Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-07-11
Oak Grove.

SbeciaiIo tie Ne7OS.
As my mind is carried back to long
ago, | will give the readers of the
News a short history Of one particular
incident that teaches me that we can
not predict for the future.
About twenty years ago a youth
about fifteen years of age, came to me
and asked me if l would give him
work. looked at him. He had a
nice face and was very pleasant l
gave him work and left him alone, and
all that was wrong was that he did too
much, and when his days work was
over he would get up wood and water
and feed Just as if he was doing a bus
mess of his own. When all was done
he would take his seat around the fire
with the family and if asked about
thing he would give answer to it in
perfect truth. He worked about two
months. The family had got to love
him. Ny wife would say, "Voley
Srum has no equal, and thought as
much, and often said that he surely
would accumulate wealth some time.
One Saturday evening he went home
and on Monday morning he failed to
show up. said to my wife that there
was something wrong with Noley or
he would have been here. She said, |
guess his mother needed him for that
day and that he would be in soon He
did not show up Tuesday. On We'd
nesday | went to his home to see what
was wrong. When | got there he was
in deliriOus condition and the family
heartbroken. | saw that he had brain
fracture and was ruined boy. After
a while he got so that he had to be
confined and in time was sent to the
asylum but in the course of time was
sent home and, to the satisfaction of
everybody, he was well and a large,
stout man and handsome enough. At
ter a few wears he took a wife and
worked for their interest for a few
years, but after a while he became
afflicted and suffered untold agonies of
pain, and at last was taken from his
troubles. He told his brother, Frank,
that he was prepared to meet his God
in peace. | believe he was strictly
honest, and the best hand to work l
ever saw. Bad luck and Affections
brought him to his grave in poverty,
destitute of ANYTHING for his three lit
tie ones and wife. His mother and
one brother were called off several
years ago. One month ago he follow
ed after them and was buried in the
Shrum graveyard He leaves five
brothers and five sisters, wife and
three children to mourn his loss.
hope that we will be prepared to
meet our friend and neighbor in heav-
en-, where we can rest from our labors.
The 18th of July passed off with
much pleasure to all around Oak
Grove. The good Christians closed out
a two weeks meeting on the night OF
the 4th, and am glad to say that
there was much good done. On the
morning of the 4th the young folks,
some from Tracy and others from the
country, assembled near the Ben Har'
ris Spring, and had bran dance.
All report good time
Albert Harris was at the home OF
We writer this morning.
Miss Lena Stump went to Tates
vile this morning for a two-week'
stay with her father, VIM. Stump.
Prof l.. F. Tate is on the sick list
Hope he will get better soon.
Ye writer thinks that if the readers
of the News would do as Lonely
Boy" said, l would soon get over thu
blues. do not know who Lonely
Boy" is Anyway he is a clever boy.
If he would get some good pine tar
and saturate that old bald head ht
could catch those flies that give hin
so much trouble while he gets up hi
little Oiecps. Come on. LONELY Bow, ,
your pieces are all right. Help me on
all you can.
There has been some talk Of thu
school being moved to Oak Grow
from Indian School House, which is t
the dissatisfaction of some of the PEG
pie Of the school district.
Whiting Bill.