The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-06-17
Nominations of
Uncle Henry


hand to asst you when YOU see the
new city manager to pleese asst him
to excuse me for not seemin to take
a interest in his work nor in him.
| have been meenin to run in an give
him my blessin an kind of see what
he looked like but have been busy.
You have been out to my place an
seen how things are with me and
you know Marthy and so you can
eXplane to him how it is that don't
get time to do all the things | feel
called upon to. You can tell him to
that | have asted about him from
you a good many times. Try to keep
him in good humer towards me
until | get a chance to go in an
have a talk with him. I feel gilty
about lettin him run along without
any help and advise from me, still
guess you and Mayer Eaton and
Mr.. Holworthy and Others has told
him that | am alters reddy and will
lin to give advise to them that needs
it whether they asst for it or not
aint one to set around with my eyes
shet and my hands folded awatin to
, be invited to arise and help BY the
time a cry comes ringin Ger the res
!, less wave you will ginerally see that
have so set sale on fast steemer
a good while before.
A subjeck on which | have been
intendin to take up the pen whicl
is mitier than the sord, is COWS.
have spoke on this subjeck before
but few more words is needed al
this time, as I have thought of more
things to say.
was driving along to town on,
day when | overlook a man which
!, lives in one of Lakelands fare sub
burbs would tell his name bu
he mite be one of them that don
like there names in the paper.
asst him to ride up town with mr
and says, What is the matter will
them shade trees you set out in from
of your place." says | us it care
less plantin, or careless looking af
ter?' says. Neither one" say
he 1T is cows. Yess, SIR says he
!, the furthest one this way is tn
third tree ! have set out there, ant
!, ever time one gets to CROWN good
), some burned COW rubs up agin j
!. and gets the roots loose agin. SO
have Civ up" he says. when thing
gets to where the rites and confert
of citizens even them which ain
rite in the hart OF town, is bette
d looked after, than cows, then an
then only" says he, will ! set, ou
-, some more sh2de trees and res
bushes along the street, and wheI
that time arrives, will also pu
down sidewalk for cows whic
now keeps all our sidewalks on
this way SOS they aint fit for peepl
to walk on Even the things I've &C
inside the fence amt safe says III
:. Them there long necked, Ion
=. tongued reptiles can reach near a
over my lot from the outside, exceI
: little spot in the middle and the
-, get at that" says he, ever time .th
!. gate happens to be left open.
N He was so riled up, thought be'
II not to speek to him much on the SUI
ieck especially as we was coming
70 COW and didn't want to see i
n deeds of Whence done, which /
W. looked like he mite.
he But, Mr.. H., you know | have a
i'll lers sayed where was the sense
ho forbiddin COWS just in the center
air town and not all over town Aah
air we amin to have a City fare al
beautiful in all parts? Are We go
TO improve and eileen up part OF
,ie and let the COWS have the run Of Il
or rest of it? Where is the sense
m the iustise after man has put o
nd rose bush which will stay whore
,tb is nut and not wander from its oV
70 freside, SO to speek, and will be ia
to the eye and sweet to the nose