Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-05-12

eN1UrF& IN tue e~AlfTu F%AE GHFtnE
which We had grown from infancy 20
-vvomanhood. saul Metcaif. Daisvs
father. had mari one Of thoSr mann
moth fortunes that result from su-csss-
full modern speculation Nv dear
father. on the contrary. had been tread
ing the path that leads downward IN
The race for fortune. and We were poor
folks compared to the Netcalf~
Daisy. being an only child and a little
beauty. entered society as /, belle and
heirs~s: her costumes inPorted from
Paris her jewels 81 the most costly DE-
scriptiOu. her carriage. horses sur
roundin-s Of every kind those that only
wealth can procure.
When I say tha. we were poor folks
J do not mean thar We were rraaeesa -
suffering poverty. but W lived IN a
very quiet vav. kept only two ~crvantS
and while ! sconomixsd ia the hous~-
keeping department.. Errd nv oniy
brother. worked AZ clerxin< in a whole
sale drug srors. ard helped nv over
worked father IN the family expenses
We were invited on. ard had pur share
% gayety- bet my were The
work ~ my own anrcrS. the sane ma
terlal often serving for two or thr~~
dresses and nv ~vcl boz was nv IN
heritance from NJ mother. ard but a
slender stock ~ PRETTY trirSet~
dont know when { E-s. suspected
that Fred was IN love with razr We
three had been ~ much together. Fred
being only THREE years older thar naisT
and myself that Is uaS a matter II
cuur~e for both Of Us To depend upoc
Pred as an escort. ami - flush the da-
tIss u a brother IN DAISY a. well a. 10
his own SISTER One block only ar be
tween our modest dwelling and the
superb brovn-s.ons front Of saul Met
calls stately house. and NOT a aav
passed that DaiSys feet or nine did not
trip over that block 20 bring u tors,h-
r Tor girIish chat and exchange of con
Edenes&
think il was the winter when We
both -can~ sut- at a party given By
Mrs Mescalf 10 Introduce me a. we'll
as Daisy u society. that I FIRST noticed n
change IN Fred He began to plead an
other engagement quite frequently
when ! was gong % MeteaIfs or want
Ell him To at A. Daisys escort n well
as mine he no longer hurried home
when Daisy came 10 dine and spend a
quiet evening at our houSe. The duets
they had learned together Law I'M
touched for weeks upon the music rack.
and no longer saw Fr.d's name upon
DaisyS bail programmes for four or
hve dances And As he grew graver.
and some of the gay. boyish light died
out of his eyes Daisy. too. lost some
thing of tho old girlish brightness. and
her step no longer danced and sprang
as II from mere overflow of joyousness
might have noticed more il my own
heart had not zone out of nv own keep
ing during that winter. aud the manly
destinations of Harry Wilmer engrossed
my own dreams This is not INV love
story, 50 it sutfices here to say that at
Easter | became Mrs Henry Wilmer
and took possession Of a handsome
house and shared the large income OF a
wealthy husband. Daisy was one of my
bridesmaids and looked lovely in cream
white cashmere and richest lace. though
i fancied a look of pain came into her
soft brown eyes at the formality with
which Fred filed his position of hes,
man. avoiding rather than counting the
opportunities offered to pay special at
tention to Daisy.
1t had FASTENED my wedding a little
that my father and Fred had had a
most favorable offer To go together to
Sacramento to open a branch business
for the firm who employed Fred