Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-15
H NAGPIEs NEST.
How Joan Pound IFS Swseehesxr
Had Been True

There STOOD u BerxsAirw Ezxfzz1
far cat zro1 a szies cuuz-rT rOaA ait
tie i'm vhieh the we..4ea sign s~izx-
INK at the 4ps< declared - - known ns
The MaxPi@s Nest
II hDd oe~1 shus named beeazSe %
the Ezzber % naxPi<s n The neigh
horhooG And straight Before the sacr
stood an cax tree centurT old. among
Whose EPps-zn-s hrazrhe@ rear n and
year ogt always auzg u zzazPtes z--s-
% whbeh she country people belieTed
that the sane Cd zAxr5es returned
rrEla-iy-
Ne VERY elegant entertainment was
oSereG a. The Na<ries Ne=s for either
Rae y hsass. bus It's patrons thought
tk< ale xu-ost- and then IL uRs served u
them bT the za=s eAarnfzT rusy-
eAesSet li-rle barrzaiI who sore acap
With hri<hs rihaouz4 and bad \ vast
that cusld have b%sn span-es hy two
haz6s-a Eeii-o<kaves iisxl- -ah4 also
-ho -ese7sesf too wpch freedom hT a
box &C tn Ear. azd who was <1cwz -
the recsor OF the Pa-ish % have he~u
the bsess g-t n ks SABBATH sek1cE -
though 81 was n pror orDkaz- azl3 had
o1lv Der rissle need OF wages. Betty
might hare married zarv n ssogs
ycur< tarzer However. she refused
t1<z al AEI kept ca vita her duties
a. the NAzPl@s Nss. Ezsl III su1 %
her master eouisx home from Izda-
whsrs he rad servs1 as a soldier fgr
several Fearx. fell IN b1-e uf-h aer. and
o@ersd her hs hand and heart BetsT
&d uos Pru-e uzsi1sG The iunSespin~
tataer v1< wilIing enough 10 SEIZURE
hS h1ntv Betty FOE n permanent ~
stSt1E- azA AMID the charssrinx Of The
uaErie% Betrs and John xst
their vOw< under the rss1-hurx oak
srr- cue bri-as zfserrosu- and John
pct uP1u Der szxvr 4 thick silver ring
wkieh Ne had oheafn@T abroad Per
haP= bF purchase. perhaps By <ifs.
perhaps ~ s1atIe-S obtain many things
IN time o. war
Il -as Eos costly -lr-so cur syes
u would not ee a helEtItaI oue-su-
B-stT valued {. higklv- she kept !.
polished 10 p~ertscrfou- znd wore il
With great priss- o1 high DAYS l1S hnE
b3avs- but though she Iovsd John ant
NE1AENA ~ - " A&E EttALEZ &dE
with lny. sAe would cot alter the
bright gua1<sszsh manner -h5,h had
alSIvS hslsu-ed 20 her b 57azd
=Tsh the farmers f1zx rfsu back
r-parts~ f1- reParte~. and even lre
them those bright gIazces which Joaa
TIE soldier thoaghs should ozlv he
given ~ hinrself - Joan grey ieal-
ouS AMI being a R1.tv SORT q nan
slat zoshfzg Ih.lus IT,
Il never entered Bezrvs mind that
th@ verv nazne waheh had ozcs ez
ehaztest Jahz should nov Cfeaa aim.
and she herself grew angry with her
lover far his Sso-s and s~aLxiGeS&
Therefore, whez a v11zx Frvuehnam
FROM NarSeiLIeS back evsd bgaec
hatred AMI Is polite IN his manners a.
Frsreauen usually are. ehancs.t in the
c1z-se u 4 business journey. - stop as
~ch@ NaEgi@-s Nest. She sels that h.
would be really lfze example for szriv
John LeaE and w1s amilbJs 10 hiu 70 a
Gegre~ that m-ht have made Il les i-aE-
Gus nan angry Thea fr.Ie=d Ioha
Leaf spoke cut and Betty discovered
th@ secret % his ~ temper Her prisfe
being Gathered therebrshs s1rxzve aEu-
Jud retired On >Ira-taF nixht With Tn.
nrm ~Enteu1hen Of Winning hack JOINS
szIlsSou ! MORROW. her h0l5iav. wher
she would 70 To church n her b~st AZ
TIRE and charm hs heart from hfu aver
1yaIu a. he walked By her sfte. What
wguaIn ever hEt aay design Ga n mans
heart ever desired - VIII t-um am
any sEz0r or any xtfe. that she dps not
aethlEx her Of az her dnery E<t5re
BETTY slept she took from her trunk
esr Scotch paid dress her f-inxe-f
shawl her eiu%Ffebousd zap her Sun
1Iy shoes and ker silver ri1z- AID hav-
M gwen the latter an extra possh.
lah3 them where they wouId meet her
eyes the first thing next morning
I0hz Leaf suIxfng IN Ahs room unsIer
the gar-~s caves. had not thought Of
rh& Those slow natures do not for
get AMI tlrg1ve IN a harry. any more
than they do =nvthinG else.
The maruipx san shining asLAns
ars->s the inns zaIL aroused Betty
VITA hs first RAYS She rubbed beg
sTs$ opened them. put her fat little
tees cut Hpau the 50or- knelr down and
sdsf her siuF5e prayer and then 5ev 70
rhe xi1sS e was osIv 1 crooked thing
VIA faN n IL and a rough caxsu
frame. aU- &c was sufficient 70 make her
happy ne bra5tetf her hair put On
her ar o~urtezesf her dress tied about
aer taruar tas -IE ueex rfbesu- laeSd
ns- saves xeuuerrhralLv- zrd sheu
lcoS-2 tr hsr r5rg IL WIS xuus
Sac knew the rerT spa. u1ou sk~ red
h~sart-shavs,E PsE-ezzhiou into whs-h
Sc hal rhruss sh- needle over wha.h
the sdr~r rTag ha5 bs=n hHar There
-tzrS th- u~e,te <1L Il Wa below
The ~iaiow ST. On a IfsrIe table, Il
e0Gd net have rolled uu.. hut L uas
Mt n the rpan >h< shaaE sas her
Gres- a@r shaw her e-,fehsrhs< Sac
swept ta- 1o.ur Z wzs zou= That
va The -usf % T.
BETTY saz 61wa and wsps bitterly
Al The cuun1rT psopi~ e that cay we're
slR=Est.nszS he rnx hAf Gisaz
gsa--ss r. a rase nFsrerssus u1v. fsr
E-T 31er uAs so--ef 4a4 her wfaasz
h-a f-aE he groUzs1 ara sic firmly
eeleTrs that tAs less Parzeza<,s some
xr-as xvi
AeauS1< az The lar of the EaTa
hgrle sesze w1s <O5ag "a The Frenek
I11 Il ASKED for n <1ss Of ale and
Jean Mo w1z a1uayS t1psser ou >z--
tar Ioruizx~ had &-awu Il for aim
wn<1- - -heE haz1S almost rzes N the
at h saw EP.nu the Irri~ finger % his
ezsscmer shhe< silver ring. the very
ecU1terp1-r q lat which he had Sgvsu
% hS Betty
You've pretty ring. mcuseer he
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