Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-09-21

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III kS parted I can-
.H m not tell yoa
Ut III how e all BE-
gan. or why Il
ended in this
4 W>NIl serious fashion.
~ - but : can as
Srrp goo 7 felt very miserable as 7 saw
him stritiHg away over the fields, al
though 7 had told him - 20 myself
>till I never thOzght he would fave
taken ne az M word
What shall I say 10 Aunt Naria-- I
thought. Is I turned my Steps home
vari This VS. 4 very serious rese~-
tion indeed for It bsd been the dreau.
OF Aunt Narias existence 10 see me
united - D5ck Johnson the handsome
and only sou u cur wealthy ueighbor.
SIR Henry
pa-x and had played together a.
Children 6zzre& together firte.f To-
Eesh~r. ard finally fell in love uith one
another.
We we're I have been married in 4
uouth- ard Row 7 had seat him away
and told him ! never wished To see aim
agzin-
What ~as 10 be doue-1uf Oh. dear.
What should ! say to Aun. Maria
There w1 M heiP for It. however. bat
% - home and explain the situation 10
the best ef ny ability. and scrOr3inzIy
home ! went
Aunt Maria was IN the drawing
ruoz- and / stole softly in azd took ny
hosk- hoping that So v1gis mt ~
t5ee me But she saw me directly ana
iaquired
Where : DsekE
He has gp1e hc1z@. replied t--in-
70 assume an urs-rrs~ruest nsanncr. AMI
falling mo~s S-uaIly IN the attempt
Gone houseE Why D6l you not tel
him expected him to dinner
Yes
Then why u he not eouir-
He h1dan engagement. I uumhlesa-
For Cuos3neSs SAKE ehfla SPEAK ou..
Come here where I czn ~ you How
red your face - What = tn zasss-
ruSe ohes3enrlT and srar1 h~srrs
my auEt- who 6xef h~r RELENTLESS gaze
upor ne
Yea rave been cry sh- aid
Wow. fuS. tell me sae trivia AZ ozee.
Daisy Have you and DtcS e~zarreIlesg
~Y@ ! faltervsL
And whzs about pray
u &snt know
lea douS know TA> : very
sareaSsie tou@
remained >5lsus and fzrblssa sur nv
psekes-EAudxerxEi@f
Who h~zau IL pursued AEat Mara
sseruIy-
4 6aart know
Have yOu broken Of yoz- engage
uen
Y& burss forth= 4 hats him.
ant I uW newer sreak 10 hin a1n
Thsn | began 20 weep ~eup5ouzIy-
If Tog are rOin< 10 howL. said Azrs
Maria with bfrter irVuy. yea had b.
Ter leave the ryoE / shall require n
fuil explanation tSzorrs~. from both
you ard Mr. JOhnSon
! Fed upstairs and did net APPEAR
again that evening She sso-rn-S3 and
e~xpoSsulzrs& but ] remained s-u IN nv
resolve ! return Disks ring and pres
enss that very day
Accordingly. l spent a couple Of
hours i eryTnS oveF them and packing
them up
After luncheon Aunt Maria IN
EOGReei her intention of visiting some
pensioners % hers IN 4 village about.
three miles distant. and ordered me to
accompany her. wh5eh I prepared 10 do
with n very bad graer. I fear We
walked for about half an hour without
exchanging \ word. and i more thor
oGzhly W-teuPsred pair Of pedestrians
could hardly have been found any
where
Our way led Through some fields and
on reaching the hrst gate. / noticed 4
mAn leaning against It. A. we came
mp he opened 1t for uS and politely
raised his hat He looked like 4 ZEN
tleman- and was dressed In a weEl-fr-
ting suit Of blue serge saw that he
wa stranger and wondered where he
came FROM A. strangers were rare IN
our secluded part OF the world
A little further eu. I looked back and
observed that he was following
He overlook rs before we reached the
next gate passed u. and opened this
Oue also again lifting his bat a We
went by
thoGzht this rather odd but having
resolved not TO speas to Aunt Maria
until she addressed NE. | held nv
peace
Al the third gate the same perform
2nee was repeated bat this time the
stranger did not fall behind He walked
10 Aunt Nzria> side and asked NAY
IO1er yOu me aFu
Certainly not sir. was the irdix-
liant reioindsr- i rave no. the honor
of your zequzintAne~. nor do l desire
IT.
At leaS. you VIII permit me 10 earv
POUR umbrella eoatin1edt the stranger.
unzb4Shed Amt Nara merely snort
e. and elutehinz her umbrella mere
firmly. marched On ~ an increased
pace
Is there no little service you viii al
low ne 20 render you pursued our
unUeleoue companion IN tragic tones
Go AWAY. sir said ny aunt furSOu<
L. We do not wish for your con
panv- Year having spoken 70 us at al
Is a piece of the nos. u~nwzrxznrable
inp<rrinenre
DO not drive ne fron you was the
reply Il love you. I have loved you
from the frS. rs I szw you You
are the only w0Uzn ! hzve ever loved
And with the=e WORDS this mrzz ex-
traoriinary individual threw himself
On hs knees right in Aunt Mzrias