Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-11-28
DOFETCHIT'S STORY.

Now this gal, Maryanda Mogg, is the
one who eloped while her pap was alter
Ike Logg and Mollie Mogg, and her
lovers name was Jackie Gogg After
the'old man sorter came 10 his rite
mind---he wasn't precisely out Of bis
mind but talked out of his he'd and
this is what he said as he was comm
TO hisselt Only 10 gals left. Well
don't care II never get we'll ! wish !
may drap stiff dead in minute IL |
don't run the rest of om off when get
out of this bed. Now ! wish | wish
may drap stit dead III this bed fanoth-
or OF them ever remembers Citing a.
way for that will be the last, now see
If il don't At that very mint some
body boilers "hello" at the gate.
Don't let the dog bite says the conner
, and Mr.. Mogg heard this and knowed it
was a man and that wound up mis- lit
tie ball of yarn for he would have been
we'll in a day or two il he hadn't heard
the voice of the man; but this throwed
him hack in one of his spells and hard
spell 1t was for he batted his eyes nifty
fast and soon he gin to shake and wall
his eyes an his last words were II
| wish | may drap stiff dead, and he
! didn't know no more for three DAYS.
| Now SkiptamaloO Mogg went to the
/ gate TO meet this Young man and he
! told her his name was WIN RoUg and
axes her hern, and she told him and
they seemed nifty glad they had met.
! Those CRATE big charmin' ewes of blue
she thought, looked sweater than caI,e
and that curley hair of hisn looked so
wavy and dark. Indeed he was young
and gay and tall and CAV.
Now these gals was Mt mneh at fall
| ing in love at first sipbt and they were
hard to win and this gal was as purtv a
gal as ever st her foot en- the ground
! Oh, she was Just lin dandy and ,ooy
ed like a rose bud in March. and her
pleasant ways was lust like nunkin
and Just wllted Mr.. Rogg and ne said to
her, "My little gall YOU look so sweet.
| do know never seed a gal | loved SO
at first sight in my life. Odarlin' if
axed YOU to be mine what would Won
say? Now dear don't keep me in sus-
pense so long" and her ewes were set
on hisn all the time he was talkin' and
he seed little smile on her face and
oh, Jehosaphat, how sweet She looked
but she did MT saw nothing. She was
| in deep study and still nothing and
he seed she was not a goin to see moth
ing and he pleaded again. Darling
if YOU love me like do YOU thereYl he
a wedding in an hour or two"
He pulled bright pearl handled
pistol out OF his pocket and said Oar
lin do you see this weepon? Now dar-
ling II you say no will put this up to
my head and scatter my brains all over
this road and all around here, but if
you will say yes will jump ten feet
nigh pop my feet together fifteen times
before hit the ground and kiss you as
come down. Now .darlin' say yea or
nay and say 1T quick ere | scatter my
brains" and be drew his pisQol up to the
side of my head and she grabbed the
pistol and said mo | can never bear
to see your brains lying all over this
old dusty road and she said 'Yes" an,
he jumped ten feet high and in comm
down be lit on the gate and the palings
was sharpe and he sure hurt hisself
bad. His close got hung en- the gate
and Skip had to help him down, then
they kissed and writ a note and left 1t
SOiChlhg oh vue gaze;