Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-03-24
FISHING IN The SOUTH
DIR. StuTgill Writes of His
and Charley Hoard's
Trip and Sojourn
in Florida.
Mr.. Editor:

AS per request L VIII write for
the readers of your paper OF some
of my experiences and observations
on this my second trip to "Sun.
kissed Florida. On Decembe goth
last Mr.. Chss. p. Hoard and my.
self left Ceredo to spend the winter
In land less subject to ice and
snow than is the Ohio valley. Mr..
Hoard took a train for Cincinnati
aud took one going to Winchester,
Ky. 1t was understood that Mr..
Hoard was to leave Cincinpati the
following morning and. was TO
take the same train at Winchester
at lo:45 next morning. The South
Atlantic Express over the l.. & N.
pulled into the station at Wiuches.
ter and / boarded the forward sleep.
er to look for Charley and be
climbed off the rear sleeper OIL
which he had engaged berths for
both of Us, to look for me. i told
the conductor | wanted to take the
sleeper which went through TO At
lanta and he told me the whole train
went to that city. Well, | thought
that beat the band that that whole
half mile of sleepers was gcing to
Atlanta. There must be something
doing down there. But didn't
spend much time cogitating over
what theJ were doiog in Atlanta,
for | wanted TO find Charley Hoard
and l wanted to find Kim p d. q.
So i went through the front car
from the rear and not seeing any
thing OF Charley | started through
the car just in front which turned
out to be the dining car. | asked
the conductor of this our very i'm
portant adjunct to the train if he
had seen anything Of Charley Hoard.
He replied that he had not had the
pleasure of meeting the gentleman
asked for and that if he had it was
not at all likely that he would be in
that particular car at that time of
day. / thanked him and informed
him | would find Charley Hoard if
had to walk clear back to Cincin.
natl to do it. By this time 1 was
getting little riled and turned and
started toward Cincinnati passing
from one car to another making, /
should think, about miles an hour,
while the train was going toward
the South Pole at about 60 miles an
hour. 1t was evident that, walk as
q hard as | could, was losing some
thing like So miles per hour. The
situation looked discouraging to say
the least, and l became quite exas-
perated for, at the rate / was trav-
cling, l figured ] would reach Gin
cInnati early in the fall of the year
of 1919 and perhaps Charley would
not be there then. But j continued
my pedestrian stunt toward the
rear Of the train looking into every
car and seat for Charley, and in.
cidently cussing TO myself, Of
course), the whole l.. 81 n. R'y sys-
tenn and all its employees from the
conductor down to the president for
their carelessness in leaving Char
ley in Cincinnati. On / tramped,
still averaging about miles north
aud 50 miles south when 10 my
great joy and surprise on entering
The 'steentb car ran jam into
Charley coming south at about 90
miles an hour looking for me.
How ] remember that surprised and
satisfied grin which spread over
Cbarley's face when he saw me.
Well, that meeting was as cordial
az though we had not seen each
other for half century. He con-
Quoted me back to the rear car,
which was a combined sleeper and