Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-08

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she 81 forth 70 call him Skirting
the house, she came 70 the spot where
the well vas dug Lysaaders jacket
hung upon n branch q an old pear
tree. but where was he's
Suddenly Esneralda began 20 be
aware o. the fact that the well-hOle
vas not there; the earth had filed IL
10 overlooking, that there hrd. in fact.
been , slide. and thai in all PrObs-
biiity Lysander was down a. tina bot
ton o. the well Under Z TOD or 50 OF
earth
With her heart beating AMI her knees
trembling. she ran all about the place.
screaming her husband name. Then.
with ashT lip- and tongue eleaving 10
her mouth. me staggered to the near
e-t aeighhor. house. Just managed 10
say: The weu-Lysaader. and fell
upon the aOor in a dead faint
For hours after this several neigh
bors worked very hard digging away
the earth. with better kuOwlsi-e Of
- propensity "a return whence il came
than the sailor had h1L
They came : his hat NJ last Then
they cane 20 water-Or rather mud
and water They could DO no more
The general verdict was that the
ground was sOf, there below. and that
Lysander bad sunk in j. and stuck
there Finally. after a weeks excite
lent and much dragging and probing
Of the hole. they decided to I'LL the
hole up and marx the place a. 4
grave This they did A slab setting
forth the virtues OF the deuarsed- e0v-
erred the spot. and JrS Whiting put
on widows weeds Three months aft
erwart . baby boy-Lysander over
again-was born into the world; and
Esmeralda a. she nursed him on her
shoulder. began 10 believe his Depart
Ell father a model Of all perfection
She lived. she said. and would
live for her b0y, but lie vas worth
less without her excellent and devOted
husband He had been 20 kind II
was in digging veil for arr thai he
lost his life Aud she told all Who
cared to listen how he had drawn the
shade down and gone out softly TO his
work that she might not De- disturbed
Finally she began to believe that he
had said something very kind a he
rent out and she repeated that The
5Ov wa taught. a be grew able 10
understand that he had had a very
saint o n father. and all poor Lv-
sanders queer WAYS that had troubled
her % much. we're forgotten She had
his brOad-faee tint pc. taken when he
waS only half sober. and grinning srur
ear 10 ear enlarged. and finished in
pastel very pink and white. with a
ministerial gravity OF demeaaor. and
an aBEeLicaIly suhdued smile. and
Taught the Roy TO call it Dear Papa
aaG meanwhile she cared for the farm.
and pro<peresL SOs and then sOme-
body proposed 10 the widow. but she
always gave 4 gentle negative.
Her heart / dOwh that there wslL-
said an -appreciative friend. who had
aever seen Lysander. and II Nr.
Whiting vas a. handsome as that
there picture. l can't wonder. for he
looSs Ike the Il figures in the Insti-
tuse Pair. If % Dressisr-
Most Of the -uis0rS being x.dows-
took their refG~aIs easy; but one for
loru youth Of immature who had
remarked "a the widow tia. 1t vas
her diguitusie that fetched him.. fell
into she depths - despair on receiving
q decided negative. accompanied BIZ a
Inference - his early years. and left
the ioun To ship for 4 sailor and get
druwnd=t." with n view Of haunting
the widow ~afterwari, and eou.iux to
the city docks where vessels law me-
a ~ea-farius man Of Jolly aspect to
whom he put a few questions
You see. he said. Il don't know
t what 20 do I've never followed
the @L I've kept grocery in Toggia-
toEn al my life. and I don't know a.
I'll get took outO a ship anyhow
You'll 20 back and keep grocery. II
y0uu take my advice. said the sailor
~-To-ginssoNa. Why. I used TO live
there oace- Do you happen to know
Lvsauder Whiting down that xay
aS= alive. Him. Why. he's dead
long agu- I've Dc -x years ago cried
the boz i never saw him but Trs
heard eaou<h q him She suss on
about him continual Its enough TO
maSs yol sick
~Azin him. asked the sailor
Ne, prai>in Of hIm. said the boy.
.h0~ awful good he Vas and how
han Wei be va han some
There's HI Piesur 10 prove il
You tuut sSy -, cried the sailor
Bat his g~Oaslae@
i dOat believe he wzs such 4 saint.
You eouldas get M To- the boz vent
On To see her sitting there koldiag
the boy
WHAT Who shouted shs sailor
Tbs young sOu that wzs born. Tn
told after that nan after Mr..
Whiting -Us szzosh-red IN tie veil
hole don't want 10 - d~LsrespeytsuI
ID the dead bUt-weL you eaa hear
too much Of en- She / Al Il black.
and my poor. dear. good Lysarder.
that killed himself working for me-
every minute
Jonah. I want To know cried
the sailor And how does she lOokF-
shes lovely cried the Cupid
blinded youth. 20 na7soor. and has
such dIguItuda
-Rnr rnI a-a .rees On har sid