Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-10
nnEEfcHIr WRITES A STORY.

New York City, N. Y.
AS have seen dothing from this place
take pom in hand and will drap the
News few lines. am travelling a
hole heap and larnin the weys OF the
world fast, and ] will keep you all wey
down in old Tennessee s6rter posted.
Now wey up here in n Y peple are not
like they are wey down thar, fer thay
are mighty selfish up here. Now for
instant Mr.. Mogg aud his wife is man
of medium sized family bein only 81
children and all of them are boys ex-
cept 20 and they are gals, and Jacob be
went and died, and that still left TWEEN
ty gals and marry boy.s
So one day Sally Jane Mogg, was a
gal that had seed is summers and the
same amount of winters, and a Teller by
the name OF Walter Hogg got to spark
in and he'd been akin Sally Jane to be
hisn ever chance he'd git, and she new
er did give him no definite answer. So
one day he steps in and nobody in the
place but Sally Jane. So be comes
rite in and falls down on one knee rite
beside Sally James chair, and be plead
ed, ooh Sally Jane, / cum here to-day
to tell you something, and | want your
answer now Darlin, will you be my
own little yaller punkin? Oh darlin,
don't say nay, bekase | can never stand
it if you 10, My only sweet little dove
say you will be mine and make me hap
Ply the rest of my days. Say no and
will fly to the deep blue and get on the
! highest bank | can find and | will make
leap and that will be the last of me.
| will 60 down, down, down, and land
right square in eternity Now what
wilt We have me do? Darlin, hear my
cry. Oh sweet thing, the transgression
am hard, so make up your mind quick
ere / die. Save my life, darlin, save it,"
and he riz to his feet with big tears in
his eyes, and Sally Jane she riz to her
feet with sobs and tears also, and both
riz with mattermonial clasp, and he
sobbed and she sobbed, and he said
Dear" and she said Eyes. | can never
stand for you to leap off of that high
place in the deep blue" "Bless my lit
tie sweet later. she has saved my life, -
was his reply, aud it wasn't but short
time until the license was secured and
quiet little wedding took place.
| thought old man Moggs would sure
ly die, for he run around and told every
body his tale of woe. lie only had 70
daughters left and he threatened to
take poison an to hang hisself and fine
ly he said he would let her go Gallagher
and he done so. An month or so lat
er a young man got to sorter of knock
ing around Becky, and the old man no
ticed this man, Sci Bummer paying his
respt. to Becky, and one day he said
"0ld woman, less move, move out OF
here or we will lose Becky" and the ole
woman she agreed to do so, an the ole
man he lit out fer to hunt place. 81
he went to Oklahoma and selected hin
place one hundred miles from any
body and in the forest, So they moved
, wey out thar and the old man took then
10 gals, and he soon cleared up lanC
anuff to make a livern on. And him al
them gals Ding a we'll and then THAI
built house, an so it went on an the,
made a big crap of corn and big gar
den, an they laid craps by and sot out
big orchard.
: An one day the old man had to go t.
town, and the nearest town was II
miles from home, an on his wey to tow
40 miles from home he diskivered
} piece of cleared land an on closer exam
nation he diskiyered house, and look
ing closer he seed two men and VIC
man and some children, and he turn
his wagon and goes back home, an Mrs
Mogg, surprised to see him back S
soon, axes him what's the matter, an
,, he said, "Goin to move tomorrow, oil
woman. " "Why, what's rong?" "Ar
other family moved in 40 miles belo'
here. Citing too thickly settled. Ca
MT stand that. Going to move to-mol
row. If we stay here Wen lose anothe
5 gal"
This charming story will be con tim
/ ed in next issue. DoFETCHIT.