Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-10-03
THE CRISIS.
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earus mansions one brilliant -unsHtnE
December morning There hal been
a Iirht fall Of snow the u-ht before;
the breez.s had played with it and dis
tritu.~,t il MIST anequallv- The nail
Ei1nai-c was watching his euterprIsauE
Young neizhbor over the way. who in
hahisei the poorest house ON the
street. and who was ont shnveliuG
snow from his sidewalk Mr. strong
was ia a med tative mo0sL Although
surrounded by every evidence IT
wealth and luxury he did not look .
act like a man who was perfectly sat
fss-si with life. lie bad beer pacing
up and down the rponl more like SOME
Gagged animal than like a prosperous
member - the boart ~ trade
1T IS time that Hobbies was here he
was saving A. he walked up aud down.
making an occasional pause AZ the
window. Why does he not come I
am anxious 70 know my fate. Wealth
or pDvertv-which IS il - be for the
FUTURE That fellow over there shovel
inx snow FOR exercise works on salary.
and has NJ business cares wonder
who IS happier. he or T. How We are
hamperrd By our environment, /
wuuid really ike 10 take a shovel and
dispose u those drifts stnI renusiug
u~ndisturhe,i eu our fr4ut steps The
exercf-e would do me good. but what
a shocking thing il wouli he The
servants the family. the whole cum-
muuitv would be- shocked. ~inexuress-
aEH H E--E-A A-HEA- h#NN
would hardly induce one butler 10 50
far compromise his dignity a. 10
shovel snow And II I should do Il. I
have half n mind % try him with a
bill AMI seq what the effect would be
lie Is f1usi e maucy. A hundred dollars
- easily earned would b. n temp
rasiou- am curious a. SNOW what he
would io. The experiment would
probably result in his giving notice
AMI Mary would be sorry IN lose him
{ wonder when { saw her LAST she
seldom taNe~ fast with me Last
night I came home late she had gone
FOR the evening amt came home later
stiliz TsStcriav-iid see her v-st@r-
dav1 Np we passed each other in The
hall and @abi rn--f morning and good
bv We had an hour together sunday
Blessed be SUNDAY Mary and I arr
on the best II serms-we have not
Z quarreIed for ten years. / think We
lowe each other But we are both 81
busy >he has the are Of this great
house. ant company, 1nd society ]
have business interests. and the club,
and 4 little politics - our home life
gets lost ~1mev mere wonder If we
are any happier than We were IN the
aId simple days when we lived tor each
ether. Instead Of for servants and s1ef
~-v Waz that VIZ doaroslt9 / shall
uot breathe freely again until I know
whether that safe ggcs through. 4
ths. deal goes against us-mv trrt. Il
can't IN against u, Il it dives { shall
be ruined II Hobbies would only
come \ man nee Is nerves af steel il
these DAYS Ia bear the strain Of bust
ness II the deal goes he will com,
himself. that we may plan together
Il il fails-he will write. 4 uesseu
ger will bring the news That young
man over there works As If h. enioyes
Il How he makes the snow iy Her
cumes his wife Happy creatures
They have no dignity 10 be compru
missed. He can shovel snow aud sh'
can sweep it without shocking III,
whole community What a heaatifu
morning The air i ike wine an
the sunshine turns the snow into tel
Thousand gIittertuZ diamonds. Sarel,
thai was the da1rbelI. Tan it b
Hobbies must ust look too d-Iightel
lest he should guess how near ruin
m
Il was not Hobbies but his daughte
Lucy who entered the room
. do sou like the snow. Lucy h
; asked a. she cams and stood BY hi
slIe at tine window
/. No. papa. I don't ike It n all
can hardly walk 10 school. the sd,
. walks are IN such a condition. If
: was a little farther I should order th
carriage
That would harlily pay for thre
: blocks Your mother walked Nv
: miles every day that She was IN hig
school
How perfectly dreadful that mu.
have been. Why didn't she taze
carr
1T vas a country town. and ther
were no ears
- papa Just look Those people
the cottage are both out warking
the uow- lie hoes ahead and shove
and she follows with a broom Isn't
uro bad they are 20 poor they have
work 50 hard I always feel sorry Z.
saeh dsaple
Do you2 How about those who a
glad - see the snow that thev ma
earn a few penuies shoveling it
They are wretched. Of course. y
body expects them 70 be happy
Mr. strong sighed The aun ma
whom they were watching put up b
shovel disappeared IN the house a N
meat - change his cap and mittea
: kissed his wife on the doorstep AZ
nurried down the street looking a.
feL[ haPpier tAaaa Sia<-wh5ch mig
not be very happy after all. for ii
most u kings have a great deal
2 rrouoLe 10 make up f0r a snail amoa
u glory Many t1oughts whbch Won
n 1850 Ha#@AEa @A @A44AEEE pass
= through the millionaire mini Ifth
= deal failed be would be put IA.
anons the Peoale tor poor 70 hi
snow ~hovelei How w1uld il be ~
ihs Lacy then2
= Our Hehgh1or& the Snow shavelsi
:. look happy he remarked
n They always do. bot / should
perfectly miserable il were so 30.
: There are three children and th@~ on
keep oue girl She trims her own ia
and hardly ever has a new dress a
when n does she has 10 make il d.
self
They cant be % very poor cont
ned her father The lot that Gotta
s-aaas &C must be worth ten teouSA
dollars a. least
IL j. EdSths father wants 70 B
q ne~uAArge bis yard. aad has Offer
AZ tAaA has Il Aas always been her hal
her father gave il IA her. and
= Eother died thsre-and tae~ wo
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