Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-06-26
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

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Well, Charlotte, you in common
with a whole lot of other folks, would
like to cut out all the social recrea-
tions of life, unless they suited your
own peculiar notions and whims. God
Almighty has created men and women
according to bis own divine plan, but
we have lot of old puritanical moss
backs who would if they could deprive
human beings of every vestage of their
social qualities and do 1t in the name
of religion. When / speak of dancing
l am not referring TO the rumshops
and dance halls of the devil, but | am
talking of good music, nice and gem
teel dances engaged in by nice and
genteel people. You, my little lady,
seem to have very low conception of
life and its enjoyments. If was you,
before would rush into print and
condemn things promiscuously, 1
would try to inform myself and see If
there was not a God-given plan or
method by which people gave express
ion to their JOY and gladness. be-
lieve when you thoroughly inform
yourself you willard the method was
by music and dancing OF course the
devil has tried to put reproach on
the exercise, so the young people of
the church. may be led from the
church to his own ungodly dance halls
to find their amusements and enter
tainments they yearn for. We are all
social creatures and love society, but
we've put the ban on so many things
that christian boy or girl has very
little enjoyment He can't go to a
picture show or any kind of an enter
tainment without having his religion
criticised, and who does it but some
old. long-faced hypocrit who never
helped anybody in their life to enjoy
the sunshiny side of life. I'll tell
you, my young friend, there is more
in sunshiny life than there is/ to
any other kind of life In this world.
l like the warm hearted, genial chris
tian who can whistle, sing, hop and
skip. Why should we be slaves to
something contrary to our very ma
ure' don't propose to be slave to
any dogma or creed not in harmony
with thesLord aud His teachings.
Well, ssPedro," if your old maid
has soul for music and heel for
dancing, she is doing fine and enjoy
ing little Of life, while the other
gang puts in their time criticizing
and throwing slurs and insipuations
at their betters. A lively, jolly lady
generally is very popular in the COM
Being widower ! mustn'
say too much about the ladies either
way for am more dependant on them
now WthanNforfneriy,
y I understand my old comrade, j. G.
Wall, is sorter looking around for
partner. know Of a lady he might
make ii ade with. She owns farm
and has some money and is good look
ing. She intimates that she could be
persuaded to marry again.
In regard to dancing, Pedro"
was trying to figure out how long ago
It has been I since was at dance.
San e get the exact time, but it has
4 while. used to go regularly but I
quit As.to picture shows go when
.ver | get ready and feel like it, and
believe | enjoy some OF the pictures
and some do not. Some are very in |
teresting, others are little too sug-
yestlve, l believe. But be that as it
may, am enjoying myself tolerably |
we'll and not running around criticiZ-
ing others because they are having a
good time Some people are very good |
1t church. while in their homes they |
ire spit fires, snarling and swapping at |
The rest of the family. Not much re-
igion where i'll temper prevails. Not |
rs much as there is in dance hall or
picture show. Oh, deliver me from
our, groucby, hypocritical person, and
We have them. They can pray louder,
uhoop and cry over penitents and
when they at home it is all forgotten.
thank God / never was i'll to my
wife aud children, and tried to give
nv children good time in their own
,ome. and never wsuld allow the boys
md girls to fuss, growl and fight.
A religion that isn't sunshiny isn't
worth a fig. The pure stuff will pro-
luce joy and gladness and makes a fell
ow feel good all over, SO much 20 he
an sing, hop and skip like lamb.
live me the jolly, live man and wom-
n, and I'll show you man and wom-
n everybody likes,
Well, Pedro,'' tell your old maid
Uncle Tom likes women | never
new tu6 bIuo WuOu uiuu ioNO |
hem. It is natural and can't help 1t,
nd amt going to try. /,
Doctor Tillett, from Decbard, be-
ins meeting here Sunday. aim to
ttend some as / like good old fash
oned meeting splendid.
Now, in conclusion let me say to
Char lotte, don't you get it into youi
oggip that there is no enjoyment in
nis life for christian, for Paul de-
Jared all belonged to christian. The
nly trouble is the churches so-called,
ont provide the proper amusements
or the young and let them go to the
,orld hunting pleasure. Even some
arents with a houseful of girls and
oys never seek to choose the amuse-
rents and associates of their children.
1ell, such parents are not of the faith
nd are worse than infidels. Providing
u the family means more than meat
nd bread. Meat and bread is not all
De food human being needs. The
,cial life must be looked after and
ared for and that is the life that is
'orth most. Now, "Charlotte. I" be-
eve in developing and bringing out,
10 very best there is and | am sure
aucing under proper rules and re-
;rictions has no equal. So, | am for
le best amusements, and nothing
luals music and dancing, and the
ownfall of boys and girls don't orig
late from nice geuteel dance ball,
ut from the places of low grade,
nd what mean by low grade is a
fixture of the bad with the better. Ii