Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

oeeE QIetEL0Ne1 TOW anu EEe&- DIS n&
smiling eountenAnce had reAszred all
dozbsez. and the frssname on hispape,
vas a magnet not % b. resisted
And now = horrible thought entered
his mind as he turned hOmew ard Had
he enough stamps 20 complete his de-
sign2 For the first time since he setOus
the corsdeus smile left his face. and his
features grew set and stern a. he quick
e1ed his pace Rushing 20 his room he
~nervOUsly unlocked his door. shrex ope-
his desk ard found-O. ioy;-Sfsy tao
cent stamps and \ pile Of writin--paPci
and envelopes Seating himself a
though FOR 4 long EFFORT he drafted ths
following letter.
NJ Ksgar- Wi ypu k-tly Inform you- a.
vtsers that I. Richard F~rutkLzEt1z- r-rcruu1eec
~ Me-sZ-Ee- - Inserted rs LIST q na-ssl
to D. the za<zess nan II Nv York City. In
tend 20 take Up ~ ao.sie IN your tgE1 Al occe
u1sess I rrce4ge - the rexs mai the sun q
airy dollars Tizc11se the full text q Ey crs
Gsnsi1s AZ . blshs to srT eoEzzzitg
Positively 10 red-ctlo1 Ter cash
lie worked away FOR hours Eritingles
ser~ aGiressilg envelopes and cudgeling
his brains for the names OF growing
towns in the Westand Southwest Final
IL his task vas completed to his salts
faction lie mailed his letters. pawued
his cane and sleeve-butto1s and ate a
hearty dinner When his cigar was
smoked out he returned % his rOom.s sat
in meditation for awhile, and then.
weary with the sustained effort OF the
DAY. went TO bed and vas soon sound
asleep
How be existed Tor the mex: few day.
t. Is hard 20 tell Il lived on ny uncle
he would have said himself, and il IS a
fact that even his ovarcoas fell 4 sacri-
fce - his vul-zr craving for food-aad
cigars Tie told his lzndlzdy that he
expected n remittance from the West.
and from the eager way in which he
watched the posrE=n she vas inclined
10 believe him A week went By and
he began 20 fear that his syndicate w1s
. failure Collapse in the Richard
Frothingtoa Trust, he imagined as a
headline in Ae newspapers and 4 van
smile Oversp>e7d his pale face a. the
thought
One day. as he bad zSt arisen and
vas wondering where be coaId obtain
credit for a breakfast. = rap came to his
Gcor and I er~zm handed him three
letters one vas from ! town in Ala /
hama. another from Al ambitious city
in Nebraska and the third from Big
town. Mont His heart beat rapidly
and his hands trembled a. he opened
The epistle froz, the South TWAS very
short
So -w-arwaN E,~-sL.
tcvL Pr C-4er c. the C0zzca Cou-cL
~Whew exclaimed FuthIn-rOn. is
this Southern corteSy3 Bus I'll have
M revenge III dis0bey the ou1er OF
the common council
Then he OPENED the letter from Ne
bzaskA Il wasEos quite a harsh Is the
p~rccedinE
Der ~ T1l-Es for To1- s1vu- q th@ III
Car Eos euter-zz ye- p-u17c<-i1u. As or
'uEts A. cgzva~tsly sxh1zssct bT or s-1.
% chain IL WersFs FAR og to- MAJ
maze Erg a f1rZ-e q she show. r We -er L
Keep - 1fo-~& q YeE- fztz-c
This was O. 80 bad. but couId not be
turned into cash
Hea-tsick. Fruehin-ton opened the
communication from B--oWu. Mont
To his delight and as-1nlshmear-sor
be had I1ss faith in his @heu@ cheek
Tor afty dollars fell into his hand The
letter read.
NJ F-sArrel
DIR 81 Asertwu ny hciss t5s re---
- Eaz "a SO West Ne feel thas yczr prv%
enee ur1t ~ rzar& Eease sd Us ~ czrs
sE1z R-4zEt 20 10 e-@c. iaas yu1 III
never vEs E1
ErOshin-e0n mP@i about the room
- za~a~~ ia E-4 Hn-A a- E-a-E-
letters II he obtained fftv dollars
apiece from oHe-thiE Of them he would
have seven hanIrvd AM dfty dollars q.
his COMMAND enough % last him until
again inspired
That afternoon however. his delight
vas somewhat dashed BY the receipt Of
twO letters threatening him with prose
eussoa for blacklail- But with them
vas another epistle containing a fifty
dollar cheek. - he east dull czre away
and spent the evening a. the theater.
Ten letters reached him IN the morn
Ing Only three Of them contained
money One town IN South Dakota
sent hin twenty-five dollars Not
said the mayor. because we r-pro-ui-.
your claim but a. : reward for orirfu-
atty
IL vas not until two days later tia.
he was handed the communication
which decided his fate. II vas dated
from SlashingtOn. Kan. and ran As fol-
lows.
Richard F~rurhlz-rau
HraSr~d sE- You have doubtless heard of
the rirrU1Ttzr pzsa and Ees-sne-e eze-- which
F c1araererzs or tu=l We have Row a chzrrh-
three drug s-1reS eleven hczse<. fourteen
aiderzea AID aEzToE II you ar - your let
Ter asserts. the ueaaesE zaz IN Sew York We
WAIT yea 10 cuEs here !. cuce- Yoar services
are nseta1in boezing rks place ard selling
tOsn lots f-closet yau al Ezd = ticket fruu
NsE YORK 10 SLzshz~zoE Trlex-zph = Wien
5ua leave art ven have a hazd re24y 70 meet
yOG-
The letter was signed By the MAYOR
and fourteen aldermen.
FrOthi1-toa looked peaSiveIy from his
window What Is NeE York % ne
that I should weep for here he unused.
Farewell metropolis I 90 70 Kansas
tO>l4>hingtOn- Whe-e appreciation fame.
friends and fortune await me-
Then he wen forth. redeemed his
~Oyervoat, paid a feE hills, t~eIex-zvhed
- >lashiagton and started for the WeS-
Richard Froehinxton Is nOx one Of the
richest Uen in Kansas. and under his
guidance >Ashingt0n has become vreas
to~n- He Is convinced that il soue
tines pays 10 corner = thing the p1blir
does not NanL-Eward = Van ZiIe. In
New Yo-k WOga