, but if / ha,
to get out in the mOrnin and cha!
our yeller rooster, / recken l wOul
fergit to limp. Maybe l can thin
of something else to complane
r that wont hinder me from lookin af
l er the chickens.
HOninr vO,, aud Nrc II will ha,