Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-02-02

~ sT,.s nais,
eyes that now danced and spsrkled
and then grew sof, and tender as q
little child Two rose-red lips shut Ia
her pearly teeth and when she smiled
a tiny dimpIe danced for a moment on
her peachy check Her hair chung in
care>sing eurls around her low white
forehead and fell in riPplss of golden
sunshine far below her slender waist
And her voice. All, that was Marie's
creates; charm of and clear. not 4
cIscouiant note married It's sweet pure
harmony.
Sometimes as she sang at her even
ing devOtious the herismen far below
in the valley. catching faint notes Of
her song. looked up and crossed them
selves. half believing they heard tie
echo OF an angel choir
Eut very few knew Of Narie's b~au-
ty- For when she went with her moth
er on one OF her rare visits 10 the ham
let below she brushed her wavy hair
straight and smooth back from her
forehead and braided il in long stiff,
PlaitS which fell down her hack
And her sweet voice. frightened a.
IT, own sound 80 far from home. grew
faint and husky. until. in this shrink
ing. sober damsei. walking 50 timidly
beside the Widow Seur. ron would
have found it hard to recognize the
beautiful Marie of the mountain
~ y happened that only her mother
and a other person knew how good
and sweet and how fair Marie was
The other was 4 stranger who came
from i far-awsy country and spent his
summers in a little house on the noun
taiuis terry top
The simple villagers called him the
wizard and told s;rauge tales of how
be spent whole nights gazing at the
heavens through n long tub~. hat he
could forcteii 70 an hou- when the sun
wo1ii cover Itself with darkness
Bat strznsest of al. he had n little
wire stretched for miles oxer hills and
vailrys 20 the great city. This wire
talked ~ hum IN \ queer language
which 10 one else could understand
Marie did not know how wise the
wizard vas when he came TO her home
q morning and asked for = drink Of
water
He followed her 10 the spring when
she went for i AM stopped By the xay
- break opea n curious stone He
showed Marie how qleerIT marked il
was Inside and then told her \ s.orT
about L.
The usually tird maiden was so in
.e-eS:et sAe forgot - &c frightened
and thus a ssro1g friendship between
tAe two was beg-n
After this the wizard eare often 70
The widow > chalet for rest ard -e.reSh-
uzrut On hrs lons r7rn5leS and Ioux BE-
fore ths ErSs summe ~4s easged the
stranger knew tia. 10 xsrI n all the
canton roukt be compared vita MARI
t1 5. ether side Of the mountain
frum the W stuw Neur'x home lived an
other widow She. oo. had bat Que
eails- Il son who was the prize and de-
light q her ife- ThEs xzs the brave
Tosn- hunter and guide. GuStarus Friel
esassaEus cared lit;Ie for the ObEadin
zablsuS lie would far rather chas~
The eAzmOis up the mountain side or
Srse travellers through is dangerous
Passes than spead his time with the
finest of the maids Of the hamlet
His mother often said MY SOC
when wilt thou bring me home adzu-h-
ter ard thyself a wife,
And GustavuS smiling and pressing
: kHSs On her forehead. would answer
Nhea ] and a maid as good rs thee.
mother; but ! want 10 idle. shriIE-
voieea wife 10 disturb our quiet home
But one day his mother saIi more
sadly and seriously than ever before
-6ustzvuS. / am growing old and
feeble ! can No longer make and
mend thy clothes and keep our home
Thou must have n wife Promise ne
az the fete ext week thou wilt eho-os<
q from among the maiGens there
6ustavus reluctantly gave her the
desired promise. bEt il weighed heavily
upon him
At last he seized his gun and wen.
out on the mountain. but the perplex-
ing question followed him. until ia
despair he threw himself on the ground
g~roaning-
.-oh. that some wise man would
make this choice for me-
A moment after he looked up and
saw. a. il - answer HI. wish. the wiz
ard approaching him
Why he exclaimed to himself. did
] no, think of him before? Surely he il
anyone can help me-
The wizard greeted Gus;avus warm
j. for he fel. a strong friendship for