Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-12-21

ever given the other cause 20 take
active ofense. hated him AZ school
ardI have hated him cvcryvherr. and
what Il strange - me Is that instead
q my hate wearing cut A. the wears Of
Judgment come on. IL ssvms To- b-srDmr
deeper a. the roots eta poisonous vine
that push their wsy further and fur
Their into the earth suppose we'll
uEne together srrlc day
Billings had bec1 waiting for the
blacksmith Ia Shc-, his horse. ard a.
the work was now done he mounted
ant ru-ic away lie had rot been gone
bong when Fo-fSley rode ny. lie dill
not 8i-mount. hut turning >idewise in
his saddle he began in his easy AMI
haif-drawling way % haraugue the
party % men sitting about the door.
I have Just ~seu the new circuit
rider. aid he. and b. told me that
he expected - ao a graf work IN This
nesghhorhopd 7 Informed hun that
there was plentv Of material living
around. and that a. so-an as I got
through with ny own particular k=E-
vest ! wo1ld help him with his on I
think that ! can swing a cradle IN TIM
tangled wheat AMI tarys % sin. Bat
don't think hat the preacher took nv
offer in good part. lie asked nae IL I
were a professor. and ] had IA tell him
that there still remained several de-
grees of ssuctity that ! had ID taken.
Thereupon. fellow-citzenS. he rebaked
me-
And he served you right sahi the
blacksmith. who stool Ia the door.
wiping his hands on his sheePskiR
apron
4 suppose you're right. T0he, PodS-
lev replied. but il daes rather ehafc
me To see 4 Young fellow iust from
school. Just from an ambitious exam
nation into which his earthly pride
urged him by promising him 4 prize-T
saw it ehafes me 20 hear t.at Young
fellow talk 20 older men about the sin
of the worfd and Of the great work
which be himself Is expected - per
form Ansi yet. II It hadn't been tor n
certain rzan in this community sup
pose ina. I shcult have been a preach
e. IL was my mothers prayer and NV
own intention but a. the time drew
near I found hat my heart was too
full Of hate 10 preach the gospel of
love.
Bat couldn't you let the love for the
many overcome the hate Of the one
the blacksmith asked
No. threw personal inclination
and a mothers yearninS on the side Of
love Of she many. bat there stood the
hate. defying everything.
We all know who the object of late
Is. said the blacksmith
.-oh. I suppose you do. for there has
never been anF concealmcnt cf T. All
his friends and all nv friends know II.
And vet. 10 tell You the truth. ! don't
know WAY I hate him II has been a
mystery TO me nearly all my life But
remember that ahoEt the Erst lucid
thought I ever lad was the idea that
b had been born merely 10 annoy me
LIS annoyance. though. was always Of
= passive kind. have never been able
10 eafI him to coa for anything
hat he has said or done And this
makes me hate him still more. Well.
boys, take are Of ~yourselves@'
lie rode away. turned 20 the right
and yaIloped down the county road
lie had not gone far when he saw. a
>hors distance ahead. 4 z== sitting %
a horse. talking TO a girl who had
brought a goard Of water from 4 house
near BIZ. Podsley knew the Ea and
ne rode past him without turning his
head. bat the girl must have seen that
he cast a hard look. for she drew back
from the fence and aid something in
an undertone- Podsley rode on Bill
Iinrs' horse soon came ~eantering after
hin. The road abruptly dipped down
ard crossed q small stream Podsley
halted TO let the horse drink Billings
rc-4e into the stream and halted
bright weather we'ro having. said
s-IliuG
rather. But I don't think that
Etir would do S1y harm
II TO some weakiing who
to get wet
-et,- Podsley reioineds