Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-05-30
Uncle Toms Letter

/ perhaps have been too plain and
specific in regard to preachers. If |
have ! beg pardon, but we socialists
believe in a universal brotherhood and
have nc faith or confidence in a relig-
ion that does not cause its ministers to
practice the same. One preacher won't
hardly help another in q p~rotrscted
meeting. wen though they be of the
same denomination. Still they growl
and quarrel about the people not turn
ing out to church. Well. the people
are only following the example set by
the preacher. Not very long ago a
half dozen or more preachers would
join and hold a meeting, but it isn't
that way now, hardly can get as many
as two to join together for the
propagation of the gospel and if they
do one must do all the preaching and
testifying, in fact, he is the whole
thing and the rest must keep still.
Bossisml Socialists believe in broth
erly love, first, last and all the time,
and they don't want any narrowness
in christianity, and are just as much
opposed to that as they are to any 9th
er kind of s%elfishness.
Socialists have a high conception of
christianity whether christians or not,
and they don't encourage clannishness
at all.
The Red Men gave us a nice social
recreation at the Park the 10th inst. |
certainly did enjoy myself for a couple
of hours and bowed in the big sum
of 15c to shake the thirst of some
young lady friends. l and Guss Wood
lee were the ''its'' of the whole thing.
Gus took care of the widows while l
noticed the younger set. You see the
girls cut out the widows and took
''Uncle Tom in tow for a while.
But / am lose again. jeff Wiley did
mt come to time with his little black
mare and buggy, or l might have
gained more noteriety than l did.
Well, I had plenty of fun as usual and
got to be quite a ladies' a for a lit
tie while. / knew the girls loved the
treats better than they did me, and
would ride around with me for fun,
and when that was over that would
end the whole thing. Well, l am even
with a certain widow lady for what
she said to a girl about "Uncle Tom
an ak to grind and | sorter
think the girl believed the old fellow
did have an ak to grind as she has
been very shy ever since. OF course,
"Uncle Tom has no ak to grind, but
likes to enjoy himself, and the girls
mustn't get too wild. / am not going
to run any of them down. Oh, no, la
dies, / don't have to.
Saw, I have @ the new fashion in
and 1t looks to me like they were
sewed up In a bag. / suppose the
times are 80 hard the women had to
cut their dresses in proportion to their
pocket books. The soldier liked green
because he said they
lrew up his stomach to at his rations.
so / guess our ladies like the hobble
skirts because they fit the pocket book.
Necessity is the mother OF invention,
and Of course the form cuts no figure
days. If / can see straight the
nearer the letter S a lady, | mean a
lady, can get her figure
;be better. Don't let us be guilty of
,riticising our friends for we like
and it don't matter about the
Their hats make them look
ike q screech owl in a brush heap, but
hey are awful sweet just the same.
They all look good to me 30 amt
,oing to say they don't. Well, wait
Until the old soldiers reunion comes
If at Monteagle this year, and you'll
the latest and most improved
tyles. Something that will do to talk
bout. Now, you preachers. keep
our mouth shut about the girls If you
,lease. They don't want to cram
off on us men as frauds.
they want us to see every defect they
POSSESS.
Well, goodby, ladies. I'd like you to
write to me and you widows must get
move on yourself or the girls will
"Uncle Tom," and you will
70 left and then what will you dor
Just for fun.
UNCLE TOM.