Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-01-23
AN UNFORTUNATE MAN.
Uncle Joe Again Fails To Make Connect
lions.


Well IL seems to be my fortune or
rather misfortune 70 drop IN at houses
for information when the men are gone
from home / started to leave the
country tue other day being SO badly
disguised with my business, that Of
reporter, and after getting good start
and finding myself RICH in the middle
OF somewhere am now hoping ! will
never SEQ the place again.
saw an old log cabin some distance
from the path; being toot-sore, tired and
hungry | ventured to the fence which
surrounded the house and hallowed in
very mild tone as always do. Not
seeing any one raised my voice to a
bout levol with the top of the Cumber-
land mountain and Immediately | heard
a noise about equal to six empty wagons
in trot on a rocky. road, mixed with
the barking of some five or six old
hounds and presently saw child fol-
lowed by the lady of the house as sup
posed.
said Gould you give me something
to eat? l am travelling and am very
hungry"
Lord, John, that's niger" | heard
! tue woman say and back around the
house they both went | was AFRAID OF
the dogs and stood there trembling and
trying to think what had best do and
in about three minutes | saw the whole
family going across the field in all pos
sible haste. The old woman was carry
ing two children and the Oldest boy had
one his back. The old woman was say
ing at every breath run, children, run,
For Gods sake run fast"
in vain | hollered louder and louder
for them not to run as moved towards
the house as fast as could but on they
went. run, Johnnie, run. Lord hell
git us. Run. Lord have mercy"
Well you may think yeu know how
felt but you don't and never will for
can't tell just how felt, but was hun
gry and thought while they were all
gone if there was anything to eat on the
place they'd give me some, for l never
would steal much and since have been
old enough to know right from wrong
steal less than ever.
So l went in and found some bread
and taters but could find meat cook
ed so decided to broil me some. ! Gu
off three or four rations about six in
ches long and proceeded to broil them
About the time got NY meatin good
way to cook l heard footsteps, The
truth dawned on me at once and some
thing else, too, for was thinking fas
what sort of a lie would get me out 0
that scrape, but knowing how often M,
tongue had failed me and how trust,
nv legs were soon decided and reach
lug up after my skull cap | went GU
at the front door just as the old mai
entered the back Well / had bee
laughing about the way that poor VIC
man begged those children to run, bu
such running as they did! If you coul
have been by the way as l passed for
bout mile you would have said 'Ge
whiz." Oh, tell You I called on thes
trusty servants to take me away. Sal
| IF you ever did do me favor now
the time l need it most, and tell 20
! they worked to perfection, but finall
they asked noe if they could walk lii
tie. Maybe so if you will walk fast,
said and they did
Now let me tell you something abou
, this travelling business. There is jus
lots of fun both ways Anyhow l JUS
outrun that fellow and was tired tot
and l can't see how did it so easy III
less it was because no had to carry a
old shot gun and suppose the thought
t of the gun had good effect on me fC
moving.
4 UNCLE JOE.