Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-09-15

nes. lie mlEes were developing n
great output. and all branches OF IN
dussry were prosperous and paying
veil New buildings we're going up
courthouse. a city hall \ big school
building and last but not leax. n
ehnrch- which was to be in the hands
ola real permanently abiding minis
ter De Leon WAS really coming with
Ii the pale Of civilization. body
agreed Ard 50. about this time. quite
number of the boys went 70 the
stares for their families. ard several
more. who had n families. went back
10 get the girls they'd iett behind them.
Among these Vas Ben CorlisS had
known hGn IN New Mex1co several
years before, and ne had been in sun
dry tight places together. SO IL was only
natural that when / drifted 10 DeLeon
at the time OF the rush and found Cor
lisa there. . eertain degree Of that inti-
macy born Of previous association
should spring up between Us. although
IN our tastes and inclinations we were
miles apart But finding ourselves
among several hundred total
that spring had drawn and kept Us
close together for three wears. and. Of
course. was the first TO learn Of Ben-s
matrimonial intentions-whlch. BY the
way. were declared only about n week
before he left for Iowa to carry them
out AZ which time 1 learned, also. that
the new house at the head of Main
street was the property Of my uneom-
municative chun.
They returned IN about 4 month aud
settled down comfortably in their new
home. apparently the happiest couple
IN the world They certainly ought TO
have been. for they had waited for each
other nearly eight years. after a
romantic boy and girl eourtship and n
stern father episode
was charmed had never deamed
that Ben would show any more taste in
selecting n wife than he had shown in
some other matters which had come 10
my notice. I was. therefore, entirely
~unPrepared to beeomingly greet the al
together charming and pretty young
woman 20 whom Ben after assisting
her from the train with honeymoon
guIlantry. presented me.
At tea that evening (rothing would
do but I must. after having made all
the Preparations for their home-eom-
ing. share their frst neal was vet
more foreibly impressed with Mrs
Coriiss personally She had q quiet
but effective taste in dress. her man
ners were u~nobtrusiveIy perfect: she
talked well yet nodestly. and adted
20 the charms Of face and voice was
that atmosphere surrounding her which
made q feel At ease and perfectly a,
home N her presence
% occasion. later, 70 remark to
Ben that he had obviously held the
Winning tick I AZ the grand drawing.
shes an ~eagle-bird.- affirmed her
spouse. vulgarly, but approximately.
Go. then, and do like
But At this point the subject of our
conversation reappeared. and Ben
desi<ted
look back at the year following
Ben CorliSs marriage. as one of the
haPpiest ! ever knew For me, a
nomadle bachelor, who had known so
little Of comfort. and still less Of
feminine society, for more years than I
cared TO think OF. 70 be admitted as
Q OF the family to the comforts and
enloyments Of that delightful home,
seemed a veritable sojogrni in Paradise.
a was the envy OF half a hundred
less fortunate chaps in De Leon
The next year l was obliged &c 20 TO
Montana and Idaho on business. had
only expected 10 DC gone about three
months. bat time went on and on. and,
immersed IN my work. out Of the
world half the time. IL was nearly
three years before I returned 10 lie
Leon and civilization In al this time
had passed no word with CoElSs. We