Boswell is a character who closely resembles any number of my friends and probably some of yours as well. He spent time in a very small and cool tavern on Little River in Miami next to a boat yard. My Grandfather knew Boswell and so did my Dad. Back during the war, Boswell flew C-46's over the hump- after, he never flew again.

I never did know his last name or even if Boswell was his first. I guess it doesn't matter. He spent a lot of time fishing and traveling. I don't think there's a single country he never visited. He lived for a time in Hawaii and later down in the Florida Keys.

When I knew him he was calling an old sailboat home. Everyone liked Boswell. He always had something funny to say and never forgot his friend's birthdays.

One day he didn't show up and after a few days my Dad looked for his boat- It was gone and so was Boswell. We never saw him again but no one ever forgot him. I following sketches are mine but the captions are all Boswell! He was a funny guy!

Robert J. Firth
South Florida

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