Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-02-22
LOVERS LEAP.
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II.
Some call it small but of all the papers
l ever read it is the most interesting
according to my ideas. Ny wife and
children have run every Saturday ev-
cry one wanting to get the News first
and the old lady won't talk to me at
all until she reads everything in it.
Mr.. Editor, as news is scarce | don't
hardly know what to write. | could
say great deal more on the labor
question at Tracy and Whitwell, but
as | said in my last week letter, |
don't want to get into a controversy
with anyone. do not belong to the
union and have tried to keep my BOYS
out of the mines, although | have one
son digging coal at Orme, which he
and both think he has perfect right
to do as free American citizen, al
though he is called scab | had my
feelings ruffled considerably Saturday
by he and other nice young men being
called scabs.
Thursday morning, the 9Th, l left
home to look out location where N.Y.
self and boys could get work and make
living. went to Jasper that day
and stayed all night with Mr.. Reed at
Pryor's mill, Friday morning l took
the train for So. Pittsburg, stayed
there from somewhere near nine O. clock
until l visited most of the principal
works of that fiourishing little city.
Found work in plenty but rent so high
that | decided that it did not suit me
to locate there although | liked the
place very we'll At one O'Clock took
the short dog for Bridgeport and Orme.
had to lay over at Bridgeport for
some time. About two hours, but |
thought it four Did not visit many
places. | learned there was plenty of
work and rent reasonable and about
three l boarded the train for Orme
and arrived there about four
| inquired where my son was stop
ping and found him and wife at his IA
Their in laws, Mr.. Scott | believe
his wife called him Nath, that is Nath-
an, spent the night with them and new
er in my life did | meet more clever
family. Mr.. Scott works in the black
smith shop for the Campbell Coal Com
pany. Mr. Scott and myself discussed
several subjects but the most interest
ing one to me was on religion. Sat
urday my son and myself started for
| the mines but there was no work on
account of the democratic convention
at Jasper, and there was special train
from Orme to Jasper, and we concluded
to ride in it to the big convention but
before leaving that beautiful little
mining town, nestled down in beau
tiful locality in the mountains of old
Cumberland, wish to say that | new
( er met more sociable or more gener-
ous-hearted people anywhere.
1t is the most quiet place I ever was
in. l never heard pistol or a CUR
shot while | was there, and no holler.
ing or cutting up of any kind. Wher
the train got ready to leave about six
ty of the boys, myself and Mr. Camp
bell, the proprietor of the mines, al
boarded for Jasper to the big demo
cratic convention, but had to lay ovel
at Bridgeport for sometime. Finally
we pulled for the convention. check
ed up at So. Pittsburg for some paSsen
gers among them an old man who look
cd like he had better have been pray
ing instead of cussing Cox scabs ant
everybody else that did not see and be
lieve as he did. He finally got on thu
train for the convention and the last
saw of him he was still raving like ;
mad dog in meat house. Right her
[ want to say that when such charact
ers as that man get in any party will d
more harm than good We had bette
be praying for each other than cursing
So the big convention opened, tn
Cox faction of the democratic party fo
one thing and the Patterson side TO
the other, but finally the vote was tax
en- and Cox got the nomination in tn
county convention. AS [ am no poll
tician | will leave that subject. | stay
ed at Mr.. Reeds Saturday night an
started home Sunday morning, an
} came up the pike to johnson Tate
and stopped while with him. | tie
you, friends, mountain hoosier feel
mighty big walking a pike when W
have nothing but uphill and down
7 mud and rocks out here. After leavin
Mr.. Fate's | came up to Sequachet
The bell rang for church Just as | gC
there. | went in and heard some e1
cellent singing and very appropriat
opening prayer by Bro. Buck Shirle
and an interesting sermon by Brt
Sanders, of the M. E. Church, frol
the text, Grow in grace and in I'll
knowledge of the Lord" | think if
$ am any judge, that Bro. Sanders hanC
\ led the subject well. 1t is a consolin
thought to me that where ever a ma
may chance to go in this broad land {
ours he can meet with Gods children
T. and it does me good to give them
hearty hand shake. It dom matter /
a me what branch of Gods church the
belong to. After the close of the Sc
Y vice and introduction by Bro. Shirlt
to Bro. Sanders the pastor of the \
6 E. Church, pulled out for home abol
four O clock and found all we'll fee
v ing my spiritual strength renewed bl
I somewhat tired in body and unsettlt
- in mind what to DO concerning a loc
n ton for myself and family but I ha,
always been taught that where there
,. a viii there is a way
We are having fine weather.
Foster q Davis have started the
- mill. 1 don't know how they are ge
ting along, as | have been away f
/. several days.
T. Best wishes to the News and its rea
ers and everybody else. X c. Y.