Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-07-14
BILL DOOLEY'SLETTER
Bill DoOIey Treats the Subjects He Discus.
ses According TO His Own Views, and
May or May Not Reflect the 0pin-
ions of the News Which Are
Expressed In It's Editor
ial Columns Only.

Dooleys Roost, July 16.-Plenty Of
rain and more of the same sort seem to
be weather accom- modations just now
II 1t don't stop so that | can pillow by
Monday morning you can say your I'm
Gle Williams crop was laid by with
three plowings.
have bad rather a hard time this
this summer In fact bit of what two
men could swallow and had to do all
the swallowing myself. Part of my
crop was at the Roost and part on Sc
quachee River, some five miles apart,
and when l worked on Sequachee River
had to stay there and that kept me
from seeing that old calico dress worn
by Mrs. Dooley that is very familiarly
known in the settlement having done
service something over two years.
Hard work and more OF the same sort
have kept me from spinning several
yarns for the News and Its many readers
something l guess some were glad
that happened. However, am going
TO try to come around oftener in the fu-
ture, and with something that will be
of more interest to older heads, but
will still give the youngsters something
to keep them from forgetting their I'm
Gle William.
1t frequently happens that man
feels disposed to take up subject for
discussion that he is altogether unable
to handle, and is frequently called
down by some smart Alec who can
treat the subject from a more intelli'
gent standpoint, and make you feel
like you had let bird loose after you
had it bagged.
A man in his correspondence to 9
newspaper should take into considera
tion that his article will come under
the eye of any amount Of editors, law
yers, politicians and other brainy men
some of whom your views wont suit
and consequently in all probability il
the next issue of the same paper tha
contained your article some man ha'
taken offense and has given your argu
ment black eye all over the face. HC
has produced so much botter an argu
ment and it so much palmer and easie
to be understood that it makes youl
feeble effort look like children's worl
or some Of Bill Dooley's yarns. So th
one that tries to make himself some
thing without knowing what that viii
be when com pleted had better look be
fore jumping and see what sort o
ground he is going to fight on. Bette
go slow and pick our way than to be to
hasty and be called a fool by everybod
aud some few others, and by the way a
the best all we realize for our puny Ell
fort of trying to do something we ar
incapable Of doing is the small consols
tion of being called weakminded countr
iakes and that our hides wouldn't max
respectable cover for compost hea
in the backyard Of a Chicago packin
house.
As we penned the last line abov
there came the sad news OF the deaf
of H. M. Cunningham who died at DuI
lap, July g. Mr.. Cunningham was Mr.
j. w. Crutchfeld's father, and his deaf
had been expected to happen at an
time for the last eight months, an
therefore his death was no surpris
Mr.. Cunningham formerly lived
the settlement of Jasper residing the
many years, and had many friends
Marion county, who will regret to hHt
the sad news of his death. The d
ceased leaves one son, j. D. Cunnin
ham of Sequatchie Co., and sever
daughters all of whom are grown. A
SO a wife by second marriage.
When 1 began writing this letter
intended writing at least two column
but under the embarrassing circumsta
ces that have come mp since common
ing | will have to close by saying I
main Yours truly
BILL DOOLEY.