Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-11-15
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Everybody and his wife were killing
hogs last week.
Isham Ramsey and wife and Jim
Campbell and wife moved here from
South Pittsburg last week.
II the weather keeps on this way
everybody and his sweetheart can go
out cossting. We keep looking for
winter and We believe 1t is coming for
coal went up from 10 cts. to 30 cts at
this place,
A. c. Kelly went to Chattanooga last
week on business.
An old colored man by the name Of
sam Pain is working in the mines with
US and we often get amused at him.
Last Wesk some one asked him II he
was going TO vote. 81 don't spec will
case day wouldn'tsport mo an amt
guino to support dem. All day wants
OBJ do niger am his vote an day'li eat
him 70 get it al den days done with
bin Its sottsr like dis onco dar was
= white man went to hebben and when
no get UP ders be knocked on de doov.
Keeper hOiiors cut who's dere?" De
man answers "Mr. - from ---."
De doorkeeper asts Are you ridin' or
waikiki" Do man say "Walkln" De
doorkoeper say you can't come in I'M
less you are ridin'. An de white man
turns and goes back and he meets a
niger and asts Where you goin'?"
lie niger say "Up to hsbben". De
white man say "You can't get in unless
you ia riding so I'll tell you what les
do. You let me ride you up dere and
I'll jes ride you on in and den we'll
both be in" He niger say "All right
and he gets down and de white man
La gets on de Niger and rides him up
30 de gate an atks. Doorkeeper ak
"Who dere?" "Mr. - from -"
''Ridin' or walkinP" "Ridin'." "All
right jes' hitch your hos up and come
in" And den de white man hitched de
niger up an left tho niggOr standin'
dere and went on in and OATS de way
1t is now. Dey hich de niger up and
rid9 him up to do poles an OATS az far
he can 20 and days do to wild him.
we all laughed and the old man com.
menced loading cars and singing his
fsvorite song Some oh desc days an
90: boiogs lonE You can call my namG
and y 70 gone ever ds ribbor to d
crawfsh poad
Uncle Jimmy Lars went to Jaspsl
last week on business.
Everyone is uneasy about Joe Lane
and family. They went to Fairmouni
last week in spring wagon and as the
mule was dangerous we are AFRAID liz
ran away before he got there. Uncle
Peat O'Neal is the owner Of the mule
and says the mule ran away % year
and broke spoke out of buggy. TIL
mule used to work in Whitwell mines
Uncle Peat says the mule is nov
80 years old and is as gentle as he wa
25 years ago. but tell you those oil
mules know heap Of mischief The,
have been here long enough to learn 1t
twenty miles to Fairmount and Joe wa
to start back Sunday morning. Unol
Peat says il be does he can make it b
the last OF the week. We hope 10
will have success and come home safe
The last report from joe and famil
was that man saw them going up tn
mountain. Joe's wife was leading th
mule and Joe behind the wagon push
ing. Joe said the day he left here b
guessed he would make the trip b
Christmas. Well, Editor, old friend
don't want this made public, for JoS
a special friend OF mine. l will to-
you how he made It when he returns.
There are no items of interest frol
this place this week. II 1t hadn't bee
for Joe Lane and Sam Payne, l don
know what would have done but ther
is always something good for goo
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