Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-11-07
UNCLE GID WRITES.
To the News

had some fun out Of two nice,
sweet young ladies the other day and
guess they thought the old man was
fool and didn't think much wrong as
never met them before. They came
out to the little store on the Jasper
road to visit their brother, who, by
the way, is a nice, clever, young man,
warm-hearted and genial, and we'll
liked by everybody. Being a personal
and warm friend of his and supposing
his sisters to be of the same quality,
| accused them of wanting to see Char
ley, that red-headed boy of mine. OF
course they kind of blushed as they
had never seen Charley and | don't
suppose ever heard of him, but l did
mt care for that. They soon caught
on to the old mans joke for they were
about as intelligent young girls as I've
met in a coon s age, so l ups and tells
them all about how l kept my gun
loaded to protect Charley, and how /
had threatened and .cavorted around,
but it didn't seem to scare them in
the least. 1t tickled them, but they
didn' t talk any sass back. let them
off easy after finding out their names
and where they lived. They told me
they didn't play cards which pleased
me very much, and | just blurted out
that good girl is the best thing on
earth, and so they are. | love to meet
nice, genial young people, laugh and
joke with them, even if they are
strangers, and l rarely make a mistake
in judging the qualities of our young
people. Somehow the eye is such an
index to the real character that | rare
ly fail in reading truly the nice and
good from the swell headed and churl-
ish. / love nice young people the
world over and when meet such it is
quite treat to the old man, and l love
to compliment such in the papers
write for, as | know a kind word spOk-
en- in behalf of young person is often
worth more than dollars and cents.
Like "Our Friend l. says, it's help
full.
A lady writing to friend not long
ago, used this language and l think it
worth repeating Says she, "We all
need more charity in our composition,
| think. Having that in our hearts
we'll never say any unkind things"
The lady is right If we wish to
criticise, let us do so in kindly man
ner, most especially where young folks
are concerned and l believe her coun-
sci is of importance, and we ought to
learn so to do Then it is so much
easier to say kind words than it is
unkind ones, and makes us feel more
pleasant. Any person with an average
amount of common sense can nearly
always tell the kind of training a
young person has had in the home,
and I've often said that l could tell
nine times in ten. just exactly the
kind of fathers and mothers or guard
ians that had control of them. When
you meet young people, if they have
not had the proper training, they will
nearly every time display their antag-
onism to superiority. Good breeding
is always shown by its gentleness and
perfect self control under any stress of
circumstances. We have thousands of
we'll bred young people and it is
pleasure to meet them, although many
of them are misjudged by the chronic
grumblers and kickers yet your I'M
Gle Gid never pays much attention to
these specimens who never see any
good in a girl or boy.
Our friend Il" has touched along
this phase of the subject in some of
her letters, and she has excited the Gu
riosity of the curious to know who she
is. Well, whoever she is one thing is
certain, in these diggins all the read
ed and like her letters I'm not put
ting myself to any trouble about her
letters, for they are smooth, nice and
genteel, much above the average let
tiers, although lady told me she was
accused to being the author and wrote
one in particular in the interest of
herself. | laughed and told her if she
was the author to keep on and would
help her. A schoolmarm told me some
thought she was the writer, but, ="
said she, "they are better letters than
l could write The whole thing is
speculative, and l guess other com
muuities are guessing rs to who the
author is.
Wonder if any of the News readers
have ever read the letters of Miss Dor
othy Dix, of the Banner. Stop your
guessing, friends, and read the next
letters and try to store your hearts and
minds with the best thoughts Of the
/ day, and try to possess the key to a
successful home life, which consists of
very little things, such as kindness and
small courtesies These little atteu-
tions sweeten home life. Have no pet
/ ty disturbances at the breakfast table
You women and girls can sweeten
home if you will, and hope Friend
L" win give MS letter on that, don t
you? UNCLE GID.
THERE'S NO USE
talking, You can't beat Herbine for the