Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-12-08
MUD LAND STOCKS.
One Experience on Change Was
Enough for NrA Curtisa


Certainly said his wife
beyond making a sufficient allow
ance for all ordinary household ex-
P-nses, ! will have nothing to do with
it,
II understand am quite willing
TO accept the entire responsibility
Then. IL you like the house. accept
the agents offer. send TO the warehouse
for the furniture. have the house put in
order BY Jayne's people. pack your
trunks, hire your and move IN
] shall he absent ten days OF longer i
shall find you there On mr. returnF
Yes shall lose no time
Mr. and Ms Cgrtiss had been ma
RED Eve years During their 6rSs year
Of housekeeping. Mr. Curtiss dfseo~-
cred that the drainage OF the house ia
which they were living was defective
lie notified his landlord he waited n
month No notice was taken of his
| complaint He promptly cancelled his
lease. stored his farnitare. and took ais
wife 20 a boardin--hOuse-
Mr% Cartiss. after a year or two.
| found the life a weari>one one. she
| Ioa-e1 for the comforts Of n home. aud
the agreeable occupation % the hoze-
maker
Mr. CartiSs- on the contrary. pre-
ferred boarding. lie Was a u a who
| dnsIiked the small responsibilities q
housekeeping HIS business. he urged
was sufficient q OecEpy his mind
Yet row 20 crafty his wife. he bad
acceSied 70 her desire. s:iPulztinx. bow
ever. that he was 20 be utterly frye
from ali the daily cares M~ Gurt&s
gladly agreed b 6<lixec iusertcr-
enee. and Welcomed the aSsu-a1eS that
she was 10 have the sole charge Of he
establishment
\ year elapsed The eo1trze. vas
~serupulOuSly carried out by both par
ties Mr. Curtiss provided ample
means Mrs Cusiiss gave time and en-
ergy TO the making OF a pleasant home
At the cad Of the veal. Mrs Curtiss
had \ balance Of two hundred dol
lars DO what you will with It. Il S
yours. her husband said You have
earned it
She was planning the uses she would
make Of It. when a friend came in She
II 2AA AARM ANRA1a Na@ AENAK va 80
ing her how well she had managed
What shall do with it, she asked
.YOu know all about money, Aurelia.
Advise me-
Arrelia wore eyeglasses She speeu-
lated in stocks Her friends said she
made profits; her enemies
declared her grandfather would turn in
his grave could he know OF her losses.
He had been aday IabOrer in his youth,
they added
stocks. of course replied Aurelia
~S,Oeks@" h~elplessly.
stocks" with decision You have
two hundred dollars, you say. YoU
shall buy twenty shares of the Nue
Land Company They are a sure thing
Il i \ bull market now. ron know
Dear me- calculated her bewiId
cred listener.
The bears have had IL quite to-
long continued AureIis- Everything
Is booming now. Put on your bonnie
at once Delays are fatal I will =
with you
think can spend all the money tha
way. Aurelia--
why mott" sharply.
II ordered a new silk yesterday frou
Madame Grettine- Il will cost sixtl
dollars
Madame Grettinc must wait for he
pay
"Oh. no. shuddering. II have neve
had a bill unpaid
You'll clear It fast enough Mo,
. Land can be bought to-day for nine an
three-quarterS 1t : worth more.
! will be worth twenty mex. week Pu
on your bonnet
The stronger will conquered Mr..
Curtiss yielded In n week she shoul
> have four hundred dollars, she reflected
She would pay madame. send a ton c
coal to the widowed washerwomAn 81
occasionally employed. and put thrc
= hundred dollars in a savings banI
Her husband would have his little jok
about her capacity for business. bs
what m&ttered that?
Aurelia broke in upon her pleasar
m~editations Hurry she ealle.
from the foot of the stairs Mud Ian
may go up a couple Of points while 20
daily
Aurelia prided herself upon h.
y knowledge of brokers phrases
z What's a point?- asked Mrs Curtis
a coming downstairs, her gloves in h.
hand
surely you know. We must take
carriage II may score twelve. IL Is
!. wait for the right car.
al Score was Greek 10 Mrs ccrtixS 81
: had confused feeling hat it hs
something 20 do with = baseball mate
Z bet she asked noquestions
At the brokers ossee. Aurelia "a,
= the order Mrs CurtiSs signed il.
feeling akin to terror sweeping OF
3 her. II it rises to thirty, che though
= notification Of the purchase of TWEEN.
shares Of Mud Land al 81 reached h
the next day She carried IL to A
reliA What must ! do now2
,. Pay for your stock. Of course y,
could have bought IL On = margin
should. but with n laugh. Il am Us
To taking flyers
Yes" with = feeling Of hurniIit
How wise Aurelia was. how daring.
I'll 60 with you said AurelI
"Thsrsg be the ecluAs.on-iys
tie sssssnsn' probably"