Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-30

untouched Thanksgiving dinner was
left To spoil. for none hal any heart to
cat Matte alone appeared to mind
this
"A grand dinner all spoiled for the
within of a man. she cried. as she. the
last one, left the table.
For Judson Wilmot seeing the world
was not an exceptional experience and
yet IL was not a common one. He had
something over one hundred dollars of
his own money and this he took with
him To the city. He realized now that
he had his own fortune to make. and
he wasted no time in foolishncss Be
lag a farmer he was naturally inter
estcd IN the wheat market. and chance
threw nim in the way of an option
broker He invested Il portion OF his
capital and came out a winner. Again
he venturcd and again won Fortune
appeared tn smile upon him and in less
than two months he had accumulated
over ten thousand dollars He wrote a
line to Ike Staples To this effect for
though he would not write home he
wsnted his folks 10 know that he was
independent of them all OF course
this was all duly reported with such
additions N Ike's friendly imagination
could invent Matters were very live
" IN Aottyille. too. Just at this time.
For months there hasi been a fair pros
pect Of a railroad going through the
section. and early in the spring il was
rushed through and = real town sprany
up. Ike Staples was made rich by the
rise of property and the sale Of goods
and was a prominent man IN the Young
city Blocks of buildings had been
erected md business was thriving gen
orally Again Ike heard from Judson:
this time that he had venturei his
money in a theatrical company and
thai there was no chance for anything
but a big fortune for him Thus the
people of Mottvilie became accustomed
70 the idea hat jud Wilmot was a very
rich man n that when he came back
home IL would be to start a bank in the
city that had GROVE up in his absence.
The hummer few by and November
once more came around A few davs
before Thanksgiving y group of iiIers
at the new depot saw a stylish Young
fellow alight from an afternoon train
and start on foot toward the wiImot
homestead Ike Staples was at a little
distance when the stranger passed. but
he recognized him
Say, that there young feiIer i Jud-
son WImot said he. You bet he
has struck It rich and we will have n
new bank for sure Did you notice
them there clothesg-
IL was JudsOn Wilmoe sure enough.
He went directly home and had a auiet
talk with his father, asking pardon s-r
his wsywardness a rear before. His
mother received hun of course with
open arms and Matte. who was now
home from school for good. could not
help welcoming her spruce-lookinv
brother. Judson also fastened 10
make peace with Mandy and her par
snts. AL was forgiven and ~forvutt-n.
and Mother wilmot began her r-par
ton for another Thanksgiving dinner.
happy in he belief that the expecta-
tons of n year before would now be
carried out The Mortous were. of
course. invited and this time there
was no lack of nilarity.
Come now, Jud," said his father
you have been home several DAYS and
yet you haven't told us n of your ex-
perlences in seeing the world. let 5 hear
about en-
Yes, Jud, let's hear what YOU Are
going To do" said Mr.. Morton; they
say dovn TO Mottville that you intend
to start a bank; is that a faet?'
Well Mr.. Morton. about starting
the bank l can answer that verv
promptly; am not going to do 50; as
20 what a am going to do, that remains
to be seen Father and here Judsou
turned squarely to the farmer, "a year
40 to-day l had the big head and
thought | knew it all. I wanted to see
the world Well I have seen all Iwant
of 1t, ! don't wan to tell you NV ex-
periences. for you might lose another of
mothers good dinners for laughing at
me want 10 say this; I have never
told \ soul that I had made and
all h a has beer said has come from
Ike Staples. who imagined il was so 1
have told him my experiences while
away n the whole town will know
them By now Father, all I have in the
world u show FOE my years absence
and my one thousand dollars il this
snit % clothes and IL you viii let ne