The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19

"Nothin'. Massa Hines"
 "Well, thought therc was nothing un less lunatic had been turned loose t< roam at large and by accident stumbled into the office"
 "Beg pardon, deed do, Massa Hiness''
 "Is that what you came in here fort"
 "Massa Hines, Ize gwine ter tell yef somethin' bout what massa gwine ter laugh an be berry glad, maybe, an may. be hc'll be arter sayin' go 'way, Nose, an don't be tellin' lies, but now you gest look here, Massa Hines, this her cull'd gen. mans not gwine bout heah telIin' ov lies, fur haint tho good book dun tole ov \ dref. ful hot place fixed mp fur culrd folks who tells things not zactly true an this hero one is not the chile to be after gettin' inter sich places"
 Well, well. Nose, what's happenedi Has some one been killed or what in the name of common sense 10 the matter with you-are you crazys"
 "Nothin' Eackly like tho aame of com mon sense' has happened so fur as knows ov, an nobody's bin kind 50 fur's I've hern ov, nether."
 Be gone then. Nose, and don't be keep. ing me away from my work with your foolishness."
 Beg pardon agin. deed do. Massa Hines; but was Gwine ter tell yer how nearly everybody is a sayin' as how Miss Hettie and Massa Roy Berry am gwine ter git married; least wise that's the talk. V
 "Mose, you black scamp, what arc you talking about Do you mean to insult me, Do you think my daughter would ever think of marrying pauper" Nose was greatly astonished at MT. Hines sudden and unexpected anger and he stood there like one in dream, looking for some safe place for retreat. While Roy and Hettie had kept their engagement profound secret there were those in the neighborhood who had right ly guessed at the truth and the affair had been talked about on the sly as the gossip CTS were pleased to call it. Mir. Hines passion knew no bounds for he was unaware of any such talk flu the family or neighborhood, and he de- manded of Uncle Nose an explanation, and thus resumed the conversation:
 "Mose, where did you get this stuff you have been telling me,'
 Misses Baker, who lives over yandes by the crick, tole Malinda Hall that Sallia f-tCk tOle MlSScS DTOW tudt MlSSCs CLtitn said her darter Betty heard Aunt Tabby Perkins darter Ann tell prudy Lay that Nancy Jones was over to Aunt Polly Mel. sons to quiltin' tother day an' all the l wimmen were talkin' bout it." MT. Hines smiled and asked Anybody else'"
 "Yes, deed there is. Yesterday when wus down ter ole Crows water mill gittin turn of corn groun. Jim Jinkens wa, thare, an says he: Nose, I hear yei gwine ter have big weddin' up ter youl house.
 Go way says |; no one up ter my house but me an Dorcns, an we've been married we'll nigh on ter foty years al ready, an do you think we're gwine z marry aginF
 "'Yes, says he. but it is Roy Berry an Miss Hettie, sure 'nough' "'Well, says l. an good match 1t ii gwine ter be, fur thnt Roy Berry is berry much ov gemen. deed he is' :" "A good match indeed you vulgar. black scampi Leave me at once, and don't let me hear any more of your nonsense" MT. Hines turned to his desk and closed bis books.
 His mind was wandering Can 1t bs that what Nose tells me is truep ls 1, possible that have sheltered that boy from the cold charity of the world for al these years to bring at last upon myself and family an irreparable disgraces No swear my daughter shall never marry . pauperl l will discharge him at once He shall never put his foot on my premise' again.
 He left tho office in rage, and slammed the door after him.
 When once Tn the pure ar ac became more passive, and by the time he had reached that part of the building where Roy was at work his temper had given place for better judgment and whom he approached him 1t was in a gentlemanly manner, and one would never have mis- trusted that he 90 short time before had been Tn such frame of mind. Roy, will you please accompany me tc my officef' said he.
 II am at your service, sir"
 They walked together across the lot tc Mr. Hines private office and entered.
 The employer and the employe were seated and the conversation was opened by the former, who said: