Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-06-30
UNCLE JOE'S
LETTER.
Written or the News.

Since the Masons of Dunlap and Sc
quachee Valley have failed in an effort
TO get special train from So. Pittsburg
to Dunlap on June gath we feel con-
strained to thank Capt. M. w. Ander-
son from the depths of our hearts for
his effort to give them the much desired |
train.
understand Capt. Anderson did all |
he could to give the people this request
ed accommodation but was unable to do
so on account of not having an engine
to take the train TO Dunlap from So
Pittsburg in the early morning. Ot
course he could let Lawhenore bring
the train down in the evening but the
morning trip was the trouble.
We would not undertake to blame
the Capt. with being indisposed to give
US any favor reasonable, and it is possi-
BILE that he did not know that Law
henore and his crew were at Whitwell
at a. IN, on June 9th and lay there
hours without anything to do-quite
long enough to have made the trip and
the cars he brought to Whitwell from
Victoria were not needed Still the
Captains engines are hard pressed with
work, so he says.
Well, railroad people are as rule
very accommodating anyway and the
Capt. is no exception to the rule. I'm
sure he is very sorry that great mum
Der Of Masons failed to enjoy the cele-
bration on account of not having con-
veyance. We again thank you, Captain.
Well. have been reading Peter
Haunch's letter and it takes me back to
boy hood days when was about sweet
sixteen and thought pap's pants weren't
more that half large enough for me, and
smartl why, | was one OF the smart
boys. might have been by name but
for sense | was as big fool as Thomp-
sons colt You know he swan river
to get out Of a shower of rain. l want
ed to spark the girls but didn't know
how, (but l thought did, We young
ones had party in the settlement anC
my gal was there but she had two beau1
to her string and my heart would get tc
thrObbing loud enough for me to hear
over the house when she smiled that be
wltching smile at me and said, "Oh dea
me, you silly goose" when kissed her
behind the ear Oh, l thought | wa
sparkin' right you bet and pretty sooI
after the play began asked to see he
home so as to get ahead of the othe
fellow She said, Eyes, reckon so, y
and that answer was just as good for IN
as if she had said yes sir. When W
started home and she took my arm m
heart got right in my throat and it wa
3 all could do to keep it from comm
> out After we had walked about
quarter of mile up steep hill withou
/ me saying word she said, Joe, wha
D. on earth is the matter with you? Ar
. YOU cold?. "N-n-no not v-V-v-very sol
u but just c-c-chilly." Those words sor
Il of broke the congestion and got Ii
tie better control of myself and inall
Il after trying ever so long to think c
'r something to talk about, | came
g the conclusion that we had sparked G
II nough any how and decided we woul
III get married as soon as possible. 50
u said, when would it suit you TO g
I'D IN q II
10 me aud | suit them," she said. 1--WE
n said /, ''you suit me all right" "Oh,
as 70" she said. "Yes, you do. l swei
r YOU do" II wish / could return Il
up compliment, Joe, but can't" ''Wl
can't you?" said l. because l doI
% love you," she said, land that's not {
ne for never expect to-" Good gracioC
u if you could have seen me change frc
0O a hot chill to cold one you would ha
thought death had struck me. 1t to
VI me about year to get over those te
ne words but when did was gal-prc
and have been ever since. 1t alwa
up does any one good when they get W
up In Jn0iF own eSblundblOA' w AOV VIZ
fall just as hard as you can. 1t brin
a. them down on a level with the balar
l'e of mankind and teaches lesson viii
- is not soon forgotten.
u -, have grown ripper in years and
Al see what fool was and how smart
thought l was although you might
~ fer that was rather young from L
al Dooley's letter. He said something
o'' bout me being in the cradle when
was in the war. am not as old as Il
are is by some few years, but am
4 ar enough to see what fool have been
the past in more ways than one anc
-, am not entirely cured of the disease.
en- UNCLE JOE
Elk