New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-03
A FINAL WORD.

The morning of the death of my la
mented wife, three months ago, feeling
crushed with the loss of one who had
for the most part shared even cheerfully
life's shadows and sunshine with me for
nearly Sc years, turned to DR.. L. A.
Fritsche, sitting near me, and told him
that / did not feel able at my time of
life to continue carrying the burdens of
my newspaper, and requested him as a
friend to try and relieve me by bringing
about merger of the News with the
Review, and he kindly said he would see
what could be done to that end. After
that for some time very little if anything
was talked between US on the matter.
Finally, as felt more and more that
my ambition was shattered beyond res
toration, some conversation was had
from time to time, but nothing was def
initely agreed upon until Tuesday even
ing this week, of which announcement.
is made elsewhere today. IS
But, I have come to the parting of the
ways. A long and busy life of over 62
years in a printing Office, and 81 years
of almost constant editorial work, of
nesota, is not willingly abandoned; and
while the indomitable spirit that has
ever buoyed me in the work had to do
continues, although impaired, I am only
too conscious that the flesh is growing
weak and weaker, and that common
prudence impels me to put my house in
order, if possible, before the final sum-
mons comes. Very reluctantly, there
fore, have to leave life work from
which have ever extracted much more
of pleasure than of pain, cannot now,
nor is it expected, that I shall enlarge
upon what my ideal of newspaper
should be, but I may be pardoned for
saying that while have done some in
cisive, caustic writing, I have made it a
rule to publish clean newspaper, one
that could go into any family with an
uplifting effect; and in all of my editorial
work | have fearlessly and freely ex-
pressed my honest opinions with no
thought of fear or of favor, of lose or of
gain, wholly self-reliant, and confident
that in some good time Right would pre-
vail. may have made mistakes, for
that is human, and I have often been
miejudged as to motive, which also is
human, but whatever the condition no
one has ever heard me ask for charity
or sympathy.
Now, far down on the sunset slope,
with life appearing little more than
mirage, am compelled to part with
geaders who have commended the News
since under my control for the past four
teen and half years-readers who have
seemed to judge me correctly as am,
and who have been steadfast friends.
This is a sorrow cannot, and would not
If could, conceal. For readers of news
papers have published have come to
be recognized by me as part of my
family, in a certain sense, and some of
sthem as warm personal friends.
MY future is uncertain. I have per-
ssonal affairs that command my atten.
zion first. It will be hard to attempt
ito live any other than the busy life
am now closing, and may if time drags
on me, write something on the past,
reminiscent, it may be. For the pres
ent, using the trite phraseoloy, ''with
malice toward none, and charity for
all, 1 bid sad and reluctant farewell
ITO newspaper work and to readers Of the
News, forever. "Quoth the Raven, new
ermore.'' JAS. j. GREEN.