Oxford eagle., 1894-06-07
BLOSSOMS AND GOSSIP.
A Much Needed Lesson Taught a
Neddlesons Woman.

tell me that some one has moved IN the
house by the river. do you
No. I did not say any body had
moved in ouly sand there had been
two women folks looking az IL
For the lands sake, what IS this
world coming to- Two women looking
a. the river house. Well. I never
When Mrs. Mirania SimplsinS said
We'll never in that particular
tone, you were to understand there was
nothing more 70 be said Bat this time,
there seemed to be. Tor she continued.
Well, all I have <Ut 90 say !. that
they must be strangers, for OF course
they won't take IT,
But they did take it, 10 el insisted
and they are going 70 send their ssrv-
ant n clean II for them right away
Vow. Joel simPkins. tell me all you
know about the matter. ami how you
found !, our-
WHY. BAH Jones told me-. You
know he has AL the money he can
make hv renting the odd house. but be-
tween you and me I didn't never be-
lievc be vouli let H. But he has. sure
enough
For the iaurs sake-thsm poor crit
trrs going m there. tell you what
-s Joel. i-', dreadful, and t-~l il nv
,latv 20 warn them Where dill YOU
saw th~v live'i-r-
-tfuudness ne, Miraudy. how should
Z isnogv where th-v live
Way diint you ass BiIl Iorese
There ought to b. something doue
about it
Well don't sse what Il is 70 Us. or
what re can do
~ill tell you one thing you might do.
Joel >inplsin~. You might ask Fred
Parsons Why he don't come round here
no more. lie came half i do<eu times
70 -er sally. and then stopped cumin
II rau was the right kind Of father.
Tou' 3 try to make a match tween him
a1d cur daughter sally He's rich
dreadful rich and our gal don't want
t1 have To- drudge the way / have
->ally's a heap prettier'n ever you
was. bat shes lest aS bad when her
touEue gets 10 wagginx at <ussip--and
Parsons Is i man with enough sense 10
unsie stand that he ought To keep
away said Ioel-but he said 1t under
hIs breath
Nay blossoms and the new tenants
Esst come together. and, though the
river hoa>e might be haunted. one Of
the m1>t beautiful orchards anywhere
near Eex York was a part OF the es-
tate
Mrs. >implSius. directly she learned
that a servant was cleaning th.. river
house. started on her errand As she
entered the gate she looked all around.
~ i expecting TO see the ghost then
ami there After trying the knocISer
ar the front dOor with no result she
weat around To the 1itc hen Here sh.
Wa met by buxom Irish maid-ot-aII-
work. who was singing at the top Of
her vosee, and worked away with A
viii, seemingly not caring a 6x for his
: Zls'stship. On seeing the stranger
KU:dy stopped. and. rerting on her
broom. said.
Morning. mum
Mrs >impISins paid no attention to
her greeting. but olarted out.
Nv poor girl, do you know where
vou bes--
-->laure, and that 5 what do. mum, ''
answered Biidv. with CHEEKY laugh.
Do You know this house Is hauute,i-
that every night at midnight old John
smiths ghost goes roaming through IL.
slamming doors and groaninx lest
dreadful
'fes. num- said Biddy
And does your mistress know it7'
es, mum-a by told her the other
day whin she came iown here.
And : she coming in the face Of all
this
=-Na, mum, she AMI Miss Nora ar.
coming On the ears. mum
BE you an bIiot3''
10, mum-or. that Is. don't know.
but Hiss Nora can tel ye anything the
lolise Of Ye 'ud be wanting % know
shiu She comes. She Just dotes on
ghosts and such things
Well. never exclaimed Mrs Simp-
xins as she turued AMI left the house.
while Buddy resumed her song Me
i'ariiut sweet Nora OSeiI
Its my opinion joel >lmpkfns. that
theT re a queer lot down there ia that
river house said Mrs >tmp<lns. on
reaching home
What makes you think -. Mi
randy
~ ell I went down there To- tell
them about the ghost. and would YOU
believe IL That servant Of theirs said
she Just dotted on ghosts
What's their name
- Neil. 7 guess
Didn't you ask
Va. WAS 50 upset 1 forgot it. But
the Irish girl called one Of them Miss
Nora. and when I come away I heard
her singing about her darling. Miss
Nora ONeiL 50 reckon that's her
name lest think that Irish girl IS a
dumhed IDIOT
\ few days later joel Simpkins told
his wife that the folks mad arrived al
the river house.
Accordingly. Mrs SimpISias called a
seeond time at the haunted house
This time she was met by a middle
aged lady Of tine appearance. who
greeted her pleasantly. but rather form.
ally
How do you do. Mrs ONeiI2' Nrs
>impkins said Il am Mrs Joel Simp.
kins. and I an not ashamed OF ny
name. either
= am glad to near Of il. MrS simp.
kius. Win yOu walk ins You arr
somewhat mistaken IN regard to ms
name. Il IS not OfNeiI. but Allen
For the lands sskes-I thought Il
Wa 0SeiL I am sure kearIi tha'
Eiri Of yours singing about her car
Int Miss Nora O'NsiI
IrS Allen smiled. and szia tina. a..
thoagh her daughters name was Nora,
Btddy's song had nothing to do wiki
X
Incidentally. 70 invest herself with
sone Importance. Mr. sinPs<ins stztec
that Fred Parsons. the richsss yoass.
maa N ths t5wr. was paving At.