The Forrest City times., 1903-06-19
Democrat Times.

summer IS mere.
The weather is very fine,
Health is very gosd 10 this locality.
The ice man had troubles Of his own
last week.
Crops are looking very promising at
present in these parts.
Our postmaster wears his hat on the
side of his head just like tie had corn
for sale.
The cut worms have been very bad
in some parts OF the bottoms. We have
just learned from ANDY Davis that
after they had eaten his cotton and
corn that they bad TO finish their meal
on smart weeds before their YOra.
cious appetites we're satisfied.
J. II. IIensley is the only hustler
that this country has ever had, his
crop looks like 1t had just been ironed.
J. NJ. Gunter and |. L. Russell, Of
Sand Ridge, were business visitors at
this place Saturday of last week, and
they reported crops in very good con-
dition in that neighbnrhood.
w. r. Cotton. OF Happy Hollow.
went to Forrest City Saturday of last
week aud returned Sunday.
The water is over the bridge that
spans Fifteen Mile Bayou at this
place, for the third time this spring,
but is about on stand; will be falling
by the last of the week.
Buffalo Willie, OF Peters Island,
graced this locality with his bright
smiles last Sunday.
The Widow Anderson thinks that one
Of the brakemen on the Choctaw is
very cute, but don't want anything
said about it.
Mr.. Johusey and wife were visiting
at L. Jackson's last Sunday.
Mrs. w. 5. Thomas and Mrs. J. II.
Hensley visited Mesdames Hawkins
and McCulars at Heth last Sunday
w. NJ. Buchanan, one of our hnstling
farmers, has tine crop of corn, but
we don't see why il should not be fine
for it has such fine pasture to run on.
Frank Mays aud Cd Brother Dick
ence have got the finest crop of cotton
IN Griggs township, none excepted
They are hastlers from who laid the
chunk.
Rev. Ii. L. Mitchell, our dept moon
iixer, is now the proud possessor of a
brand new musical instrument, and is
putting in all bis spare time trying to
learn the thing TO play the right song
at the right time. Mitchell brought
his instrument down to Squire Thorn.
as last Saturday night, and the Squire
asked him If he could play sacred
music, aud Mitchell replied that i,
would play anything, even base ball,
II he wanted it to, and started to prove
1t. lie commenced by playing some
thing that sounded little like How
Firm Foundation, and with a
triumphant smile of satisfaction, let
her go. There was a moment of eX-
pectant suspense, and then the blasted
thing began its song. But instead of
that beautiful and pathetic old HYMN.
1t began in very loud tone to rattle
oil the following: "a cross eyed big
and bob tail pup are making love
tonight; The sky WIKI moon is all lit
up AID my girls in an awful fright y
Seeing the look OF CONSERVATION and
reproach that overspread the faces of
hearers Mitchell realized that some.
thing was wrong, SO he grabbed the
religious KEY aud pushed it clear down
and tied 1t there with a los chain, and
then tiled to play religious song.
this time wild drinking song that
began: Tonight we'll all get Jolly
drunk" Mitchell made several more
attempts, but each time with worse
results than before, then he threw a
wet blanket over it, pitched it into the
SQniies ice box to cool If aud slam
med The lid down. hut through the lid
OF the Ice box ceu'd he heard the yo CO
oil the internal thing as it roared:
MY girls the pettiest thing that's
loose, she's daisy; call her Maud.
She Can beat the baud drinking
oooz', these preachers are all "A fraud "
SILVER BILL.