Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-04-23
MEANT No OFFENCE At ALL

Kind Editors II you will allow ma
little space, will take pleasure in
noticing little piece which appeared
in the News columns by some fluent
"quill driver" from Whitwell. dated
March %, and headed, "Corrects Old
Joe. /"
Well, l want to say that sold joe
always stands open for correction and
he certainly appreciates any correction
from anyone when they find him in
error. But we think "a Friend is in
error, and does sold joe an injus-
tice when he says he intimated that
Mr.. George Crutchtield was not good
worker. and an honest aud good citi
zen. sold Joe" has been acquainted
with George a long time and he has
always found him very reliable and q
good clever neighbor, and TO save my
life / can't see from what reasoning
standpoint "A Friend" could even
surmise that l had misrepresented
George. Let us look at the paragraph
that appeared in the issue of the News
of March 10, which reads as follows:
George Crutchfield has left 'Pov-
erty Hill" and has moved up in the
Dixon Cove, among the owls and bats.
We wish George quiet, peaceful and
prosperous life up there among the
fowls and fish es, for George is a good
trapper and hunter and we predict he
will do we'll.
Now, Friend" takes issue with the
above aud says, speaking of what "Old
Joe" said about his leaving Poverty
Hill, ''and so he has. - Well, "Old
Joe" seems to be correct in that state 4
ment. Now. he says further on that
Mr.. Crutchfeld has moved to that
place to fish, and to hunt, mot at
all. ;" Well, did "Old joe say he
did? Read it again, Mr.. "a Friend,
and see if you find where l said he bad
gone for that purpose. Mr.. "A
Friend says he has known Mr..
Crutchfield personally for several
years, and found him to be an honest,
straight forward, hard working man.
Then he acknowledges that Mr..
Crutchfield is lucky fisherman and
hunter. Further on he says when Mr..
Crutchfield wants some fish he goes
fishing and catches them. Well, "A
Friend, - stand ready to endorse your
statement for am somewhat &C
quainted with Mr.. Crutchfield's fish
ing proclivities. I still stand to the
statement that Mr.. Crutchtield is
lucky fisherman, for last summer he
fshed on one side of the creek and
on the other. He caught fish and
caught none. Very frequently he was
seen with his gun and he said he did
MT hunt much. for there was nothing
here to hunt for, but he said he car
ried his gun SO If be should happen 60
see any game he would be prepared
for it, and as to being a successful
trapper, have heard his neighbors
praise him for being SO lucky. Now,
Mr.. "a Friend" that Is all / know
and is all said and / only meant
what said in my former article as a
joke, as was always ready to joke
with George for he is a good joker
himself.
Well, Mr.. "A Friend you say
further on down that you know me
and if l ever throw off on another one
of your friends, you will take the
matter in your own hands and expose
me to all the readers of the News.
That is perfectly all right, Mr.. "a
Friend" just SO you don't accuse me
of being good worker. - So, Mr..
"a Friend, you take FOOLS advice
and when you throw another bomb in
cold Joe's" camp, be sure that you
have it loaded with something else be-
sides ''soft mud" Why. when that
bomb fell, it fell with such a soft thud
that had l not happened to have seen
it, I probably would never have
heard 1t. so seeing the object picked
it up and dissected it, and found the
shell very soft and filled with parcels
of very soft "mud.'
Now. Mr.. IA Friend,' laying all
jokes and sarcasm aside, l expect am
as good friend to Mr.. Crutcbfield as
you are. am not sure who you are.
/ think know, but even IL am mis-
taken don't want you or any of the
News readers to think that meant to
cast any slur on Mr.. Crutchfield, for
that is not according to my DISPOSE
ton, If you hear me joking with any
one, you may say we are on good terms
as far as / know. If Mr.. Crutchfield
wants to hunt, fish or trap. that is his
business, and as stated before we do
wish him success, Old Joe.