Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-02

la-t stores anu LnAllF the reaule OF
the village. accompanied by n crowd Of
men and \ dozen or more trembling
women. went over TO sLe cottage
The beadie forced bis way into the
house. while the people waited breath
lessly outside
Five minutes passed. the beadle was
seen to open the door and bec&ou to
his deputy sad the door was closed
The excitement 10 was intense. That
something unusual had trsusPired
within the house was certain
At length the door agar opened. and
the besdle reaPpearet. his face wear-
M a Sraver expression than was ever
zen there before
What Is il. beailes" said half 4
score n 4 terrified whisper
The beAd.e waited until the quest on
ers were silent. and replied Our
editor ; dead
Ills wife. where is she5 asked the
multitude. when tie shock OF the an
nouEcement 10 longer held tlelr utter
ance-
DEAD said the 5eadie
"And hls sou3
Dead" said the beadle. who. se-
lectinS six Of the leading eisizeus.
pulled them insiie. At the same time
waving back the crowd that would
have rushed T.
IL va Al the moment the beaile So
lected hs jury that I approached the
cottage Being a comparative stranger
n the place. and n there were M rail
roads to the vi ace. aaiiG beng located
50 deep IN the vale thai few lad learned
Of il existence. a stranger rece we'd
considerable attention. from the very
fact q his heu- 4 stranger. and each
wAs anxious I tel al u Knew about
t<e deceased
An o}d LADY, told how. twenty years
before. h. was lvelv. energetic. ant
vas everywhere, his young wife was
the light Of every pa-tv7 but Of late
wears they bad shrunk from public
gaze. AMI his son took bis place At
newsSatherin- The paper had grown
apparently IN circulation every year
snce it started L was her opinion
Their property had male them proud
Over two Thousand papers were issued
weekly Mos; everybody read the ia
-gte. she guessed She hal taken il
- = Ha~a-H 81 $50 rA--
run IN that very day ani settle She
had received = bIi. stating that she
Owesi ten years subscription. bot She
had kind . needed the money. AMI the
bill i dat noEnt 20 much 70 Al elito-
wih 50 big 4 business No need OF
their having been 50 proud Il they dill
run 4 paPer. was the uncharitabe re
max Of i by>taEler- The editor Wa
misery. TOO. ehimei n another, '-he
dit hE own work. and almost always.
Of late. has refused TO subscribe when
spa-er : handed around
lie : probably worth s1.00O- hfved
i up 5000 received annually for sub
seriptiors- to say moth n Of aivertl-
IN. figured the village schoOlmas,er.
II have taken his pa eg Tor fifteen
years. and n wLle ago he sent me I
biz for SS4 Il would have been pub
lc-sPirited ot him to send his paper
free | beng a ubiie servant HIS
business was good 50 have no. hur-
f, ried about the money"
Probably murdered for his money"
volunteered another Why there's no
emf Of money these editors make.
Only . few days ago he seat ne i bali
10 pay ten dollars Dwell him for Eve
Years subscription Anxious To put
the money n the bank. | suppose "A
needed it Just then. l delayed. /
don't believe in folks beng piggsh Il
they are professionals"
Just then the beadle and the jury
appeared
How Is it, how IS it2r asked the
multitude 4 4 breath.
Geatlemen." gasFed the beadIe.
'They starved TO death
Impossible exclaimed all
1T i eve 50" continued the beadIe.
Mr. Foreman. tell how II Is"
The foreman mounted 4 box. and
taking out nv note book By force Of
habit. l took down his words They
were - follows
Citizens of k1maersoltkaI- Never.
until shls h,r- -. sci. -
legend been established. and never until
tbs hour ms there been more reason 20
call our place Kunmezs0lthal. or s1r-
rowins vale On the foor y hs mothers
bedside Les the dead sou. and on the
bed The starved mother. On the stool.
bent forward On his case. IS the ed tor
himself With the stick. the Implement
Of b profess on. in his hand and the
las. SOr. se& gentlemen. was Kun
mersolthal' The LAST leaier he set was
hs farewell to ron, citizens Of the town
Of hs adoption Yes. geatIemea. hs
native town; | read you. row. the COPY
taken from the ease of the deceased
To the citizens q Kamn.rsoIthaI: IbtI
farewell One hour a-o nv wife died.
sssrs1 One half hour after nv son
followed All before the clock strikes four.
NY edition. too, will lie run II and The
forms closed Our depicted wardrobe an
swers charges Of pride You thouxhs us
men and We would not bsg-sxe-pt for cur
Just das-
4E-Ess44aEteFs u a esatzFy aso raw
l father I ~eover.I EuurraS,f.A~l p-th.