Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-09-29
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UNCLE TOMS LETTER.

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Well, my letter of the 22nd was rath-
er harsh, but am not sorry | wrote
it, for the reason that of all men un-
der heaven who ought to refrain from
tale bearing it is preacher and
christian. We know no honest. truth
full man is going to start lot of false
hools on any person and we generally
know about as much about our neigh
Dor as any one else, and as such we
ought to be very careful about repeat
ing tales we hear on them.
! Now, live in thickly settled COM
munity and know them all. Their
daily life is an open book to me, and
to say don't know them would be to
lie. Among them all l actually could
mt say any of them were liars and
thieves and that could't give them
full faith and credit in court of JUS
tice. Some of them are christians and
some make no pretensions to christian
ity, yet they are splendid neighbors to
me, and have no cause to talk about
them or to try to lower them in the
eyes of others. Still I've heard them
talked about and some hard things
said, but knew they were false and
others knew it also. Then again, in
ninety nine cases in every one humid
red, the man or woman who trumps
up falsehoods on their neighbors, are
generally of the lowest order of beings
and often will steal and do anything
else low down and mean. Trace all
tales and falsehoods told on you and
you'll find some low down, good for
nothing rake started it. Men and
women need not put themselves to any
trouble about the lies told ON them for
other people know just about as we'll
J as the person to whom the story IS
told. whether it is the truth or not.
No honest, truthful person ever made
and told lie on another, and never
will, and gentlemen and ladies won t
repeat such tales, either.
All lies originate from the meanest
and lowest down persons in com
munity. People sometimes give them
selves whole lot of unnecessary
trouble over falsehood. Why, lie
soon plays out There is no truth be-
hind lie to cause it to live.
AS | said, | am not sorry rebuked
the preacher for the stuff he told me,
and | frankly say don't appreciate a
talebearer whatever and told him so.
| knew it was lie palmed off on him,
and l thought he ought to have sense
enough to know it was
| guess he thinks his Uncle Tom is a
queer old fellow. Well, 1 am. I've
heard so much in days past and gone
that don't care to hear any more on
myself or on anyone else, unless it is
something good Then, I'll listen all
day to that, if necessary. | have no
use for tattlers and news toters, and
mighty little use for man who thinks
nobody else is good except himself. I
believe in holiness, but not in the sell
fishness sometimes see crop out in the
better than thou class. Holiness
preachers are no bigger in my eye than
other folks.
Now, why rebuke ministers Be-
cause when you see them not living as
near the Model of Love as the one
whom they advise us to follow, we
should remind them of Christ and His
life and teachings. To do right means
whole lot in this sin cursed world.
To rehearse the notorious lies I've
heard told on some Of our country's
best people, would fill and run over
any newspaper published in all the
land. Tattling is very bad habit.
A heap worse than fashion, and you
know that creates lot of i'll will and
distrust among the human family. +
don't know how many grown people
are going really to be saved, for it
looks like all are tainted in some way
or other that is not Christ like, and
our leaders, mean our preachers,
can't worship in harmony, and actu-
ally won't do it. I don't know how
they will manage in the other world
should they get there. l catch myself
often discriminating between brother
and brother. / know it isn't right,
still / do it. thy to love all denom-
nations and have confidence in them,
still find l don't do it every time,
and pin my faith to Methodism when
ought not.
UNCLE TOM.
Tracy City, Tenn.