Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-04-20
No. 3002
How I. Drew a Great Prize Ii
Loves Lottery.

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waist AZ sixty her color was a. fresh
As that q q girl her eyes blue a. the
blue heavens above
Ezra. her adopted Sou-Friend Min
ton and MS wife had been e~hildIes<-
bad Just bzou~h. in 4 basket Of russo,
aPp'eS the very last in the conner bir
of the barn cellar He leaned against
the kitchen window. playing ncrvOusly
with the By. vclretv leaves Of the
monster fSh grraniun that blcSsomei
th>r-- lie was tall manipulating
Young fellow. vith clear bro-n eTe$ a
fresh Complexion. and hair that xrsv
in a @urlv nat all over his bead
Frie1d Mary glance softene1 Il she
loo<>.i At him IL Was er5dens that h
was The very aPpse OF h-r ere
Way not. mother said h. Il
know the village gossips doz't ike the
CaIv-rly family; but you're rot one Of
th- <u>siPisE kind
She's very voazg- Era m-aitativ--
" answered Friend MARI. and VERY
pretty
-Oa, Il yca call those crimes
Wait a minute. Era thee has not
heard al~ out Ir~gret deeply that IN
stead q gong 20 live with Friend War
burton. the minister's wife. sHe has
preferred to enter the factory where
there are 30 many gsdiv girls andearc-
iess Eoan- men
Bat n Fay vas % nueh better.
mother
Man doth zot live By bread alone
or~ac=larIy answered FrseE& Narv-
~Th@e has ben carefully brOu<hs VI.
Era Th-- must euusss~r what : ri<ht
ard seenly in the way Of matrinonv.
Thv father az6 ! would break our
hearts 4 thee u~nt wrong after all our
hoFes and praye~
4 trust thas ] shall never do thz.
mosh~r
fsEs the~ must remember. Ezra
hoN powerful An iasnenee the wife ex-
erts over the hzsaand
~Nosh@-. are v0a very much Set
a-1anss ETelI1e Calveriy
F1ezt Nay hesisa.e4 for n moment
I thlnk 4 wouAi break nv heart.
Era So answered If thee zer- 70
wea wIth a daughter % Hegh. Ike
EseIn@
Thea that settles th- question. said
Fra qalc&Iv ~Tog have done every
thizg fer m@- mother l was hozSe-
le~~ kou~5esS friezdlssS wk-n you
took me n azf ea-ea for ne. and !
wozat Dc IN ingr4s<. in1e@A TO tzru
4aanSt veur ~<heS BOW Bu.
mpshrr. - ne 70 away for awhile.
Let =~ - 70 Uuel- Aaron~ cat N Mos
ana aata-uztlE I ct ov.r this
Erend Mary lifted her tender blue
eTes vita n Pltyiaz ght 20 hs face
Is II 20 lard uith thee a. that nv
son sa1 she -UA ! an sorry IL
could almost sEI Il IN mr. heart
Although. he interrupted with a
forced laugh I'm not By any means
- certain hat EvelIze would have ne.
even If ! asked her Gerard winthrop
Is going Ehere a good deal Of late.
Yes quietly spoke Frieud Mary,
who hy this time had patted her white.
arm iOaves into shape IN their shining
Oblous pans, all ready for the over.
and that Is one thing / do not like
He i Interested they tell me. IN a
great lottery scheme, he Is the agent Of
a company down south The factory
Young people have bought tickets,
EEelIne among the rest
Mother. | can hardly believe that
The superintendent himself told
me, Ezra said Friend Mary. closing
the open door with a gentle click He
regretted exceedingly hat wir,hrop
had gained such 4 footing there. Yes
my sol- perhaps thee had better 20 10
Brother Aaron for few months Thee
needs a change"
10 Ezra NintOn decided TO take the
step that seemed like wrenchInx Syul
and body apart Friend Mary counted
out as socks. saw to the buttons on his
shirts. refined the little leather trunk
with pretty paper and SIZED = few tear.
into the neat box Of handkerehiefs a.
she packed them away.
IF Montana were not such n dis
ance OF. she sighed 10 herself 70,
If he could 20 any other way except b.
those dreadful flying trains. Than
goodness ! neve was on one. and
please Heaven. never will be. To N.
it seems little short of a tempting oI
Providence
She sat sOrrowfnlly in the chimney
corner on the evening of Exra's DEPART
ure- pairing the russell apples 20 make a
dish of apple sauce How loadly the
kitchen clock licked. How lonely the
great silent rOom seemed
i think did right she said to her
sell. and yet
Hush. There was . knock a, the
door The minister's wife. perhaps O,
Jane. Golbe. the carpes-wearer. whS
lived under the mountain. cone TO Dor
row the dye-kettle-
Come in. friend. whoever thee nav
Be, said Friend Mary.
And Ev-line C~alveriy entered the
room. looking. under her little daisy
trimmed bonnet. like a veritable daisy
herself
Are you alone. Mrs NintorT' sai5
she. glaneiug timidly &round Oh.
want TO talk TO you 20 much.
y am alone. E~veline,- said ths
widow, her heart involuntarily warm
ing toward the pretty. f~ower-Iik,
young thing Ezra had cared for. .-Bu
II d e does not mind. thee may cal
me Friend Mary II sounds more sui.
able TO nv ears"
If it isn't too familiar falfere.
Eveline- You see. wanted 70 tail
TO some one on whom / could depend
IL have got a lottery ticket here,
Allowing the white CLEAN of a strip o
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IN bar ii. and I am 50 sorry noys
Please tel nc what 10 do