The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1873-01-10
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I Ny name is George Ar
!. sfralher, lam 90 che fffn 3
|, Anderson < AnstTnther, y
torneSs, Seg York. hat Ai - :,
: time ~ the occurrence whicl
? am about TO relate% i "a
.E.ogk senibf dltrk 10 the leve
,-oiffce Sf TIE old firm.
IshalI zela~r aust what 90
! ictfef ufelCs1 > single addi
ton or deduction. Those wht
know me will not donbt ny
u vssss aud those who do mol
know me, will not accuse me
4 ut an attempt t6deceise them,
when | assure them on my
honor that what ! frlate Ger
ftainIy took plssc.s .s ). ~ i
I ! am constrained to speak
Of myself moresfhaa - my
habit, for it is of Jack Ever
son, my dearest, aud IN fact,
lhe euiy frr.l-i Eger had, OF
WHOSE rs.synrY I az. 20 tell. At
my fathers death | was left
. alone in the world with the
exception Of a sists-, several
years older than myself, and z
half plFssrFs vas aYoHqf
j inf Esfsssssssfss - easetS
was a hard. miseriy man with
no love for has bali brothers
children, anl he disposed of
us. and cur Affairs. as quickly
IA possible. 2Sas.liz wasf.sand
a situation rs English assis-
taut in a school, and ! was
Sent 10 college with the un-
dersiausling that was 10
study hard. get ihTpa gflsls i
q.ickly as p1ssitife. anu amer
the completion OF my college
course take all responsibility
Of myself Of his hands.
Il was dunnlg the iirstl OF
my second year that /, going
M be dart. sIArr0W 'ssaiE'waH-
leading 10 my room, with my /
arus full of llooks, Hb9t sliek
fsr ef s5rfy fy0f the first lime. As
:, WAS pss-.ng hsns, my foot
eau glr:. sahd neaEly7fsli. bht I
recovered myself at the ex-
lsensc ofidroRping my entire
burden.
/ had scarcely, lonked at |
iaiur mali liien, btit as he bent 1
10 assist me in recOying my |
scattered property, ! glanced.
at him flsr7iT,f:, and as he
sfraightened Lsnse!fs back
hnd looked at me with his
wide blue eyes, l. cdnad NOT
help smiling hack al him ; he
was SO bright and handsome,
and vet 50 noyish looking. -
7rThanks," I said, be. a
tiuglv4 wanting to- say some
thing more, aud hardly knoY-
fugh6y to e8hfs 5 ms seflI
Z f.You arc vess weicofhe'
he answered. aad then. the
color deepening ia his rreyh /
face, II am q new boy, SIR
Can vou tell me where i am
u roslni'' Uor
could scarcely repress q
,esnils az / heard this newly
admitted coilegian calling
hinself so eandislly "a new
boy" apt | did not betrslE my
aAl nscanent. = i --4-ss - g
ave are pretty full now" !
sad. .-fuawin pfobably room
With some one else. Have
Fon no direclions
He banded me . slip of pa
per on which vas written IN
Professor Henry's bold hand :
~Aassruthrr. No sl5s' and l
| looked at him with : new IN
.wer@t. a. s3hn -
II am George Anstruther, :,
. I slisE ahid frsn lse raised ifis'
hat ia a geutlemanly way,
which eontrAsied oddly with
his boyish appearance
II am JOHN Reginald Ever
son, commonly called jack"
/ 4 nopewe snail be fsiends.
Il hope we shall" | an
swered, with a cortliaiity
which was unusual with me,
/ for there. Wa sognekling about
fthe shautsohle ssUung Fellow
that Impressed me favOrably.
ard Laughing, be took part Of
7 my books, from my heavily
laden arms, and followed me
/. ts my room.
Il wes almost wQnlfrful
fahel frNaashAEf wasss4 SbIEng
up between ny rooulriaste
.-ansl mySrfs we were So dif-
fcrenEf in eycEy way. | vas
. silent aud reserved, even IN
childhood - .'Suilen1 and d
"m0Ody" my father and sister
had always celled me aud a.
: my moiher-ihe0n only one who
I hal eva fnslefsfuod uDe-iiief
RHile ! was very yonhg, | bad
D grown more undemoRsiraiiys
/. aud seif-contaiaesl every year
Fl RaS- gTfye sssjE- tscifnrn
fond Of study, and old-l00kins
: beyond NY yeaEsa carlpg liI
n Ffe fof Ieofap paalyl or gay6ty
= while Jack was just the 70
verse. lie was tlOughiless
'.iiight-iitarses And rblfickiag
E fail Of the oldest whims anl
fancies, aud always the frs
: ~ ans lnisclievous frollc, am
VI the ruling spirit OF the 'gool
times" among the other slu