Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-12-31
BILL DOOLEY'S LETTER.

INC court TOOm III was mOblby lOOhluB
crowd, black man, white man, negro
and mulatto, all mixed up together.
black women, black boys, black girls.
The place was alive with horse swap
pers. saw good many changing sad
dies. After had tired OF staying there
/ returned home, and as soon as supper
was over the old woman began to ask
about what my prospects were in regard
to geing to the legislature and so on.
told very frankly that had no notion
of going to the Legislature ard never
had given the matter a moments con-
sideration, that had consulted some of
the best lawyers in the country, and
had heen told that the obligation l had
signed was not binding. AS it was forced
on me to sign the agreement, in order
to get my freedom when she had my
mouth glued up it would be considered
by any court that | was justifable in
signing anything in self-defense, and
so far as the laws she wanted passed
were concerned they wonld break up
creation, bankrupt Jay Gould and send
every Rothschild of the name to the
poorhouse in two years.
While in Jasper bought small
quantity of all the medicines so widely
advertised for rheumatism and took it
home intending to try its virtues by
mixing it all together, and see what it
would do, thinking if one would effect
such wonderful cures that by mixing
them all together it would be quicker
and better every way. So when l got
my mixture ready concluded to try it
on myself first, and see its effects be-
fore putting it on the market. After |
had applied it to my joints l went out
and was going back in the house but
when l went to step in at the door just
making common effort stepped in at
a window up stairs, and bumped against
the ceiling overhead.
When l had bumped about for some
time l caught to the bannisters and
pulled myself down stairs and told what
had happened. So they rubbed the lin
iment off and got so | could stay on
the ground without holding to anything.
But still was not satisfied with my
discovery, and on looking around for
something to try my experience on l
saw the old sow lying in the sun by the
side of the barn, and slipped up and
caught her and gave her good greas-
| ing. When l turned her loose she star t.
ed and the farther down the road the
faster. When sho got to the top of the
hill instead of turning off down the 9TH
er side she kept her course up in the
air at an angle of 45 degrees and when
she went out of sight she was some 300
feet high, and getting higher.
Since the above was written we have
heard from the old SOW. She was seen
by our informer near Kelly's Ferry next
day after she left about one mile high
standing stock still in the air. This
has given rise to considerable discus
sion. Some think she was taking a rest
while others think that she had met
Old Santa. Others think she has stop.
ped to have chat with the man in the
moon and make some inquiry how tc
steer for the north pole. think she
must be contracted by the centre oi
gravity as it takes nothing short Of
something of that kind to stop her ca
reer.
Chas. Curtis now writes it Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis instead of plain Charley.
Uncle Austin Coppinger tells us tha'
he would not have cared for Charley
marrying but just before he started he
called in and relieved him of hve new
ten-dollar bills before he left. Uncle
Austin has become reconciled, and say'
if he could get them all off his hands
that cheap he would be satisfied oI
something that way Anyhow he is no
mad although he said he would have
to work through the holidays in orde
to get his money back. Uncle AustiI
has had some trouble with a small
grandson some six or seven years old
The boy has been taught by his demo
cratic father to be a democrat Uncl
told his grandson if he would be a re
publican he would take him to Soutl
Pittsburg and get him suit of clothes
So they went and got the clothes AM
after they came back he got mad an
took everything be had out of the pock
cts of his new suit and returned then
TO Austin, and told them he was still
democrat that his father was a demo
crat and he was too. This is about tn
only plea any of these young democrat
/ can make in self defense is that the
= have been taught so by their father;
Poor boys.
1 We have received notice from SAINT
e through the Dunlap Tribune that Chris
Q mas will come on the 25th Of Decembs
I I and this is the 2Srd, only two moi
\ days, and II the old woman gets OF
= socks sewed up they will found hangin
: on The jam, Mr.. Santa.
With best wishes aud truest Of r
spects a happy Christmas and New Yet