Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-07-10

IN bDeSe tnree WOf0s. our oruer II
practically new organization but it up
holds principles that will stand the test
and will last as long as time itself shall
last. But we are to-day celebrating the
Fourth of July, We speak of the Am
erican eagle; the older he grows the
louder he screams and the higher be
flies.
The sword of '76. England sneered
at the blade so we gave her the pom
mel. The navy of the Revolution, its
cannons swept the British decks, and
wrecked the hopes of England's Rex.
The red, white and azure, under it we
may always beat our enemies black and
blue. It's our standard sheet 1t has
often been badly mangled and terribly
scorched but is, nevertheless the mob
lest sheet that has ever covered hero
on his bed OF glory.
The Regents are a peculiar people,
especially the young men. If you
were in the lodge room and should
chance to hear one pray you might
catch these words "Oh Lord, give us
pure hearts. Oh Lord, give us clean
hearts. Oh Lord, give us sweet
hearts"
Before joined the K. w. s. | had
people to tell me all sorts Of things a.
bout the order to keep me from joining
They told me it was dead order al
ready. When think of that itreminds
me OF the dead man and the Irishman.
He KNEW BETTER
From Philadelphia comes story of a
hospital orderly possessed of more
Drawn than brain. The man was an l.
rishman only recently employed, and
night the resident physician told him
to be on hand by II o'clock to take to
the dead house the body of a consump-
tive patien who could not live past that
hour
Upon the stroke of the clock Dennis
was on hand. The night nurse was in
another part of the ward and the pa
tient was, to all appearances, dead.
| Dennis and his associate tossed the body
upon stretcher and carried it out. In
the hall the cold air revived the sufferer
from the effects of the the hypodermic
which had been administered.
Where are you taking me?" he ask
ed.
ITO tn deadhouse, of course, replied
Dennis; "where the devil else dye
hink I'd be after taking you?"
"But I'm not dead,,, protested the pa
tient starting up.
''Lie down this minute" commanded
the orderly. "It's great cheek ye have.
Dye think ye know more about it than
the doctor?
Regentry is not dead. No, never will
it be. 1t is too broad too wide, too
deep. Let US bound it. Is it bounded
on the north by Kentucky, on the east
by Virginia and North Carolina, on the
south by Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi and on the west by Arkansas and
Missouri? Not so. Is it bounded on
the north by the Dominion of Canada,
on the east by the Atlantic ocean, on
the south by the gulf of Mexico and
and Central America and on the west
by the Pacific ocean? No. not So 1t is
bounded on the north by the north pole
on the south by the south pole, on the
east by the sunrise and on the west by
the sunset. Yea, more than that. II
is bounded on the north by patriotism
on the east by philanthropy, on the
south by protection and on the west by
all futurity. It's boundry is not limit
ed
Let us speak few words about the
three great fundamental principles of
our order, Patriotism, Philanthropy
and Protection. will give an exam
pie of each.
PATRIOTISM,
. A poor soldier came down from Indi
ana to Virginia in the early part of tn
war; and alas! too soon lay bleeding a
at the root of tree in the midst of tn
battle. His comrade bowed over hin
, tc give him drink from his canteen
He pronounced the name of mother an
of Jesus with fast failing breath, an
when a squadron of covalry dashed pas
bearing the dear old banner, pushed hi
:. comrades away family screaming, 'Fol
? low that flag" choosing to die alon
that it might not fall, Heroic boy
Well did he illustrate the spirit whic
/, animated that host, million strong
which saved the nation.
An old man visited the army to Sc
his two sons, and found them bot
wounded. Sitting between the maine
soldiers, he was asked II he regrette
the sacrifice. "Now exclaimed he ear
4 estly, 'Tf had twenty sons l woul
give them all to save this Union"
a. PHILANTHROPY.
in In 1862 there lay in the hospital
y poor emaeiated soldier whose bones hs
worn through so that great sores hs