Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-02-21
SHANNON BOCASsIO AGAIN
Meets With Some Queer Experiences In
Greasy County.
Bean Hill, Greasy Co., Tenn,


Fob is, 1900
Dear E1itor:-
Promising | would give you an ae-
count Of our last meeting will endeaV-
or so to do. As told you was afraid
TO go to the nesting as my neighbors
had treated me so bad. SO went to
the chapel early in the evening for fear
they might catch me as went on and
give me a licking" for sonething
bad not done.
1t is an old saying that guilty con-
science needs no accuser, but this was
one time was not guilty. However,
did not feel safe in going by myself
As went to the chapel early had
the house beautifully lighted and a
good fire in the stove. Soon after dark
the house began to fill up, and soon the
seats were all occupied, They elected
a chairman and at once proceeded to
business. The false rumor about my
writing great lot of lies and having
them published in the paper was men
toned, and | was soon received back
into the society circle by unanimous
vote. This made me feel highly fat
tered and ! congratulated myself on
getting out Of the trouble so easily.
The question of electing correspon-
1 dent was the first thing brought before
the house. Mr.. Poh was nominated,
but he. being such christian man, was
refused upon the ground that he would
fill up his space with articles on relig-
ion and not give any news. Mr.. Grunt
was then nominated, but he was refus-
ed because he was so wicked the people
. feared be would get mad and give the
community down the road" and cause
an uproar in the entire community.
: be was rejected because the people said
Z he was like the church Of the Laodic-
cans, neither cold nor hot but luke
warm. Finally my name went up and
e l began to feel my heart hutter, for
: knew in reason that something would
be brought up against me-, but all
things work together for good to them
q that love the Lord, SO was almost I'M
). animously elected. could not refrain
: from rising to my feet and thanking
:, the people for the honor they had con-
ferred on me and promising them
would do my best to give satisfaction
3 in everything wrote and would do all
in my power TO build up the commune
ty,
e A contract was then drawn up which
Y was signed by $50 of the most promin
= emit citizens as the party of the frs
part and myself as party of the seconc
part. The agreement is too lengthy tt
70 publish in this issue, but will give it tt
you later.
After that was satisfactorily settled
70 the small pox question came up. Their
"a have been nearly hundred cases il
our town the past year. Among tina
number was myself. had taken /
~ when away from homo and come HON
and kept myself isolated and no one ev
at sr knew l had had it except my family
So when told the people l had had
they become enraged because had no
tn let them know anything about it, an
if had there Is not a single one c
them who would have come to see me
3 But there is one assurance will lie
them have, If ever take it again vii
let them know it someway. will to-
egraph them, telephone them, write
them, send messengers to them, an
have it preached in the pulpit, declare
of in the courts, posted in the most col
10 spicuous places, published in the new
III papers, and if necessary, go myself an
va tell them, if am able. Anyway the
he shall know it, and if they wish the
'st can come to my house and hold pray
*; meetings when am at my worst
ID Well, it's getting late audlI mu
write letter to my girl, so will gi,
you more Of the news next week. I
the way have written six or seven lie
oh ters to her and she hasn't answere
ty. What do you suppose is the matter?
Or saw her with another fellow last Su
ice day night, but just thought she wan
ed change, and there is no telling 81
>r may have concluded to make a chang
But hope if she has it is change (
the better. She may find handsom
men than me, but a more loving nj
than me she will never find If do n
NJ. tell her all about it. Oh, girls are n
ey. like 'lssses nor anything between 4