The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-28
ontimist Department, Devoted to
cheering up "The Land of Sunshine"
(5Y GENE JONES.)

..... Dor t know what
hat line o. dots is, dc you? Well,
mems tears I'm leaving town to-
morrow. I'm going to sally forth into
me cold, clammy climate of the north.
were about to travel ria the Clyde
steamship Lenape. They say travelin'
an her is the nearest thing to ride
on The Whip
Cot my second dispatc III from Clar-
ence at the front this morning. Here
lis:
ia Greaser, Mexico-Me and
Pershing had hot time last night
Some son-of-a-bandit swiped the gen.
erals clothes. Crept right up to his
tent. slid in and slid put with the
dudds. Not sentry saw him.
aPershing had to wear undress uni
form this morning. 1t was some I'M
dress uniform, too The generals a
sport, though. He didn't care He
led his troops in a famous charge in
pajamas-he, not his troops. Some
say as how he got $1,000 900 from the
pajama trust for doing it. When
the greasers saw him they fled. He
looked like a cross between the White
Death and busted cyclone.
~ ln1
day. Took ride on a Mexican spring
wagon Did you ever ride on a Next
can spring wagon? 'Tis made of two
pair of wheels, worn cut horse and
board stretched between. You sit
on the board-if you can. After we'd
gone about a mile, the soldier driving
the rig looked around at me. Does it
meet your expectation, sir?' said the
soldier.
at does said l. 1t meets it so
hard. believe I'll lose my backbone
through the top of my lead!
Just at that moment the horse ran
away. He ran away. bui he took the
wagon along. To appre ciate the joy
;sof such a ride, you've got to try and
picture Mexican road. A Mexican
road is something half way between
the rockiest part of the Rockys and
the DeLand-Daytona highway. Pretty
soon we passed the last American out
post and developed a Charge on the
enemy's line. Every time we'd go up
IN the air we'd swear, and every time
we'd come down we'd grunt.
We went through villas camp like
runaway comet Old Villa was shaw
ing, but that horse, he never hesitated
Just clum under that tent and out
the other side like he was going for
drink. When we got clean of the
tent Villa was riding bareback with
razor in one hand and a shaving
brush in the other But lost the out
law. He got scraped off by a passing
branch. Strangest part Of the whole
anair was, the Yankees wouldn't be-
neYe we'd taken Villa oui. riding. We
SAID we took him but he was highly
dlscontentedl"
! IN THE NATURE OF A FAREWELL.
Dear tourists, cts and all the rest.
4 word / want to say;
i've tried my hardest ano my best.
10 keep you bright and ray.
u leaving for a freezing land,
hlgbt early Wednesday morn,
Y miss the palms, the sky, the sand.
FOR Florida I'll mourn.
lotting down the OP1IMIST,
ise mad grand old time;
u naturally a pessimist :s.-
ana mighty poor at rhyme.
y iet me thank you just snee more, j,
Al readers of this column.
! nope haven't been bore,
Today I'm feelin' solemn
you wishes to you, one and all.
uust we meet again;
.s'aember, where to come next fall,
- hide from snow and rain.
VT. and Mrs. Elmer Z. Carpenter,
.ho had been spending the season
~ with Mr.. Carpenters parents,
n. ana Mrs. 0. H. Carpenter, at their
49, on Volusia avenue, departed
:. uay on their return to Detroit,