The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-06-28
rHE MOVE TO HOUSTON.


glad to say 9aiya fer,) Of those Def
behind have taken an entirely sci
hsh aud uaiust view of the who'll
matter, and since those few seen
determined by circulating false i
ports, 10 iniure me, I deem It bu
inst TO myself 70 state the facts 20
the case.
As every one knows, who Is ac
quainted with the history Of Troy
at all, went to Troy six years age
a poor man, having spent every
cent in attending the University Of
Lebanon, o., two years, / had moi
Their money nor reputation, Tut
plenty Of energy, so in that old
field / began to build my school
house, with an the Encouragement
that any one could have. Nearly
every body predicted failure and
many circulated false reports then
and ridieuled every thing that was
done, but worked on, net heed
ing any Of it, only trying to do my
duty. Ny work succeeded over
the head ofall opposition and some
who predicted failure, when they
saw success would in spite Of all OBJ
staeles crown my efforts, fell right
in with the popular tide and NOV
ed to Troy. Nearly every person
who moved there came to me to
help them look out location, and
| put myself in many instances, to
much trouble to satisfy them. No /
one ever asked me to pledge my
self to stay at Troy always, and /
never did make any promise to do
so. There is only one widow in
Troy whom I induced to move
there, and she told me the morning
! left there that she could never
repay what ] had done for her.
She is the widow of our loved and
lamented A. J. Scale. Go ask her
If ! broke faith with herr
Now, I have, in coming to Hous-
ton, sacrificed my six years labor
at Troy. I decided the school house
which cost me 100000, to the
town of Troy. ] gave my board
ing house, which cost me $500. 90,
zee Of rent two years to whomso-
ever might be principal Of that
school. / offered my assistance in
any way / could, even waving the
right to hold some of my valued
teachers to their contracts with me
leaving them free to entertaiH
propositions from Troy to remain
there.
Now why did l leave Troy? Il
had labored six years and put ev-
cry dollar into the two buildings.
they needed repairs, the school was
growing and the demand for more
room kept pace with our income,
and we had either to stop the ]
growth of our school and let it re- ]
-rograde (for it must go toward or /
BACKWARD or still e1pend all our
earnings on improvements laying
mp nothing for rainy day.
We were Ioath to leave our many
friends at Troy, who had become
very dear to us and whose relations
with us had always been so pleas !
mt, but we feel that we will be ,
benefited by the move and Troy
will not be injured. We acted up /
IN judgment Of right and the adj
7ice of competent disinterested par
les in coming here, and not :
through any wish to injure any Q
me. Now, if they can afford to i
1buse me and try to build up by |.
caring down my reputation (Which $
all claim of my six years la I
'or,) let them talk and settle the a
natter with their conseienoes and
heir God.
1t would be impossible for me to l
wish Troy any harm, much less do h
Ter any and all of my friends
ERE acknowledge that ] have al T,
eady done more for Troy than y
hey would have done. I am thank. n
u that my move i.Om Troy has not a
0st me any friends, but only PROV Il
n who my friends were.
| have v itten this card through \
he urgent request of MANY friends :