Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-04-13
SUNNYsIDE.
Special 10 tie Me7O5.

Speeiai 10 the Nt7OJ.
Know all men and wimen too, by
these presents that your umble servent
is still in the land of the catfish and
the eel Not much of interest to rite.
Uncle Joe Hoodenpyle is sick.
James Rogers and Mrs. eagle are con-
valescing.
Mr.. Samuel Chaudoin has been con-
fined to the bed a day or two.
The Hon. j. j. Dykes was reconnoiter-
ing over the hills and dales OF Sunny
side the other day.
Emmett Jones called on his lady love
Monday evening.
young man whose initials are Will
lie Higgins, was visitin at Uncle Billy's
last Sabbath, and the Sunday before
that and I believe the Sunday before
that. Uncle Billy is good man and l
suppose Willie H. is good boy. Good
folks like to be together.
Miss Ella Easterly has stayed around
home the last few Sundays
Talk about the beautiful snow! Hit
wus shore enough beautiful on the 9th
of April near the top Of Walden's Ridge.
| The snow stuck to the trees from the
ground up. Next morning Jack Frost
was very vizable, but he didn't hurt mo-
body. 8fR
The other day drapped in at Mr..
Eugene Barber's I'll tell you what we
done, He axed me didn't want . bite
to eat and | said yes, says I. So had
the pleasure Of placin' pair Of No. 9s
under his mahogony. After good din
ner and big dinner, corse was in
good umor for tradin'. So fitted him
and his good wife each with > pair Of
spex. Mr.. Barber is fluent talker and
you know them sort can say lot Of
things. He said one thing that was, out
| OF the usual order of things. He said
J he was better to his wife than to HIM
self. left without hearing the defen-
dents testimony. meandered along
until mite overtuck me at one Mr.. Gras-
un's, Joe, believe they called him.
Well, such Joe! never like to talk
about my neighbors thout cud say
sunthin good, but when 90 to talk a.
bout him l am in dilemma. soon
larnt that the gal he married was one
of Mr.. John Barker's. Well, that of it,
self was prof enough to me that she
was lady. But Il was puzzled to know
what there was about him to make her
want him for husband. II she saw
any beauty about him she seen him a.
fore did. Well, sir, that man ast me
to lodge with him that mite. was so
used to acceptin' such invitations that
promptly accepted. wanted to stay
purity as long as lived SO upon second
thought repented. jest thout II
stayed with that homely man hit mote
be contagious and I'd go away In the
morning half as ugly as he wus but ]
was in fur it 80 I tried to become recon-
siled to my fate. But, sir, he had a
nice family, and when ! stepped In. the
door / beheld so much more new i'm
improvements that was used to that
hit looked like somebody lived thore.
Jared sumptuously and was we'll en-
tanned. So decided that Miss Barker
knowed him better than did, and that
she did we'll to git him. Now don't
tell him what have said. Corse he
knows he can't lick me but he mout
want to. II he charges me of sayin' SC
and so I'll jest tell him that no such vo.
ciferations ever enterd my imagination.
If be still wants to fite, before he hits
me I want him to get out in the road,
pull of his cote, roll up. his sleeves and
wait until biff him. 1guess he'll ge,
tired waitin'. a.p -
Lets ak sum Bible questions and larn
sumthin.
Who is it the Bible speaks of that
had his great toe and thumbs cut off?
Whose life was lengthened fifteen
years? ii
Good mite to you all, Miss Nancy.