Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-04-27

Gets April Fooled but Pays Back
With Interest.

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of an April fool played on me by Sal
and my sister. 1t was a rough joke
but You know / always yet even.
About two weeks ago my sister told
me she was going to spend the day
with Sal. "Well, says 1, II don't
care. Go on. 1t was on Friday and
she knows always go after the mali
on Friday to get the News. The mail
box is about three fourths of a mile
away from the house and Sal lives be-
tween my house and the mail box IN a
house Just exactly like mine, although
the furniture is arranged a little DIFF
erent. So my sister goes on over there
and they watch the road until they see
me pass. Then they made haste to get
back to my house and arrange every
thing just like it is at SAILS and plac-
ed me chair close by the door so l
would take little notice of the change
in the furniture Well, as they ex-
pected their trick worked we'll. | was
interested in the News, and took the
first chair, paying no attenti on what
ever to the change.
Well, i noticed nothing more until
half an hour later when the door open
ed and Sal said, How do you do,
Jim. Come in to dinner.
looked up in surprise, "Howdy,
Sail. !" Then l looked around the room
and exclaimed, "Great Scott By the
teeth of the grasshopper, how in the
name of common sense come me
here?"
'Ha, hal! You came in at the front
gate half an hour ago and your sister
told me you we're going to take dinner
with me. -
"By iingoes am surely dreaming.
l can't be at Salsp'
Don't be so surprised, Jim, but
come right in to dinner. We have
kept company now more than seven
years and you never have taken dinner
with me, so come right in
"Well, as you say have never tax
en- dinner with you, so I will stay for
dinner, and see if you are good
cook. -
81 guess you will find am pretty
good" said Sal with laugh. So /
went in and had never seen the like
of stuff on one table. 1t would take
the whole tablet to tell what there
was to eat, and my appetite was good.
When / left the table you could tell
had been there.
When the dinner was over we went
to the parlor for talk. had seen
nothing of the old folks since l came
but didn't think anything of that |
was so glad to see Sal. When we had
been in the parlor about two hours my
faithful old cat came in and placed
himself in suitable position on my
knee before I noticed him. Then l
looked down in surprise and was still
more surprised when / found that it
was my own cat that was given to me
when / was but boy.
by the blazes of a gas light, how
came my cat herey'
''That's the first I've seen of him,
said Sal with smile
''Sal. this is trick on me, and you
are at the head oft. Tell me what
it all means.
Honest, Jim, know nothing about
it,
"Well, / will take a look at the |
shrubbery. 1t will tell me no lies. :"
So out | went to see the yard and it |
proved that was at home. Sal went
and got all the folks together by the
time got back, and they all enjoyed
a hearty laugh at my expense
"Ah, yes, said I, when the laugh
had hushed. "You played your joke
we'll, if you had only hid the cat.
/ guess you forgot him. Well, that's
all right Sal, You have had your fun
at my expense, but will have mine
at your expense, SO don't worry about
me, but my turn will come when you
least expect it.
On bidding her good evening at her
own gate 1 told her l would be back
Sunday at one thirty, and she must be
ready to give me hearty handshake
and kiss after playing me such
joke.
''All right" she said, "now don't
me.
''All right"
On Sunday morning l went and
struck up with the worst chap in
town. / told him I wanted him to
help me in joke. and it just suited
him. We went and got some paint
and painted him until we didn't know
one from the other. At one-thirty,
from my hiding place saw the fellow
90 up and knock ON the door, and Sal
herself opened it for she knew it was
me, and you never saw no such kiss
ing in your life as they done.
Directly / saw them leave the house
As l thought to take walk, but they
came straight to the tree where was
hid. This is what Sal was saying
Jim, that was bad joke I played on
7ou, and am sure sorry about it. l
hall not try it again