Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-10-20
JIMMY X. JOHN

My yarn stopped last week where
Sal had just run the cross-eyed man
off. That same evening she wrote me
letter as follows:
Jimmy X. John,
Dear Sir:
THAT knock-kneed fellow came to
see me the other day and l never
smelled such a scent in my life Of rot
ten eggs, and he said that you had
caught him and very near beat him to
death. told him he had lied and
made him leave out with himself, and
it was worth fifty cents to hear him
beg me to let him beat your time, but
he can't ever DO that. l told him that
you were too much of gentleman for
that, but he declared you had put
those eggs on him. l finally got him
started and haven't seen him since.
| guess he has gone to Halifax and
hope he has. Now, Jim, don't be mad
with me for talking to him that day
for you know it was joke. | beg
your pardon for you know / don't
mean any harm by it. l never cared
anything for him no way. Now, jim,
Hove you so much that / would go ov
er Niagara Falls for you any time.
Now, if that isn't love, what isl
Won't you come to see me as soon as
you can and answer as soon as you
read this letter for I will be like a
hen on hot rock till l hear from you.
yours now and forever,
"SAL"
Just as finished reading the letter
there was something hit me from be-
hind, and Gee Whiz it knocked me
crazy and while l was crazy some peo-
pie bound me with ropes until could
n t move hand or foot When came
to myself began to ask what they
were going to do with me. They said
they were going to do me like I did
them. Says Il, "Look here now,
friends, I didn't do you bad" ''We
are not going to do you bad, either,
but we are not going to let you off as
easy as you did us, but you came nigh
killing our friend, and caused Sal to
go back on him, and now we are go
ing to make her go back on you. -
"We will see' said voice that we
all knew, and that was Sails voice.
She sailed in and cut the ropes. She
had brought some of Dooley's liniment
go we caught one of our enemies and
bathed him with Dooley's liniment,
and then another and kept on till we
had bathed them all. I don't know
what became of them, but / haven
seen any of them since.
Then me and Sal made up and we
are getting along fine now. Sal look
cd SO sweet just couldn't keep from
kissing her. Then what do you sup
pose she did3 Do you think she slap
ped met No, she just kissed me back.
Then what do you think I saidH ]
just said-well, don't know what !
said, but anyway said, "Sal, let's
me and you marry" "Oh, Jim"
she said, "you scare me-" "Well. ]
don't know what makes 1t scare you
when you have said so many times
you didn' intend to marry unless you
got me-" GAN right, Jim, we will
marry any time you say" "We will
marry next Sunday then. want to
invite my friends-my teacher, any
way"
So again we kissed and parted.
went on and told my teacher what !
wanted to do and she said. "Look
here, now, Jim, if you go and marry
you will have to quit school. l won't
have you coming to school and you
married.
Well, was all tore up and went
to the river and sat down on a rock to
think. Well, I just thought and
thought and didn't think nothing, Ell
Their, only what good time ! had had
going to school.
Well, when I have some more troub-
les will let you know through the
columns of the News. That may be
next week and it may be month.
Yours truly.
JIMMY X. JOHN.