The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-27
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North Main street. last evening. drop
ped his slippered feet % the floor from
the stool which had been their resting
place since slipper. sat bolt upright In
hts old Morris chair and peered az
wustcdly Over his glasses AZ tne
group % young people around the p.-
aRu iu the adJoining room Hts pipe
bestrewed the room WITH ashes as it
wavered IN one hand ana SIR sim
mons grasped the sun ip thc ot1sr.
"Why. that's our first attempt at
AarRie, dad replied Enid simmons
Were trying 20 learn o. Don't you
like the air.
Father simmons replaced his pipe
settled down again in his chair to re-
sumo study q the sllealan mix-ap ana
delivered his parting Shot almost tb
himself I've never heard worse sing
ing he gruHted. 4 don't sing much
any more. but Kin beat that ans
day -or night. either. q ia no later
than now
shout ~ youthful protest and
amusement combined greeted his
words. "oh Dad YOU haven't sung ln
years cried his daughter. Come on
was cchcing invitation a. well as re-
Duke from the other boys and girls ~
tho nelghborhood. enjoying the hospl
taiiiy ~ Ends home. but Charles 2.
kept his seat
You don't know good a.nFin these
days he declared There was Iots
- good songs when } was boy ia this
town, and we had real music Is them
days. They was funny. too. but polite
they didn't depend on slang e BIT
What you sing now aw ia makes me
sickl" pad simmons took pull 80
bis pipe 20 settle his stomach.
What were those songs Mr. sim
monsP shoot" urged Billy Brown
Dad sung Sweetest Eunch OF LiIacv.
g. az once but he's not much ora tune
you know Z guess your songs im those
days were sad love dlttieB-ehg"
Charles y. Simmons gazed nt the
aasemoiage now drifting about his
chair. IN pity. Amt any - you poor
young 'uns ever heard McGlntys'" he
asked. Nor Johnnie Jones ana Hie
sister Sue. nor over the Garden wall.
nor Had But so Cents nor n Owe
SO to OGrady. nor DO. no. Nv
Huckieberrs. DO. nor anything real
funnyY@
There was a shout Of mirth afr.
summons gasped Irene smith you
cont mean 70 say those are Songs. do
youf WIZ. the names sound a.
though you were making thena M
Did people IN this towr really ever
sing songs with such utlese Come
now-give as that ons SOU called
over the Garden something
Charles p. Simmons put his nine
into his hip pockct--In an MS life bstr
never used that portion Of his panta-
lo9ns for any other purpasc-eof 10
NJ feet famed becoming enabar-
fasHinent from his face with his news
paper and strolied over 90 the piano
Gimme c. be said 10 Enid a.,
~hat f ne girl asked laughing eyhv
thc g chord 81 course" her father en-
plained ~ deep disgust. Then. a. she
manclnKig sounded an old fashioned
accompaniment. Charles - lifted I'm
rather good baritone voice in a aiffy
that SCI tho Young people 10 tnpnlrr
ane en5oyably with their feet. Rut
= Was not uhVl he reached the final
verse. with rs chorus. that Baady,v
complete triumph came
'one day I Jumped down on the
other side.
over the garden man
She promised me braVah sbe.5
be my bride.
over the garden wall
she screamed Ia alright Here.
father--qniekf
I have an impression he's bring
inE a stick
Ana ! brought the impression a.
hnff brick
over the garden wall"
over the garden wall, me
sweetest girl Of am
mere never were set such ewes
Of JET
Ana you may bet ia never for
ECt
ne night our lips "a kisses met
over the garden waHt"
Aua4e summons resumed his chair
-" p'P" and his beloved paper before
ne tumat u applause died ava, "a.
hta happy feeling thar h. had car.
REQ on The honors ~ the evening -,
ne steadily refused al the chafferlrg
appeals Tor an encore.
Then. when comparative gt,fo. h.s
Gen restored. Billy broke out with
mats swell AR. simmons bgf
ao" ata YOU FOLKS ever figure oat ~
,.le oid days that YOU had polite sonrss
wasn't you NAV bet considered sisn-
then 2' 'AH-
hnt baddie simmons merely rrapt
ed "Iumph
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