Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-25


sad q slo.-kA.Ie runuiu<- equally ex-
citing ant Z possible mueh Eaore
tan-ersss than the a-St- where the
az~z engage had % run the gauntlet
Of both the a-~t and III. army r.
fer - IN. Potomac hlo.lsasie and the
'ast-mPts On the part - the federal
govern -aent u prevent southern syn
pathfsrrS cn the NAY land ssi- from
r'ssuuun eating With and giving art -
the eoutc,israse tsrr-s in Virginia
Many a r~aier has. n, doubt male
the piisrrima.-~ srsa Washington -
NsrRt Vernon aad hAs nosics,t she
ar ot peace ard gui~s that prevails
,ev~rvvv here. with the nruasI smooth
rlver- ~ green selis GA either shore
rolling away inta the distance. q sal
tnx vessel here au4 there making its
lazy ~av - the bay. with now AMI
thca a great river steamer coming
Paaang rgund bend whieh had 1if
4rn ia fr9m vi~N ths. II hfll~ landscape.
n - simple rural h~ausy. making Al
most perfect Arcadia AL > --ssaiss
alauE the Potomac oure more.
ant she sleeps a. calmly as z
sAe bad never dreamst q eiv1.
ssrlfe- EG- in war time u was
far Different Thea. during the
lFvrl1u~ aay and s4r inta tAe Might
great steamer. hsavIr armed for
t-zn-s-1rtia.c larE- hs=l-~- of rrurnz.
cHH-aesi up her vaters- whz- ssz1asI
r,ss-el~ parrelI--t every uals. af her
s1a-e- quart = as-zan s.lrlrhs-~u "A -
ing Parcie. an3 astemnss o. ran sae
VI
anar-A6u-s a-au-r 4sr s.lsres- 1zs- Ea5.srs.
E-za -'suf-siersr-- v4s.s .-la asl.t5ss
% rrsaep- snst ss-.arlaE aa--s-- -rs-l=
2 ro-u her aalAs ans aralls af ayr
saa-r~ ~r~rF iar- F--u Al.-gansi-ia n
1.aHu o. F5sEs fs7sas.lr tae river -uHs
saruazsa p-ar~sas r4rzE c,saaz-v
hxa 1EzEs h~asEv -a.l.f-sE assI
graz mar~as-~. IN mha~A nme rvsuat
aate Ser ezrs- rarv f1r n-~ - e'se
sr~a s~ist.. wh-e every f-~ % -
lArE- ers~ls~ iasl=as tas sa.rrr- rznafazr
tlr zzls-ss h4.sx iazz szz -sFuzr-F- eazzF
tzssrsaa1- hy 49, ansl nfseu ar
szRaE saaa4r TressHs. Ehr-e er-sssz
AL mar>h~. are rae hnua- q tae
aruaaa ansi The -svst afrL- ansi az zae
Nes.-a u IN su.rrssaaan-
The southern Nzrvzalss planters . nd
fATrz~rs lsueN ev~rE aa.ssS ansf esarzer
q the river aud IL aaar-h-s. a. z1sszs
n them we're rrwas sps-rzsu-z azsf zasl
galzs,t their SEas-lss-xe hv hunfzzx
= the aEtumn- Wsea the ~ar eans.
having srrsuE sympathy fsr rl- s.assta
they used tAetr snslsz Is.,i ~. 90 a-s5ss
her Eve-y elrs ui<hs swift - =
would shoot out from creek - uarSh-
carrying dispatches. HIs.,i5-f1ss aasi
many other thing uee,t-5 - tie
wearers ~ the gray - tn Virginia
side where they Nould D. haissen
until an opportunity occurred 60 gaia
the southern lines ft b-gaue 1lz1ss-
highway for those who vi-he,I -
pass dispatches from the north . tas
soGth- Scouts. Spies ant vuluutexrz
al used this rugte- Women sslax -
the al Of vzouasiesl rslarfr-- in ssush-
ern hospitals. aast sv-a vounx <rls
se~SIz< % aia he sausa- s-uaL1 r1sts -
the baElSs of the FosaE1ae- q. - lie
kause at >s1uae s1gsherner sell susszsn
- them azd 90 she E-Sr Ga-ie ui.xa-
E0ul1 run ths zaaatle. - the rzver
patrol ant Eaia -as. Virginia sa.lr--
esa~ ot th- Fr5ze5pal sc~n-s - tais
trz1sss Eas the 4uasE Lrrl- eri1urrv VII
Eaze q Fds.atzuaE. ae.sgH s1ur Hles
frsuz sa= msH1sh - sh- Fls.satAraT
cr-~sr a sew AsssEses All sr.srez sat
tired here aad ta.rs "a ~a.h si.s@ - a
'i4slE essu1t-F ruasf i-s.zzar - a br5sa-rv
arer The cr-~G xerr a. hat a au5nn
ef-er- wcuId aaszee a. ~ ru.5- iutz
tla< Pl4e-- and ~ wuus3 p4ss - Z
s1ar- ae-u-s the war- wrh asz ard
r'rznlzr' down - the er~~z- be.anre,4
- eue Of tn llsssr ssls.rssssu. ht.s.-s a..
Fuzasrs "a ~ Fstauar- Z mar uA.,-
aasisr the qui~t sKtzrior . a casatrv
soorsis-~Psr ami gosad s-Iior. hbI a
sh-rNEn-Ss Whi-h aale,i I'm - eat
wIz tae uaioa Aashu-5t5@s for th---
v-ars. and th=<s - make xol4 his e.
CAPE An't IL = % this escape an 90
fzx - tell
{ uder Ehs <uis.of keeping his eaan-
Try store Diex EieI5n Was eoussaztIy
ordering large amounts % clothes.
shoes zu1 other ar-essaries. which h@
promptly conveyed asrs~s the Potomac
- his agents ant b. them to the
southern army He was rapidly max
iaZ noCey- as his goods br0axht ex-
traortizary prices. - DicA became
more 7ud more reckless every dav.
ordering larger and larger quantities
of guos-A until the Eaion authorities
began 70 notice IL and 10 wonder az
the marvellous increase IN the con
sumIng power Of that Cuier country
aei<hborhood Finally they became
suspicious. and The provost marshal %
the district soon found out euou-h
facts % give him an iaklfn< into the
true state OF aEairS. and measures
were tAhsu 20 capture EGeIin. red
handed II possible Meanwhile Esfelin
had received a warning from a friend
that he might have u visit from the
bluecoats some Sne morning. ant that
he had better make his preparat5ons
for escaping
week or two went hy- September
cane. and vita II the o--olan and the
reed bird and E6elfz had almost cone
% the eoCelusioz that IL was false
alarm One DARK night. however. inst
as ne was scIn< % bed. he heard tie
regular th1t-shgd ot ho-Ses- hoots
coming down the dusty road and zow
and thea the elank OF ssesl as a saber
str1e< the StL-ruP He made a dash
down the stairs for the rsar door.
whieh ne threw opsl but AZ that no
zsat he heard the troopers eo-inx
roun1 the corner Of the hozSe- Il vas
too late % rsAeh the swamp. and he
Jumped back into the store Where
was he - hi1e7 What was he 10 doe
In less tn.E minute the pl2es world
ee swarnn< witA troopers AE-~Gdv
an ofaeer was aen2adiz< Adrsrranc~
AZ the front eocE. and rapid stsue xers
heard zs TIE Troopers elosss arvzaa
lie hcuss