Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-08-05

Special 10 the NesOs.


something to eat. Sometimes me and
the old lady try to fuss, but we are so
poor we can't raise fuss. Times are
sure hard at this place at present.
Hope work will pick up shortly. We
get three days a week. People can't
hardly live on that.
5 A. Driver, the superintendent of
this place, says work will pick up and
we will get every day by the last of
August.
Mrs. Zelma Youngblood is out get
ting something like cabbage for din
ner. Hope she will get it for ! am
awful hungry.
Ye writer went to Jasper, Ala, last
week
Will Levan went to Birmingham
last week on business.
Sam Peterson went to Quinton last
Sunday to see his mother and sister
Charlie Siglar and Miss Lille john
son were out walking Sunday evening
and seemed to be.enjoying themselves
Will Smith and his best girl were
out to Sunday school last Sunday.
johnson Odam and Miss Jennie Short
were out riding Sunday.
A bad accident happened here today.
The train came and all the people ran
off. They thought it was cyclone
coming up through the hollow.
George Johnson, of this place, re-
turned from a weeks visit to his
mother at Tracy City.
John Chanch was seen on our streets
today with drummer. We thought
we were going to hear "a sheriff's trial
but it was drummer trial.
We had big singing at George
Johnson's Friday night. There was a
large crowd out and everybody seemed
to enjoy themselves all right.
Joe Garrett, of this place, will move
to Burnwell in a few days. We regret
to see him leave. Hope he will do
well.
Ye writer was at Flat Creek Satur-
day and Tom Jones came home with
me and spent few hours and went on
to Short Creek, Ala, where he will
make his home.
Last night about twelve o'clock l
felt the house rock and | raised up and
said, "Ida, what is that shaking this
house?" / got up and got my gun and
went out to see what it was and I'll
be gol darned if the fleas didn't catch
me and try to break my neck. They
said was trying to black leg them
out of their job. am lying around
so much guess that was what they
wanted to hang me for. Next day
went to work, but it was killing
chinches and fieas.
l very we'll satisfied here but wish
they would work so man could buy
his smoking tobacco.
went to the well yesterday and
drew up a pail of water and there was
snake in the bucket five feet and six
inches long. Gee, but had some fun
with the old lady. Then this morn
ing when we went to get breakfast
we had ten eggs and thought we
would cook them all We put them
into kettle of water and the egg:
went to chickens We sure did have q
big mess of them
would certainly like to know
what is the matter with the
Mars Hill people that | can't hear
from them. 1t looks like they would
write some to the good paper and LEI
us Alabama people hear what is goine
on up there.
Come on, sold Daughter" of Bat
tie Creek. | enjoy reading your piec
es. Wonder what has become of Rob
ert Owens. | would like to hear from
him,
We are having little rain here to
day. The old lacy wants me to ge
out and get her some stove wood.
told her there was no use of getting
out in the rain to get wood when w
can't get a single thing to cook.
The cows are so poor here they have
to step twice in one place to make {
track.
Wonder how R. L. Dykes is getting
along at Alabama City. Would like t,
hear from there.
Come on, Lonely Girl" l like t.
hear from you.
As the old lady wants to go fishing
to get something for dinner. l will
stop my foolishness and go with her
She is all the time fussing at me.
Come on, Elbow Hollow, of Trac.
City. What is the matter with yo1
that you have quit writing to tn
News? 1 don't see why everybod.
don't take the Sequatchie News. l
only costs fifty cents year. l woul,
rather give two dollars year for
than to miss getting it, because
comes from home. 1t is like the song
''Oh, the hills of Tennessee,
Where the wild winds wander free,
Sparkling fountains everywhere,
Fragrant flowers scent the air,
Here the squirrels frisk and play,
Happy birds sing all the day.
Oh, how love those grand old hills
How my heart with rapture thrills
Life has many a charm for me
Along those hills of Tennessee.
GEORGE LEVAN