The Forrest City times., 1896-01-24

| throughout the county who wish him and his fair bride all the happiness that lite affords.
 Worth Makes the Man. Want of 1.-the Fellow"
 What has become of Worth these days? We seldom see him now. l Alas, poor Worth, he sits at home al- most disconsOate. for he gets but little custom now. Su few wish to be made men.
 Once in a while Worth gets bit of ShOrtlived encouragement. For there Is always that set of idle promsers And .even time tried Worth is not proof against their blalIdishmenta. They have always on hand some pro- ject for reform. Yes" you hear me say, Il know l am d sad dog. 1 do not do as we'll as might, but then. 1 | am honest l do not try to hide my | faults. There IS Mir. So and So, every one thinks he is much saint, when If they only knew what l know they would see that he is worse than 1 am y Not that l am trying To excuse my self, for 1 know do not do right. but I am going to" reform, l am going to- quit my bad habits and be man."
 Then Worth bricks up his ears. t"IhlS young man seems honest, l be- lleve he means what he says, 1 will have a customer after all. So he buStleS about tidieS up his shop and gets his apparatus in good fix. Then putting on his most business airs, he walks to the door to greet the new conner. who he sees walking leisurely down the street with his eyes i'll the direction of Worth's shop. Yet he does not seem to be in any hurry. and the anxions watcher whispers to him. self. "Will he keep his good resolil. lions. will he let me make man of him? l do hope for his sake as well as mine that he will. for he would make noble man. Nature has done her part, yet he sadly needs remodel ling"
 On sirolls the young man, look ing laZlly about him. Worth catches his eye and beckons to him. He smiles and mods ana turns in that direction Just then d juhilant strain sounds from the shop uf Want Of It over the way. just opposite Worth's.
 The young man listens moment. hesllates, looks deprecatingly at Worth and disappears in the crowd which IS moving toward the door of Want or IL. All good resolutions gone. all ideas of reform banished by the first temptation. Snrtly. he is scarcely worth the sigh which his friend Worth sends after him. Pooled again. says the latter aS he retires within his shop
 Meanwhile the young man joins the crowd of rrvelers over the way While Want or It snaps his fingers and laughs ln his sleeves and says. Bah. Worth might know that he cannot draw my custom. Come on boys. Take drink. We can have a good time if you do not patronze that stuck up autocrat over the way.n
 But Worth gets work to do some times You know one of his custo- !nrrs as soon as you see him. You are struck by his manly bearing, his noble countenance. his fine eyes Dissipa- tI"h and immortality have not left their lhfailible signs upon him. Men feel intnitively that they can trust him. Women place their entire confidence in him. 'Ah." you say. "heIe is one "f Nature s uoblemen. here is some of W"rth'S best handiwork." He holds the even tenor of his way undsturbed ny lhe snterS of the rahble. uninoved by the sanderers who seek to pull him to their own level. He never wavers from lhe path of rectitude. He feels sure of himself. He can say with SiI Galahad. My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure"
 This young man is the center pole oi hnsIntss speculation. he is the main stay of society, the hulwark of the na- tlon. We could not do without this young man ln this Heather and pru. i nelia" age.
 Let us then encourage him. and if any be neglected. let it be the chear limitations that God made for men.
 II any must go without situations in business and in places of honor and trust. let 1t be that shftless crowd oi going tos' who for Want of Worth gravitate surely to lower levels in the moral scale,