Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-10-25
A W00GLIN W0OING.
A Rivalry in Which Cupid Wins
the Day.

% tas ~aotnz Oh ~-slff seVrs Ss.T.
1oiEs.- while At Brown UBayersftv. the
bets Theta II Secret Society. This nm.
rRsr thought | woaid spend a week or
ITO % my vacation A. this soeietv's fue
clubhouse az Woogiin. on Chalta7srx
lake. and meet some os The rolie--. b..r,
again Tie Beta girls. u whom sAs net,
cisb Iastly boasts. constituted a rrla.-rat
thai bal no little to d ia drawing ne ~
H~oglin and its co9I. byesrv Lakeside.
SarroGnAinSS-
~. on one tEe July lay. packed nv
trunk and started for WOosIia On IN.
Room tram from my home.
As don't live FAR from ChaHtanara
ias1e It WASN'T long before the .b.,...,
aud the little WooEliz railroad statton
came IN sight. and my club life began
Before night had met every body in the
ciuo-house. jolly crowd was there.
ana ths two weeks I spent at Wss-tin
were Filled as full o. lawn teri ais, rowing
Sla'hs' bathing aad hers as could wish.
ohe o. the brightest Beta girls az the
clubhouse was Nay Brighton. She was
~ .p1AA' ard was chaperoned by her
aeN-t, who was also her guard an.
As Asf's stay at the clubhouse would
interest you more than mine. for she
for.nd her heart AFFINITY there whilst 7
went home the same lonely bachelor that
l had gone there. I'll limit myself To
sketching a bit OF the Nav Brighton
drama, enacted during my stay at " oor-
lin
Mays aunt had often said. when taIkIn,
OF Mays future;
My poor brother told me. when he
died, you are far-seeinc woman. Anna
anu want you to concern yourself with
sias that May gets a good husband.
Therefore. in obedience To nv dear
brothers visa shall see that no young
man who cant give her fine house aud
Keep 4 carriage can marry May"
aunt Anna hal always got along very
Wei IN state - single blessedness. and
hsd about concluded that all husband
vas good for was q build large houses.
Keep elegant turuouts aud meet uueorn-
plaIuiaglT the numerous home bills that
were rather formidabIs obstacles IN her
with her small income. A husband who
could not do all this was not a success
From her practical point OF view. sousa
quently she did not propose u have MAJ
Try love IN cottage and no bank ac-
count.
But We shall see what these two weeks
had TO do with Mays life destiny
AT a Inc private cottage On the bank OF
the lake near Chautauqua Point the fam
Iy OF the rich View York broker. &. z.
belville. was summerinz. Mays aunt h ad
known Mrs Belville before her marriage.
When she learned that the BeIviIles were
on the lake she wrote 10 Mrs. BelviIle TO
come up 10 WOoglin some afternoon and
bring Robert with her. 50 that he might
be introduced 20 her brothers child. Nav.
Mays aunt had heard that Robert va.
abou; twenty-five years % axe. Know
ing q the Belvllls's wealth xhs thau-t z
he ~ouit MAKE Tor May n splendid hus-
band Mrs. BelvilIe wanted t. see her
old friend and ta;lk over ola times rlrh
her. 50 sAs drove up one afternoon in her
parton, and with her she brought her
son Robert He was a tall. ssllow-Iook
ing youth. the image Of his father ~ that
age. and had the same thirsty eve for
speculation that the old broker was noted
Tor. They duly stepped mp onto the club
house porch and were cordially met by
MAYS aunt. who had seen them coming.
-YOu don't know how good IL seems IN
see yoz-" exclaimed Mss Anna th, amt
as she gave Mrs BsIvilIe q kiss th.r
BOUNDED Ike the swapping % a filaIe
string This : -FOUR soRs should know
him from his resemblance % his father. -
Yea" said Mrs Bslville. with no little
pride IN her voice, and turning TO Robert.
exclaimed This Is my oil friend. Mis-,
Anna Brighton, With whom used to 20
to school
am 50 glad you came down % woo--
hn- Mr. BelTilie; you must eonle often
and play tennis Wish May. sh. vent oct
rowing today. riss4s after d.nue-. s-r.i 1
am VAeeefias her hack every minute.
On. there she eol1es now" Miss