Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-01
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Well, kind readers as ! have been
talking all along the line about snakes
and other small things like children do
/ now propose to talk to you with the
wisdom OF years.
TO begin with w,ll say to the read
ing public that when began to write
to the News last winter | had no idea of
becoming a regular correspondent but
as time has given me opportunity l
have kept up tolerable regular cores
pondence ever since. This being the
case l have thought very often that in |
all probability my yarns would not suit |
everybody. Still while there was some |
few it would not suit the majority of the |
News would like and appreciate it.
From the first of my writing up to the
present time have not personated any
of the parties that corresponded, or In
any way tried to convey an idea to the
mind that would in any way cause I'M
pleasant feeling. know of no reason
why anyone should take offense at any
thing have said.
As have always tried to please all
and offend none, and as | have started
out with good will to all and enmity to
none j hope my correspondence has
been received in the same spirit in
which it was intended. OF course my
correspondence was never intended for
anything but fun for the young people
to have good laugh over, always bring
ing myself out worsted in my awkward
undertakings and always letting the
burden Of tho joke fall on myself. l
am frequently in crowds where they are
talking of Bill Dooley's letters not
knowing that am the writer, and have
never heard any one express any dis
pleasure yet, but all appear TO like
them.
was on Whitwell mountain last
week and heard man say he was 60
ing to subscribe for the News, and that
he thought Bill Dooley's Letters alone
were,worth the subscription price of the
paper.
Taking everything in consideration |
will still continue to write for the News
until the editor consigns my letter to
the waste basket. When this happens
shall take it as an invitation to quit,
and will not have to be told more than
one time to cease firing.
Last week we noticed a communication
from Burnett's schoolhouse in which
the writer's temperature for singing
hot stuff appears to be about 200 in the
shade. Now buddy, George, don't gel
excited. Don't sit down on Dixon Cove
so hard, for you might sit down on a
place that was SO tender it would not
bear the pressure. know you and al
so know Beargrass. And know him as
Sunhower and also by his own name.
= know Rosebud, also know her by hei
own name. You know mo by my
real name as good as you know any
man in th" 3rd district, and it would bt
the best for you to be more conservative
in your manner of expression abou
Dixon Cove, and also refrain from call
ing us hard names such as old sage an(
great man Of Dixon's Cove.
don't want you to think for a single
moment thatI could not give you al
you could carry, but | don't want tt
bore the public with such controversial
and moreover don't want to worry thu
patience of the editor with such things
| know the editor would through
courtesy to the patrons of the New
publish anything that was OF civil
nature, but don't want to keep up cor
respondence between contending partie
where their differences was prompted
by some little pleasantnoss tina
started out of very small offense.
know if you are as wise as thin
you are you will let this thing drop
Before would keep up a racket witt
the correspondents would stuff off lik
a scab off of sore. backed mule an
hide or put my name on board an
set it in the cookroom to keep the cat
scared out This would save the oil
woman from having to take her han
out Of the dough to slap the cats GU
and put it back without washing.
Yours truly, Bill Dooley.