Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-06-16
UNCLE PETER HAUNCH
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Nv w manu- hll q pOANk hI0g IL 1 udA
anything to make one outen. | had
thought that I'd hush, but some few in
timated publicly that tha wonted to
hear from me often and several have
said es much privately. l never writ
much, 50 if my autobiography and gram
mer aint perfect don't view me with
critics eye but pass my mperfections
by, If this letter is without interest a
two-thirds vote of the correspondents
will stop me.
will relate sum of my experiences
while visitin among relatives and
friends recently. Before started out |
had been smokin cigarettes with the
boys until begun to feel that was one
OF the boyhOys. When we approached
squad oflboys ana girls we'd asst fer a
cigarette paper and their sac Of Lerback-
er and we'd hold up one foot and tip our
pants about where loafer's pants wear
out fust and then watch the smoke curl
above our heads Oh! we jest expected
we would soon be called upon to repre-
sent our district in congress. believe
boys know more when they are in their
teen than they'll ever know again. l
knowed Of two boys startin' out to SOW
sum wild oats and one OF then suggest
ed that they make out like tina was
green when tina got among strangers,
sterted out thinking I'd show my kins-
folks that | knowed a thing or two. |
am satisfied failed to make that i'm
preston on um. I'd hearn old men sa
to never make your visits long so |
made it a rule not to stay more than
one week at place. Thoy all seemed
powerful glad to see me and they must
have stayed glad ALI the time for when
the partin hour cum couldn't tell but
what tina wus just as glad as when ar
- rived
When fust went among 'em | told
told how the girls around home wus all
Grassy after me. | overheard one of the
girl whisper: "If tha ar after him tha
must be Grassy" | stopped at one house
where tina was powerful nice people.
The landlady pnted to a rocker and asst
me- to have a seat l noticed spank
hew pad er whatever you call it and it
sparkled so it hurt my eyes for it had
the colors OF the rainbow. | didn't
know what effect it might have if l sot
down on it. So thanked her and said
I'd rather set in the other cheer. As |
sot their talking noticed timid, bash
full little gurl passin about. She wus
ntso powerful little nuther. Iguess she
would have said she was sweet sixteen
but l am satisfied she was at least 16a
and am clost observer, | could sea
meanness crappin out of the corner OF
that eye nexG TO the fence. When she
gets little older she won't care to tell
man what she thinks of him if she
don't think anything of him. | went
to the gait at another house and boiler
ed. A woman came to the door and
asst her if she er her dog objected to my
cumin in. Soc sed the dog wouldn'J
l couldn't understAna siCh answers but
went in seein that neither seemed in
clined to bite Bime by her man came
in from the field and we sot down to d
sumptus dinner. Before left the lady
asst me if had any of nay photograph:
with me. told her that hadn't, She
said she wished I'd have sum made anC
give her wun. felt proud to think
that lady nowise related should wan
my picture and promised her one. II
abaut a week | delivered the photo
grapt and she was powerfully obliged
and would have some garden yet.
had hearn her say that the rabbits wa
etin up her garden.
When found out that she wanted i
to purtect her garden l was sorry Civ
it to her. never seen sich curious pee
pie. Tha made sport ov me wherever
went. did not have to make like
was green. Tha could tell mighty easy
WHY wun da soJ down to table an
v found a nice pocket handkerchief b.
nv plate, & l tuck it & stuck it m
pocket l thought it was sly way O
irwin me a present & me not know TIA
donor. They wuz gigglin all round th
table. Tna thought would not kno'
what it wuz for, but they found out tina
had more sense than tina thought
had. have not related all my tribuio
lions. but lest I weary the reader | vii
answer my friend, A. L. Grifith's, quei
top and close l was born May 8, lS2'
did not expect TO write any more o
should have answered sooner. Bill
Tbach's death was another reminder
me that we are passing away. Life
uncertain at all ages, but more so whc
we are on borrowed time. We kno
not at what hour when we may bo cal
ed to die. M, -..-.
o5 The reader will find the precee,
mo chapters more thrilling and int
Tin as he advances. II you like
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