Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-19

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burning chimney against the era SKY.
white as feathers from 4 swans breast
when they crossed the dark branches
and trunks Of the forest trees; The first
o IT winter that was. and while y
made the birds creep into the close
places - the hedges. and the old folks
thiHs about their rhsuuatics n they
drew near - the FIRE. it only made the
Young folks and children laugh mer-
riIv A. they sought the open lanes TO
watch the dovnpour- while they
thought - the fun the morrow would
bring them IL the storm kept like thai
all night
Eut Jack Bridges did not seem n
ne was Young enough - hav-'done 80.
as he saf shivrriu4 inside ms great
clat ca rhe front -eat Of The dox-csrt
which vas taxing him from the station
.o hi, native village hut then h had
aeen ahroa fpr th- past three years.
and a a. present bringing back sad
news % a-ath sni thai always i
HPuxh po make q man N very amt
m-~Hhi- .o-aknz
AEter h. BAT Se-u MS own people ne
had q, Ar~ the parents - his csum-
Tom Narlar aaE break 20 them the
news - their ~su 5 t-arh a-d burial
p tranx Iand he had as, ~ face
rl- ~v~~thsa-r ~ h- ehum. Annie
hsn~> ans --I a-r wat uixht per
haE brsaz her Asarr taat - 2 ne
uaaaer 1~ wa> Bringing e. her from
her ~as e-r aled - enu-1i- h-r fsr
The @ afth- nan hims~If Th-rrs1r-
ulea ah.sus as reception he sat
nsw ae~tr she driver <ua ny rhe end
a as leuz rawuv m1sraehe- wi-h rhe
arpi- - a. AIRY coat Hravu ever Ms
~a whsle ne Watched th~ enmiu-
sa - se -a<@s - long strangers
am
~a- ance more IN old England.
ant eum AZ 20 his uwu place a wealthy
Eau uhich h had Iefr three vears
rv alouz wiki bis friend aud school
aaf I only I've pounds between
-Hem ev-r and above their passage
money They had gone 70 Australia
ana taken - gold digging aud after
rwa and a half Years Of colonial hard
ines and ricissitudss they had a last
found fortune N q lucky claim But
~tth The strange irony of fate. she
hsj- which had enriched them had
Proved the death and grave ~ poor
Tom i-avtnE Jack as his Iegat-e to
carry hom- the riches they had
worked - hard for and do justice to his
uruarv
They had both made their wills when
ne claim showed sign. ~ Welding a
r-turu, and after his friends death
jack mad acted Ike the honest fellow
b va 4ud Divided their Joint fortune
1slv- twenty thousand pouuds
tr himself and twenty thousand Ia
two part one half 70 % 70 the sweet
bart wha va eff Gi-cousoIat@. aud
he r-~t - the father and mother VIA
at 500 their son no mere this si1a
rae
Hsa-sf 5ss4 Brhi<-< hsS . hard AS
before Ht1 20 rhs early winter Nfr-r-
aaaG tr ~ nat ~ recount har -
r tad Tread ta-awav f-um civ
aEsu with u trouble rh-v had "a
49, " 49, AM HME NEE~tNH
lzr>htp- he had endured IN the -et.
rsE Awar arum -aAtce~az- anE saeal
claim and DOUBTLESS be was shfnrnQ
u-.a this a. - r-zari-l III hl~a !.
VITA dxet stern <aF ev-z whle
De- z~Pt a~wH< A. the ends % asmu~
Ara@
A. last the dog drove up - 9 :
horhaods hone Rnd as fous sa-eurs
we're hl-st wirh ta@ szst = their long
absent so aov a Ia aAnd~1me sua-
tanned nan Gh~. The suSerin- -
bad endured hal ietr their races tar
b. All = BAL enuxh and cruuehed -.
K-tn-r a. he <ot a. near - tne blazing
IRE a. he eoait His face Iazax-i
Punched and ear-woru bat NJ va a
rich MAJ low and could MAKE himself
and his parents comfortable al thelr
lives therefore th~v trusted that he
would ,oou los. that srvousu=-A and
b again the iovfsl Jack % yore
lie lad a duty To perform. - as soon
a. he had answered a few % hi friends
numerous Questions. he went o.. while
supper "a getting ready. 70 -es the
parents and sweetheart Of poor Tom.
He told his story simply and maafulIy.
and then EFF them 10 digest their ~or
row aud examine the bauk draft.
which h had placed il their hands
Ten thousand pounds q poor people.
even with The new u a death are
mixsd tidings Of zoo-t and evil The
parents went for the son they nad lost
and perhaps did not think much about
the Legacy which n had l-fr. a. leA-i
uot FOR the hrzt night
With the sweetheart pretty AunIs
Holmes. Il was different Three year
% absence from a ziri who haA ncI
been very -urs Of hsr oEu mind which
q tne " friends shs really Iixel
Rest although - Tom had asked h-i
first and h had accepted him. : a
ssTsre test % endurance Poor Ton
vas IN ais grave. and gone from hei
life FOR ever. while handsome Iacl
had come home. handsounsr and a,
tender and iove-strucx a. ever. indeed
as he looked at her while he r5ld hi.
sto-y- h was almost frightened a.
the intensity and hunger % his zlanees
and went 70 bed with her heart be.,
ing -uEultuousIy
Ten thousand pounds and JaeI
back szatn the owner q twenty thou
sand poor Tom IN that far OF Iou~ll
grave the diuzoes NAV wrznx! an
ngnt over your bones. but the xfri vor
eft behind you has at the best. only /,
grateful ktnd Of sadness over YOU,
memory which i tempered bv The
p~4sazuTs Of yOur xift. and the ior tina