Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-09-12
THE PRICE OF PEACE
EN MRS HE~KY T. PRATT.

word would a set right IL he'd ONLY
been plain-hearted
Mis- Minis vas al the other wav-
talk IL out and done with il; a LITTLE
hastY and ~imprud-nl maybe. but she
i weli-meaning. Mis- Minis IL and as
good a woman TO neighbor with a. I
want 20 49,.
hev thought whether or no being
% different prrslasuns didn Z work 70
keep IN spart- sc. she was brought
mp an orthodox and he favored the
N~ethodists She jniued with him and
laid out - do her part amongst EN-.
but sh@ never was ~ home with the
Nethc3lst>
Thsn. another thing. she hated a
dog. and Mr. Nlms must aIwzvS have a
great clumsy hulk. guU.I for nothing
but - harS and eat and lie around un-
der foot while Ms Minis. she marn't
have even 4 kitten though she set
everything by a cat And - It went
One daE I STEPPED in to borrow Mis-
Nuns cuttIuz-board and Just a. I got
% the door ! heard her sav- You amt
going 10 turn Charley in amongst nv
flowers. he ye
He Didn't eoudescend any reply-not
a. I could hear.
Now. Mr. Minis. savs she. he's
stepped on my ~pausy-bed and broke IF
y dahlIa Already Amt there anv
other place on his whole farm where
You can put him I dou-t want him
here. says she
Mr. Minis c-ountenauce ditn-t change
more than a woosieu Indian.
do. says he. There ; a good hat
ing q grass to b. led down. and I cal
cuiate tol-av- Charley here for SPELL
say h. AMI he budzed of a. stiff a.
though h. swallowed a a ramrud
Ms Minis didn't say a word more.
but she gave hat old dog a push that
SEM him cut - doors with a v-lp. and
dHtn biam. her a mite. uuthcr
brought the cutting-boarri hack a.
theF was a-~cttiu down 70 dinner and
Ms Nuns asked ne % draw up - the
table >he had ar excellent dinner
Mis- Minis = an elegant cook-but not
one identical wor dbf he speak. only
- asA ( Ia have another potato
She seemed chipp.r enough hut S~e
49, NNFE lEE ~AufE
when the old horSe sneezed right IN
der the window where her pinev bed
wa~ an4 The dnE hat had got bacx
under the table b hat time. vnup.d
out a. though somsbo.tv had aecis.sns-
a.fE rru<3 IN his al
Mr. MINIS was 4 great hand for ralS-
lnE colts. but she Wa> a terrible scar
Creature aud I expect riding after
haItbrosen colts has given her a IL
q the n~egTrsIeyv manv's the time
He wa dreadful s-t in his way
same a. thr genera run q men air
n n wa ike lighting the east wind
10 try - move him out % lit Them
two used L. remind me % a pair Of
usDaiawed scissors that you can't cut
with SINE might have put the heft
% the blame On u her, ard I s'p.sse
she cid nag hIm some. and fash out
when she'd better have zep still
run IN me day - borrow a sleeve
pattern when / heard Nr. Minis
speaking out kind % gruH. and { halt
Ell for / dilnu wish TO intruae. I
never wear ~queaky shoes mvseIr. I
dl4n and cut what went before but
NV A"NA 4 AFaEA was tnf~-
4 a 4 please row., saw he. IT
beat me Il he'd ever tried -You
don't Ike nv hired men YOU ain . sat
nsned with my breed Of cows. the color
Of the corn barn don : suit We. and I'm
thinking you'll ne happier Il We divide
and separate You've always thought
more u your brother Asa than YOU do
~ ne and you can be free to 20 10
him. 80 you II be well axed
Why Mr. Minis l heard her kind
o gasp out and surmised bv The
sound that she let fall a teaeup 7
looked TO hear her burst out ia her
quick way, and III warrant re he
supposed she'd fare up. and that would
De the eud ont But She seemed dunn
founded b q by she said. quite quiet.
I'm sure Asa would be pleased to
have me there He misses sarah I,ne
n 20 do the children There has to
- somebody At the heaa To make
thing - Bat what would you do.
Elisha
asd 70 smile. for she scarcely ever
called MIN Elisha
7 cau look out for myself. saws he.
and st4lSed of 70 the barn
went right in. and said I guessed I
could tel ~hat was in his mind H..
was calculating 70 make a home for his
mother, and get along they two to-
gether Old lady Minis never was any
too particular, and low she had the
shaking palsE- - 7 could see Mis-
Minis Set right 20 thinking how things
would 70 70 wraek and ruin under such
10 management she i an awful nice
~housesseper herself. aud set a great
store % her things she made an ar
rant up chamber pretty soon. and was
gone quite a spell When >he came
down her eyes were some red but she
stuffed u out and went on as matter
of-faet as the cows coming home.
I've got % fax around. saws III.
aud get EiIshas new shirt done AMI
there the piesls-vinegzr needs scaId-
ing. and the brine, too And was
laying out 70 put up a few more
ounces Elisha IS very partial 70
ounce sauce
The next CAV I went over 70 o@sm
help and she seemed glad 70 have me-
there cues b felt she must let
out a little 70 sOmeb body. and she
knows I'm no hand TO run and tell
sne told ne they we're going to squire
Hosley 70 get his help about a divi-
o OF the property She wanted 10
iii after Monday, 30 she could
set a more wash done, but Mr.. Minis
SAD laid oat 70 begin cutting corn
Aoc1aE and Saturday suited his time
7es. Pretty soon she said I hone
Yo1 Q II and 10 what vou can 70
zee that Elisha is comfortable. saws
sac
hat my thoughts. but | KEEP EN-
= Hags~if aad oaly said I should adj
nins - do any thing I could
tAsn she hushea up and said no
noTA
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