Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-07-03


calmly in the ~Su-ar-hOa<@- Not 50
however. Jack in his bod; he had been
persuaded 20 retire early in view % she
zext days festivities bat he was far
too excited TO sleep, all sorts Of visions
fitted before his eyes and danced
through his hzi1
At last IL occurred 30 him that he bad
locked the doo- Of the s~ugs-house
What Il t-a1ps should get in Ind steal
his precious treasures,
I The thought was i7tol~rzble. All the
more he dwelt upon IL the more certain
he became that unless that door was
locked not 4 fre-cracksr <ogld remain
TO cheer his eyes in the morning 80
slipping out Of bed. he put OF bis stock
iu-S, trousers and acket AMI. taking
his shoes in his hani- crspt softly dCwa
the hack stairs and out % the kiseh~n
door- Norah vas out and no one saw
or head him The rescezt rzoon vas
setting in the vest. and the stars shone
calmly dO4u. giving every promise Of q
bright to-u0rruv-
To -v1rh the <a-zr~houSe. whi~h vas
not far beyond the barn and Iors the
80 80 IN &HHA ~ IN Nv -
ments. then JACK Turned 70 70 back.
Hhea his foot slipped on = rolling stone
ana over he fell When he tired 20 -~s
up 1erT % uain escaped him ard he
foani that be r0ald not saSe a .sss
Here's 4 pretty state Of thfn<s -
said aleuL IaPstH< -uneoa~ziouslF into
the l1n<u1-e Of k0S@ What's 4 f~E-
I0x 10 do
He knew that the ha-- bah been
locked long 1S0 aai thss william the
ra1a- h18 -oz~ home - there xouhi -
H heip from that quarter There Vas
uosAiH- 70 10 bus -es himself hczs ~
best 10 cgGld-z slow and VERY paf1fzI
prus-sss rhtrh IL took so-e tiu- 20 ~
couPliSb-
He rv1ched the hogSe rrs- NJ rhe
lights we're abozt - - pat Oar AMI she
doors lo~xed so- the ni-h- His moth
RS sarp-e a1s1 ssr-ur whea JACK
erawl~f upon The piazza 4at she z<
his wnIse IRE = better - imagined
han described
NJ Harrington ca-i@l J1rk Upstairs
While UncIe N~E hurried OF sor the doc
tor 1zd EaIle kEs mother ~ eugrin-
tie .srrSiu< f-Du sh- baby swollen
aRSle AMI -ets5s- the soss into bot va
tsr he told s-r Row Il h1vpen@L
1T viii - al ri-ht IN the -ornir-.
EOus T. mother he asked - 1azioas
" that Mrs. H4rrinEroa ha4ns ta=
hsa-- - tell him that shs feared IL
Eusd ," many mornings before he
I c0uit E
"A pretty bad srr7in.- Dr. RG-e-
said half an hog- l1ser- and b ordered
the ankle ksps IN hos water for Al boar
AMI then h~aa4a<et xitA hot eOu-
presses
Jack EaaIly fell asleep vita his
mothers hand szaoethiz< Ms hair. ami
al ni<ht &-eamzf q s--crzrks- and
hs- rcd Letters shirh seemed ~ -
atis~ ana - * i~% 1&zefnS ss
Nil4sss kind q -s IA the Or-aa-A
While h htn~If was xuia< - likes
rocket only % b. pall~l down BY Oak
Torrvys seEiz- sotI % hs aakIe xtsh
such 4 grip that h aEuks. calling oct
Stop ta4z- Old teIlox
The sunlight W. streaming f-s.s hf<
rUol- AMI be he4-1 a soft xhEstI@ uri~-
Us EzAS=- - stated r. -@nsuh~--
ing Mat daE Il Na& 4z4 thinking that
he xas I1-e foe th@ ~rva19e.- bus a
tSIa-p II his z-kIe rpmfnted him OF
last nights experience. and he Saax
hack On ~ pIEiow. buried his fzre IN
der the sheet aat-UII yOz think aav
the less OF aim II I tell you % iss-yes
1rtazlIy 7EL EGs no one knows % i
Ia this d1F but vua zn1 ne Tor Jack
srorusd tears and had been beard 10
say only the day before Eneu Emily
had bad soms slight disappointment
that -oaly girls AMI babies cried
10 he dried his eyes very quickly
when he heard his mothers step AMI
swallowed the bi- lump II his throat
and said in IN 0T-hazt way. when she
came into the ROOM Il guess I'm IN for
IT. You'd better tell the felIoxs-for
the sOfs whistles had --v~u By this
time into loud calls Of Wake IN
sleePy-he1d- Hurry %. Iazy-boneS-
foU re a nice 4 To sleep over on
Fourth o July and various other CON
~plimentary saIgtasiOnS
Mrs Harrington went down and told
the boys Of Jacks acrideuG and thew
N8AANA ~1EEuNE4AAF away
The doctor came soon after breakfast
and said that Jack could be carried 20
the piazza and lie in the steauer-chair.
but th1r OF no 1ccours must he take i
step that day
Is MAS hard wasn't L. boys7 / wor-
der how many Of you would have borne
Il A. bravsly ~ jack did
Every one EaS kindness itself. and
can not describe the attentions and ten
terness shown him By his family
Birthday presents were shoxe-pd
uFon hln- the teEder-hearssd and for
giving Emily empsying her hank OF its
eo1senss in order 70 bay 1 hve-btad@i
knife 10 give him in addition 20 her
other Preseat
The gang cane around and tried.
IN their hOyish ways 20 showsympathy-
they offered 10 bring all their frs-
crackers and ire them OF in Jacks
yard, but this was a little more than
human nature tat least Jacks human
n7turet could bear, and he said.
politely
No thank you: the noise might dis
tGrb the family
But do you think no victories were
wen that day7 Let me- tell you Toward
Room the thought Of those dozens of
packages Of hreerackers lying IN
touched IN the sagarhOuss appealed 20
Jack. and he said 10 Emily
You might A. EelI get SON Of those
h~re-cr7eksS and If ne see Tin REILLY
or any Of those kids II An sorry TO say
that ny hero dif talk slang who didn't