Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-11-22
cOPPINGER COVE.
Special to the News.

Will, our little mill is ready and not
a bushel OF corn in 1t nor a drop Of wa
ter, nor steam but Coppinger bought a
mill at South Pittsburg Thursday and
we tried it. II is run by u crank and
grinds meat. After grinding We eat
soms fine sansages.
Austin'a 6ne saddle horse split him
last Wednesday. 1t reminded us of the
two Irlshmen that gos wore out walk
ing and met q man on 3 mule and ban
tered him to sell the mule. lie said he
would sell the mule though IL would
kick a chew OF tobacco out of . mans
mouth and him on It, DiVil bit they
cared for that, neither Of them used to-
bacco. They bought the mule and took
it half day about riding. In the ev-
sninR the one that Sas walking got
weary and swung to the mules tail in
crossing a rocky branch and the mule
kicked him down. lie rose with rock,
threw it at the mule and bit the other
Irishman in the back, who looked
around and said Whats the matter
Pat2" Said be: The bloody mule kick
cd me down" "Niver mind that, Pat,
he just now took mo in the back.
grumble 81 tho old lady for smoking
80 much, but she taught me to smoke.
The way she taught me was this way
She makes me roast potatoes till
/ smoke.
We guess the mills up in Peter Cave
have stopped until next summer until
the Little Sequachee River gets up and
washes away the sand that the wagons
nave made by MASKING ssndrock.
There is not q single cricket up thiI
cove. they are all married and got biz
families.
AS it is the lonesome time of the yea
let all write to our worthy paper. Ii
my letters | will not say anything
about the sickness in the cove or on tn,
mountain till some of our distAn
friends write to the News.
Billamahugh and Jesse COppinge
took there music pieces over into tn
ridges to play Yankee Doodle for III
foxes.
Mrs. Ella Coppinger was down from
Peter Cave Saturday to see home folks
Mrs. Martha Mosier was visiting he
mother Saturday.
Mrs, Will Coppingsr took her child
rem to Sequachse Saturday and ha
their pictures taken.
We saw A. J. Curtis in Sequache
Saturday with some mammouth Iris
potatoes.
went duck hunting Friday. di
not see any till / got back home An
found my old duck had my dinner reAc
y. She is not cat il she does meouv
am trying to learn her fce to spell
humble bee with It's tale cut of an
pronounce every syllable as he goe
She says that can't spell it mysel
/ toll her 1 can spell potatoes with I
letters but "o's." She says that bea
her and the fee. Here 1t is. Put on
"O", put zoos" put ''OOo's," pl
"oOoo,s," put "ooooo's," put "oOoooo's
put "ooooooo's," put ''oooooooo's.
Since Austin Coppinger killed hoI
! the other day we have had sausaI
for every meal. See was right gettiI
close to the hog pen. If am not mi
taken we must look ahead SO AS to liv
We saw rabbit the other day to
the old lady 1t was either from MSS
t Sippi or Arkansas. Why how do y
know she said. Because saw &
brand said. Because saw tbs bra,
the bunch of cotton tied to its tall.
The wagons keep passing out of I
cove to Sequachee loaded with what L
father ought to have used on me, hic
n DRY.
s We have found out how TO stop :
y smallpox 81 Whitwsll il we can finC
mantle rock to 60 across the pocket th
haul saw dust from the mills and I