Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-03-14
uaCLE JOE WRITES.

MIR. Editor, | wish you would tell
Cold Wave not to come to see us as
late in the season az h. did last week.
Dog. gone if he didn't like TO freeze
Ms to death. Our clothes arc too
thin at this time since wearing them
al the winter. He must be used TO
plenty Another thing you might
mention when in casual conversation
with him ask him if he can't dispose
of the fee which gives hun so much
trouble. You might also kindly
mention the owl to DOfetchlt and
see if he can't dispose OF it.
would mention it to him myself but
am not personally acquainted with
the gentleman, neither do | want to
be for any one who has so much
trouble with owls must visit chicken
roosts too often but you needn't tell
all | say unless you want to, but II
you do and he gets riled just let
him say what he pleases for he can't
make me have any i'll feeling to-
wards him by what he says.
/ will tell you yarn on Austin
Coppinger. He was out on big
camp hunt, his first experience OF
the kind, when he was about eighteen.
All of the old hunters who were with
him had quietly seated themselves
after their camp supper and were
taking turns telling their experience
as hunters when Austin thought 1t
was his turn. He said 81 was out
one day and shot a big buck which
knocked right down IN his tracks.
| dropped my gun and ran to him to
cut his throat but / found that be
was not as dead as | supposed and
began to make desperate effort to
get Tree. l hung on to his horns un'
till was completely exhausted and
the buck was getting better all the
while. AT last he got me pinned a.
gainst a big tree" Silence. Then
one of the comrades said "Well
Aus what did you do then?" Austin
replied "Oh nothing, he just killed
me right there"
passed along by Shady Grove,
Where once | went TO school,
And thought OF how | used to play
And break the teachers rule.
often think OF the girls and boys,
And the Tricks we used to play
Upon each other when at school
To pass the time away.
remember once, twas long ago,
When Wash hurt Alec's leg,
About a game we played with knives
, We called it "Mumble Peg"
Alec made himself cap,
He used piece Of sack,
He put it on and looked around
, When the teacher turned his back.
OF course it made the children laugh
10 see him act the fool,
, For anything would tickle ns
That was against the rule.
e There was girl that went to school,
| Her name was AngSline,
] used 10 love her, oh! 80 hard,
, She liked to have took my mind
/ She knew full well how matters wer,
, And had so fun guess,
By giving some encouragement
. To get me TO confess.
But boy-like l always failed,
just put it off in doubt,
I'll tell her at the next recess,
/ Or after school is out.
So all through stormy life,
= With all it's ups and downs
= just now and then we get smile,
But often get frown.
Be careful, boys, don't fall in love,
At least don't be too fast
For they will fiatter you awhile
5 And knock you out al last
; You know there is a puppy love
Il That comes in childish Joys,
. | do not know about the girls,
p l know tits so with boys.
And to the girls want to say
n You should not be in haste,
+. To bring yourself in public gaze
With such a slender waist.
n Some may say when this they read,
a He surely is fool
And was mistaken when he said
lie once had gone TO school
UNCLE JOE.
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