Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-05-01

ing "HeuhcSuAf night aud tue Eta3AUE
every Friday evening. Sister Annied did
the reading. She got up a magazine
club too. I consider Sister Annie a
very accomplished woman. ma'am. She
was universally beloved He pro-
nouneed this slowly and ~impressively,
as N he or Sister Annie were originating
the time-worn c~ommendation-
she never used to complain. ma'am.
! do not believe she knew how To com.
plain IL 1t had not beer for the cough
ing, like as not no one would have
goodbye yesterday noon, she smiled
the momen she stopped &C ighirg, aud
| pretended IL was nothing. | told my
wife not to mind me. Just to 90 on and
look after her sister. She was most wor-
ried to death about my dyspepsia He
paused, nibbling at his ~toothpick. II
do not believe hat hat sulphur water
is going to agree with me, or may be IL
is the fried eggs OF course, ua'aml
Certainly. if you have letters to write
President Tubbs had the pleasuee OF
eating his dinner alone. For upper he
was a few minutes late. There was an
other place prepared at the table. lie
interrupted inquiries about it BY pre-
senting himself opportunely with the
occupant a lady.
Let me introduce my wife to you,
ma'sm. | telegraphed her this morning
after you left me. told her to come
right along here and divert her mind.
| can stand the expense. She didn't
want 10 come in to supper but told her
you would excuse her appearance,
ma'am. She hasn't had any time to fix
up. been travelling ever since three.
The funeral came off at ten. Sister An
ME passed away easy and quiet as a
baby going to sleep
Mention has not been made of his
voice II was trumpetal in its volume
OF sound, and his words. heavy. unmod-
ulated projections, fell like missiles of
wood on the ears.
lit was an elegant funeral, my wife
says, and the parsons address she con-
siders a triumph of oratory.- This last
sentence seemed also a matter of pride
with him Il told my wife that she
would like you. Mary, didn't tell you
you that you would like He touched
her On the shoulder to corroborate his
statement and so she was forced to look
up at last
His wife, That his wife, Twenty,
perhaps more An oval face, black hair
In a heavy mass at the pack of her neck,
and eyes that would have beer called
the most beautiful in the world If they
had not TO he called the most grief
stricken-eyes of supernatural beauty
and divine suffering. Her MOUTH er
mouth was quivering from lips TO chin.
One Of the two women had to leave the
table; she could not
The professor came in TO the break
fast table the next morning alone. but
radiant
Il never sleptbetter in my life. ma'am;
and no disturbance of the stomach. Did
you notice that | eat the fried mutton
last night ma'am? Well. | thought 1
would hear from that mutton before
morning; but | did not ma'am. All
quiet; all serene Nv wife she did not
sleep so well-she is a poor sleeper
and the baby did not sleep at all. she
says She says she walked him up and
down the room pretty much all night
long. | told her not to mind me. to do
just exactly as she pleased: not to worry
o my breakfast and my dyspepsia /
had brought her hero to have her pleas
ure and | could manage to get along.
And now, ma'am, what shall We do this
morning?
What, Going to leave? Going away,
oh, you had better not go, You had bet
ter stay a day Or two longer. Why. [
am not going for two or three DAYS vet
Well, II you can't stay But | am real
sorry. never did meet a lady whose
society enjoyed more than yours. Is
that your hack, now?'
Yes
Well. I am sorry. I thought We
were going to have a real good time to-
gether. You can't change your mindf
Well, an sorry. Let me call my wife
to tell you goodbye. Oh. its no dis
~turbance' she is just in her room. Maryl
Mary
There was no answer either to the call
or the knock upon the door. near which
we unfortunately were standing. Be-
fore n preventive could be thought Of.
1t was flung open by his strong. quick
hand
Come in, Come right in. ma,am.
Here's Mary! She will be delighted 10
see you. and right sorry to hear that YOU
are going away
Inc woman. not attempting to rise.
sat as she wa nursing her baby. The
black dress of last night lay thrown
across a trunk She wore a faded red
calico wrapper; her hair, which had not
yet e eombed- hung in two long.
thick, tangled plaitS Her face was
still As beautiful as the night before.
only .he daylight showed what the dim
light had not the hectic spot in each
transparent cheek and the feyerish
brilliancy in her eyes
YES, ma'am, the baby is considered to
favor me; he is what is called in these
parts 'growthy.' I tell Mary he looks
as II he were going to be self-made.
too
"Undoubtedly.-
GrOwthy. with a six months proyreSs
OF nose and mouth toward the original
seii~nade type, and breakfasting as if
n too had chronic dyspepsia, his heavy
little hands grasping and pulling the
breasts TO which mis- large mouth chung
determtnately. And abe had To be the
mother of thi~ and the wife of that Oh
destiny.
a photograph had dropped from her
hand to the floor. p was easy enough
10 see the face-not so pretty as Mary'S
but stronger. And this was her firss
day in the grave; her first day Of rest
on earth. perhaps.
Well, ma'am- you must excuse Mary.