Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06

Heaven; then the instrument begins e.
sputier and stutter until every thtn.
seems In whiri. anil when you're THAI
dared tia; you've give up tryin' 10 chase
ths tune up and down. in and out whv
here II comes gu. % the taugie. sort % oft
o. breath. to make a fnai courtesy: and
the performer looks as happy as stutter.
in Dick StabpS when he's auaIly %; out
the word that's been hangiu' in his throat.
aud daacin' on his tongue. aud beaten'
agen bis teeth. till IT'S ali out % share.
We'll, mothers faith Ia ths Iiec. and
Home Sweet Home in particular, was
omethlns wonderful She got that post.
ed on the subject. that nobody couid
stand up with her in argument; aud when
she'd fling in the poets, music hath
Charms to soOthe the savage breast aud
50 forth. II was generally clincher.
fou should have heard her argue the
question with the Young Elder. as we
Us ii 10 call Elder Dawson, who clms 20
pastor us, just fresh from the seminary
aud chOck full OF learuin'. He c0uldu'i
hold candle To mother, though ths way
be got away with Darwin aud the rest o.
the tnhlels was sJmeth.n' etifyin' to
listen to.
lie took 'eri So 0s-ha and EASY like /:
seemed to glory IN givin' 'em all advan-
tasrs % Wind and sun: and then. tyiu' one
hand behind him. he'd ius; sail in aud
settle ZEN in one r0uad. and come out
fresh aSsssss s;s.s!..'
lie Was visitiu' rs one day and he SAYS
10 mother: Sister Barstow. dou't you
think you do set too much store b. music >
Amt it n sort Of bellltIein' the doctrine
OF kespin' grAces' says h.
No Elder she says, 1 ain't set
tin il up in place of grace, bat a. a
means % grace. AMI you. as n preacher.
ought to know the difference But
says be, ain't yOl a se.tin' IL as means
% grace, above the great means: the word
Of God and prayer
Elder she says. 'wha.'s ~. Phi.
but poetry. and what's poetry bot the
music % SOUS and ileess A. FAR a.
CA learn the Lord never hal Use for
prophet that hala'g music II him And
a. for prayer. Ire \ notion that you can't
Set prayer cut % = u1Aa shea IL ain't
In him. Prayer - all very veil wheu
you've cot u IN you. buf @ ny u,ind
music puts thai into an empty soGl thai
leads uP % prayer aad worship Sh-
vas ca her high horss ua=. AMI was
bound % rti- tls Eider doNn- MATES
pvayer a91 tAs B5sIe IA H-Gvsn.' she
saYs- Thy AJAX fhsre. tar they dou't
nes4 'rm Music's al they hare IN
Hsaven; AM sia<ia' szl plAyia' . Ia,
occupation q tn Aasels aa1 the by ..
the ssia.s.
e w A'a'f IL voa fefliz' "a awhile baeS
about OrP1~1s. who played as lyr~ AM
kept bis sailors frosa wreck Aa4 ruln
Azaun- thsm cHnnihal Syrians. ssttin'
au4yu- hOces Anl sk4ilS- There ain't az
other worl - saF. Et.sers ~ yos Script
ure Tor iae lice. a2sI I've ~ hzmaz uAt-
lre- al taer'rr PoEsrtal team xh=a
they pail tas<-sher-'
lis r~narkaals how th.s Ice KEEP.
a--rnsia' and spr-slLa- itss.s IA uaoth~r'.
ntn1 Ike tn sar~i-u tree Pve
r~aA =. wa4ea b@gia. n ons pleas
AT saale Tree All szsIs IN bseoru-
ia- a Eaais forrest Mzslc N. the cure
.er al ills % hsai11 soe-str. What
waaA prevszt tAe ssrtkess Masirs'
u hat HRs Ee-siia- % elrllizs the InIt-
aase N1sae~ Bat thts cou1.ry coalInrr
koa1 he-- H. miaI ws1t o1s 10 "a.
h~sEAsa, a-a sAe naturally Arsu.,l that
ns5t4ias csalL esevAse a p-ssFls thst 1idsst
havs uo msrs ase@ o music th1a clNs-
terra soars aaI poaa.Iia' ton toms:
-l2 st- male a move. Ehich L.4a'G Ead
s~esslL that th"= Woanaa's Missionary -
r.ety saou.st start a brsach Tor tie nglsle-
a. i1eaiioa e the h-afh-n-
Thea sae kept trlck %. all the new
,aa-iel Elgsieal Instruments which EaS
Invented, and saW the praPnees % IL.
millennium tras.4' To fllfiu.at II tn
% EHs5c machines.
.'Ot al tn happy wonen, she vas the
WIEN she got bold % "A ar-si-
lete, Eitn mHsic Ike Al embroidery pat
ern- that ozly hal o be tac<ed oa n.
AMI worked oTer the holes. sac
aaslu't Psrked aP 50 much since our loas
by jason u and rAa away from hona..
following 4 cirea&
It's n hard thiaS. Elder. When vour
-hild i torn away from you By death. aad
soes away from ye sfretehin' OCT hi,
iruas u the one that uarseI him. 10th "a
cave them be kaows eaa loves. FOR
Strangers Bat hoE easy that seems 10
osiE' child Ehea h crawls our q hfs
xarrn bed tina; lovin' hAuds had m ad- tor
aim and away from al Il. little COM
'orts that Iowa hearts hal provided
aad goes away into the uishs with.
pit goodbye kiss or pzrtin' wort-
without even throwia' n look % nifty b.
liad N for them tEat wouI ] a laid down
-h~.r lives Tor him; and oar boy. weat
hat wav.
After Jase went mother Ian :ai she'd tor
! time and | thoasht tbs lee vas Iosin'
Is grip: but 1t wa'a'i io1s betors 1t 20, to
b n whispered aToGnl am0as the neigh
1ors that It ~s'a't noshia' slss bg. the
dee that drove JAss away from home.
when -L@ heard thai. mother brecsi
'ight up: the lee to0S a new --in: aui
however she may have selt II hsS own
.eere; soul. 80 ta- A. nlT sesiA' weut, the
dee seemed more - her than ever
'fuor mJther' Not 10 say a word against
n I9ee or he that alop.e,s il. il diI
cen as II the loy t-Is litsIe crowded by
ne Lee - times Iou see when We get
Town to music as = steady diet. au,s music
or medicinal purposes. yO1'rs sps to get
Q dislike y; same - . chiii gets - DIS
&c the Bible whsl yOG give him a dose
4 Scripture. IS Il II Wa s1Ip1ur AMI
IoFshEm, 20 pIrgs the msaaasss ol.eai
linn
That's alOIt the way il was with Jason
IwG'H't so bad when mother risgsd m a
musical attachment 10 the sewn ma
hire. bat whel sue got one cato the
;hnFn, u Wa isftis weAryiu'-s1r a bSv.
1T taxes Al olt bird TO Offset the shriU
tote Il his raafe with the Pafienes that
su.lt the nest : Il warned the s-<s AID
loP9sd and nut-sred from sua-up 10 sau-
loan 20 81 the EOa.hs thai Wa always
S@yi2.