Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-09-10
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Special to the News.
Last Monday morning being a little
puny did not get up as early as com
mon, and while was thinking where
the next package of Arbuckle was to
come from heard Mrs. Dooley scrape
the bottom OF the meal tue. | knew
very well something must be done be-
fore the next meal knowing full well II
the meal tub was not replenished by
noon there would be a storm so If not
sooner concluded to leave Immediate
ly after breakfast. So told Mrs. Dool-
ely that was under promise to meet a
man in Tracy on business that very day
and must start at once as the nature Of
our engagement was business transac-
ton that could not afford to miss 1t.
So got of without letting her know of
my financial embarrassment. After
had gotten out of hearing and think
ing she would not follow me when she
thought of the meal tub being empty
you bet was in good spirits until /
thought of my being without money
So for the first time in my life / deter
mined to to hobo my way few days un-
til Mrs Dooley's temper cooled down.
So stayed away until Wednesday
night and finding that people were not
in sympathy with hoboes since times
have got SO that every man who is will
ing to apply himself to some useful
calling can find work to do and get good
wages for his services, in the first
place it was necessary for to have stud
led up some old cause for being a hobo
and backed up my assertion by twist
cd up face or lame leg, or by telling
them that had been robbed, but when
| could render no better an excuse than
to just stand up and grin they would
look around to see II the dog was loose,
and / needed no other invitation to
leave tho premises. So determined to
go back home and tell Mrs, Dooley the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Great huey, If had known how things
were at home it would have been the
last place | would have started to go to.
As soon as saw her | knew there was
trouble on hand out thinking it was the
bread question steadied my nerves as
we'll as | could and faced the music.
When we met she says "See here, Mr..
D., want you to answer few ques'
tions, and / will not listen to anything
you say in favor of yourself If you do
will consider it to the reverse. You
came home a few days ago from the Bird
district looking as II you had been run
through vibrator threshing machine,
and told of having made very narrow
escape from a vicious dog and made me
believe every word you said, and new
or would have known any better If Mrs.
Corkscrew hadn't found out your esca-
pade, and taken the trouble to come
and let me know the truth about the
matter. The charges against you Doc
ley are very grave and you will have to
answer on oath before divorce court to
these charges and prove you are guilty
or we are two different people"
Soon as could get chance got her
to tell the charges. She said Mrs. Cork
screw had told her that instead of try
ing to bring about a compromise be-
tween the cortending parties in the 3rd
district that was paying my respects
to widow somewhere, but she could
not tell where, However, she had
heard OF my telling the said widow that
my income was several thousand pei
and that it was sufficient for two and
that was tired of living alone, and Sc
on, every word of which was fabrica
ton of Mrs. Corkscrews' own make.
She also told Mrs. Dooley that had
frequently been seen flirting with fe
male gal whom said was my cousin
but the gal was not my cousin at all
and so far as my being torn up by dog
that gal cousin had fellow, and tina
it was him that slapped me out of m!
breeches instead of them being torn of
by the dog.
by the time Mrs. Dooley had repeat
ed this she had given out and had tC
sit down and call for water. One of the
little Dooleys, who understood his bust
ness, before giving her water dropped
large dose of Dofetchit's love powder
into it, ang as soon as they had the de
sired effect took the opportunity an,
skipped out. r..-..
| will tell the readers of the Now
: next week how came out.