The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-06
packing US into the cab. and ordered


his hand on the throttle, aren't you
going to rider
"'No,' replied the mountaineer. 1
hain't never been on one OF those
pesky things. an amt going to take
no chances. l guess can hoof 1t and
keep up to you: but don't you-all try
to run away from me, or I'll plug you
full Of lead!'
THE engineer started up, and the
highland holdup man had no trouble
keeping up with US. The queer process
sion proceeded for several miles, then
we came to a place where track
branched OF from the main line into
the heart Of the wilderness. Here he
brought the engine to . stop by point
ing his gun at the engineer and shout
ing, 'Whoa!'
"Now, you-all git down and move
the track over SO we can 60 up this
ERE way he commanded. addressing
the man-of-all-work.
THAT worthy lost no time in climb
ing down and throwing the switch. and
we moved along the old unused track.
what the nation does that elon-
gated outlaw want to run us up this
old lumber line for? growled the en-
gineer. There hasn't been a train
along here since the road stopped TAX
ing out timber
"'Say, you train robber!' shouted
the manor all-work, addressing the
patriarchal pirate in his most courtly
manner. will you kindly inform US
whittier we are going and why, and
what is our DOOM
"'You-all II find out soon enough
he answered. Shut up
I'VE proceeded for about three
miles, and then the grizzled guerrilla
commanded the engineer to stop. He
told the fireman to fix his fires SO they
would last for couple of hours. When
everything was ready he lined us up
in single file, with the lanky coon dog
in the lead, and made us precede him
along a path in the wilderness. In
about fifteen minutes we came to a
cabin in a clearing. In answer to a
whistle from our captor. woman ap-
peared at the door.
Mandy he said. I've brought COM
pany for dinner. Rustic around lively.
These gents is in a hurry
IN short time the meal was ready,
and we all sat down. 1t knocked the
wind out Of me to hear that venerable
vyiv I'm oh Twin thn ro-
past. but it didn't spoil my appetite.
AFTER we had finished and the table
had been cleared, our host procured
writing materials and placed them on
the table.
az want one of you-uns to write a
letter, he said. Guess you-all had bet
ter do it, he continued, addressing
me.
II expressed my willingness to &C.
commodate him, and prepared to stem
ograph his dictation.
This here letter. he said, is to be
wrote to the president Of the United
States
Il indited the superscription and
waited for him to commence dictation
"'Mr. President he started. and
then continued:
Dear Sir:
This here section Of the country has beer
pestered by a lot of no-account revenue
men huntin' for moonshiners. They made
1t unpleasant for us honest natives and
we-all has had to feed them pretty darr
| often. To prove 10 YOU that these revenue
! men you send down here are no-account
critters. I am sending YOU by railroad g
key of first-class moonshne whisky which
I made in my cabin while your varmint.
was there eating my grub. l guess you
all will find it all right, but there Is M
use you sending any more of them crit
tiers down here to get me, for l am go
ing away. Please excuse the writing, al
it was done by no-account railroad man
Yours truly.
JAKE X. TOLLIVER.
Tmarkl
Quite an expressive epistle," com
mented the pug-nosed brakeman.
Eyes," replied Monk. That noun
taineer had the art of letter writin
down fine. After l had finished m
stenographic duties, that moonshine
produced a five-gallon key and mad
, US lug it down to the train. He toll
| the engineer to see that it was deli,
: cred to the president along with tn
letter. Then he babe us adieu and tol
, US to clear out.
I'VE backed out Of that wilderness
and eventually reached our destin,
3 tion."
And was the liquor sent to tn
I PRESIDENT" asked the pug.nosed brak
!. man.
t mot in a thousand years." e.
a claimed Monk. Somehow or otht
l. that keg sprung a leak, an before "
d reached our destination every drop
the liquor was gone. II the trai
s hadn't run so slow, We might ha,
n saved some Of it,
|
a Potash In United States.
" A discovery of deposit Of potas
q within the United States was mat
t some time ago, though little has bet
done in the way of its developmer