The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-23

sence, called her father. Mr.. Emmett.
and said: What can be the matter
with John; I'm afraid something fear
fui has happened to him" 20, nothing
mas happened to him: he is just stay
ing up there at that bloomin' depot for
rear somebody Will come along and
steal II. / think he better move up
there, said Mr.. Emmett. The grand
iatners clock struck three, but alas,
no uoings OF John. Mrs Howell. now
becoming thoroughly alarmed, hastily
arose, oonned her garments and call
ing Mr. Emmett, said, Come, father,
we must go look for John. I'm afraid
ne has been bushwhacked" Lanterns
were lit and the rescue party started
up the sawdust road to look for the
missing man. The cold morning wind
oiew in fitful gusts, making the Ian
terms throw weird shadows on bush
ano shrub. Looms screamed for an
east wind along the marsh, while the
hootfng owl laughed in mockery in his
jungle covent. Attended by these grue-
some sounds, the rescue party went
sadly up the road, fearing to find
Jonn on the roadside senseless from
cruel blows. Thus they went until the
once was reached, when Mr. Emmett
In stentorian tones, called john"
Iohn, IN alright, awakened from his
sleep sprans UP, opened the door and
SAID, amazed: Hey, here, what's the
mater" What's the matter your
selr! said Mr.. Emmett Look here
john Howell, what in the devil are you
dcins up here this time of night. Ny
CO., man! amt you ever coming
nome Why, Is 1t late?" asked John
Late, the devil" said Mr. Emmett;
why man, it's nearly dalight." John
locked the door and the party home
ward plodded their weary way, ard
Wnen John disrobed and pulled the
orapery OF HIS couch about him, the
nrst warming blast of the Pace mill
whistle awoke the echoing morn. John
says he really did not mean to sleep at
the office that night. but the train
being late and his quarters so COW
that he fell asleep on his lounge and
did not awake until called. Mrs. How
| ell told The Journal representative that
since the new depot is fact, John will
never make another fire in the kitchen
stove.
Mr.. G. W. Baker and family. late OF
near FIT. Scott, KaS,. are here visiting
| the family Of Mr.. Giendye, to whom
! they are related. The visitors came
here from Arcadia. down on the Flor
! Ida peninsula, where Mr.. Baker bought
an orange grove Of 1900 trees. He fs
delighted with the Florida climate and
says no more Kansas blizzards for
him. Mr.. Glendye told him he made a
mistake in not buying over here in
West Florida, as It Is the champion
truck farming section Of the state.
Mr.. D. J. Grice. of Bombay, spent
Thursday in Mulat. Mr. Grice is an
organizer Of w. o. W. lodges and had
been over to Pace to expound the
workings Of the order to choppers over
there. He is enthusiastic over Boni-
fay's promising future He states that
the marked improvements in the town
for the last few years are simply phe-
nomenaL When asked by a Journal
representative what was the attitude
OF his people on the question Of Flor
IDA state division, he replied: go, we
are all unanimous upon the creation Of
a state out Of West Florida. The
greatest opposition win come from
Jacksonville. which seems hardly ever
| to be in accord with West Florida
opinion. However. West Florida is
bound to be a sovereign state before
the Panama canal is many years old"