The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-27
BY w. cHIRLEY JONES

1t isn't often that the necessity arises
for an EXTRA" of WITH ROD AND
GUN, but 1t would never do to let the
story which I'm going to tell this morn
ing, 90 over for telling, in next weeks
instaIlment of WITH ROD AND GUN,
because stories like this always stale
with age.
There was a swell elegant bunch Of fell
lows in town Saturday night; every one
OF them a sportsman to the manner
BORN every one OF them ''aIl there"
warp and wool, all wool and a yard
wide.
They composed a party of lumbermen
from Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ill
inois and Alabama who were guests, all
of last week, OF Uncle Bil' Harbeson
and pick" Plckard. at Bagdad, De-
Funiak Springs and Camp Walton; and
dinner guests of one of their number, G.
II. Willett, OF Louisville, at the San Car
los Saturday night And twas as one
of Mr.. Willett's guests at that dinner
that l met the bunch.
The following good fellows composed
the party, and when l designate them
as good fellows" do so in the biggest
and best sense, viz:
Pick Pickard, Bagdad, Fla; C. A.
Dawson. Columbus. Ohio; A. NJ Lowery,
Detroit, Mich; a. p. Lowin Cincinnati;
II. s. Needham, Covlngton, KY; J. NJ.
Lester, Gadsden, Ala; NJ. G. Mosier.
Dayton, Ohio; G. II. Willett, Louisville,
Ky; c. E Wilt, Louisville, Ky; s. Fred
Mccormick, Lexington, KY; E. NJ Bir,
Albany. KY; @. S. Chowning, Sherry
Vile, Ky: Jos Atkinson, Carrollton, KY:
Steve Roemer, Bowling Green, Ky; Geo.
Brown, Russellville, KY. A H. Barber,
Springfield, KY; Joseph Pettus, Spring
hedl, KY; Claud Lindley, Jeffersonvilie.
Ky; Ollie Mccormick, Sterling. KY; c.
w. T. Oliver, Birmingham, Ala; L. II.
Vines, Birmingham. Ala; w. w. Wood,
Birmingham, Ala; 4. J. Phillips, Biz
mingham, Ala; W. B. Schaeffer, South
Bend. Ind; J. B. Wand, American Lum-
herman. Chicago; ]. NJ. schoenbach.
Southern Lumberman, Jacksonville.
Many Diversions
As related above, they were entertained
throughout last week by Uncle BIZ"
Harbsson and Pick" Pickard, at Bag
dad. DeFuniak Springs and Camp Wal
ton. And the entertainment consisted
OF every form of diversion which could
appeal to and delight the real sports
man-huntins quail, dove, wild turkey
deer and squirrel; and fresh and salt
water fishing Of every variety known to
the wisest and most adept devotee of
the piscatorial art, including bass cast
Ing and casting and trolling for the
speckled trout, that superbly game and
beautiful prince Of fishes who reigns
supreme at this season Of the year
throughout the realm OF Piscatoria and
guarantees TO the Fishing Dip, through
out the winter months, the most allur-
Ing and delightful sport which inures
to him. And then too, there was a
whirl at deep sea fish angling-trolling
for king mackerel, bonita, amber Jack,
Spanish mackerel, baricuoda and shark;
also day on tho snapper banks ten
miles off shore on the snapper banks.
What could have been a more delightful
entertainment and what could have ap-
pealed with more compelling force to
a bunch of sportsmen, everyone Of them
either hunting bug. or a fishing dip,
to the manor born.
And they killed birds and caught fish
too!
In relating their experiences at the
San Carlos Saturday night, they 'fessed
UP to 499 quail and dove and two wild
turkeys-I couldn't understand for the
life OF me, why they didn't make 1t 500
birds and twice as many turkeys and
deer or two. I'd have believed them
just as readily In either case.
But revertinG to the dinner Mt the
San Carlos Saturday evening.
! wac really unable to tell whether 1t
was noticed by the bunch. or not, but
must confess now that l felt Ill at ease
throughout the meal. Not. of course, be-
cause there was anything particularly
beligerant in the attitude of any Of them
Far from 1t. Indeed, every one Of the
bunch seemed to be doing his level best
to assure me that 1 was one Of them
and welcome guest at their delightful
board.
And Of course, did my very best to
a NEyifh
large majority OF them were Kentuck-
ians, and happen, through one of those
inexorable accidents OF which have be-
fallen so many OF us in tho world, to be
Kentuckian also.
Talked In Jaraon
But all through the evening, and the
Kentuckians, by some inexplcable irony
81 fate, were in the lead always, the
conversation persisted in drifting into a
Jarwon which was all Greek to me.
First. there was some reference to the
Indoor sports" which were provided as
ono OF the forms OF their entertainment
by Uncle Bill" and Pick" And then
the conversation drifted TO a discussion
OF gentleman whose name l understood
to be Crabbe, though no mention was
made Of his given name. And after Mr.
Crabbo had been discussed pro and con
for quito while. one of the fellows
waxed eloquent; also enthusiastic when
he introduced as subject of discussion,
another gentleman by tho name Of John
Mo Walker.
/ had no thought that the very limit
of enthusiastic encomiun had been
reached while MIR. Crabbe was under
discussion, but the encomiastic remarks
which were made apropos of Mr.. Crabbe
were not a marker to the references
made to Mr.. walker. Indeed, there was
nothing less than wild acclaim at the
very mention Of Mr.. walkers name.
And I've made up my mind. If the op-
poTtunity ever presents itself, to meet
both Mr.. Crabbe and Mr.. Walker-par-
ticularly the latter.
But I'm sure that there must have been
other foTns OF Indoor sports arranged
by Uncle Blu and Pick" for the en-
tcrtainment OF tho bunch, because. also
led by the Kentuckians. with now and
then q knowing look or an approving
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