Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-05-21
Tracy City.
Stllief b he Mo-.


The democratic mass meeting was
rather a tame affair here, Grundv
County. May 49, No one seemed very
uneasy about the county being lost or
going to the bowwows. The delega-
ton goes uninstructed TO the state con-
veution. Preston has some very warm
friends among the delegates, and when
it comes to being democrat the
Preston family are out and ont demo-
Gratis. I've known them really all my
life, soldiered VITA them, danced in
the home of Tom Preston's grand
mother over 80 years ago. and like
old H. T. Preston just splendid. Tom
was little mischeivous when a boy
aud liked to play off on his dad, but
he came by that trait honestly, for
any man Who knows tue Prestons
knows their tricks, just to have lit
tie fun When Tom father went to
marry bis second wife, he got him a
real nice suit of clothes fol the Occas-
ion and packed them in his saddle
bags, so he wouldn't get them soiled
on his Journey. Tom and the other
boys stole the clothes and put paper
and rocks in the saddle bags, so their
father wouldn't mistrust any thing
wrong, which he didn't until he open
ed the saddle bags TO get the clothes
to put on, wien, 10 and behold, there
were no clothes in it. Uncle Hugh
was certainly hacked but he laid it on
the boys and was married anyhow.
Mrs. Preston, Tom stepmother, is as
fine lady as Cannon county affords.
With such family as the Prestons
directing toe affairs of Tennessee,
there will be no danger of anything
going wrong. They made splendid
soldiers none can deny, and if Tom
should be nominated and elected gov
ernor there will be no retrograde in
anything. but the liquor crowd don't
want him. Well, I've said enough
along that line. There are no chang
es in our county candidates for the
various offices. The thing some peo-
pie are silly enough to bank on as a
winning card is proving to be a fail
ure. The old chestnut of two years
ago Is naught this time, and is no
good. '
Our first revival services will be on
or about the 4th Sunday in June, and
then others will follow in succession.
Our sick are improving,
Mrs. Payne has died since wrote
last A good woman.
l think I'll let VIM. Yarworth preach
us few some of these times. Your
article, Bill, was little long, but
mighty good.
Mr.. Rankin, you seem to be in
possession of proof from the way you
talk.
Well, Jim Morrison. I sympsthize
with you. I'll tell you what to do to
cure yourself. Get yourself quart of
gasoline and five cents worth of cam
phor and battle yourself in it two or
three times. and see if you don't get
we'll know you will if you use it
plentifully, not sparingly.
Nothing new, only work is rather
slack.
Gardens look we'll.
do not know why our local press
want to jump oil the Holy Rollers and
criticise them and never say word
about the noisy drunken crowd of
hoodlums at their place. I've noticed
that the holiness people are actually
lied on and criticised more than any
other class of religionists we have.s
The devil must hate them awful bad
or it wouldn't be so,
There are quite lot of notorious
buns who will leave home on Sunday
to keep from having company. They
are on the CAD every Sunday, eating
and stuffing Oh someone else, but you
never can catch them at home, SO you
can spend the day with them. If
there is meeting their community they
will leave home, although you may
tell them you are coming, but they'll
pour in ON you unlimited. tt is not
much pleasure to have such people to
visit you.
Parents, believe this strolling over
town after dark bv some girls ought
to be stopped. Better know where
your daughter is and who she is with.
I've sounded this note of warning for
a long time, but it seems to do no
good, and l sound it again. Know
where your daughter is and who she is
with, is my advice. Keep them off
the road to ruin. Night meetings are
not very sacred of late years, and no
girl unchaperoned should be allowed
to visit them. They've gotten to be
out of order. Our girls are the hope
Of our country and parents should ex
9rcise all the care possible over them.
Uncle Tom.