Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-07-19
UNCLE GID'S LETTER.
SUNDAY morning. July san.


After carefully looking over the
News of the 9Th instant l believe 1t is
the cleanest issue have seen, less gush |
and silly twaddle--a decided improve
ment from the correspondents with the |
exception of Sleepy Hollow. OF course
they have to have time TO learn that
two and two makes four.
Yes, Texas Wanderer, I'll shake
hands with you. ] am glad you en-
joyed reading my letter on the Chris
tian Home. ! wrote ii from expert
ence and observation and tried to state
facts; only two typographical errors in
it-but we must lay that on the proof
reader.
We have splendid medium of ex-
change, to-wit: the News l knew
from the first copy ever saw that the
Editor was trying to fill long felt
want among the common people and
give them medium by which they
could express their ideas and opinions
fully and freely. All that is asked of
us is that we do SO nicely and genteel-
y. OF course many of us are only am
ateurs in the field of letter writing
and may transgress the rules of eti-
quette now and then, but the public
must look over our seeming impro-
prieties which am satisfied it will do.
/ think by little practice and some
discretion we will raise the tone of our
paper above par.
Your Uncle Gid thinks great deal
of the News and he finds he is not by
himself in doing SO. Subscriptions still
go from Tracy City and hope Coal
mont will send in a hummer soon l
believe 'Sallie Ann should get a
move on herself and take the cake in
the way of getting subscribers. Well,
"Wanderer," your Uncle Gid has O.
nough copy in the News Office to last
till Christmas but he gives the Editor
the right to choose what is for the best
SO ] lust keep piling up stuff and
worrying him every week or two
Some of you correspondents ought to
follow suit as it costs less than a sim
gle letter. Some stuff won't keep and
some will. am going to write a
piece on Friendship pretty soon.
Wonder if any of you have ever consid-
cred what it is and what do you think
of platonic love and platonic friend
ship. Exchange ideas with me, won't
you. Let none of us become outland-
ish in what we say.-lest it fouls our
breath. Now, in conclusion, let me
say am glad all my letters have met
with approval and as such ! appreciate
the compliments so freely given. | am
more than pleased with the iberality
of the News and trust it will keep OF
| growing.
| One thing more. want to caution
again our correspondents about oul
lovely girls. Don't display your ignor
ance any more in reference to them
Don't injrre them by saying, "Mis
Mary Bell says Geo. Hall is shor'
sweet and pretty" What if she dit
say it. We have no right to advertise
her for it. A bevy of girls were to
gether last Sunday laughing and talk
ing when one said, Hush, girls, som
one will tell through the News wha
you are saying, and last week som
young men said to your Uncle Gil,
that they hoped what "Sallie Ann,
.'E. L." and ''Uncle Gid" had sail
about such stuff would stop it. Thes
young men were in earnest and wen
on and said that while they liked FIJI
themselves, they could hardly see an
fun in it for girl. Then an old lad
being present she spoke up and said
girl who would let a young fellow kno,
she loved him was fool. why,
said she, "he'n likely as not trea
her with contempt" Then your I'm
Gle Gid said, "Yes, he will, for l re
member when was young certai
girl took fancy to me, so much s
S that everybody noticed it and got I
teasing me about her and / actuall
q got to hating the girl. Her silly foo
ishness caused me to lose my respec
: for her and one night at party sh
acted SO imprudently in choosing N
s every time that I got angry and tol
t her l d rather be bothered with til
seven-year itch that her. The gi
wasn't forward girl but just lit
t imprudent It's best for a girl not
let fellow know how well she like
d him.
n Well, must quit as four little Il
dies have come and / must get the
e some nice red June apples to ca
Il Well, all the girls know their Unc
Gid is their friend and l hope the
y will come to see him every now an
= then. Everyone that comes I think
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