The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-25
UNCLE JAKE IS IN LOVE
With Our City and Everybody in 1t.
An Interesting Story in Which
Figure Many Prominent
Lakeland People.

rs good Uncle Jake sat reading
his fayorite paper, the Telegram, and
IL deep meditation over the political
outlook, he was handed letter
which his wife had just brought
from the postotlice. and noticing the
familiar postmark, hurriedly tore
open the envelope. adjusted his
glasses and eagerly read the con
tents.
well, we'll. wife, said the obi
man. what do you reckon?'
Give it up" said the good wife;
II am mighty poor hand at guess
ing.
Why. wife, my niece Polly. has
been getting married up in Ohio:
done splendid too, but guess from
the tone of her writin the fellow she
married amt got no surplus of the
filthy lucrc.
After several minutes reflection,
tie old mans eyes flashed ana his
face was all aslow with expressions
Of delight, and he said to his wife
Wife. | have an idea. have plent.
and Polly is a mighty fine girl; She
is Just starting Gu, in life and she
and her husband must come and live
! in Lakeland | will give them 2
/ whole outfit and being as | am az
quainted with all the business peo
pie of the town can be of powerful
lclp to them.
Just ten days later Uncle Jake AID
his wife We're ready to welcome their
niece and her husband to their now
home in Lakeland.
The train pulled up at the deno,
and soon Polly was in the arms o.
Uncle Jake, while her husband WAS
hugging and affectionately kissin"
Uncle Jake's wife The old man 6
eyes flashed with sparkle of jcal-
Ousy, as he caught a glimpse of his
wife a-cooing anr a-billng with his
new nephew, and he lost no time IL
rushing them into the carriage.
"Whore Shall drive?" asked the
coachman,
Travel sure does tell on one:
clothes, said Uncle Jake, "an3
clothes sure do help to make tic
man, or woman, either, for all thcF
say to the contrary, so suggest that
we drive by the store of I. |. Woods
~ Co. where they can take John 5
measure, and soon have him Il neat
business suit made to fit him like III
was never fitted in Ohio, and then
John will know the way back there
SO that he can have his travel
stained and wrinklcd suits cleaned
and pressed and they will look
they had never been worm
THAT suits me-" said John. anu
t. T. l. Woods & CO.'S they went.
After breakfast the party started
on, for days shopping ari sight.
seeing.
Now, my boy, said Uncle Jake
Lakeland is a lovelp place to live in
but like all live cities, house
is high. and | want you to have
: house Of your own somewhere on tn
rGgc of town. where you can hay,
plenty of room and garden if yo'
" want il My friends. Pickard Bros
Co, tn" real estate men. have u
> Of houses and lots and small farm
and by the way. plenty of timbe
land and orange groves on their lists
They know this country and vii
treat YOU right Wen 90 there an
look over what they have"
They did so and John and Poll
WY ~ VIII pltdSPu lHdt DelNr
"A tight they had the deeds i'm thei
possession to a pretty cottage i'm tn
" edge of town. and Uncle lake Ma
several hundred dollars poorer.
=, When you have house. yo
must then put something in if" soi
Uncle Jake. or il will not be ver
home like, or just the house a brid,
and pretty one at that. would lik
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