Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-09-29
BILL DOOLY'S LETTER
Bill Dooley Treats the Subjects he
Discusses According to His Own
Views, and May or May Not
Reflect the Opinion Of the
News Which Are Express
ed in Its Editorial
Columns Only.

A few weeks, ago on waking one
morning, and having nothing particu-
lar to do l concluded to make trip to
Chattanooga and look over the old
stamping ground of my young manhood
and also view the old hunting ground
which was then inhabited by deer, tur-
KEYS and bear and, as we called them,
red squirrels.
In order to do this, the hunting |
ground being the settlement where
Paramount, the beautiful summer re-
sort is now situated it was necessary to
travel by private conveyance, so we
barnessed up old Dobbin and Doll and
turned their heads in that direc tion
with sufficient speed to arrive at Will
Lusk's in time for supper and stopped
for the night.
Next morning we started for Chatta-
nooga accompanied byJ T. Lusk and
Others; without the loss of a man and all
in good order we arrived at our destiny.
AS soon as we had cared for Dobbin and
Doll turned one of the small Dooleys
that had been sent with me for the
purpose OF buying school books as un-
derstood at the time, bat afterwards
found out that he had been sent as
spy and instructed to report all my
= conduct on his return home. After l
had knocked the cobweb off my throat
with bumper of Betterton's Best,
turned around and there stood small
Dooley taking in every word said
Then began to smell a rat. l watched
the streets to see if could see any Of
nv old acquaintances but watched in
vain. | found out by asking about nay
friends of years ago that they were all
dead except Uncle France Gardenhier
and that he was at Fairmount.
So after we had spent the day very
pleasantly in Chattanooga, we returned
to Fairmount, it being Saturday night
We spent the night with Uncle Will
Lusk again. For fear there are some
who don't know who Uncle Will Lusk
is we would inform tnat he is no other
than the Mayor of North Fairmount
On Sunday morning we all concluded
to spend the day with the good people
of Albion View. We fell in company
with Jas. Lusk, alderman in the frs
ward; Price Underwood, alderman II
the second ward; Jess Buster, policeman
in the first ward and John Underwood
chief OF police in the second ward, ant
also f. M. Gardenhier, president OF th'
Loafers' Club.
After making the acquaintance OF th'
gentlemen before mentioned we wer
all invited to the home of Alderman
James Lusk, where his kind lady ha
a splendid dinner prepared and frou
the way we made way with the dinner
guess she thought if we stayed long sh
would have to employ cook to hel
her.
Late in the evening we all starte
back to Mayor Lusks, the Mayor haVin
promised to accompany us homo II h
could get Sweet Marie to act in hi
place as mayor of the North End ic
four or five weeks until he could go
Dooleys' Roost and rest up awhile.
Next morning, after Sweet Marie ma
been sworn in and duly installed in th
Mayor's office, we started home an
made good head way until we reache
Whitwell. There we we're stopped
an unknown man who inquired for
man named Dooley and explained
Mayor Lusk that be was the Foolkill
and was in pursuit of Bill Dooley vii
intent to commit violence on the sa
Dooley without mercy. Mayor Lusk
formed Mr.. Foolkiller that l was tt
man he was looking for but he hi
come too late as he (the Mayor alreat
had the said Dooley in custody and
fused to surrender me up to the Fo'
killer. otherwise / should be gone
Salt River.
The Mayor left the roost several da
AGO TO visit Mr.. Blessing near Jasp
and the last we heard of him he "
leaving Jasper bare-headed and maxi
straight for the brows OF Valdez
Ridge with six or eight first dogs and
many boys in full chase.
Young Epison and win Condra, Wis
ed your uncle, VIII, Sunday
Lee Turner visited at Dooley's Ro
Thursday and spent the night with
Yours truly,
~ RILL DOOLEY