Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-08-29

corn crop in Jogg's Bottom the most
bountitul in its history. We had corn
galore and Knewsome Joggs collegiate
education was a foregone conclusion.
"Maw's" aspirations for him jumped up
several notches higher, and she already
saw him installed in the Whitehouso
at Washington for third term; "Paw"
pictured him ranking foremost among
the great authors Of the nineteenth
century, and my sisters had picked out
many positions for him to hold after his
graduation, ranging from the top round
Of the ladder down to country parson
or county trustee"
Gainesville Academy, at Gainesville,
Ga, forty-fye miles distance, was
agreed upon as the institution where
"Knewsome" should take his first
course, The first session Of the Sd term
of this institute was to commence Sep
tomber lst paw" had the rheumatics
about this time, and it was decided that
was to take a load of last years corn
down to Gainesville, sell it, pay the
first installment on Knewsome's tuition
and leave him at the academy Well,
about o'clock one morning in the lat
ter part of the month, Knewsome and
/ started for Gainesville with heavy
| load of corn, drawn by "hea-b beaten
gray" and two mules. At 10 o'clock that
night we drove into a wagon at Gaines
Vile, fed the stock and camped for the
night in the rooms provided for patrons
of the yards. And here let me remark
that ours was the only wagon in the
yard that night, which was something
unusual and puzzled me, but the rea-
sons we're soon made clear. Early next
morning we we're up and after imprOvis-
ing breakfast left Knewsome to look
after the wagon and stock, and went to
find a purchaser for the corn. Little did
| think as left Knewsome that morning
it would be with the lapse of years if
ever saw him again. Butsuch has prov
en- true, for something occurred few
moments afterwards which has separ-
ated us from that day to this Living
in obscurity in the Smokes" and not
taking any paper, we had not heard that
the smallpox was raging in Gainesville,
and consequently we had run right into
it without moments notice. However,
| soon found out that such was the case,
for hadn't proceeded block from the
wagon yard before l was accosted by an
officer who said, Come along with me
young man, you've got the smallpox"
and despite my protestations and at
tempts to explain, was hustled out of
town to the pest-house. |, Of course,
didn't have the smallpox when l was
sent to the pest-house, but | was not
long there before got bad case of it,
For five or six weeks | was delirous, and
didn't know anything, and two months
had interviewed before was disch harged
from the pest-house pronounced cured.
lust as soon as had obtained my free
dom, l went in search for Knewsome.
= At the wagon yard, where we stopped,
. / found the wagon only and could hear
nothing of my brother except that he
too had had the smallpox and been dis.
- charged from the pest-house cured, and
as to the horse and mules, they had
either eaten their heads off or starved
to death for the want of food. With
; this state of affairs staring me in the
face there was nothing left for me tC
do but to set out on foot for my homo
back at Joggs Bottom, in the "Smo
. kies. " This | did in light and joyous
= anticipation of being reunited with my
brother Knewsome and loved ones a
: home. Thirty-six hours Of weary walk
ing and i was back at my home il
, Joggs' Bottom. And did | find Knew
some there as | expected? Oh, no; tn,
brilliant intellect of the family had no
., put in his appearance and my home was
a scene of lamentation and desolation
:, When had failed to return in due tim
: my Paw" and "Maw' went to Gaines
Vile to look US up. On arriving ther
they found the smallpox had rapid
>, spread and the city was rigidly quaran
tined and no one could enter. All the,
:. ever heard of us was through a not
which Knewsome had probably writer
II on the day | so abruptly left him.
- now have before nae the original of tbi
note, and ! give it herewith word 70
>. word, hoping that should it fall unde
the eye of Mr.. NEWMAN Noggs, and i
= he is really my lost brother he will re
: cognize it, and thus re-establish his re
:. lationship to the Joggs' Here's tn
- note -
" "GANEsvILL, GA, 1874.
I "DEAR PAW: We ar wey down here /
Georgy, and corn is not selling a tail
81 The lead mule is sick and Bro. Bogg
5d he's dead also, Your aft. son,
Iy KNEwsOME JoGGs."
10 This note was the last tidings we eve
es had of Knewsome, and in conclusion
10 Mr.. Editor, having given my reason
20 for believing that Mr.. NEWMAN Noggs
the great philosopher and author Of Pc
as Ridge, Tenn, Of whom the "peddler {
d. obliteratiOn" has told me so much, is m
e. brother, Notwithstanding be may hav
\. lost his identity and become a "Noggs
instead OF a Joggs, you will, ther,
e fore, confer a great favor upon tn
.e- lJoggs', Of Joggsville, by publishing th
te and thus helping them to establish the