Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-03-02


own and not be eating what the poor
fellows have for their families, that /
hear you boast of in your letters. If
that isn't acting hypocrit / don t
know what to call it, so now, Uncle
Tom, be good little while longer
and you will go to heaven, hope. |
said was sorry for the people of Ira
cy City. ] did not say those people
were crazy or lazy. l said they must
be that kind of people l also said
where there is will there is a way
for them to live better. If they only
get two days work a week, what do
they do the other four days. Do they
push out for anything to do. do they
sit down on a stool of do-nothing and
wait for work to come to them. Two
days a week won't feed and clothe a
family, unless it is a small one.
said there was work for everyone to
do. Every tub stands on it's own bot
tom. ! guess those people you had ref
erence to are like yourself. They
want to have good time among their
friends. If you sit down and say you
can't get any work, it is because you
don't push out. Be satisfied with
half loaf If you can't get q whole
loaf. There are men that would rath-
er see their children beg than to work.
Now don't say. Butterfly, you ought
to be ashamed and quit writing if You
can't do better. = / don't say the peo-
pie of Tracy City are the men l have
reference to- You misconstrued what
/ said. If passed from place to place
like you do as your letters show, and
was all the time Boosting about the
good things that you get to eat. !
would show very plain what kind of a
christian You are. | will not call you
such names as you did me, for God
don't approve Of such. / am afraid
"Uncle Tom will do louder bowling
in the next world than he is doing
in this. My letter seems to hit you.
you must be guiltys Was it your four
A. J. Brannan was writing
about If IL was you had better 60 to
work for them and take a little Of
those square meals that you have been
telling of. home to them. l believe
Aunt Fannie would be proud of part
Of those good dinners. think you
are crazy for good, sensible christian
would not call any one such names as
you did me. and as for being lazy. i
guess You have got your share Of it,
but You think your query smart and
you are as far as sense goes, but you
won't go to where you can get work.
You want ii to come to you. That
was the way with the one that receiv-
Cd the one talant. 81 knew you were
q hard master, and l hid my talant Z
There was some work about it and he
made nothing. and so got nothing.
That is the way with the man that
doesn't push out and do whatever he
finds to do. II it Is not four dollars
day, be satisfied with one, and if you
IAN get one dollar, take SOC, and
Fou can keep old Pete off. There are
,ome men that would not work for so
.ents. They would rather tramp.
Now. "Uncle Tom. don't say
Butterfly isn't sorry for the poor Of
Tracy City. can tell by the tone Of
your letter. did not have to write
wo letters and sign one "Uncle Tom"
ind the other Reporter. but you
ny to whip the devil around the bush. (
You said that Butterfly" put their
ip into several things. That is what I
We write to the News for. think you
nut your lip In on your last letters.
Butterfly" was not saying anything /
bout your letter, so you just butt In (
0 show your smartness. If your
martness was sold for what you think
{ is worth, there would be money
nough to care for the poor, as You call
hem. until the Socialists get to rum
ing the government in 1919. Now,
Uncle Tom don't claim an an
wer to this..letter, and after this when
want letter from you. / will write \
on. so don't take the pains to call
Butterfly" SO many ugly names, for
on will surely have to answer for ii
5 sure as your name is rUncle Tom.
/ will tell You another place to 60 to
ct work but Won will have to work !