Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-12-26
TEXAN TRIPS
THRU TENNESSEE
Finds Lots Of Things to As
tonish and Please Him,
Including Mat Ford's
Sweetheart.

| hardly know where to com
mence. This section escaped the
first epidemic Of the "hu" with
no deaths, it returned in light
er form, striking every family il
missed on its first round.
On the fifth of December we
got a letter from my brother Sam
Bracken's wife. notifying US that
Sam was in very bad health. So
on the night Of the 9th. Seab and
Att, his two sons. and | left for
Tennessee via the Cotton Belt
route. AFTER "a hours soliu
grind we got to Memphis and
caught the Dixie Flyer" to
Nashville. Our engine broke
down ac Dickerson, which halted
us about three hours. They pull
ed out thru that beautiful blue
grass section south of Nashville.
1t sure did look good to me. If
some of those men don't look
sharp will get in there and
homestead me a home. If any
one of the News readers know
! anything of the land laws OF
Tennessee. please inform me
thru the columns of the News
what is required in regard to fill
ing on it.
We got to Nashville and found
No. l still waiting the fast train.
We had just time to change from
one train to another, and got to
Estell Springs at | p. m. Took
breakfast and dinner all in one,
and | bet that hotel mistress
thought we were going to eat
supper, too. but as luck would
have it, just then the liveryman
came and reminded US that he
was ready when we got thru din
ner. So we paid for one meal
and took two, and left for the
hills northwest of Estell Springs.
Found Sam very poorly, but not
dangerously ill. Spent three
days and nights with him and
his good wife, who tried in every
way to make our stay pleasant
and comfortable. Left on the 18th
to go to Eastland, but got to rail
road thirty minutes late to catch
the train, so was disappointed
Tried to get an automobile to take
me to Tullahoma, but failed. So,
| caught No / to Chattanooga.
After | got to Bridgeport | began
to scan stations and fields to see
if / could recognize anyone, but
failed. Will say to Matt Ford,
while passing thru his section. |
could see a great change for the
better. Farms were improved
in many ways, new houses and
silos and fine fields of wheat.
Well, Mat, while | was there /
visited the lock and dam and saw
her. She said it was no use of
you dying of despair, that she
was ready at any cid time. Kind
ly remember me and send me a
piece of the cake.
/ had a very pleasant little trip
considering it was taking me
from my sick wife and daughter
to visit sick brother.
want to say right here that
| am proud of the fact that ! am
from Tennessee and after being
away over twelve years the old
hills looked natural to me. Had
not got any bigger or drawn up
one inch closer, and land looked
better than when / left there,
and the people were just the
same big, kind-hearted people !
left some twelve years ago.
bid farewell to kindred and
friends at the Ter minal station
in Chattanooga the night of the
10th, and left for home on Queen
& Crescent Route. passed thru
Vicksburg, on to Dallas. and
landed home in the biggest and
best state in the world on the
morning of the 18th. feeling
proud that | could say that two
of the finest and best states were
my pativa and adontnd homes