Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-10-08
The Woman That Hustled

ICop>ti&Gt. l9o,. bH r C. Mecta-J
 For several years the new church at I HawcsVillc remained unpainjcd and i without Il clIpo.a l. was owned jollli ly by the Mcthodi~tS and the BaptiStS | One day the widow I.Hrktns sci the ball aruliin& With I view of grf t12 the work done Nut a hint escaped her that shc was working for an ob 1 ject. II was eight months later that carpenters began Moil. and il was learned NAo ,id raised he money
 The painters followed the carpenters, and the second coat was hardly dry when the bell arrived and was hosied into position There vas T grand turn cut for the first Sunday. Thc minis ters of both denominations were 10 oc- cupy the pulpil, and thrle would be talks" instead of ScrmonS To thr amazeInent of everybody who booked over the assembase the widow Lar kins was not preScHt. II Was hho"n that she was home and II" one had 
 kept her away no one could guess. After the service rarson Turner Wcnd cd his way to her house to solve the problem, He found her in tears. and the more solicitors hp was the more tears she shed There is au end to even woman's tears. however and by and by the widow wiped hers away and controlled her voice and said
 .'l am glad you camc. l have q con fessioIi to make. There are several things that weiah on my conscience. and that was the rcas"u l was nol al service this morning. 'arson, you carpenter work done.
 Il know, and il was d brave thiH= of you
 'l owned q kickin. COW. II WaS she was |, kicker She has kiVhr over more of her milk ihan was ever saved l would have bccu glad to scll her for $lu one day q man camc along from Cherry Hill, aud sold her io him for $l1 never said Il word about her kicking That ST. bought the first lumber Do you l.iitl,, can ever be forgiven tor uy sin
 "tm. ln.' said tue r,rson to han self. You We're nut asked if the eaA | kicked: :"
 No
 Well, l shouldn't worry much IL ls quite possible t}as Wita other sur roundinss she may censc to kick at al''
 T owned two spotted hogs" eonlin ued tue ;1idow They werc running aron.4d the village for a year and were several times complained of as inli sanceS.'
 Yes: they rooted up nay garden la>l spring"
 Well, a hog buyer came along one day and offered me E.: apiece for them He drove them away after dark When he paid me he paid for three spotted hogs instead of two lie must have driven away one belonging to others. I didn't notice the mistake uu- til the drovcr was gone, aud then did not run after hin turned that odd hog into more tumber"
 'Um! Um, cau't exactly see how you can be held responsible for the hog buyer being nearsighied. You might have run after him and eX plaincd tbaJ he had paid you for an cXtra hog but Nou didn't think of il until too late. should say that every nI ,l1l. ,fjj ,, distant sphere was t distinct gain for us A hog in a mndholc is a uui- sancc: hog turned into t eupola of Il church i~ d joy forever"
 "Nou know l Meut to Chicago aheut three months a&5 have some world ly relatives there When I told them of the work MS ea&aeed in they were much interested. My htother-in law insisted that put SID on the raees on | ten f0 one shot. | Was in. duced A@9inSl @N WJl e do if. and my horse came in ahead l @# $lou in cash, and llat went iuto fbe cupoa ann feeling nea# th9I fl Wa9 Che efeat est sin of all
 "Wc'. l dou't hno4s ualsed the par son. Ton did 70. Let fhaau&A anA sordid motives"
 No had tfn eupoia in mi4d all the timc"
 You didn't ~e, aul of The horses abuSed CT a3e4ed hese8d Atnjv >trensth*@
 No They really appeaed Jo enjoy it II was thc G"'( time n all my life that ever hct q. < horse race and | D.
 "Gm Of eoufsc the principle ei horse racing is wrong very wrong but there are occasians when a0 a3uo cent person ma! persuaded against his OWL Mleme3 You did uot go io