The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-12-12
ITS MORE BLESSED" ETC.

You all know what the good book
says: at is more blessed to give
than to receive? Well, you that want
tic be blessed at this particular recep-
ton had better hurry and obtain your
tickets, for the line is growing short
An even hundred iron men have roll
ed across the captains counter, and
only twenty-five more are needed.
There are some good folk who have
dollars waiting for this fund right
now, but we may not reach them,
cause other people are beating them
to it.
Yesterday morning we found in our
p. o. box check from Harry Cole.
Harry lives at Leesburg, but his
will never untangle from
Ocala. So he sends his contribution.
Coming out of the p. o., we met DR..
Watt, in hurry as usual, but he took
time to unwind a toadskin from his
roll and slide it to US as he passed.
Down street we met our state attor-
ney, who is kindhearted to all that
section of the world that behaves it
self. All we had to do was to say
Industrial school tree" and he di-
vorced himself from a dollar with a
rapidity that couldn't be excelled. Mrs.
R. T. Weaver and Mrs. Elmer De-
Camp are like twin sisters in good
looks, good business qualities and
goodness of heart-they sent twin
dollar bills in an envelope. George
Hall, the good-looking and competent
night clerk at the Harrington, sat by
US at dinner; George tries to make 'em
believe he is hardhearted, but we have
caught him being the other way sew
eral times, so when we asked for a
contribution we weren't a bit surpris-
ed to have him readily respond. Mr..
Robert Edward Lee Lyle was among
those present and when we approached
him he realized that he had a great
name to live up to. K. c. Moore, the
county agent, came in to see US about
some of his good work; he donated a
dollar and also taught US how to say
"apropos," which word we now know
hod to pronounce for the first time in
our life-and that's some time. Ed
Tucker walked rapidly by US in the
postoffice; there was gentle swish
and two new dollar bills remained in
our keeping. Rev. c. L. Collins was
in the postoffice; with him was his
pretty daughter; the reverend gave us
dollar and Miss Ruth gave US a
smile, and we were rich. Rev. Collins
is one of the schools staunch helpers
The other night we left our socks or
the floor, the mice carried them off
and we had to wear our other socks
yesterday morning they had to go tt
the laundry and we were sockless til
afternoon-thankt the fates, the wealth
er was warm-we went to Max Fishe
about four o'clock and bought two
pair of his holeproofs-we like then
we'll because they stand wear anc
don't show dirt; Max handed US the
SOA Will OliS hdnu caIo HdIdSu DdSr
the dollar with. the other, and said i
was for the industrial schools Christ
mas tree-so, we all, the mice, US, Ma,
and the school, are ahead. Out of the
late afternoon mail we picked a let
ter with a check in it-that lette1
didn't say much, but what it did sa!
was whole lot, that the check was tt
help grow the industrial schools
Xmas tree, and it came from c. B
! Howell, one of Marion's foremos
: farmers. And now we saw ap
preaching W. B. Gallagher, who's,
heart is so wide it sticks out on boil
: sides of him-Billy has saved our lif
. several times, so all we had to do wa
to tell him we were dying for dollar
and, presto, pronto, p. d. O., it was il
: our hand. And the morning and tn
evening were another day.
The list:
/ Mrs. Edna Aver Wright. .....s 20
Cash ............... 10
Cash ................. 1.O
]. W. Sylvester .............. 10
DR.. H. W. Henry .......... 10
2 J. H. Benjamin .............. so
t Mack Taylor ................ 10
| Z. A. Osborne .............. 10