Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-15
". c. 7. ..
THELITTLE HONE PR8TEsTos
BIZ ADA y. MxLvlLLE

mana Jay on Tue lounge Win
tears rolling down her ehee1s
AMI brother walter had just
gone out baugin. the door
Psps went away without kissing
her that morning. too. IL ~ss
really dreadful And al because
Of a DOW Of white ribbon that
mamma r7uld wear.
While Alice was thinking
about il mamma shut her eyes.
and the child. thinking shs vas
asleep, stole softiy 20 her side
aud stretching oct her eimplei
fingers, tagged gently at the Of
Tending bO~, bat It Wa too Sc
curely tied for ci11sy baby fa-
gers. Mammals eyes opened.
and quickly stretching our her
arms, she czugit the rosv little
thief. " aat IS il. sweetheart J
Do -0u Eaat am1I 70 AXE CT
the white ribbon toOf
The curly head Nodded. ard
the blue eyes looked ErzTeiy IN
10 mothers gray c-es
81 think Mamma vii have 10
tell yea a stGTy, Let ne &c and
st in the bJg rocker. Does nv
Alice Ike really, truly stoEies
is IL ali really. truly
Yes. every word OF it,
So they sanggiedT down IA
the biz chair. and the Wit. XII
t. eurle1 herself NJ a. tieIF fee;
TO catch a nap while Alice 20
still. Poor kitty Alice IA,
not often @s.iil. and sue vas
very fond OF making her four
footed friend play With her.
v hat 10 You suppose the st0-
rs wss Alice listened Il. AZ she
paved with the beE Of White
ri56en that had made mauua
80 n1eh tToablei Eycar uln-
ma weags q ELlts E55o1 sas
can tell yoR one inst Ike Is. II
vas al about tae GEeadfai .squ
or iTzdfe that Lad grown 50
powerful IA the aa,i0a that /.
was not safe II 4 great uauv
places for womeR All children
10 venture CIT alone after ST.
set, since drunken men are dan-
gsF0us-n0 matter how kind
they nav 5e Eaea s8be-
Then alice listened % he SO
" Of the Crusade. AID haE eves
grew Big aud solemn Sc tazs
part CT the story. for VS. there
EOta dreadful saloon sae aae
10 pass On her wSy 10 SCHOOL
every day. aEd who r1zlG dare
20 near i even 70 przyf Taose
must have been brave w0uea.
jGst ike her osn petty mamma
And then Neal D0E-Our Mai
Dow. MAMMAL
Yes, dear. cur Zeal Dov.
fog Alice lad Ive8 II Nafae ne
year bsfors and lad learned %
love -the graad cd MAJ. W.
vas never too busy 10 pas Der
curly heat and TAX Kindly win
aer SaeR be and papa we're .
geiher-
How could he help to maze
Name Pgohl5i5i0n. mamma
50 Mamma explained ca
" Gour mamma e4l explain il %
.yeul aud then Alice asked ever
80 many more GGe.tIans-
Why doesn't papa bessve \
prohibited e
-He taiaks /, Is not goOL ~
the cOEntry, dear.
Does be believe n GrIasine
de does nos d1ak, Alice.
D3es aitsrt
i an afraid Water vii sez-
day, unless he lezznst - hate i
nov. sweetheart
HE Sun had slipped auav
zrclnt the corner D. Ihis tine
sad the white kItiy sas ztde
arzke AID ready for = soms.s 50
Ia By chair was vacated aa,
r54zIs- seal - dress foE d
lrF.
Wear yo1r pTslGest dress
10 aisaf. lz1ms called ea-
The little daaslteF, so = blsek
one VITA Sparkling tamnsa~
MS pat On a8l a fre.a wsi.s
boz ued ziEatia frcnt. Atsa1-
per What s0ai4 eons % H.
conversation again bat lie qze.-
tea % prohibition z2d Alice
Vas al sars
UudeFsjaad 0n-s for ALI
she heard AeE kslser say.
MAJ persist IN year temp-raae-
notions, but | give no szaetloB
~ alter and / cannot IadorSe
sUea nonsense
Ahe- coUl1 u0s understand II
ali but she Sne~ mamma v.S
seF'sudy ;r0gbled troubled. Sc
st-sr father aud brother 49,
g0os to basiasss she nat her
arms about her R0tasrs meek
and whispered, all De vo4r
p-oteesor-In stand ky yoTz
That vas hew she cane 10 he
called -fhe Little Home Pro-
teetSr.r
Ii Eoala take te5 long 70 tel
yea al that hap2eaed-kows "A.
we1t ID the -. G. L. q. neat
tags and listened 10 the mans
for oatsIsting Enemy Alcohol
and how at hight she kaeIt by
mammals side and prayed God
TO wake papa understand ana
keep brother froG ever drink
ing
That spring there vas a ". O.
l. u convention "a IA -,