The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-07-05


Since ] have left Troy and come
10 Houston and since a few lam
glad to say only a fe'r,) Of those left
behind have. taken an entirely sell
fish and uniust view Of The whole
matter, aud since those few seem
determined, BY circulating false re-
ports, to iniure me, ] deem IT but
Just to myself to state the facts in
the oase.
As every one knows, who is ac-
quainted with the history Of Troy
at al, went to Troy six years ago
poor man, having spent every
cent IN attending the University OF
Lebanon. o., two years, had nei-
Their money nor reputation, but
plenty Of energy, so in that old
field I began to build my school
house, with all the Encouragement
that any one could have. Nearly
every body predicted failure and
many circulated false reports then
and ridiculed every thing that was
done. but worked on, net heed
ing any Of it, only trying to DO my
duty. My work succeeded over
the head of all opposition and some
who predicted failure, when they
saw success would in spite Of all OBJ
stacles 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 a 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 l
never did make any promise to do
so. There is only one widow in
Troy whom / induced 20 move
there, and she told me the morning
! left there that she could never
repay what I had done for her.
She is the widow Of our loved and
lamented A. J. Scale. Go ask her
i'll broke faith with herr
Nov. / have, in coming to Hous-
ton, sacrificed my six years labor
atTroy. I decided the school house
which cost me 100000, to the
town Of Troy. I gave my board
ing house, which cost me S25O0.00,
tree Of rent two years TO whomso-
ever might be principal Of that
school. offered my assistance n
any way I could, even waving the
right to hold some Of my valued
teachers to their contracts with m,
leaving them free TO entertain
propositions from Troy to remain
there.
Now why did | leave Troy
had labored six years and put cv
cry dollar into the two buildings
they needed repairs, theschOOl wa
growing and the demand for NOR
room kept pace with our income
and We had either to stop th
Growth Of our school and le; it r
trograde (for it must 50 toward D
BACKWARD or still expend all on
earnings on improvements layin
mp nothing for a rainy day.
We we're loath to leave our man
friends at Troy, who bad becom
very dear to ns and whose relation
with US had always been SO plea
ant, but we feel that we will b
benefited BY the move and Trio
will not be injured. We acted NJ
on judgment Of right and the az
vice of competent disiptorested pa
ties in coming here, and n,
through any wish to injnre an
one. Now, if they can afford
abuse me and try to build up b
tearing down my reputation CvhiC
is all I claim Of my six years
bor,) let them talk and settle q
matter with their consciences al
their God.
It would be impossible for me
wish Troy any harm, much less
her any, and all Of my frien
there acknowledge that ] have
ready done more for Troy th
thew void have done. .Iahi Tan
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