Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-06-28

70 Hr1r me call. r<Ar IN mfnI tn1r tWi
witches on the 20 mean lower
three witches haul up. while Just on
witch means stop where you are
Are you all ready
Yes answered the other bov-
They were quite pale. ami looked
good deal more anxious than Arehi
did
Archie let himself slowly over tn
edge o. the elf. facing IL, while IN.
other boys paid out on the rope. Thel
companion gradually disappeared frou
sight They could hear his clear voi-'
crying out every few minutes al
right. boys. Lower away The rup-
~aneoiled foo; bv foot Archie va
now well down the face Of the elf
and not far from the eagles eyre
Suddenly there was a fierce rush o.
wings from above The parent eagle
darted down 50 close to the intr-pis
boys head that one % them brushes
his cap Of. and IL went whirIiux dovr
20 the ba<e Of the elf.
Archie slashed about him With BIZ
sword. and the eagles wheeled ava
for a minute. then they came sxoop
ing back. sercsr than ever. II.
boy vas Row but a few fee. above th.
shelf q rock. aud the younx eagle
we're adding their harsh cries 20 IN.
scr~ans - the old birds The boys OF
Top 81 the elf. no longer able TO heal
their eonPaaion's voice. and terrific
bv the oztery beneath them. ceases
lowering On the rope Archie VA
G 4.aHa- -. - - III -
might AL had 10 chance 10 give /,
signal Finally. h- struck one % ths
great biris q telling blow. which brok.
it, -iux and .s IL went screaming
and sat,~rin< down the elf. the oshei
eagi~ e~ased FOR . moment It's 1~rc.
attAex- Then Archie zrasp~d the
rop~ in sroat % him and pulled sharp
u upo1 is twice His blood wa. up
and h- was bound not : hsc< out
now hat h was - near the err
eted prix-- Thu treasured. his cor.
PaaipEs csntinue1 - let him down A
lfttl~ furth-r-th~r~. His feet hav.
touched the Lodge ard he calls out
snt- at The sane time. signals to the
boys Hold where you are
Bot At AIS instan. the Infatuated
mother eagle. seeing the invader IN
the vcrT rifs- q her PrecioG. brood.
dashed apr1 him ike a whf-iwird.
and -traek her taloa- into his brown.
e~z-Iinx hair. before he could make .
motion 20 defend kimsel, The pain
% \ blow was Intense hat fortunate
y the brave boy di zOt Ios- ais ~lt
p-ss~~i15 He s.zl heI1 The sword Il
E4s r1zat bad AMI. =.Ax.nx q 4aic<
apwA-1 thrust uith r. he e.z-hs the
age z11er one oz-sprea1 wing. s7i
drove ~ point % the bla1e deep izsa
is breast Th~ graf bird gave a es1-
v~uisir- movement - r.lons r-laxef
and !. f~L w0Eza~S xnt struggling.
az Arrhs~s se~E wi-hA qz.e< move
meat the BOY Pushef &. s-11z th@ 6ed-e
and q disappeared down The eIiS
During has struggle The esxIess h&i
a1t4I~d together n the Ha--h@-r cor.
a~r q he b>d<e a<si1s, th- rock
Thazxh hals-bllu4ea AID stunned by
the hating g th- zother eagle.
Eiz<s shoat his h~a1 az4 shoulders.
Arrhi~ er~P. zloax TIE shelf % rock
~~ir@t one - th-s.rzxzIizS birsx szS
in -pit> q - s@rrs resistance With
h~ax Az3 raiurs. thrust u into sh-
eaa~ss saek Tk~n ~ rave IN signal
~ - s7wu Up Il wss MT zatil ~
vas s~n ar tw~lve .e~s ah-o-~ The Ledge
th1- ~ -m-1h~r-i th- -ax but.
l-<zx 48-z - saE that IL had saIien
- he -~r~ azrns th- ssrzxx5- vita
to a<@ aad ar partly o-a-spr~sa
ever IT, ~tyw q H. sh~4s
The hoy< above hzzIe1 GO the rsp-
zttk a rEL an In a mach sAorr~.
time thza IL haA -axez htm - make
tA~ seSc-z. Archie s0un& himself al
Tho sap - th~ cEs gE~- zo-~- and ou-
q daz-r Th@ btas-i va t-se<Lins
down Ais face and n--x. ho~e--r. and
FOR a Few moGzezfs Ne .elr zs IL ~
-bozl5 szfnt FROM we4xn@s~ Bat ~
zsd~ a strozE esorr and recovered
himself His eozPaziozs we're rrez
bling With mingled eTu- diSz4y ani
10y
-Oh. Archie. Tu - glad yoa'vs 90
baeL alive cried fdek th-owinx his
arms zssEsi bis hresh<-s necZ Bat
how y9a ar bleeding. azd how pal.
you look. Are roc rsry badly hurt
No. itsnothfuxa a. all sa1 Archie
rather family nr~ OF tk- eagle,
scratched ne a LITTLE Please zztis n.
rop-- want 70 lie down aad r-ss /.
few MINUTES
Half an h1ur. r-s- with n hstfaI q
eool water or01xhr from a n<ixhhor
ing spring refreshed Archie 80 that h.
at up and begsz : % So<e zbozt his al
venture 4 must have looked fznEl
enough. Exhtiux n eagle with shs
chair tied 20 my hack h- cried Bat
! can tell yoa- IL was n pretty tiekEis'
Job wouldn't Do il over again for
hundred doilz-
And wOalGn'r do erer ~ part .
il over again tar q hundred dollar~-
exclaimed his brother. Ny hos
frightened We wer~ -hea the eagle
poGnsr1 OVER the elf after you
weren't ve. hoyse We hadn't evei
sense eaoaxh EFF % haul yoa up
We'll I am glad yos ednt now.
said Archie. for thea we should M
have had eur y0aax eagle Well
feel all right again ssPpoSe we star
for hone
OF eour.e the whole S-ory leaked ou
An arts, who was Spending the SUI
mes IN Rivertou heard Of the boys n
venture aad went out 70 look at ID
elf and the eagles nest when b
saw the faz trailing from that lo1
shelf away Up On the rock he was |.
much impressed that he sat down an
made a sketch Of i for 4 paintinz--N
Y Independent
HAVING a GoOD TINE