The gold leaf., 1911-02-02
FROM THE EDITOR.

He Writes Briefly This Time to Say
He Is "Coming On" All Right ana
Will Soon Be Coming Home.
| write again-briefy, this time
to say | am coming on" and Will
soon be coming home. Had hoped
to yet nv "discharge" from the nos
pital Saturday or Sunday, ana 1elt
we'll enough to leave, but my doctor
nreferred for me to stay few days
longer so he could take note OF the
changed conditions (if any after
began to walk about and take more
exercise. He promises that | may
90 about the middle Of the week.
Have been walking about out on
the street-a little further each day
for q week now and the nearer the
time approaches the more impatient
| am to hike OUT. As long as |
had to stay in bed tried to be con-
tent (because couldn't help myself
and fretting would not help the cause
any) but az soon as got able toget
about ] wanted to get away.
My object in writing these letters
was to assure my friends that | was
not in as bad way as they might
think, but fear | have failed of my
purpose. | have the authority OF
some lady friend in Henderson that
the people down home" are hollow
ing and crying because they think
am near bout dying. Now, amt it
awful? Perhaps if had walled and
mOancd and declared | was all in
and done for they would have
thought | was cheerful and hopeful
and going to get we'll real soon.
1t is the rule in all well regulating
newspaper offices not to print un-
signed letters, but this is not a letter
but postal card that | am COnsid-
ering, aud then too it is nearsigned.
True it does not bear the writer 5
name, GA North Carolina LightwoOd
Knot" being the only Identification
marks, but | am going to suspend
the rules this time and print the fol-
lowing which came to hand yester-
day:
Here's to our Editor off on rest,
Who thinks his heart is too big for his chest
And in order to prove it is writing verses,
In Richmond to Virginia Hospital nurses,
When the people down home are hollow
ing and crying
Thinking our poor Editor is near bout
dying,
When all the time he is off in a lark
So we hope you are well enough to come
home before dark
Yes, am coming, and that right
soon, for after all there is no place
like home, and Henderson, and no
girls like the Tar Heel girls.
In my reference to the Henry NJ.
Cannon Memorial Annex of the Nir-
ginia Hospital, the facts we're not
correctly stated and | hasten to
make correction. My informant it
seems did not understand the matter
or cOnfounded this with some other
case and informed me wrongly. |
waS pODRDaJ 70 INV bod on5 oo,,II
not get about to investigate for my
sell. As soon as | began to walk
about, the Annex was my first object
OF interest. Seeing the size Of the
building | made further inquiry. In
stead OF only ? stories and 6 roomt
it is 4 stories, including basement, il
keeping with the main building, anC
contains - rooms The amount
donated for this purpose was SO,
900 instead OF $4,000. In his will
as | am informed, Mr.. Cannon lef
$4,000 each to two worthy chari
ties OF the city, Sheltering Arms fre,
hospital and Home for Incurables
He had expressed an intention o
making substantial bequest to tn,
Virginia Hospital (where he haC
been q patient on at least two Occa
siOns) but such provision was no
embodied in his will. After Mr.. Can
mons death knowing his expresse,
intention in the matter Mrs Cannon
signitied a desire to carry out hi
wishes, aud a willingness to shar
with this institution equally as he
late husband had the others--an
the result is the Henry NJ. Canno
Memorial Annex.
To quote the Reidsville Weekly i
its kindly reference to myself: "Sicl
ness and other misfOrtunes hav
their compensation in many case.
revealing to Us the sympathy an
bigheartedness OF our friends"
have been deeply touched by some {
the letters received from friends an
the pleasant things said of me b
my too partial brethren OF the pres
and wish | deserved one-half of i
Some good friend has jokingly e,
pressed a fear lest | have the ''bi
head" as well as big heart, after thi
On the contrary it only serves t
make me realize how far short ia
below the mark OF their good opinio
and as an incentive to higher el
deavor hereafter to prove MOI
worthy OF it.
Every rose has its thorn, and
the multiplicity OF nice things sal
about me | have been alluded to 6
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