Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-17
PECULIAR OBITUARY.

The following obituary of the Ma
rion County Herald appeared in last
week Santh Pittsburg Hustler 1t
is the mo peculiar thing of tue kind
we ever Rad. What can they mean
when they say that several who we're
on tae SPOT where so unconscious of
theii danger that they had to be saved
from the flames 1t is a most peculiar
situation, as expressed by the Hustler
as follows:
Moulded into action with a protest,
enduring long, tiresomo years on com
pulsion, aud departing this cruel ola
world with a sigh. Thus was the life
of the f.ithful cid press of the Marion
County Herald, now deceased. In the
happy days gone by this faithful old
pres was an Albanian, ana for ma
ny long, weary years it foiled week
after week without murmur, grinding
out q little ink-smeared sheet known
as the Stevenson Chronicle, which
went It's way scattering joy and sun
shin ! all the little homes of its sub.
scriDefs 10 say that tue old press Eas
victim of cruel fate aud an unhappy
life, would be an expression mildly
put, for it's masters were always I'M
kind Id THE extreme, Even in its
young Stevenson days, when it strived
hardest to please, it's master would
tower over it domileeringly eac1
week with bare arms and favorei
breath and force it into nerve racking
stri Is, and after many long years of
strif and toll, when it had grown old
and fegble, it was pushed buck into
dark cDrur, there TO rest at east with
the worIl anu enjoy its remaining old
age in ialeness, but oue day a geutle-
man chanced to roam-R gentleman
born of tie Anglo-Saxon and fired by
the spirit of love and adventure and
coming from that part of the country
where men kill and women kiss on the
jump. All and there in that quiet
little Alabama town this gentleman
espisd the feeble old press nestled
back into the dark corner at peace
and asleep And did he disturb its
slumber Aye! Ask Mr.. Hill, Of the
Sequachee Valley News, This gen.
tleman, full of life. motion, activity,
temper and literary talent, saw in
that sleepy old press his future, and
With a deal hastily closed with its
old master. he ruffied his feathers an
rolled up bis sleeves and when the old
press awoke some few days later, 1t
was resident of our neighbor town.
Jasper, Tenn and was belching shot
stuff under the heading of Marion
County Herald, and doing double
quick step to the tune of you're
'gwine to git something what you
don't expect" intended for Mr.. Hill,
Catching the spirit and wishing to be
modern, Mr.. Hill frightened up the
strings on his Sequachee Valley News
and came back with "He's a devil in
bis own home town." This gentleman |
with his feeble old press wishing at |
one time to be sociable, knocked off
tune for the Hustler which sounded |
something like "You made me love
you when didn't want to do it,"
This young gentleman. who was no |
other than our friend, Bro r. a. Nc |
Kinney, president, general manager |
and editor of the renowned Marion
County Herald, of Jasper, Tenn. |
and was red hot at the time he land |
kind whom we are often thrown in |
COuUdCb WIFI, WO cApoCbou ulm W Il
'scool'' to certain extent, but, in
stead, he grew still more heated and
with him the feeble old press also
grew hot and the heat Of the two to-
gether shooting out the Marion Coun-
ty Herald with such raridity caused
friction that produced an unexplained
which cremated the poor
old press and left our Bro. Mckinney
In darkness and gloom rejecting Ger
the mysteries Of bis sad fate. The old
press which was ever faithful to duty
is now resting in peace among the
Unknown dead Every effort was
made to save the old press from such
horrible fate, and several Of those who
were on the spot at the time were SO
unconscious Of their own danger
that they had to be rescued by those
more presence of mind, to
d event them from meeting fate SIM
liar to that of the old press
Rest, old press, may your slumbers
be as light as fairy steps. and your
as light as your sleep.