Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-09-12
communicated.


aN tsta- htt Hl HtHAt AAl4r
m. new / attempt it. for ! rm
eufte ro1Hc IN Ehc art Of letter
writing Then tDn 7 saw so
muc .aud rs par1 ~ayS 7 spent
, le,- r imost in ore day.
t-atF don't know exactly how
s1 ten yct 81 - to- make 10 con
necfa5 aufi interesting
Isxpcctf was the hsppIest
Boy In town wien papa to,i ne
% pack ny grip and get ready
-1 ~ WITH han To 81 Louis
Sr~t week papa did net AT
tend 10 any business just &c
voted himself to me. and IT time
aad money can make 8 fellow
nave a good time, I certainly
had II. We LEFT Ozford on the
night Of the 3Sth Of Aug. We
took "a sleeper. ami as 1t WAS my
Ers- experience II one. and I
was - excited over my trip.
.La.t I slept very little I va-
svake when We got 10 Cairo.
snd I was delighted with the
miles of trestle w0FS aut mag
niticrnt bridge. it was lighted
dp 20 had q very good view
or it. After crossing the bri lge
We backed into the city. Our
sleeper was then coupled on To.
another train and we took the
st Louis and Cairo ShoftliGe-
We got up quite early II the
morning and went to the hack
If 81 sleeper and ta i C5EId
see the track 50 far taat IL io0k
ed ike + taL % "a point y
crossed that grand bridge, aud
r;.n in under TIN, city 70 the
Union depot at : a. n
The depot l. the grandest
thing ever saw. Ii looks like
tltry land az night hen X l.
lleated by thousands oi electric
Jets. We took "a street ear and
went go ste Benton House on
the corner OF 3th and Pine.
Got a pleasant room GA the first
floor. After refreshing our
selves. We went aP to IIlford's
ami got breakfast. We certainly
did Justice 70 the fine breakfast.
We then started cut to- see the
sights. and can tell sou they
were sights to the country boy.
for - Louis J. a mighty city.
and her people have . right 60
he proud Of her We went up.
on the UuIoa Trust Building. II.
l. fourteen stories high ON top
of it / a beautiful garden. ne
then went up three fights ~
stairs higher above The elevator
glt had q 5ae view If the eity.
river and surrounding country
We we're Delightfully."- cool 80
high up Ia. the AIR To look
-9En ana people walking
a-o2aI L1sy looked lake toad
iro -1t horses duaiag wg
eG !o0&ed hle dogs pglliugtoy
Wagons
re aye graf uIny i'm
a.e bindings IN St L9zls
ard t streets srs wide and
clean But [ think tie sight
e4sed ae most vas tEr
MARKET aasi Produce street (
VII tell SEA right here that Z
very EsBd e e--IEz. AMI The
- CT AZ those eoseI things
r Eie feel sure / would not
hungry while N the city.
The fruit sal1is zot most Of ny
uieEe> EI always had a bog
Of good things with me. One
morning We got Up az I O'Clock
anf vent down on Produce
street / don't think I viii ever
i9-Eet It. the street vas simply
PACKED Tor about a mile with
wagons hlleI Ep With every
fern produce taat i raised 1
jUs5 stood and wondered If they
would sell II all The people
we're .aS busy - bees buying
aut selling We took several
pleasant rides On the river. one
that we enjoyed especially Eas
on Saturday afternoon The
German merchants had IN ex-
e5grssOn down the river about 81
miles 10 NOntesano. Nj. RObt.
Friend kindly gave Us cOmpli-
meat@ry tickets We left ST.
Louis at O'Clock and returned
at II thHtt night Ii Was 50 cold
on the river coming back that |
felt the need Of my thick coat.
We h4d delightful ausie. sing.
LIZ and dancing going and com
ing.
Tae first sunday IN Septem-
Der Is one Of she tive Sundays
~ the wear that Shaw's garden
: open Ia the public Messrs.
Craig and Clark. two drUmmers,
papa and myself went out 10 see
the Garden and Tower Grove
PARK. They were both given "a
the city by VI. Shaw at In.
death. and there i large mouu
ment To his memory IN the park
; We saw the lovely lily that ths
papers have had 50 much To say
about. the leaves Of which are
80 large and stout that a man
weighing POO pounds can stand
on one. There are so uany
lovely lakes IN the garden By
: the side Of one, is an old ruin
the home o: some of his anees
: tors He had il brought ovel
from the old world and put VI
exactly like It vas there. par
{ Of II lying IN the lake and the
rest standing on the bank
With vines almost covering 1t.
All the different kinds of tree.
l in the world can be found there
In Mr. Shaws lifetime he of
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