The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1873-01-10

! lucky speculation into whic
! Jack persltaded him was "a
ruin of the whole firm. but b
begs me mot TO worry owe
il. at CAT be helped now.
he says ! and he. has don
eyerythiJlg ID his lover {
rep hie.' y - ''pa
/ went down.to ibe depot 4
meet her on ber arrival, am
as ! saw the s~eef. flower
like face of ethe little la,l.
whom the conductor pDiutei
out to me as Mrs. Eyersori
my heart warmed toward hei
at once. aud when the baby, 1
laughing, cooling pretty child,
with Jacks Gswns wide eyes,
looked up at me and pslt oui
her fat. white arms for me "a
take her. [ was melted com
pletely.
'- wig rfRsn senior clerk, and
Sarah (ny jsistefJ and I were
keeping house, ia 4 quiet way,
jusseuts saa hs CO > and we
IIo& the POOR httm WOMAN
into our home and hearts At
the same. SaFaA <felh ill love
wiffAhss af' osb,cS sssl Is Tor
Me baty. no words could ex-
press her admiration Tor Il.
i Ny sorrow fpr jack Lfnnd
relief IN caring for his widow
and child as tenderly as !
could; and fsssrle tIs IS HAit
". / tried 10 make her forget,
as much as possible. the great
grief which s,Iad0wed her
Young life. And now 1 come
at last 10 ihe strange part of
my story.
1t was on the .eyeping of
lke 29sA n tisrcby ! ts1p. i
sssfl,eniter sfie daie, for il was
on that day that the great
case Off LINDSAY VS. Harris
eameilp for tEfai. There was
a dc Il OF hnslness on. LalSd.
that day. and 4 rrfA aiBed al
ter hour to look Over some
papers IL was raiuv- clvueivs
lark weather, aud i lighted
the EasI II (ht cEitle foom
much earlier than usual; there
was no one in the building
after six O'Clock except the
jaasi0r shnd my EE 1t WAS
aasssi quarter past eight
when l finished my work, aud
/ was sitting by the fire,
! sssrIIs Hues &T Star Started
by a knock at the door down
siairS---a knock which echoed
loudly through the passage
way-and Us | was wondering
wks-should ww- arsv- late
sss- iIeur, GreN tie .japitot,
Locked upon ire.
"a gentleman to see you,
sir; an old friend, he says"
-Show ,hlIF up, j SAID,
Wondering L Ifttle wliat "dld
friend it was, and then, as !
turned to the fire agalp, a
rk,sry iAiSe Gsl'g asathss OF
old
pallseai Grorgcs idfeho0.
donk yAlskDsw- flie4''- =
Kaow him | could have
sworn 70 fhat-voice anywhere.
and springing TO my feet, |
saw Jsck Rtrsoh, dear old
Jack, With tie old mischief
in his wide blue eyes, the old
nerFysusilea OIL his handsome
face, standing in the doorway.
"Tbe surprise, aud tha great
ruslf Of Joy were too much for
me. aud for the first time in
nav lie L tu4neslxltvubiy faint
svheIi / came to1nyself again
he was bending over me. full
of tender Sclicitude.
II ought not TO have star
tied YOU So. he saids-self-re-
mdschfaly- -It vas ; just
ike nv cafeiessness-dear
old George"
And then we sat down be-
fore, the fire, ~s<sevsy sitU and
JACK tdlked or IN bis High
ing, whimsical way ~. give
,ase tf1siSp }eI cxAeet rly self.
while / watched him with my
heart Null Of thankfuiness--
toneliug him in my foolish.
AAxv, 80 90 EM-komz Ae
I,,rlE tw.As : Af4iIihe over hss
forehead. aud then his hands,
TO assure myself that it VAS
N sealfsr d. aRdlunf a adsosai,
Ne ratfIed on IN lis old
vav. for awhile, and then.
growing suddenly nrave sat
rajsK II IL DIR. .BxifAJut