The gold leaf., 1911-01-12
WANTED-AN EDITOR.
Dictated.


to hospital and be treated.
Did you ever hear the like ot that?
This to working man-One who
cannot afford to stop work if he
wanted tO-One too who loves bis
work, and who had rather wear out,
than rust out.
But when one is up against cold,
hard proposition, and he knows it
when he can't help himself, and 9th
ers know it, it would be childish to
whimper and complain. What can
not be helped, must be endured.
Nv trouble is that | have simply
overtnxcd nay strength. Blessed
with n strong physical condition, |
have not stopped to consider my
powers Of endurance-the rate at
which the propelIing force of the
human mechanism was being driven.
The penalty is that am laid up
for rcpairs-sent to the shops az n
broken down engine for Ovcrhauiing
and readjusting. Hard az that is, it
is better than to be consigned to the
scrap heap, as useless rubbish-and
draw consolation from that fact.
This by way Of preliminary to say
ing few words about the GOLD
LEAF. The paper will b" continued
temporarily, at least But | must
give it up. either by sale, lease or
suspension. That much is certain.
They say | must remain here three
or four weeks; and it may be half n
year or more before | will be as well
as ! was five months ago if | ever
am
Under the circumstances, the course
above Indicated isinevitable | must
give up my life wOrk-the child of my
creation and association of twenty
nine anxious and labOriOus years.
Needless to say, | part with it reluc-
family however small credit the ere
ated may reflect upon the creator.
No one is more conscious than myself
of how far ! have fallen short OF my
desire to provide the people OF Hen
dersOn and Vance county what they
deserve, and are entitled to in a
newspaper. But | have done the
best | could under the circumstances,
and poor and inefficient as that
chest" was, it is too late now to
"rOll the stone from it's grave away"
and useless to lament what "might
have BEEN"
Men may come and men may go
but the world goes on forever" One
may drop out, but another takes his
place, Henderson will not be with
out a newspaper-that is sure. 1t
cannot afford tO-it must not, it
will not. Whether the GOLD LEAF
or another, this community is going
to have mouth-pjece and exponent
OF its welfare-medium for the ex-
plOitatiOn OF its enterprise and
progress, and the promotion of it's
commercial, moral, social, intel
lectual and religious life. And it
will be better and a stronger paper
"a more useful and creditable one
than it has ever had The details
OF this will be worked out later. Ill
am spared to have a part in this
shall be happy; if not, perhaps it will
be better so.
In the mean time can do nothing.
Unable to work | am even warned
against thinking too much about
business matters. SO | have prom
ised not to worry or exert myself un-
necessarily but to do all In my power
to contribute to the means being
used for the restoration OF my health
and strength.
Adieu until we meet again.
THE EDITOR.
NoTE.-The above article (or for
the most part the substance OF it,
was intended for publication in last
weeks paper; but | was interrupted
in the midst of writing it, and COM
manded to get ready and leave on
the next train for the hospital. With
only one hour and a halfs notice,
pleaded for time-give me a month
to arrange my affairs-a week, then
one day to get out that paper and
say word OF leave taking. 1t was
all so sudden-so unexpected-it
looked like running away from duty
and obligation | owed to others.
Indeed, it seemed to me almost cow
ardly to lay down my hand and quit
In such way. The people would not
understand.
The situation was gone over again
delay meant danger-possibly fatal
consequences. owed an obligation
to myself-to my family-as we'll d
the public. Too long the distress
signal had been unheeded already.
Timely actioneven now might enable
me to discharge these obligations
awhile longer; ignore the warning
and nature might rebel | must stop
work, or work would stop me. That
was all there was to it-possibly the
point had already been reached
where the damage could not be re-
paired entirely-time alone would
tell.
And SO, here l am, fat of my back
in the hospital, not allowed to walk
in the room or stand on my feet any
more than is absolutely necessary.
Nor am / permitted to read a news