Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-12-20

tAr Ntn@ AIT tacn a. he. and
dreamed I shut NJ -yes real quick. 10
make believe was asleep He t-aued
away over yol aad ki>.s4 me Just n
easy as could be. zad whispered 'tiod
bless you. dear ani then when I
opened nv eyes again he was gone.
Wasn't II funny drsarnf'
The mother smiled At the queer r.-
citsl. little dreaming that what MbI-
get believed - be vision u the night
had been a reality
1T ne was really here. darling shs
said. he was NJ dSubt hunting you.
and mav have left yca something.
Jump I'D and lock at your s;oclxfugs~
The little one needed no second bill
ding She was oa the cold fser in
moment ana Through the Sray light
% the early dawn the mother watched
her
%. mamma. Mamma
A sznzl- Of pleasure came over the
mothers fa<- a. the crv % delight
Every Pazx Il had eost her % give mp
[ the ring she 80 Friz<d waz softsns4 by
the happIu~-s Which eiung % her d1r-
/ ltzxs tones
~. mamma
We'll what did you get. babv-~
"A watch real gold watch. IIttt.
teenie watch aad its running
a what. Nidxet7 Why. child IL
your brziz ssEruet= Sazta CIasS never
hrfnys gold watches - psaer children -
Ca he did. mamma. he dbi. he did.
and there's souaething IN your stock
iags. too
In mr. stockings Why. my darling.
are ycz crazy
No. mamma. its n real watch. and
il Is ticxIng. Just IossS
She ran 20 th~ bed with th.. treasure
in Der hand The mother took the
tiny tSm--piecs. aed her eyes opened
wide with wonder " h-n she found that
Midgst's wOrsis we're true
Here are your stockings. mamma
and they are 80 heavy I can hardly
carry them Just believe I dii see
Santa Claus. and wasn't dreaming NJ
all
[ The mother reached for the ss0elx-
l1ys> 4ai when she felt the weight
aud It flashed aeross her mind that
they we're frei<hsest with money. she
held her breath IN ast5aiShm@ut She
/ poured the treasure oat ou the bel
Gold silver azd Er~ezhass& wealth
she had never dreamed 81. xouEd p.sa-
-ess. and in the shinin< heap Iay her
Seicinx-ring- with a aose attached
OPezins the paper. she -sad-
Madam Whea you Think sandy
Claw torxitS P~~p-I that's n trouble.
Yoa ar Of yur- base. far He z1ss his
bjz- aHd 80 Gas Big John even Il h-
1aaar want you - M He aoa@ Th5s.
and ! rite il an Slip Il N Eubenoae 10
Him for he Herd you and vure babby
talk an zo.fe your trubbIe. an the boys
node Thar~ btx. so,N BE< Joan Is th.
oaHiy sandy Claws n this Here camp.
vur~s. The propri-t=r~
Scarcely knowiax whether she was
wakIng or dreaming. the woman has
tily arusz and dressed herself. and
sakia< the little ysri b. the hand vx~as
- the hstel aezee- The Eomeat they
entered Naigrt eriei oat-
"Uh- mamma. there sa- santa Clans
I saw in ny dream That l1-v- gentle
man with the Whizxer< Wasn't i
you slr-F
The big fellow attempted - run
ints the street. but the landlord
caught him ami p1iIest him back lie
hiush~St ike n Schoolgirl a. hr taesd
the wondering woman. aad bgE-ted
out
~Na'zm- don't uentiou Il. II voa
please Ne an the boys found cut vou
Vas in trouble. an We Just got together
an pulled E0u cut Is Christians had
ought 70 do
Its iest ike tai~. na'an-- th> land
Lord said John var. Is hig. bash
FL felIsr when thar's n Soux1 IN
sight an he made us all svvar we
wouldn't never I~s voa know vshar the
IEf- came tron- Its al right. ma AN
and you kin pack EP an 20 To ger
friends ie.s a. ss1oa as y0a want u. an
In year y0a'il f0rxis yoa ever had
bit o trouble IN ger life We're ali
only too h2ppy 20 make you a merry
Christmas. na1sa an and we all hope
you mAE have Eaany more OF en-
~. SIR. how can I ever thank you
for this.- she said addressing John
4 Was indeed IN great trouble.
and
But he had escaped from the door
and ran blushing down the street
Later IN the dag he met Mrs Maynard
and conquered his modesty enough 10
hold quite a long conversation with
her IL was observed. too. that he a.
sisted her on the stage when she s1usI-
inxly bade Hdieu TO the camp. and waved
his hat enthusiastically as the drivers
whip cracked and the vehicle boxIe.f
away
A few months later At their old ho1n-
in the sAst. Midget said 10 little
playfeElov=
I'm gong to have a new papa pres-
" sOon-~
-WhoF- her companion ASKED
Big John Santa Clans I ion's
know his other name vet
CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.