Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-08-19
Paris, Texas.
SptoiSIks tie Mt7es.

Delng GOOD makes one HtCle IN
easy. At least | have not seer
any account of their depreda
tions for some time. Maybe i
is because / have not been able
to read the papers very much.
Why is it all of the correspond
ents have quit writing? Have
they all got so busy that they
can't take time from their bust
ness to fool with other peoples,
or is it that there are no scan
dies going on that will give them
any news to write about 1t has
got so that if a writer isn't able
to report something someone has
done or said that will give the
world something to talk about or
create a great sensation, he is
not doing his whole duty to his
felloWman, The time has come
when the straight truth and tell
ing the truth. or telling of the
| good things that are being done
is not accepted by the public as
news. They want something
different, something sensational
and that they can start a talk
about to injure someone, but,
thank the Lord, that is not the
disposition of the Sequachee
News, therefore all that can
should send in each week the
news from his or her town Tor
postoffice, the general news of
their place. 1t would be of great
help to the editor in getting out
a good paper for his patrons and
would be of great pleasure to the
friend that is far away, land it
would do much toward .increas-
ing the subscription list of the
editor.
Blue Bird, of Lodge, and
"Old Maid" of Soddy. are the
two most faithful correspondents.
They are the most regular in
writing. | always expect to see
their letters whenI get my pa
per. blue Bird" is likely to fly
away to make her home in some
other place. She being a blue
Bird" shows she is true and harm
less, and will not remain in the
home grove long. "Old Maid,
| would not have thought that
the young men in old East Ten
nessee would have permitted one
of the white roses of that grand
old state to have remained sc.
elusive until she was forced to
sign her name "Old Maid"
That is as bad as would be ex-
pected of Texas boys. Or are
the young men given over to
cigarettes until the Young ladies
prefer the name OF "Old Maid"
to that of Mrs. Smoker?
Young men. come west and
learn better habits. Bows in
Texas just smoke once week.
They fire up on Monday morning
and shut down at late bedtime
Sunday night. Yes, | am a
smoker, but not a cigarette
smoker. "Old Maid" | love to
see your pieces in the News. |
have not been regular with my
pieces this. summer as was be-
fore, but it was not for lack of
interest that caused me to miss.
My eyes have been in such con-
dition that | could not see to
write. They have not been the
least bit :sore but my eyesight
just gradually gave away. Some
days | can see better than others
| don't know what is the matter
and | don't think that my doctor
does either. He keeps on advis-
ing me to hold on, don't have an
operation on them. He doesn't |
know, or he knows something
that he will not tell me. He
either hopes for something or
else he fears something that he
will not tell me. As to his abili.
ty to treat the eye and his char
acter as a man | have all confid
ence in him. He knows his pay
is all right and that forces me to
think there is something about