Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-08-14
MADE HIM TAKE
DOSE OF SALTS
In Avoiding Scylla "Tennes-
sean" Ran Into Char
ybdis.
Editor News:

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Mr.. Ingle 26 years ago and was
entertained in his home very de-
lightfully during a meeting OF
some kind attended in his town.
He was a nice, good man, as was
his father, whom | knew also.
see also, an account of the
death of Mrs. Anderson, of Whit
well. knew her also and was
in her home when she used to
live up on Walden's Ridge above
Looney's Creek. went to school
with two of her daughters. They
were all nice people and regret
to hear of the passing away OF
such good people.
Seeing this notice of Mrs, An
derson's death, and the mention
of Mrs. Laura Deakin's, calls to
mind an experience | had a long
time ago while going to chool at
Cedar Springs. 1t was my first
experience in school life. Bob
Hackworth and George Deakins
were also pupils in that school
and David Condra was teacher.
It was the fashion in school in
those days to hear the little fell
lows recite first in the afternoon
and then bring on the Big Arith-
metic class for about one hour
before the close of school. Dur
ing the time of this arithmetic
recitation there must be no dis.
turbance. Everything must be
as quiet as a graveyard in the
winter. Butt it is hard now. and
it was hard then for nine-year
old boys to be quiet for long at a
time. / sat on the left side and
Bob Hackworth sat on the right
side of George Deakins. George
was mischievous and full of fun.
So while that Big Arithmetic class
was demonstrating George Deak-
ms did something that made me
laugh out in school. No sooner
had laughed than the teacher
turned on his heel and command
ed us, the three. to stand up in
the middle Of the floor on one
hind foot. This was too much
for me as | had not been practic-
ing standing on one foot. | de-
He insisted, while re-
sisted his command. At last he
told John Condra to go get him
(the teacher) a good hickory
withe or switch. That was too
much for me. | knew by home
treatment what switch meant.
AS the boy went out of one door
of the school building for a switch
| went after my skull cap back
in the corner and then out at the
other door for home. 1t was one
half mile to our house, and | ran
all the way with never a stop for
breath. A half mile run at a
high rate of speed is too much
for a little boy, and so on arriv,
ing at home found myself suf-
fering from a pain in my breast.
Mother asked what IKE matter
was and told her my breast hurt
me. Then she asked me another
question which would rather
she had not asked, Did tellsthe
teacher was coming homef Of |
course | had told him-but it was |
by actions rather than by words. |
Mother was sorry for her sick
title boy and administered medi-
cine to him which | have never
1t was a dose of that
good. old-time, family remedy
or the cure OF green apple collie
: salts. | took it like a good lit
lie boy and was soon better, not
10 much because | had taken the
;alts, but because | had rested
lp from my run. AS | lay there
IN that bed, my body was rest
ng but my mind was busy.
NEW the facts in the case would
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