The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-04-09
LETTER FROM J. O.

Well, this is glorious day-but |
not as cool here as it is in Union
however its degree cooler than it
was yesterday.
This is the second Easter have
spent in Miami and neither time have
l been egg hunting. Nevertheless Il
have seen chickens each day-there's
one more intend to see to-day. Then
my writing period will be over for the
present. No man can write when
chickens are around.
Yesterdays weather report said
"Rain tonight and tomorrow" Most
Of the people semed to believe it, for
the streets seem to show more hustle
than is customary on Sunday. Evry-
thing is just as If nothing was to
take place. But this evening hope
there will be difference, for then it |
will be cooler. And on days like this |
the evtning is the real time to live. 4
sometimes think it is unfortunate that |
there are no reserve seats in the
churches. Many times it is a hard
matter to find place to sit in the
church l attend. This evening I am to |
be double, perhaps triple, and am won
dering what I am to do. When am
single one seat is enough-but when |
I'm double or TRIBE it takes two or |
three seats. If reservations were in |
order could have gotten the seats
two or three days ago. "The White |
Temple" (First Methodist Episcopal |
church) is to give musical program
this evening-the Easter sermon was
given this morning.
Last Monday l got message that
schooner had gone adrift and landed
at West Palm Beach. I Immediately
caught the nine o'clock bus and went
there as fast as it would carry me.
When 1 reached my destination II
found the boat anchored out in the
ocean just off the beach. The wind |
blew and the waves rolled high and
low. First the boat was perched on |
wave and then the wave would roll |
and the hull would be scarcely visible. |
The medical officer, the customs in
spector and I finally decided to have
the passengers, forty-four in number,
brought ashore for inspection, for we
dared not try to reach the vessel on |
which they were.
The inspection was something new
for the spectators. In every direction
] saw cameras and kodaks pointed at |
the waiting passengers and their SER
ants ii. e. the doctor, the customs
officer and me). made desk Of to-
motae crates which were piled upon
the shore. The wind was still blow
ing and my papers wouldn't lie still |
while l checked them. One little girl
whose sympathy was for me came TO |
my assistance. She took a seat on
the tomatoe crate beside me and help
ed hold the papers while checked
them. The inspection of aliens was
something she evidntly hadn't seen
before, so didn't have to talk to her
much for she was already interested.
She was as quiet as mouse when the
cat is around while ona- of the alien
girls was reading. The alien read
all right until she came to the word
"angels, "then she stumbled. I looked
at my assistant and as she listened a
smile crept over her face and filled it
with sunshine. I turned to the alien
and said: ":What if I should tell you
that this little girl was an 'a-n-g-e-p?
Could you then tell me what the let
ters angel spell?" Then the
silence was broken. the fairer one
who sat by my side Ioughed aloud,
and to use an English expression,
jolly we'll believe she was almost an
angel.
The inspection completed We went
into town and had dinner. I found
friend who was going to Miami In his
car and he offered to take me along
with him as he was alone. We got
some gas and started for Miami at
$40 p. m. Everything went all right
until we had blowout. That
remedied, each had little muscular
exercise pumping air into the the
tube. Promptly at 1885 p. m. I walk
ed into the Y. M. C. A. where found
my room waiting to receive me.