Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-08
LYSANDER'S WELL.
a Bone OF Contention That Became
q Bond Of Unic1-

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money very unexpectedly. male Up his
mind % leave The sra. which h hid
followed. 20 use his Own expression.
ever since he ran away from home NJ
fourteen years % age. il also occurred
20 him this Is was incumbent upon
him 10 choose a wife foe himssif-One
who should cook his dinners. iron his
shirt blossoms. keep his house in good
order. darn his stockings. and 90 20
church with him on sunday l. was
very we'll a. he said 10 himself. for a
saiCr To have 4 sweetheart in every
port. bat Z IaHdsuaa with property
should cultivate the domestic virf'Ie=
Accordingly h proposed To EsmeraldA
Archer and E1s accepted
IL vas not a love match E=neralda
had given up the idea OF masrimouy
years before. and had settled down n
the village tailO-ess She could how
ever. turn her hand 70 any thing. and
,0ming % Nrs. COuuovsrs one morn
ing. had helped her 20 get breakfast
Lysander Waiting boarded al Mrs
C0nuOvers and - he st a. table he
watched EsneraIda going to and fro
with her light. tru, step and bright
smile Her face. flushed from the
warmth Of the kitchen. out ot its usual
pa.eness. and that satisfaction in serv-
Ing n meal 10 hungry folk that i d
natural 20 some ONE ~ their love
Tor babies. gave her i pleasant home
ike look
she'd make a good -jfe.~ he said
u himself And the proposal was the
result OF the conviction
The taii0res- said 10 herself that the
e~x-sailor had aSo0d-hum0resi face. and
would be kind - her He had also a
home @ o oSer her which she could
maze confortable for hil The dome
liz aEectiOn> seemed very beautiful Ten
the lonely. ~midIe-a--i girl. who had
10 relasires and If there was no
romance n either heat there w2s TO
fear of the future
However. the Wld0w B-dOtt Wa
right when she declared that we KANT
ka,culat~ on nothIn ai-tlly- Before
4 year hai passed over their heals the
ns~Eiy-weid@i pair bean TO find them
selves unhappy What happened *
actLy il = hard Z tel The mans
c0de az morals and manner. VA rot
that of the woman She. . Puritan Of
Tn Plri;ans brOught up in a village
could nos understand the ~~ea-szr5ng
nan- with hi nightly -iasss 81 gr0-
hi desire 10 throw the parl0r wias.0ws
wid. and let the san IN his uas-8nv-n-
ii0nai dIsreEsrI 81 neiEabors zud hts
horrible habit u kissing pretty girls
She tried in vain 10 sJrae him 70 b.
--enssel and proper lie str0vs-
with disastrous results - induce her
! q be polly. or At least To allow him
! % b. ~ ~ last b. secretly wished
thar he had never Ieft the "a. and she
that she Uere still l t~ai.or,S<
Il vas Just about this time that the
old well gave out- T. had not been
sweet for 4 long while. and there
could b. no doast that there should
have been = new one long beE3re-
E=mera-d1 vas anxious - send for cer-
tain men whose mission il Wa 20 dfz
wells. and have al done in 4 z0osl aad
wOrSmaali1- manner. but Lysander
was resolved that he would dir il
himself The two argued over this
as they argued over every thing. and
could not agree A. Ia the site OF the
well. Or whether II should hare enc or
the other Of certain Improvements Of
the puup-sOrt attached Aud ut I1ss
Lysander began his work in utrer u
a0rsnee Of all precautions taken By
EellGizgeS. IN the very worst spot
possible
He dug a great deal. and ecou
plLshsd ve-y littls- and EsmsraIdA in
di=Hant At his want Of consideration
for her comfort. aad his e-areles-uess
Of her approval. never vent 20 Inspect
hs EurG n fact that weli seemed 10
D. the straw that broke the eausTs
oGrs the tern reed too much
Tn suing 70 -ei N early and nuish
the veil said LysaRier. one morning
AZ Eve oesoex- a. he pulled On his
shusS I'm expect breakfast al seven
Very wel. said EsmerzIla- Grossly:
I'll b. Up n time 70 get il; but | shall
take another nap now
>ae turned on her side and drew the
e-oun-e-pane over her face AfterwarJI
she remembered that he drew down
the Shade. and went out of the oom
Softly a With 4 kindly wish not TO
disturb her
Such a urtIe kindness comforts a
omsn EsneraIdA began 10 think
that her husband might have banged
the door o. been cruss about her tax
ING another nap. and she resolved 10
ges him . very good breakfast and
thinking What It should be. fell into 4
pleasant sls~p and forgot all about /.
When she was Weakened with a start
the SUI was high ard 4 tall clock on
the m1atslp1ees pointed 10 the hour Of
ter
1t couldn't be- she said TO herself
as she Jumped OUT Of bed and hurried
IL dressed herself she had never
slept : late in ali her life. and What
world LysanGsr say2 He had a right.
she thought. to be very angry this
tine and IN quite a meek spiri. she
set - work al the kitchen ire. and
stirred th@ batter for aap-Jaeks. and
ad the bacon Will she w.
doiag this -he Watched the door for
her husaaH3s eaf-ance. AMI listened
5r hIs stsD upoa the porch. brt 10