Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-06-25
DIxON's COVE.

Special to the News.
Well, after we leave the snake ques-
tion which we hope was satisfactorily
explained last week, we will proceed to
what happened afterwards.
Me and Mrs. Dooley held consulta-
tion as to the best course to be pursued
before the mob could get reinforce
ments, and give us more trouble,
So Mrs. Dooley started out very ear
ly next morning to put up bluff on
them and as luck always comes my way
she met old Mrs. Corkscrew, and
knowing she had about the loosest ton
que of any woman in the settlement,
thought she would spread the news
some quicker than any one else. She
told Mrs. Corkscrew that she, Mrs. Doo-
ley, was in great hurry, that she was
on her way to get the sheriff to get up
fifteen or twenty men, and come at
once and see if they could do anything
with her dear husband, Mr.. Dooley,
that was me, before l done something
desperate. Mrs. Corkscrew says, Law
me, Mrs. Dooley, you don't say Mr..
Dooley is worked up to that pitch when
the offence is not sufficient to justify
thing Of that sort" Yes, do say So
Mr.. Dooley is very easy insulted, and is
capable of doing desperate things when
in passion. Mrs. Corkscrew, you may
not believe me, but in all seriousness |
saw Mr.. Dooley and his brother, and an
other fellow whip man that was sew
enty-hve year old, and l firmly believe
they could hove whipped him if he had
been hundred, and another thing, we
left northern Europe with just three
dollars, and got here with two dollars
and seventy-five cents. Mr.. Dooley just
fought his way through, bringing me
and nine children, mostly boys and
girls Mrs. Corkscrew, l have heard
Mr.. Dooley say very often that he had
as soon eat as to fight at any time, and
that he would as soon fight one man as
ten. Oh, tell you he is a bad one.
When he gets good mad am satisfied he
would as soon live as to die II not soon
er."
This conversation took place in the
morning, and by noon the news was all
over the settlement, and that night we
heard that old Corkscrew had attempted
to commit suicide by stabbing himself
through the left lung with bar OF
soap, The doctor was called in and
pronounced the wound Of very serious
nature, although not necessarily fatal.
So now we close this mob question for
the present, hoping this will give them
to understand that they are not running
this thing all by themselves. The old
SOW that ran off with the ladder is yet
to be heard from.
Well, we went to Sequachee the 11th
to take in the picnic, and saw everybody
and some few others, and enjoyed the
day fine,
While in Sequachee we visited the
N6WS OulC6. uer6 We m6G our pl0hS'
ant old friend, Geo. D. Smith, from up
the valley. After we had given him a
good warm handshake, and finding out
that he and Major Hill were discussing
the bond question, we transacted our
business and left. We did not fairly
understand Geo. D., but from what we
did understand inferred that G. d. 10
opposed to the bond issue. However,
we may be mistaken. If we were not
we would ask Geo. d. how many times
he has to ride or drive from his house
to Jasper every winter through the mud
and If he has not seen the time on sew.
eral occasions that hs would have been
willing to have given two dollars for a
pike to have travelled instead of pull
ing through the mud.
Yours truly, Bill DoOley.