The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-03-15
Observations Of Three FIoridians
Robert Lee Thornton, Walter Glenn
and Richard Groves Accompany
ing Thos. 7. Farley to Chicago

SSC W NC man anu Wnen answer
ed that | was going to be burglar
or a policeman, he took me out to
the barn and gave me such a whip
ping that have had no use for a bur-
glar or policeman since then.
"At the Kimball House in Atlanta,
Ga.," continued the Chicagoan, ignor-
ing the laughter coused by his Ie-
marks, Il got mixed up with bunch
of wise men from up yonder' They
were all from big cities. One of them,
who said he was from Chicago, gave
me that tired feeling mentioned in
spring medicine advertisements. He
wore great, green, glistening specta-
| Giles and there was too much Chicago
in his talk. I am from Chicago my
self. am on my way back there and
while l can not appreciate it's winter
climate, boost its other qualities and
/ love the place and when I speak of
| it bring the sound out deep from the
chest, but I am not windy like that
fellow WAS"
"You are not what ?" interrupted
Mr.. Groves, one of the tourists.
"You heard me the first timer snap
ped the Chicagoan, and then he con-
tinued:
, "When he asked me where I was
from l did not want to admit that I
was from his town, and I mumbled,
'Punta Rassa.'
| "'What part of South America do
they have that in p he asked, and then
he stared at me through those green
spectacles. He thought Punta Rassa
was a disease, not place.
Gust as | was about to explain, a
squad of soldiers and a band passed
the hotel and when the parade was
over / switched the conversation 7
told him that during the Civil war
some battles were fought after the
war was over, because in those days
they did not have the quick means of
communication that we have now.
"He loudly told about how the news
of the recent armistice came out of
the sky. 1t was then that I gently
inserted a poinard beneath his left
clavicle. / told him that it would in
terest me to know how and where the
news of Dewey's victory at Manila
was received in this country He did
mot know but, of course, he suggested
Chicago Not man in the crowd
knew. Some said New York, others
said Washington and still others said
San Francisco.
"There was telegraph Office con-
venient and l told the Chicago mar
to step over and get the right infor-
nation. The operator was an old
timer and knew all about the matter,
When the Chicago man returned and
before he had a chance to open Ills
mouth I asked:
as there anything else that yoe
want to know about Punta Rassa?'
Ono he answered. my curiosity
has been satisfied at was news to
him to know that twenty-one years
ago the cable station at Punta Rassa
made history in reporting Dewey's
victory at Manila, and when last saw
the Chicagoan he was Grating about
the Spanish-American war, Dewey.
Manila and Punta Rassa.
"While strolling through the coun-
try the other day, I lost myself some
where between the Tampa Bay hotel
grounds and the Dixie highway.
wandered to a farm house and ex-
planned myself and expressed desire
to pay for good square meal. The
farmer gave the once over while
was eating. He guessed that l did not
belong in these parts and he satisfied
himself that was harmless before he
named the price of the meal. 1t was a
great meal and my intention was to
give him one dollar. If had mention
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have said thirty cents but when l
mentioned Chicago the price was 'one
dollar In expressing my thanks I
told him that the meal was splendid
and that was not getting such meals
elsewhere. Then he told me that it
was a game dinner and that he shoots
something every day.
81 don't know if game laws cover
the county or not, but I told him that
there was penalty for shooting game
out of season. This did not annoy him.
Nobody knows about my shooting he
said, and they cannot prove anything
Then my Importance asserted itself.
Don't you know" I demanded.
chat ] can summon the sheriff and
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