Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-04-18
HURRY. Ky.
.ShknnL 10 Mr M,1nr

Special 10 the Nc10S.
II has been some time since ! APP
peared in the News. come again 20
see if can hear anything from my old
friend. "Hardscrabble " guess he Is
alive yet, for he is too tough to die or
even get sick. There are no ticks to
trouble him this time Of the year, and
it seems to me he ought to come out 20
he could be seen or heard from. IL
maybe he is like the ground hog, and
has gone back into his den until this
cold weather passes over. The last
time he wrote anything in the paper
he was grumbling about his clothing
being rotten and full of holes sure
am sorry for him. 1t looks hard that
he has to wear such old clothes, but 1t
seems to be his lot to have bad luck.
| sometimes think it is because he is
republican. | hope if it is that he will
change over, and be democrat the
rest of his life, but / don know about
his changing over. If he was to turn
to be democrat his good wife would
leave him, and then he would be in
bad fix sure enough. So want Hard
scrabble to consider well before he
changes over to be a democrat. Any
way want him to do well. Now, |
think | know "Harscrabble" better
than the most of men do. He is a good
fellow all right enough, but lots Of
folks think because it Is common to see
him slipping around, trying to keep
the best side of his pants in front, that
he don't care much for himself, but
that is a mistake / am sure he only
wants to put on a good front, and IN
order to do that sometimes he is forced
to say, 'Get behind me, rags. " Now,
who is it that don't want to show the
best side of his pants when he is in
company? Now, | shall always like
'Hardscrabble' because there is no
put-on about the man. He don't ever
put on good clothes, but ah my friend,
go to his house and see what you will
find on his table. All kinds of good
things to eat. | have ate there several
times, and / have always found it nee
essary to consult the almanac to tell
when a fellow will full or rise latter,
but if "Hardscrabble' was like some
fellows l know, he wouldn't have so
much to put ON his table. 1t don't take
some fellows long to lick the breadtray
and suck a meat skin when they go to
dinner, but they can put on lots of
goods and look fine when they go to
church and most always owe for what
they put on. But not so with my old
friend, 'Hardscrabble. He don t
owe for anything he puts on, nor for
what he puts ON his table, and if you
stand in need of a few hundred dollars
and can make him believe you will pay
him back, you can get the cash most
any time you call on him with the
right kind of note. So don't forget
my friend is man all right, and all
his neighbors will bear me out in what
| say.
There has been a lot said about
'Hardscrabble' not wearing good
clothes, but that is mistake. He
wears good clothes sometimes, but they
don't remain good long, for he is like
all other men. He buys his clothes tC
fit him and about the first time he
wears his new suit, he goes to see his
uncle Henry and they have chicken fol
dinner. Then pretty soon you hear 8
swapping and popping like bunch Of
fire crackers, and away goes his new
pants They are no more fit to face the
public, so 'Hardscrabble' has to turI
face about Scrabbleharder.