Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-09-04

Miss Mary turned her head AVA 90
that the child might not SEQ that she
was crying; but she held out her hand to
her, and by its feeble assistance the
child scrambled up upon the bed.
Tot thought a. you was going there
she i love to send somefng to muzzer.
Muzzer never writes to Tot, you know.
never once since she went away. Why
doesn't muzzer write to Tot. Miss Maryq
Whom papa goes away he always writes
4 letter 10 Tot, all for her own self. He
puts Miss Marjorie Hastings on the en-
selOpe. and nurse reads it to Tot out
loud When Teddy and Tom is at
school they writes 20 Tot lots and lots. so
why toesn muzzer write? Muzzer isn't
lake cook neither, she could spell bear
tfal AMI cook can't She could spell
the cat and the rat on the mat just as
easy, ami talk lovely out Of a book.
M4zer AIS teaching the cat and the
RAJ or the mat % Tot Just before she
went away Nurse teaches IL 20 Tot
now and when Tot gets stupid she raps
her over b fingers Muzzer didn't do
that-never she aided with a little
sign taat vas EaIf q sob.
There was silence FOR q little while.
and then Tot lifted her head again and
her httle face was - bright as ever.
Is your trunks all packed. Miss
Nary Miss Mary could not answer.
50 She child took her silence for con-
sent ~ goa h1da't packed them Tot
was going % get cook 10 come down and
help you Cook packs trunks Just boo
fully b always packs Toms and
IeddyS She sits on the top and
sqgeezes chem down It's the only way
they can shut them. Last time on
Iedts trunk she jumped up and down
three times bas If yours is packed.
Miss Mary. yuu can carry the flowers in
you- han4S Give them 20 muxzer with
Tots love AMI a kiss ans ask her to
write Tot a letter. Mazzer Will know
Daddy LonEleg right away that's the
s~un1oWer- Nlzzer alWavs called him
that lie grows right up in the corner
q the garden. and Tot had a dreifuI
time picking him. he was so high up.
To- g0t i box and stood on that and
pulled Daley Louglcrs down. Muzzer
won't remember the rest Of them eos
they We Eruwed since she went away
But muzzer helped Tot to plant them
ALL Tot remembers. Tom and Teddy
was home for = holiday. and muzzer and
all Of - went out into the gardens.
Tom had q shovel and Teddy had a hoe.
and Tot dropped the seeds in. Nuzzcr
bad gone away before they coined up.
but Tot always remembers to give them
a drink Just Is she told her to. Toll
muzzer that we've got a new Watering
pot now, and Teddy's gone into long
t~r0useEs, and the iiafle bantam hen has
laid an egg. Il vas 4 wecny little bit
Of a one Tot had it for breakfast.
And toll her TOTS getting adreFuIlv
big girl She coined down here all
alone"
Alone! Across the BRIDGE exclaimed
Miss Mary, sitting almost upright in
bed The bridge was safe enough for a
grown person, even though it was such
a w~retchedly made affair, but for a
child like that-why it would he the
easiest thing in the world for her To
slip underneath the railing. The creek
was deep just at that point and the cur
rent very swift. Miss Mary uttered A
prayer OF t~hankfulness as she thought
of the chilis escape.
Then the medicine began to assert its
sway. and though Miss Mary fought
vaIlantly against it it was as much as
she could 10 to keep awake.
"Ioa'se sleepy, Miss Mary remarked
the child.
Yes, she answered. I'm afraid I
must plead guilty, Tot. I'm not at all
polite, but you must blame the doctor
Tor that; he's given me some horrid
medlcIne. Make yourself comfortable.
o dear There's your little rocking
chair over in the corner, and Ruperta
n Is IN the cupboard Well Just put
the flowers in this vase for the present
until-until am ready to 90"
70 the little chair was brought over
to the bedside. and Ruperta Ann. 4 huge
rag baby, was brought forward to be
put asleep IL was a popularity of Tots
to talk to her mimic children precisely
as though they were possessed with ali
the attributes OF flesh and blood. She
fondled Euperta Ann for i little while.
then reproached her sharply for her ex-
treme wakefulness. Finally she began
70 sing to her in her sweet treble a lit
tie song which her mother had taught
her. Miss Mary opened her sleepy eyes
in surprise a. the child began to sing.
IL was the first time since her mothers
death that Tot had ever sung this SONG
They had often coaxed her to do so. for
1t was by FAR the prettiest song in all
her EAhn~ -aVaa#aF.a
Red House. during the boys HOLIDAYS
Miss Mary had been seated at the piano
playing for the three children. They
had just finished singing: The Frog
He Would a-Wooing Go" and half nm
consciously Miss Mary's fingers strayed
into the opening bars of Robin Red
breast Come along. Tct. and sing il. =
cried the boys. And SO Tot stood IN
there beside the piano and began:
Coos. bye. goodbye to summer,
For MINER nearly gone;
The garien's-
And then she stopped suddenly; she
could not 20 on with it. Her little Iips
were quiyering, and 4 great lump had
crept into her throat Since then no
one had ever asked her to sinr l.. and
consequently Miss Mary was all the
more surprised 10 hear her begin it now
Of her own accord
The last sight that Miss Mary's tired
eyes rested on was little Tot with
kuPcFtl AIMS decidedly wooden cast OF
eouhtenanee looking over her shoulder.
a. she rocked slowly TO and fro. and
the last sound that reached her was the
chorus Of the little song which Tot was
singing: