Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-01
JIMMY K. JOHN
Busts a Bicycle-Mauls His
RiVal-Falls Out with
Sal-Later Hugs
and Kisses.

Well, as l haven't written any in
two or three weeks, will give the
readers of the News few of my
troubles.
The other day the subject of bicycle
riding came up. l told the folks l
couldn't ride one of the things, so they
asked me to take one out and try to
learn to ride l told them it would
throw me, and they said no, it would
mt, and just to keep peace in the fam
lily, / took it out and mean boy knew
couldn't ride and he told me to go
to the top of the hill and ride down.
This didn't want to do so / told him
to ride down first, and he made it all
right. He brought the wheel back and
] started down, but hadn't got very
far until it got to going so fast l could
mt stay with it any longer. 1t come
to curve in the road and there it left
me and went on for some little piece,
and when came to myself, they were
all around me- said, 'get away from
here, I'm not hurt. Where is my
horse3 I am going to ride him back
up this hill, got on but got started
the wrong way. went on down the
hill piece further. This time stay
cd with my horse until he stopped, but
it is hard to tell which was hurt the
worse, me or the horse, for he had run
into tree. was very badly bruised
- b,,% no 1;rrh he xxyov.a hrnLop on1 tho
horse had several broken limbs, for all
his legs were broken and his neck, be-
sides he was broken intwo right in the
middle. The doctors say will recov-
er but the bicycle can never be repair
ed. so 1.think from now on, will just
stand up and walk rather than sit
down and walk.
| believe in my last letter wrote
about the trouble between Bill Dooley
and myself. Bill has been trying to
get even with me ever since but he
cannot do it. The other day was 60
ing along and met Bill and he said,
"Jim, I'll get even with you if live
long enough.
Last Sunday went over to see SAL
was surprised to find that another
fellow had beat me. When I went in
he was sitting in the chair she had
bought purposely for me. So l went
in and took off my hat and hung it up
then took off my coat and as for that
fellow, it was worth dollar to see
him. He was looking kinder cross
eyed at me with one eye and at Sal
with the other, and when l began to
roll up my sleeves, he said, "What
does that fool mean2" He was talking
to Sal but / answered his question.
II am going to set in that chair.
mo, you are not - Eyes, but am. f"
well, you may have the chair and
go out on the porch. for am going to
talk to Sal myself" ''No you are
not. was my quick reply and almost
at the same instant grabbed him by
the collar and hit him under the chin
with my other fist and turned him
loose as I hit and when he started to
fall, I kicked him plumb out on the
porch. He got up and started at me-
When he started to hit me I jumped
out of the way and he hit so hard he
started to fall and run his head thru
the window. Then l turned to Sal and
said, "Sal, I didn't think you would
do me that way +" what wayf" was
the reply. "Let that fellow come in
and talk to you before l got here. /"
"Well, that was only for manners,
Jim, he hasn't got you beat yet.
Hasn't got me beat YETI You talk
like he might beat me in the future. y
well. don't know so we'll about
that. He might beat YOU" About {
that time my attention was drawn by
a singing blow between my shoulders
from behind me that knocked me very ,
near down. but caught myself ! and {