Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-02-28
HAD ENEMIES
Which He WOt Not OF, But We
All Have Them.

Mr.. E1itor: | have a few thoughts
wish to.express to the subscribers
and readers of this good paper.
have been taking the News for two
years at least. had often thought
would write regularly to the News, as
sometimes there would be items from
Pittsburg Ga, and other times there
would be nothing at all. But now l
am away from there and | know there
is no danger of my ever going back
there to live, thought / would like
to write a farewell letter During the
time lived in Pittsburg, / tried to DO
what was right by everybody | came
in contact with. l tried hard to
build up and hold Sunday school
for children to spend Sunday mornings
where all were welcome. AS Sheriff |
did my duty only, in all cases to the
best of my ability, and l tried equally
as hard to do my full duty by all my
brother lodgemen, not only in one
lodge, but in all that | was a member
of. / shall long remember the many
pleasant evenings spent with my lodge
brothers | feel that l have many
good friends at Pittsburg and was sor-
ry to find out after l left there that ]
had enemies also. If have ever done
any one there any wrong, did not
know it, and did not mean TO, and am
willing to apologize to anyone, who
will let me know in what way have
wronged them.
When I left Pittsburg | did not
think of staying in Chicago, but since
found out that my wife and myself
had such bitter enemies for near neigh
bors | am more than glad to be able to
say we will never make it our home
again. l could very easily mention
names, but that is unnecessary for
they will know and that is enough. /
should like to know what my wife or
myself have ever done to cause any of
our neighbors to talk and act as they
have done, and after we left to put
other peoples children up to throw
rocks through the windows and break
the lights and even things in the
house. If | had gone back they would
have paid dear for every rock they
threw and every window they broke.
Still l want to say do not hold a
grudge against any one there, but fee
sorry for some, for they are sowing
now, and for every act they will reap
in the future just what they SOW be it
good or bad. Our loss is very small
compared to theirs, for it can be re.
placed with few dollars, but as il
happens | do not need lamps in Chi
cago We not only have gas for light
ing but for cooking, too.
Now, / don't want any of my friend
, to think this is meant for them, for i
is not, and those the shoe fits can wea
it.
Friends, as | could not write to al
of you | thought | would let you
, hear from me through this good paper
: AS you all know expected to return
in few days and therefore did not Bit
anyone goodbye. | liked Chicgo afte
getting here and was only three day
here when had good position offer
ed to me, with ''The Chicago Dali,
News printing Office on Madison an
18th Ave. 1t is one of the largest Gail,
paper printing Offices in the world, l
, is fine place to work. They do no
stop your pay when you are sick
few days. You get a weeks vacation
in the summer and do not work Sun
days at all 1t seems like beginniny
life over again to be here where 20,
! can see something and hear something
t too, besides gossip and back biting al
+. the time.
; If any of the Pittsburg people shout
), turn their footsteps toward Chicago
o hope they will look us up and they wi
, find one of the happiest little home
: they ever saw, where all Of our Dur
/ ham and Pittsburg friends will b
: more than welcome. 1t is a long way
y here, but there is no telling whe
Q some one from there win be comm
S this way, and hope to hear from som
a of you. guess will know somethin
! of my old friends there, as I have nc
!, titled the News of my change of az
!, dress and do hope someone will writ
e regularly from the Pittsburg section
d L will not worry the readers an
! longer today, and in the future when
have more time l may write again
Z. My wife joins me in sending regard
to all our friends at Pittbsurg an
neighboring settlements.
ARTHUR J. EASTMAN,
$40 Chicago Ave-, Chicago, Ill
n Care Hartford Hotel