The Forrest City times., 1912-10-18

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 lated over the city, a pail 2, ',ico' as sorrow fell over our little conmnO.sp usep many a heart was saddenea units' ana ana there tear of regret wac @ he's one of our noble neighbors and snec. s ness associates-a man with ., JUS. ways yet, with a wonderful na.u upls ahty-had taken that "journerv r',soD' tso whence no traveller ever retu,,a ,,0aI heart of gold-kind, soft symn.a ~ -had stopped beating forever wha,' ss'c Souled "Bill' Aldridge, had "hOle- his reward. N' gone to
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 we knew him best, talthougb b,s asne .a.e name was Wilson Motley Ald,;sl ,esl was a man of generous impulses ssj his many acts of kindness will s,sus suS as a monument to his memo,r '.raO ~ stranger, even though beppar n.I .ae CT Tailed to find food and shelter ,s. M sought 1t at "Bilrsn hands. ,a'
 'hard-luck' story of the settle, 'ae the man whose home had been ,i.,, ca by sickness or death was nevo, -. needed nor told in vain. The sos. or ness MT. Aldridge's heart is know. to everyone,and sometimes he w.s,, posed upon and well he knew it pr, It did not matter with him. Hs v,s at the bedside of the sick and h,' heart went out to the afflicted . child loves kindness and that is ,b. reason why the youngsters nswo,aS by Uncle Bill" The horses .lu... prlcked up their ears to greet him for they knew a loving heart and hand had come to feed and ca,o., them; and when anyone was capgb, by "Bills abusing dumb animal that person, no matter wno be u.. came in for good strong scoldino l have seen him even get into f.,. encounters with persons who L.a treated animals in brutal manns, His great, big soul babbIed 10 oys,. flowing with the milk of human kind. ness and he could not bear to stand by and see the defenseless humilfatsd without putting in a vigorous pro. test. l have known "Biaa to carry an armload of fruit. candy and toys 10 the home of sick child and then burst out crying upon learning that the little fellow was too iIl 10 enioy the goodies have seen him SUD ply provisions for months 10 needy people, with no hope Of compensa tion on this earth at least. And best of il all, he never made any show Of his many acts of kindness. He did good for the sake of doing good and scorned the idea of making any display of his generosity.
 MT. Aldridge located here when this was only a little trading post. He had borne adyersity brayely and enjoyed prosperity quietly. He was d man who united sound sense with strong convictions and q candid out spoken temper, eminently fitted 10 mould the rude elements of pioneer society into form and consistency aud aid in raising a high standardO of citizenship in our young and growing Gf Al nj owes to him and such as he, it is hard to estimate. But ef this feel ceE. tain. Whetler or not Mr. Adridge ever entered the portals of church. he was Christian iu the truest sense of the word: whether or Tot he was Well-yerSed in that book of all books the bible-he put into prac- tice it's most sacred teachings: gheth- CT or not he spent much time praying for his fellow man, he never hesitated in extending helping hand to the weak and poor; and as sure as there is q God in heaven, and as sure as the night follows the day, the spirit ot our late neighbor and business as sociate-that great lover of mankind Wilson Motley Aldridge found no obstacle in its path as il passed through the Gates of Pearl and eu' tered the Eternal City above.
 Good-by. Bill. "
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