Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-19


Here was . nan with the IRE shovel
there one aozrsshing the tong< some
were withOst hats some were strng-
Cling into their coats
Catch hi1i Catch him was the
81 &C all
--G~ntlemen. xentlernen.- ersed the
vendor. spreading cat hrs arms But
one Of his own adi~efi~ess whining BY
his ears. warned hin that expossulz-
tiOa wxs vain He seized hi< pack and
rzr-
Catch hini Catch himF- cried all
the ,owuspeopte-
Down the narrow streets he lodged
threw the broad streets he few. pelsed
froz behind painting for breath Bu,
The vendor waS still n man Of rrss1ure~-
He bad now rot fairly out Of town
Tie spsed = vacant narShy plot close BY
the road Irso ft Ne eew. and set his
goods before kfn in The manner OF a
ss1exas3e- zntiI o1lT his head appeared
above he Top ther~0f
The u~rdorFs eondu<t fairly took
away The breath Of the townsp>opIe-
How Strangely BE looked Peering over
his 1dl~crIve<A
4ts~1slenea.- be said lam n p~.~--
nbts man IN what have I ofendestr
There was a confused r1urzrur. and
then cue man ssoo,. forth Co act as
spokesman for The ress He was an
erect ge1rIezaa and prsu also. A.
though at present somewhat ruft,-d By
bis late exertiorS
--You hax. made iabb~ring xon-e Of
my daughter said the yvatlenan
AID Of mime
And Of mine. shouted voices frpn
the c-Dwd-ard thc vendor was Obliged
To dodr- down behind his x.oekate TO
avoid the 2dtectives that descended
upcr him
The gvntIeuan waited for him to ap-
p~zr.
And xibh~rin< nznias Of nv soo. !"
he eDzsiuu<sE
Here the gpruar was 50 great that
the prfm -~ntI~man seized n broom
and waved rhe -ownsPeople into order
The re1dOr. leaning bis bead upoz
his haEsi- observed the enemy with his
bright eyes
How 1ueh viii you saISey- said she
vendor. finally
Take his bad said one voic-.
Take his mooney said another
Take hls PACK said third
s"Ht< s0z<Ee. said sOUrrh- and al
the towESps,opse spoke AZ once
The prfrz gentleman lost ais temper.
He ard about hGr1 with his hruozn- Bat
for every blow he gave lie g0s one n
return
The vendor saw his chance He
scired the whole sso~xa4e with both
ais hanE1s and haired IL ne The en<my.
For n zoz~zs the xsxy WAS darixens-s4
Catch hiu. Czteh hinnr- eriesi the
t0w1Sp~uple- Bus their voices necAE.~
zEf1e1 and they were beat 60 the very
e1rrh- th@v were be-tlde-~3 and
oliu&ed OF the shower Of adie~s5ves.
It Was so@~ size before the rriz
Esntleuzn. passing his hand aeruss as
forehead stumbled 20 IN uprI<nt posi-
s5On
Where an ! at% Were Am I ats'-
ae said. fainrEv-
At ans feet all manner Of broken 0h-
leetSs false and true fair. fantastic.
sharp. bgunt. carved straight. short
And 10ax. lay xIittrring in the morning
sunlight AruuEd nis neck he found n
twisted CHAIN disadvantages
llriO1Ss&1iSy-papa- said the eAzIn-
there's the sxe~ses. hazz for brezz-
fast
The Priz r-1tlezan turned stffey n
the direcxi0a Of Aoze- WHITTIER izsse-i
the chain seemed tn Lad hIz Oz<g
Only ne paused On the road
DSi we eaEeh hImY- ne 4uessH0zed
1f n ReiyhbOr.
Did we said the asiZhhor.
Did weg- e<ses another and another
and ssiIl another, a. the qs-st5oz
PASSED % dOxa Inc liae OF the return
i1x eItize1z
Not one eSuid answer. hnE n CAV and
uzoc<rng Iau~n rang thr01gn the air.
The whole company Looked Ep and
thea down and 10 this SIDE and TO t1ai
SIDE and even backward NothI7.
wxs TO be seen
1T - the Wind blowing truzn sh<
west. said the prin <~ntIe1aan Why
breakfast hour . at hand and 80 say
I ing ne aASsene1 home.
As 10 the Subjective vendor. whfther
ne went. and how. TWAS never known
We know the wiR9 Was Blowing frouu
the west. and ws know that wh<shel
BY land o. BY water. whether On foe
or wing. the vendor was a shifsy man
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