Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-02-19

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ting up and some were whistling Ca
sey Jones" She said she didn't en-
JOY the meeting and intimated sh,
had better have been at horne for al
the good it did her. She further salt
that there we're no middle-aged people
out, just young folks. Then she told
me some wanted to have meeting a
her house. but she didn't want them
around her whistling, squealing ana
cutting up. l don't blame her. Such
meetings are an insult to God and &
Dissertation of his worship and moi
many sensible, intelligent people
care to attend such places of worship.
Publicity isn't qnite as purifying as
the law is. A few interviews with
Judge Davis by these 'Casey Jones. "
whistlers. would cool their whistling
apparatus. Publicity is all right, but
these are specimens Of humanity who
don't take or read any newspaper at
all, so so it is almost a waste of prin-
ters' ink to write them up.
And then, again, church that will
allow such conduct is not any better
than the gang which desecrates the
service as the lady stated to me. SO l
publicly criticise the church and its
readers for allowing such conduct
People like to go to church and will
go when they find out they can go
without being annoyed by a lot of
scapegraces. Somebody will howl if
they do. / am ready to prove the
statement by the lady and others.
Lookout, now. never make state
ment without being able to prove it. /
reverence and respect the house of God
and when 1 find out that the church
will allow it desecrated, your "Uncle
Tom" begs to be excused.
Have not heard of a drunk since
court Hurrah for us. We are get
ting civilized slowly and by degrees
at the church, or at some
Of them, is all / hea1 of. Judge Dav-
is can cure that disease just as he
has cured drunkenness. Well, l don't
like to expose people in their con-
duct, but if they don't respect them
selves, why should / care' They are
the worst nuisances on the mountain
by a good deal. The old folks have
surrendered the worship of God
mighty nigh completely to the unruly.
They hate to go and be annoyed and
disturbed and then go before the
grand jury and have to indict a lot
IF their neighbors' kids, so they stay
1t home.
Our pound suppers have about
played out. winding up with a lot of
lard feeling. l prophecied as much
We have some people that have to be
ed on sugar, fondled and petted a
whole lot and then you can hardly get
llong with them. Well, the commun-
ty hasn't lost anything, for when folks
ant enjoy themselves without getting
ealous, they don't need to have any
ocial recreations.
Some of these times I'll give every
Dung lady nice complimentary
write up, but don't know, girls,
whether I am under any obligations to
o so unless you subscribe for the
Jews, the paper I write for. l didn't
i'm to offend anyone by mentioning
My two Young ladies in one of my
etters about pound supper. Both
IKE and read the News. Four pages
My soc per year, and girls and boys
auting write ups had better sub
tribe. What is the use of writing up /,
y things when the par
es written up never see them. so
,me across with the coin and I'll not .
'rget you and your beaux. etc. But {
you don't may leave You out, see. I
I hope I'll have no more quarrels !
yer what l write for certainly don't
m to and will not misrepresent any !
10, and if they do me. I'll fire on !
em every time. Lies and falsehcods /
mt run this old man. For the q
,nefit of all my enemies I want to !
y l lived with woman 48 years, :
'ver did curse, abuse or whip her. 5
We raised four boys and three girls, /
ID my boys have never abused or t
hipped their wives and my daugh-
RS have never mistreated their hus-
nds as I've ever heard Of So we
Q not family of wife heaters and
Re deserters, and hope my tradu.
J can say as much for themselves. I
, not afraid of my life's record.