The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-08
FOUNDATIONS:
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| UNCLE HENRY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dear Editer, l seen you and Mrs. H.
at the Music Club entertainment
tie other night. Marthy and me was
both there. We had goc.1 time.
am reel fond of music. often wisht
had of give more time to the prac-
tice of singing when l was young.
We uset to go to singing school back
where We come from some yeerd
ago, and l sung in the quire for a
long time. sung tener and teners
is scarce and l think my talents was
widely appreciated in that secksion
of the country. Still l have never
sot right down to BUSINESS and
studyed music like Mr.. Orme has
done. Still, as l sayed, often wish
| had of done so. l would like to
say that the ladys which took part
in the entertainment as we'll as
some Of them in the audiance was
lookin unusal hansome. sayed as
much to Marthy but she says, says
She, There is others, Henry. which
would look as good ii there hus-
lends had of give them the money
to dress with" I says, says I, "Well,
| have ever give you more by a
durnC.i site than have spent on my
own close" Then she says, III yo,,
was to work the times that you have
got your mind took up with wr:tin,
guess you would have considerable
more than you have got" didn't
say no more. have often explained
to her that writer's which gets paved
at all gets payed good. but | didn t
mention it this time. seen she was
just tryin to get me drawed into
fussin. She don't never like to heer
me pass complement on other
ladys. but it comes naterel to me to
admire beauty in what ever disguise
I may meet It.
They Is a singer in this town, an.
| will not mention names, but have
took notise that him or her-l know
which they are but l am not lettin
CT SO as not to give any clews-has
alters got a good word to say for
ever other singer In town. Ihave al
lers felt thrill Of pride and delight
In this Such a spiret shows good
character and broad mind which
l delight to see. will say here that
We had ought to have more Of the
same spiret In this town. We had
ought to be more plou1er of each
other than what we are. II man
o. q woman dos we'll in something,
insted of tellin how much better
we have seen or heern tell Of some
where's else. we had ought to swell
Up with pride and reflect that this
Is a Teller citizen of ourn, and that
We can point at him with pride anu
not with scorn, and show to the
outside world that We have got q
fine set of people In this town, and
that we have all got sense enough
IL appreciate them. As gaze about
over our fare City, what 10 l see
hard thinkin and fare-minded off,
ciels, a lot Of square and upright
BUSINESS men, a bevy of beautiful
women, both old and yung
young and them which Is betwixt
and between, fine Board Of Trade
with a cracker jack of a man for Il
SECRETARY, the best newspaper in
the State, a fine superintendent for
the schools with lot of smart and
up-to-date teechers. see singers,
and elicutionists, and artists, etc,
and | am proud of all of them. These
is the kind of people which COM
POSES my Teller citizens, says to
myself.
will now draw these remarks to
= close, by saying that ! hope eacn
and everyone of my reeders will de-
eide for the comm yeer to be proud
OF each other, and to say SO often and
loud.
50 no more at present from your
true friend. UNCLE HENRY.