The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-01-26
Res pectfulIy Submitted,

a FRIBSD or ALL OUR Towns"
ed for " fling"
We nave no SUI h Fuinurs liz our town
concerning Asheville as would cause
Us to shun AsheviIle, in passing, nor
prevent US from taking our products there
to market instead of at this particular
time shipping to Danville or elsewhere.
Indeed we mourn with you all the loss
of yours, and our friends and kinsmen,
and pray God that meningitis be stayed.
We have sons and daughters among you
and we. are not so alarmed as to call them
away. We seek and study the official
bulletins and announcements and com.
municate ny wire and by mail with our
friends, and don't listen to "Rumor "
Hence we are not SO much alarmed. We
admit that several loved ones have been
called away from Asheville to their long
sleep by meningitis. "Let the truth be
spoken though the Heavens fall" AID
thank God that tits only few, and not
the great many who have fallen and
rejoice that the disease is abating.
Concerning the irony and ridicule
thrust at WaynesVille, Hendersonvile
and Hot Springs, we reply as to Waynes
vile and in behalf of the tavern keepers
u,
first man whose eyes 1 ever blackened
With my fist, was on account OF ridicule
carelessly pitched at me by him. l did
it hastily. l have always been sorry
for it. He was my friend-meant
no harm. | apologized Immediately and
We are still 'iende. l do not propose to
bia"' vur f.ienTS" eyes. He made a
:p4stakc. l only propose to gently re.
prove, to change Ito color which his
article has upon sour sheet-the CITIZEN
and upon our town, country and people.
Answering for Wayuesville we have
not had, neither have we now any
meningitis. But the number of long
and short new made graves in our ceme-
terry tell of the sadness in many of our
homes in town and country on account
of the fever which ragged here last Fall,
far worse than ever known before, but
now happily extinct. We bow in sub
mission and permit the truth though
the Heavens fall"
Respecting the editor OF the Waynes-
vile NearS, since that is in two parts, we
can only speak respecting Mr.. J. P. Her
ren who is at home well; and has had no
meningitis. Concerning she other part,
Mr.. Willis, il he has had "meningiti8' at
all, 1t is since he aUent to your to1C1l several
days ago, and has not yet returned, but
hear he has none.
AS tavern keeper" in Waynesville
can only conjecture as to the disease
which, "a friend Of all our to,rns," would
suggest we tavern keepers of Waynes-
vile are afflicted with. He can't allude
to drunkenness, for we have dry town.
Neither to gossiping for he is the only
man who has spoken, nor to an attack of
rumors," for that disease originated, and
am happy to believe, will cease with
himself. Neither can We believe he
would charge US with having the "6iq
trgtirlS," disease prevalent in Western
North Carolina and which makes empty
barns, smoke houses, hotels, &c. The
energy with which we advertise in the
CITIZEN and other papers, would con
tradic; this. My friend, come over to
Waynesville and be cured of your
"rumors." ('Rumors." ") and like us learn
not only to sneak we'll of Asheville, but
to ca'l all of North CaroliEa, and especi-
ally Western North Carolina God favor.
cd. You do great harm to Asheville
OVen-att1icted as you are. You are in.
Juring the interests of some of my best
friends, and don't see it because of ouI
Att1iction. Blind "Rumors," come over
here and We will not permit you to write
anything till You recover from the
/" R,mors." We are not afraid of the
contagion here, but if you remain in
Asheville you might impart the Rum,
org to Furman, proof as he is, even, to
g. ch malady.
Now, dear CITIZEN, please suffer this
lengthy article to pass in to print in
broad open day light via the scrutiny OF
the man OF the scissors as we'll as the
man with the dextrous fling" toward
the wastebasket and on through the
press room to the people Some trouble
but it's only once in life time we haye
to treat case of the "Ret5aors."
Very truly,
4. J. REEVES.
Waynesville, n. c.,
1905