The Forrest City times., 1890-09-20
''Hcttier" "Royr"

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 ''Hettfer "Royw
 Way to meet them and welcome them
 home again, and therc was joy and sorrow mingled together in each heart. Joy for the safo return of Hettie. who was the | pride of all her young friends, of whom ] che had many, as we'll as all tho elder per
 sons within the boundary of her almost | unlimited acquaintance; and sorrow for
 the sad ending of two young lives of oncc I noble young men whom everyone in that neighborhood had loved and respected in their youth while they were innocent and free from the accursed monster evil--
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 | Uncle Nose was so greatly overjoyed l that for time he forgot his rheumatism
 and old age and fairly danced for joy. "Fur the good Lawd's sake, Miss Hct- | tie, wat am you w'arin' ov black mourn | ing furi' when he saw her in full mourn
 ing
 Kettle explained to him all about George
 and Harrys death and this was the first 1 intimation Nose had of the fate of his young friends, and as Hettie related 10 l him all that she thought best for him to | Know, nls poor sympathetic heart ran | over with honest sorrow and he wept like l . child.
 CHAPTER xv.--HAPFINEss AT LAST. For the past few years Roy had scarcely lived the real. but merely existed on the
 faith with which his hope was fixed for the near future. He started out for him. self very early in life. but not until he had
 carefully considered what he was doing . nd otxr ,1a ha rr,.~ ~.l 1 junction: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" In this 1 light he could see no time for idleness or immortality. He now. moro than ever be- i fore. saw the wisdom of his course in life.
 and he most graciously thanked his heav-
 enly father for protection through his
 boyhood years while he was thrown among
 those who were tempted and yiclded--and
 were lost. He too would have fallen had l he not listened to the whisperings of his
 own conscience and left the distillcry
 when hc did. His success financially was | phenomenal, and only an occasional one
 meets with his good fortune in that re-
 spect.
 | Hettie could attribute the cause of so
 much sorrow allotted to her to nothing
 she had done herself. Perhaps it was the
 bitter experience of young life to swecten
 middleage. Be that as it may. she had
 drank the cup to its dregs.
 About that time powerful temperance
 revival was in progress in that part of the
 state, and public meetings were being held
 in school-houses, churches. and at private houses. Roy took great interest in these
 meetings. and contributed largely to their
 success, and as the old Hines dis,llery building was still standing on the land
 that he had recently purchased. he sug-
 gested that it should be converted into a
 temperance tabernacle. Accordingly the ! place was comfortably fitted up with | seating capacity for A large audience and l . platform for the orators. Persons came
 from long distance to these meetings and great good was accomplished The | tabernacle was also made place for tho
 worship of all religious denominations,
 and scarcely sabbath passed without powerful sermon of some nature being preached there. It was in short time
 known throughout the country as the Berry Union Meeting House. Just one year from the time Roy and Kettle returned homo a double wedding
 took place and the ceremony was pro nounced in the old distillery meeting.
 house. and near the spot where Roy had
 spent many hours at labor in his youthful
 days Hettie was the picture of beauty
 and contentment as she appeared in her bridal costume. and Roy was justly proud of his fair young bride. John Henderson was no less proud Of Ola, for in her he found wife who in
 every particular would be help-meei
 through life. Three years later we find Hugh Lovelace . raving maniac occupying cell in m
 inebriate asylum, while his mother, with l . broken heart. is bending over tho grave
 in which she will soon rest Her property has all been sacrificed in vain effort to reclaim her boy from the drunkard's cer. tain doom. Mrs Haywood died of broken heart
 when she found that no amount of per
 suasion would win Willie back from in. temperance. which she saw was fast roh ping him of every principle Of hts natural manliness Mrs. Berry has found pleasant homo
 alternately with Roy and Ola, and her de- clining days arc made happy because she
 has lived to see her children attain to . position where they can be . blessing not 1 only to her aud their own fsmilies, but
 their boundless charity has brought to I
 many homes happiness. Roy is the most successful farmer and
 stock dealer in southern Kentucky, and
 while he cannot number his cattle on .
 thousand hills. he can number them by
 the thousands on the hills of more than .
 thousand acres of his own land. He fur
 nishes employment for scores of poor la
 borers, and in consequence Is of moro real value than any of his predecessors Uncle Nose is too old and feeble to do any kind of work, aud much of his time
 is spent in childish amusennents with
 Thomas Hines Berry, who is the first born
 of the third generation since he has been
 connected with the family As . slave and
 . free man. trHE ESD.l What Is Coming: First tcmalc-.r suppose you will attend the primary to-night" Second Female--'.No. | guess not You sec. l promised my husband would take him to the thea ter, and if go back on my word I know l won't get decent meal for week "-- 7trre Hante Erprcss.
 Wickwire There are . heap of things man thinks he knows until hs has had an occasion to air his learning, and then he finds out that he is not a