The Forrest City times., 1905-10-13

put ne wanted to kno how 70 LOOK, an tol' him he seed you day a-fore. and he say yes. and hes goin' 10 come nex' day. too
 Over at Mrs. Lainkin Browns Chester Sylvia had voluntarily toll Harmon everything about Miss Daisys talks. and had likewise said she'd never tell of him.
 Maybe Chester Sylvias life would have been uneyentfal if t had not been for Fado. a negro youth who lived on an adjoining farm. Fado started out early in life 10 make career. succeeded in stealing a 30-mile ride on the railroad. and when he came back received the plaudits of all his companions. His glory was short lived for in a few days he started to stead ride to Atlanta, 150 miles away. but before he had travelled ten miles on the journey the conductor had knocked him of the train while going 40 miles an hour and at the next station telegram went back telling the next train to pick mp the negro lying beside the track at No. 21.
 As soon as Fado could travel. he came back to the farm. but he had lost his glory and nobody would look at him, except Chester Sylvia He called her Chess. just as Miss Daisy did. and 1 in time he grew to be good worker. and from his earnings he saved enough to buy an occasional present for Chess.
 One night in the fall of the year there came a big preacher from the 1 city. who was to tell the negroes the way to act. Cotton picking had been in progress and Fado had made enough to buy new suit of clothes. with him. Down at Water Branch church the big preacher told them where their duty lay. and went through the church in person giving out cards with the benevolent assess ment record. When he handed Ches- i ter Sylvia one of them. she caught sight of the last entry. "Paines, s4."
 Whats Paines?' she asked. simply
 "Paines," blurted the preacher "Paines? Why it's the college in Au- gusta to educate niggers like you, and Chester Sylvia was so excited that 1 she put down 50 cents for Paines
 Then the preacher began: You nig gers have done well Most of ycu has handed in 50 cents and some a dollar. You who aint got 70 cents on yo' card. put fl there. There is a unseen voice callin' you now You can't leave it off. Come right along.
 When Chester Sylvia went 10 sleep she dreamed of the unseen voice" :" IL haunted her the next day. and the next night she dreamed of it again. When she arose it was with the revela- ton that the unseen voice had called her And 1t was to Paines
 She put on her brown merino skirt and blue silk waist, went over 10 tell tte neighbors good-by, and then start ed on her walk of 25 miles to Augusta and to Paines. On the roadside mus. cadines, an autumnal fruit of the south. grew wild, and she gathered a gallon to sell, as she had heard that they sold well in the city. The school bell of Paines institute was sounding the dismissal as she came in sight of the building. A crowd of gaudily dressed yellow negroes came tripping by and Chester Sylvia ventured 10 ask for the teacher.
 Which one?" came the chorus.
 She never dreamed of there being more than one and was disconcerted.
 Anything to sell?" asked one,
 You're nothin but eottoa,pateh coon yelled another
 Before the sun had set Chester Syl- via was on the road back home. She like Fado now had experience She grew wearied and worn with her long travel Her shoes had been discarded, straw hat seemed burden.
 At last she neared the cid familiar scenes. Lord" she said. If could only see light in Mis- Daisy's room so could git somethin' to eat I'm near onto staryin'. Glory. dar it is. I'm gwine to run"
 Nils Daisy. 'em niegers is crazy. When I gives another cent to en- I'll die dead sho'. They thinks they go grand, and here it's de poor country nigger dat does it all
 There were two weddings in Martin vile soon after. and down on the Georgia farm Fado and Chester Sylvia now hold a position which would not be given to the frst-honor graduates of Paincs insttute.-Country Gentle