Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-11-27

duction, just one speech from me ano
to tell that old anecdote about the
jack rabbit will settle the whole ques-
ton between all aspirants to that
. office
| was appointed to a mighty big
office awhile back from the State
Register under new law, which was
said to be launched about this time.
Since l accepted such an honorable
Office as that, failed to get legal doc
uments to proceed with the new bust.
ness as was proposed to be carried on
in Tennessee.
There was a crowd of horseback rid
era came mp in town the other day. l
thought it was Coxeg's army coming,
but 1t turned out to be delegation
from the lock and dRm. They came
| over here to purchase farms and 10
rent. as the main corn belt on Tennes-
see riSerSin Marion county, is now us
der water, so these people are forced
to leave and seek homes and land in.
other localities It wild raise the
price of corn hereafter in Marion coun-
ty. as that Tennessee river belt Of coIn
land produced thousands of bushels of
corn and now is thing Of the past
We regret to pen the death Of Uncle
Davy LayRe, who was some IS or 80
years old. who died on Cumberland
mountain last week Mr.. Layne was
born and raised out there and is said
to have lived in Que place some so
years, and during that time he lived
as hunter in the wild woods In the
beginning of the history of the conn
try, when the Indians were driven to
the Rocky Mountains, Uncle Davy, as
he was called, settled down way back
in the nrpuntaius. During his career
as hunter for some 70 years exper.
fence when the wild animals were
plentiful, it is reported that he hasi
killed some so odd deer and 80 bear
and 3 psnthers and his record in wild
turkeys pheasants, foxes, coons, cata-
mounts and wild cats, is too numer-
GUS to mention, but will say that Da-
w Layne's history along this line is
very interesting to listen to. Uncle
Davy Layne's home during the civil
war was place of welcome and ref
uge to all who would call. They al
ways found big, kind hearted man,
who never willed the death Of any
man. | visited Uncle Davy Layne
year ago, while he was suffering in
his affection. He related many var
story and events which Occurred and
said he had sheltered father many a
time. He touched my heart and l gave
him the last cent had and emptied
my grin Which contained some eata-
bles. With proud heart he took me
by Che hand When l went to leave
I took poor old Uncle Davy Layne by
the hand for the last time this side
of the judgement bar. He held my
hand and wept bitterly and asked me
to stay over night with him. He
touched my heart to the utmost depths
while he wept and still held my hand
and referred to time when be and
my father slept on the cold bluff of
Cumberland mountain some 48 years
ago. left the poor old, tottering fell
low, VINO had touched my heart SO
deep. l will openly confess / broke
down and wept bitterly myself, ano
a perfect picture was formed in my
mind of my father, Robt. N. White,
and Uncle Davy Layne, as they lay
out, in the dark days of 1862, in the
wild woods and suffered during the
civil war. This was more than my
heart could bear. As Uncle Davy re-
lated the event it seemed the cup
would overflow and many times have
wiped the tears from my dripping eyes
in thinking over the friendship which
once existed between them as above
referred to- can never forget it
while. in this life i remain. l very
much regret thatI never had the OPP
portunity of again visiting him before
he passed to the sweet beyond, which
/ promised to do. So death intervenes
aud we are forced to break our many
promises in this life. Uncle Davy
Layne's last resting place was not far
from his birthplace Sorry space for
bids giving his full history.
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