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

this out-of-the-way night and place, it
was pleasant to l~Lstlessly track the con-
ste;iations through the tree-tops, while
thoughts came slowly drifting hor.e,
thoughts which had been or farlough
for ages, thoughts which
"Ahi here you are waiting for me.
maam Don't rise, ma'am: I have
a chair. Looking at the stars, eh?
Are you any thing of an astrono-
mer. ma'am? Astronomy Il a very
pretty science. I am very partial 70
astronomy; in fact. I am considered
right much OF an astronomer. MY wife,
now. she knows nothing about the stars
As for me, ma'am, have dipped into
pretty much every thing. am self
taught, entirely, ma'am. am what Is
called in these parts ma'am, a self
made man, and I am not ashamed Of it.
What did Tou say. ma'am7 Oh, certain
"! goodnight, ma'am. 1t docs not agree
with me to retire early, ma'am. Brain
workers, ma'am, are night-workers. |
am not an early riser either. ma'am.
have told the hotel-proprietor so. NV
wife, now. is an early riser. My wife rises
pretty generally about daybreak; but
the morning nap cen to be necessary
Tor my constitution. My constitution
ma'am-r
Hurry up ma'ami" he called 70 me
from the breakfast table, as I entered
the door the mex morning. I'VE did
mot wait for you, ma'am- Waiting does
not agree with me. ma'am. as / told the
proprietor Of the hotel I rested only
tolerably last night ma'am; suffered
from an uneasiness Of the stomach"
Chicken. ham, eggs, buckwheat
eakes'-the waiter recited his litanv,
dropping the little dishes on the table
like beads from his fingers.
Il do not care for chicken. ma'am.
Some people like chicken: find il nour
ishing. My labors seem TO require a
stronger food. Ny wife likes chicken. /
generally make my breakfast. ma'am. of
ham smoked-dried ham and eggs
Ham seems 20 agree with my stomach
better than most any kind of food. and
| always taper of on cakes and strip.
My wife makes elegant cakes, ma'am
You seem to have a very strong stom-
ach. like my wife, ma'am. Ny wife can
eat almost any thing.
We'll, o that we have finished our
breakfast. what shall we do with our
morning. ma'am? Going to the springs?
| shall Just come along with you,
ma'am-
Il shall take the sulphur water,
ma'am, to make a beginning. and then
| shall take the iron water. The sui
phur water, a | calculate, washes the
dyspepsia out Of me, and the iron
builds me up. 1t just depends upon how
! feel. the number of cups | drink dur
ing the day. i consult my stomach en-
tirely. You had better consult your
stomach. ma'am. Going back to the
hotel2 Certainly. I'm agreeable. III
Just go with You. You are like nv
wife, ma'am-always on the 20. / do
not mind telling you. ma'sm. that nv
wife IL not quite up to me: in fact. | am
considered to have married beneath
myself"
His knees had rounded sockets in his
trousers which stood out. as he walked
along in an ungainly fashion. but when
he sat down all fitted easily and
smoothly. particularly when he hen.
his shoulders a little forward and
clasped his hands over his crossed leg
that swung its foot like a pendulum 10
time his words
Some Of my friends 20 as far as TO
say that it vas a mistake. could do
much better now, ma'am: that is the
ruth But hen married her. ma'am.
l considered 1t a good thing for me. |
don't mind telling you. ma'am. but at
that time she was very poor. She
taught in the public school until her
ma took sick of gslloping consumption.
and when her ma died, I married her.
They used to be quite considerable
folks Her pa was a Baptist minister.
lie was killed in the war. Sister Annie,
too. my wife's sister, had a situation in
the public school. but when she heard
her ma was dying, she gave it W. and
came HON to help in the nursing. But
have taken Sister Annie in. too. Sis
ter Annie's health isn't very GOOD.
ma'am, but she teaches the primaries.
and she can help my wife in the house.
intend to let Sister Annie live RICH,
along with us Sister Annie-Lord.
Sister Annie can iron a shirt lust as
good as my wife. Have you observed
my shirts. ma'am? Sister Annie and nv
wife launder them all; and between
them they prepare the meals for
the boarders-we have six boarderS
ma'am, male and female-and they