The Forrest City times., 1890-08-16
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sight of her wan face, with colorless cheeks and fading eyes, he felt more keenly than ever before the remorse that had never entirely left him since the day he had the conversation with Mir Hines in the dis tillerv ofiica
 He then and there determined To confess the great wrong his conscience so plainly told him that he had done
 'fWhy, good evenin'. Miss Hettie. I'm rale glad ter sec yer, deed am; but yer not lookin' well, an I reckon as I'm the cause ov 1t. fer tole yer father way back wander an then nc driv the poor boy way an left yer with broken heart. Miss Kettle, it was drefful onkind in me. an | 'spects yer can never forgive me; but the Lord only knows how drefful sorry Eve been ever since Roy went way
 Being somewhat surprised at first, Het- tie scarcely knew how to answer Uncle Nose. But gradually a smile crept over her face. and she lifted great burden of the old mans heart by frankly forgiving him for what she had long since ceased to consider wrong.
 When Roy first told me that he was going away thought you had caused the trouble and was rightfully indignant. and then thought could never forgive you, but now feel very different about it. am very sure that it was the wlsest thing Roy could have done to leave the dist!llery when he dsl, V
 Fur the bless'd Lawd's sake" said Aunt Dorcas, can is be that Miss Hettie hes dun give up master Roys I'd bout as soon h'lieve the worle'ud come to the end this hless'd minnit'
 Hettie smiled and continued.
 ''i hear from Roy every week. and know he is doing well, and best of all, he is engaged in n respectable and honorable business. lie wlii come Dack again suints time and do not worry about him. when I know he Is well aud safe from the temp tations which he had to encounter here His prospects once seemed dark for the future, and he went away to ind employ ment where he might not in any way bt connected with the liquor business George and Harry remained longer in the distillery and were tempted and yielded In time they, too, went away, but how differently was their course than that taken by Roys Their business leads them into the lowest depths Of degradation. their associates must necessarily he drunk ards and cutthroats they will continue tt make drnnkards, wreck homes, and blight and ruin the lives of young men and boys all for the sake of perishnhle riches It is this that is now causing the color to fad, from my cheeks. and slowly but surely bringing our mother in sorrow to the brink ot the grave"
 CHAPTER VIII. - oLAs EXPERIENCE Al
 SCHOOL TEACHING
 Mrs. Berry and Ola. grieved as only lone mother and sister can when for tho first time an oaly sou aud brother has Jeff them. But time is d healer of nearly all the sorrows to which humanity is heir aud they gradually became reconciled ts their solitude, and as Roy's cheerful Jet ters always brought good news the, thought 1t useless to grleve life ava! without = .sansa
 Ola had attended the district school reg uiarly for number of years, and had at tained . good common school education sx that she was qualified in every respect to teach: and. owing to her mothers poor health she felt that much depended upon her. and she was anxious in some way to assist in earning their support. and acting npon the advice of some of her friends with whom she had consulted, she applied to the school trustee of her homo district, for the position of teacher. something that had never before been attempted by young lady in that neighborhood
 There were some objections on account of her age and inexperience, but she was finally employed; and, with the usual rapidity with which neighborhood gossip travels tn that section of the country, the news of Ola's engagement as school teach CT went from house to house until her name was in the mouth of every patron and pupil in the district
 Old Aunt Polly Blake, who knew mors about baking Johnny-cake and spinning lax and cotton than she did of reading and writing, thought that it would never do for that bit of q gal to try to teach tho district school
 Grandpsp Saddler could see no good to come out of it. 'sThat Misses Berry ort to keep her gal to hum and larn her to weave good checked linsey and jeens, and leave school teaching for song learned man :
 Muncie Harris received the news with little concern. which was surpriss te hia