Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-19

fgei adIeu to the English friends from
whom h hal Just parted She hardly
felt that she vas going home. The I've
wears that she had speat IN London and
Paris perf-cting her education hal Al
most hal the effect % extracting all pa
tfiotism from her nature: the trieads she
vas leaving had grown very dear 10 her.
and she could rot accastom herself - the
thought that the farewell she had lust
said was 4 ina one.
Il was Tot until tho ship was under full
Roadway. earesriuS dovu tn broad Mer-
sey with al the force 0s her mighty en-
gtaes. that ~far-away America began to
book ike a reality. and the prospect %
home, father. friends n the welcome
waiting her 10 grow clear. The effect OF
this was to send her down TO dinner with
a sharp appetite and n moderately good
temper, though enough % a vague. inde-
Enable discomfort remained to render her
more than usually observant and critical.
Miss Gray had had a somewhat IN
pleasant experience on the occasion OF
her voyage five years ago. Falling in
with the usual laxity OF etiquette preva-
leat upon the seas, she had formed the
acquaintance OF n young man, who. before
land was reached. had presumed far
%1A-A ~ - 3AAE CtISAtl 10 FEuAEr
himself intensely obnoxious to her. The
memory OF this experience was very
sharp, and II there was one thing she had
resolved to lguard against on this trip il
was q an adventure as this. Con-
s~equently, when she seated herself at the
table, her first impulse was to scrutinizs
her fellow-passengers closely and dis
cover IN Just how much danger she was.
Being alone and therefore under the
especial charge OF the captain, she oe-
eapied the seat Of honor on that gray
headed. hearty old salts LETT IL did not
take long for her 70 effect her examfua-
tiJn, s0r there were not more than six
teen or eighteen cabin passengers. ali
told six OF these were Iadies-sh@ noted
with a sigh OF resignation that she vas
the only q q her sex who stood In
really imminent danger % molestatisn-
and al u the men but two were devoid
e any outward excuse for CONSIDERING
themselves attractive. Ous OF these Two
vas dark. % medium height and anpar-
emily good manners, but the rather
Vaea1t expression % his feature forbade
h young iady's feeling much anxiety on
his account As 70 the other she was
not 80 certain
SEe =as forced 20 acknowledge inward
Il that he va = spGendi1-Ioaklag seFlex
TALL supple aad hght-haired vita \ Pair
- mischtevOus blue eyes txfnkIfny under
I broad white forehead svafu a A
peaeoeN- and twice as saucy. NJ doubt
Vas Mss Grag's mental comment. as "a.
Eoted tie geutle earess bestowed srom
tine 10 time BY n fair. womantsh haud
uPon as dropping. yellow mustache. %.
boxed no more his Way. and vowed TO
herself that upon his very srst advance
she would request the captain 10 warn
For the next two days. naturally
enough Miss Gray stood IN no darrar or
annoyance from any body. On the thru
morning her robust constitution eud
vigorous frame reasserted their SWAY
and she was assisted % the sunny cad ..
the k1rricane deck Just above Il. smok-
ing-roOm. where, lying fun Isaxth on a
reclining chair and envsloped ia Iuxuri.
Gus ugs b could wasea all thar vas
going forward on the 1rnad expanss ~
ceck below
She vas The enIy lady passenger on
deck The ship vas bowling along ylo-
rao1@2y over the giant sweIls with ar1I-
licking. sideway motion far from n
pleasant 60 ths now rapidly recovering
patient A game Of hsfae-kaard was IL
progress bene2h AMI Mss Gray ?