The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
SOME SLOBBER.

III. W. "A. MchenZle OF frultlant
Park, Fla, is man who would "b,
indirections find directions out" I'm
der cover of an oratorical appeal tt
the Almighty, he has two-columr
panegyric on Florida in the last issue
OF the Eustis Lake Region that is "a
peach" Florida colonization com,
panies should secure copy before
the Almighty places it in the dry
kiln. Addressed as it is to Omnipo.
tence, there is little danger of the
government finding an indictment
against the sender for using the mails
to defraud.
Of course we have the goods, but
the language in which the goods are
wrapped, make them so much more
effective. yea attractive, and it is
barely possible the courts might hold
that it was taking undue advantage
of the susceptibilities of normal pros
pective settlers. However it is an al
together new way of getting at those
who dwell in northern darkness and
of showing them the light; one that
few would have had the temerity to
use; and yet now that the system has
been used and there appears to be no
copyright, there is nothing in the way
of its adoption by those who want
others to come and see "the soft De-
cember moonlight that like jagged
splinters of Jovah golden flame light
ems the petals of yOnder roses"
Here is the first verse of DR.. Nc
Kennels wonderful Florida advertis-
ing prayer:
Oh, Deified Omnipotence! As
we stand beneath the sheltering
live-oak trees, bedecked with
waving Spanish moss, which, like
Nature-woven festoOns for some
universal Christmas bower, fill
tiers the soft December moonlight
that like Jagged splinters of Jo-
Wan golden fame lightens the
petals of yOnder roses; as the
winter night wind, soft, warm,
fragrant as a sweetheart's touch,
crOOns eyen-sOng-a Natures
Xmas carol to which, from the
branches, the hooking birds re-
turn their silvery sweet replies;
as the perfume of orange bios
SONS and the fragrance of many
flowers flavor the wine-like air
in celestial blend; as the music
of crystal waters of the lake
comes from out the night like
fairy flutes atune; as yonder
star, like Bethlehem of old, shoots
shafts of silver from dark blue
bowl of sky; as ripples forth
the laugh of barefoot children
plucking golden grapefruit globes
from fragrant groves; as this
wonderful December Florida
night reveals opulence. peace,
happiness, joy, cOntentment and
plenty, we pray Thy boon.
Lead Thou us on unto the key
that unlocks the mystery of this
wonderland. Tell unto us the
truth of why one spot in this
fair land is ,graced above the
rest. Hast Thou forgiven Eve
and careless mate. her Adam, and
having driven their seed from
Eden. art here in Florida replac-
ing a Paradise Lost with Para
disc Regained? If this be true,
give us the grace, the wit. the
wisdom, both of word and pen to
tell our brothers. Let our mes
sage 90 forth this Xmastide, out
into the bitterness of Northern
climes and lead mems steps
Alright. Let us strike the shack
les from the slaves in the MAS {
ma of cities. ,
There is a whole lot more of this a
the same general meter, but this r
ust suffice for the time. The News d
els deeply for DR.. Mckenzie; he has v
identity been )earing a great burden, O
ID while we must doubt the pro- s
iety of casting such a heavy one n
the Lord It this season of the s.
ar. and more especially this year, I
ZEN our normally magnificent moon S
seen through the fog-moist at I"
,sphere, has more the appearance v
a green cheese fresh from the
undry, yet we must, perforce, con-
atulate him now that he has I'M n n
,ded. fl