Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-07-04

marks - given above. came az the close o.
4 lengrhT discussion OF the subject. 1nd
having reached this unprg6tarl- finale
th>Ee wEs a brief silence alum Jones
whitfield 4 stick solomon Ripley drumm@d
on an empty box with his finger snds
and -as NeIsoa softly whtstI.d In she
Sweet By and By
IL WIS a hot forenoon IN the village OF
Crazuoa1 which lies somewhere east OF
the Mississippi and noEth Of the Ohio The
bong dusty street shaded BY p~aErtErhaI
slEs from the glare Of the sun. nv very
quite. and still Few figures could be sen
along rslsuEth except these three whosroad
n 'front.' o jones general ~couurry store
n Ripley vas a farmer who had inst ri
len into town ror the doing OF DIVERS er-
rands connected with practical a~rrfcuIrurp
and NJ Nelson Wa the tsaeher OF the vi
LaSe school AMI had some Leisure IN this
time OF summer VACATION
Al three were alert b~rtsk-Iookfrv vou-g
rs1 Who talked and acted a. though rAev
had -onassafag &c DO IN life. and were neal
oasy trying 10 DO It. Their meeting n this
placs On thts morning w1s n chance one
and their discussion also came about IN 4
chance way Tor - Ripley 9ItEhret from HI
wagon % enter the Sc re Jones' stood s1ss
outside The Door. AMI Nelson happening
along after mutual good mornings. re-
marked that Fa9rrh Of July wouId be aI1ux
next wseE-Whsrsuuun surzux I'D A dsSase
gpou the pr~aesleabttsv OF having A pubff..
celebration IN Cramm0nd Il soon snasst
Al Ne have seen. With IN unanimous vss-
tn sh= negative Bur tn subject being an
Interesting one the Young uen h1rsd q
give e ap 50 easily. and were about tc uaSs
regretfal remarks zho1s IL when
a sueIscs e maea greater pres
eaE interest appeared AMI drew
al TIER attention A v0gnx WOMAN cane
along the broad wax presenting wirh her
neAs zuEannsr 1re<s 1ad rihhons with Aar
and z1s1a1s % match AMI hey sweet taes
E1@.r The aa- 4 picture ef the kind rsas
sss word everywhere. IN AMI ont q Cram
maut ~prgusGnc~= charming The Young
men suspended rhet- TAX and locked re
sp-cttuHv az the passing vision. Thsfr has
Neze 1tet sageth=r. the vision gave them
a little s1ts. and WIS Immediately lost "a
si-nz around rhe corner
The yaang men acre bachelors. even q
k1ptev. Who carried On the farm with M
oa1@r h~1u-swr1e than an elderly female
reaElvs- he three we're warm friends
VINO were In ina habit % exchanging ma-
IA eozz1sEees- and the fact that each
a1d east euysCous but hopeless gIancss
Upon Eutora Gallup Ma no secret IL NAV
seen strange 10 some that there could BE-
such a~tr1Partite friendship ~ would admit
Or the exhibition Of uns1risdsd heart
nungsr o. this kind vet that was the fact
md Hs sGeh we record Il No other person
w1s In he1-rng 50 they continued to coz
E-Ese oEs WITH a change OF subject
That wasn't much q 4 smile said The
ss'r-kes2>r but shat there was Of It : 10
% drvtts9 anon. Us l suppose
. eoEse said ths rea.he- Precious
little encouragement do any cc Is get IN
Tia: quarter
-kIshsr frou father or dazght@ ad4ed
the farmer
AesE11 groan care from the teacher
>t1s& the Others asked Out
~fzh ~ tel Is yoUr expsrferes
-rtsat Hueh TO teus 1 an ecrrscsFy h
tor1s1 t1a same thing HIS h1uosaea -