The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-18

The grandson caught a lizard and 1t
made friends with everyone except the
Mfssus Even the baby liked 1t,
though for a time It's quick move
ments were rather disconcert1ng TO
him When we finally released 1t. It
acted as though 1t wanted to slgn-on
with us.
The old man enjoyed the sail hugely.
Nothing like this in Missouri he
declared.
Wnen we had returned them safe
and sound to "the old homestead we
Choo- chood around to the forestry out
fit and sent Dorothy ashore to ask the
ladies (the supervisors four young sis
tiers are stopping with HIND to take
ride with us this afternoon up to the
head of Five Mile bayou to visit Miss
Fce," a china painter OF considerable
note In this part of Florida.
Back at HEADQUARTERS again. Mrs
Hartgrove sent us srmful of green
corn and kicked up fine dinner of
ox-tail soup, green corn, homemade
bread, coffee, peach butter and canned
cherries.
was expressing an honest pride in
my culinary skill when Dorothy
Clipped in, "Oh. my, my, Pap is a good
mani"
When Dorothy gets too pert I tell
her that she'll be a lot of help to her
ma when she grows up.
Tuesday. Headquarters
I have lost the run of the day OF
the month and 1t is all 1 can do to
keep the day of the week straight
Dorothy insists that today Is Thurs
day Cshe wants to get back to the gay
life on the Narrows) and to her insist
that 1t is Monday.
We had nice little run yesterday
afternoon up Five Mile bayou. The
bayou winds around in nearly all di-
rections and the shores are nigh and
either wooded or in nice little places.
The E1ce place Is one Of these. There
are two sisters and a brother, all quite
elderly. Their buildings show artistic
taste in construction and arrangement,
and ii Is difficult to imagine a quieter
or more restful scene. The china work
is really high class and g. great many
people travel considerable distances to
inspect and buy.
I am doing some cooking stunts
these days. For breakfast 1 fried
can of Vienna sausage in butter and
cracker crumbs There was none left
consisted Of breakfast bacon, potatoes,
onions, canned green peas and a fresh
tomato, with plenty of seasoning.
Say, but that was some stew. The
Missus said 50 and took a third help
ing.
Mr.. Hartgrove had to go to town to-
day and at 1880 a. m. |, with Charlie,
started with him in the Peep O Day
down the bayou two or three miles,
where he was to join a neighbori but
the neighbor had already left I could
have taken him to BurleSon's Cove, on
Five Mile bayou, and then a walk of
mile through the woods would have
taken him across to Camp Walton, but
instead concluded to take him around
to Camp Walton by water. We made
the run in nice shape, Choctawhatchee
bay great tinted picture and so mo-
tionless that our bow wave was distin-
guishable for a mile off on our port
and starboard quarters.
At Camp Walton I took on several
hundred pounds of supplies for Mr.
Hartgrove and started back at 6:10 a.
M. At about $40, a mile and a half
from headquarters. the engine slowed
up two or three times and, while 1 was
stopped. I could hardly
believe 1t when / found / was out of
gasoline I had Mr.. Hartgrove's skiff
in tow, so anchored the Peep o. Day |
and pulled the remaining mile and a |
half against a head wind and tide.
We reached headquarters about 8 |
o'clock, and as we neared the wharf |
Charlie said expectantly, Il bet mamma |
is mad as a monkey" Sure enough, |
she was.
But the gasoline proposition IS a |
sumner; instead of using about a gall |
Ion an hour, We have been using near
ly two. guess 1 can readjust the !
line consumption without materially
cutting down the speed. If don't |
have to cut off more than that deci-
1 will be satisfied
(Later note: Succeeded in readjusting
the carburetor as desired and saved /
the decimal naught- six too. F. F. By |
For present needs have borrowed five 4
gallons from the forestry service and L
four from a homesteader so have Il
enough to cruise in the bayous as 4
cIuch as we want to and get back to II
camp Walton where can get plenty
10 Re Gnntir,IoaA