The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-12
YALE ST. Clair County, hlch THURSDAY February r. 1914
From Distant Friends.

Mr.. j, A. Menzies.
Yale. Michigan
Friend Jim:-l enclose one dollar in
this letter to renew INV subscription to
/ the dear Old ExpoSitOr for another
year.
We are all well and getting along
fine. We have plenty OF snow and ice
! i'm this section with zero weather at
the present time.
Hoping this may find you and all
our Yale friends well, / will close,
wishing you one and all abundant
prosperity.
Sincerely your friend,
VIM. M. Thompson
O.
LutZ, Fla, Feb. 8, IA
Editor of EXpOsitor Again 4 will
try to add little to what has already
been said about this country. Although
have not moved around TO any very
great extent 1 am continually learning
something new. There are many in
teresting people here, both of northern
and "crocker" type. Religious services
are at present held in the school house
at LutZ and nearly every Sabbatha a new
man speaks to the congregation. This
arises from the fact that there are
many ministers in the neighborhOod,
several of whom in other times, up
north, have been strong men in the
work, but who are now retired and
living in place that is about as near
Heaven as you can get on this mum
dane sphere. \ new church building is
contemplated, and | think the site and
some of the money is already subscrib
ed. All the \ ale folks are active i'll
church work here.
1t is little amusing to listen to some
of the stories which are told OF cures
and wonderful changes in health
wrought by a brief sOjOurn ih this
part OF Florida, and there is no doubt
but that many have been benefited
physically by coming here, but Florida
is very much like Michigan or most
any other state, it has its strong and
its weak points. The pure air, almost
continual sunshine, freedom from all
kinds Of miasma, and its genial, even
climate makes it wonderfully pleas
ant dwelling place for him who is not
blessed with rugged constitution, or
who has passed the meridian of lite
and has begun to lose the energy and
vitality of youth. AS for me did not
come like Ponce De Leon of old, to
find the fountain of perpetual youth,
but came hoping to find place where
those who have had their day of youth
may still find the greatest degree of
physical comfort and happiness.
l See by a report in the Record that
| am charged with wearing scandalOus
apparel down here, and eating enor
nous quantities, to both OF which |
plead guilty. But | want to state that
If you wanted to witness a sight that
would cause hungry hound to turn
green with envy, you should see Ger.
tain long geared, lantern-jawed scare
crow brought into this country eat
FLAP. jacks, "corn pone" and "sich."
The "critter" weighed only l37 pounds
when he landed and last Monday was
able TO kick the beam at $50. haven't
been able to equal that, but AIN doing
my best.
also notice the correspondent of
the Record has quite bit to say of
some of the Yale folks "color" since
coming here. 1t Is q little funny how
some folks get interested in color and
colored stuff as soon as they get down
here. But it's funny country any
way.
want to add at this time for the
benefit of those who are interested in
rod and gun sport that this is a mighty
interesting locality. | saw a fine deer
yesterday which was shot within two
miles of my shack Rabbits, grouse
and quail are abundant and the lake
teeming with fish. The natives call
the fish trout, but | would call them
wide-mouthed black bass, and the finest
table fish | ever tasted Since | got
started want to go fishing every day.
We have had them for dinner three
en- up enough space for this time, so
will close. Yours truly,