Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-05-03
Caroline Chapel.

Well, as old Uncle Jack Tatom used
TO say. guess as how" l had better
drop in this week with my ''dab" of
nonsense for fear my old western
friends might pronounce me quit or
gone TO the navy. No, sir, buddies,
you need not look for me on the high
seas, nor in the trenches, either. If
l am missing. you may come and hunt
for me in some of those old, deep,
dark hoIlows that you know We have
in these old ridges. have always de-
plorsd the idea Of getting old. but now
am glad that am beyond the con-
script age.
Well, hardly know what to write
or write about that would interest any
reader Of our highly esteemed News.
have nothing new, but higher prices
on everything that is to cat. / don't
know what us poor trash is going to
do to make tongue and buckle meet.
OF course, we are offered alluring in
ducements. but -paydays will soon
come around and then whati dead
busted again"
Well, will say to "Lone Star,
! "T. s. B." and ~. A. L" that /
appreciate your kind remembrances Of
me, and certainly would have enjoyed
the night You were together in Ft.
Worth. can see you and hear you all
In my imagination, laughing and talk.
ing. will say that at that time l
was in intense suffering. have been
for the last four weeks very much un-
der the agonies Of physical debilities
Am just getting 30 / can sorter creep
around, but still suffering. Am con-
templating going to Jasper, and spend
ing a week under the medical watch,
care and treatment of DR.. Songer, a
specialist of that place. He seems to
think that if / will come and stay
few days with him, he cen do me a
whole lot of good. My leading trou
bles are, he says, >"Stomach, liver
and Kidneys" and as he claims to es-
pecially treat these old chronic cases,
l have about decided to give him a
tri ,l, though / am afraid Of doctors as
there is 80 much humbugery in the
medical profession
am proud to say that AlvinSpesrs'
wife and baby have got back home. It
is such great comfort and sstisfac-
| tion to Alviu, as his surroundings
cd i'm, fn 0i N a
his wife and baby. Even when his
little baby boy died. he could not
leave his poor old father in his help
less condition to go to witness the last
sad scenes of his only son Old Mr..
Spears seems nov to be slowly i'm
proving. He has got so be can sorter
hobble around on his crutcnes, though
if be happens to fall. he is compelled
to lay there until someone comes
along to help him mp
Well, guess "Old Joe" won't have
to stay at home alone SO much now, as
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Gates have left
! Victoria, and are occupying a portion
of his residence. Grover concluded
that he would come to the farm this
summer, and help to raise food stuffs
to help feed the belligerents on while
they are fighting for our country.
Mrs. w G. Moore is calling on MIR.
and Mrs D. D. Lewis this afternoon,
and will spend the night. Hope for
her very pleasant visit.
Well, we'll, Melvin Moore took his
little son to Sunday School at Caroline
Chapel to-day. the first time Nell has
been 20 Sunday School in four or five
years. Hope he will keep up this
good beginning and will train up his
boy in the right way. Teach him to
love and attend Sunday school and be-
come useful member, If every faith
er or mother would 60 with their
children to Sunday school, we would
soon have quite a different disposed
people.
cold Joe," went to Jasper the 9th
er day and met up with his old friend,
W. G. Spangler Billie was in bis
cheerful, good natured mood
! Old Mr.. and Mrs, Jas, Jones are
contemplating moving out of our set
Element in a few days. They are 60
ing to the Ike Wyrick farm just above
Shellmound. Mr.. and Mrs, Jones have
proven to be good, quiet n5ighbors
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Harris are Wis