Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
What Became Of Toby
Tuby's Money.

the great PriDevsl forests stood
ike armies Of tall giants waving
defiance TO nan there lived IN
North Mississippi q wealthy
Indian chief named Toby Baby.
His wealth consisted IN miles
and miles Of rich- fertile laads-
negro slaves and many thOzs-
and dollars Of bright shining
gold In a very simple style
dweli this dusky prince a
dozble log cabin rezArksble
only for it Szriaessl beng szf
Ecie1t for his accommodation
and happiness Barred in the
dirt Geo.. upon which the old
chief slept ~4s the box Of vel
l0~ gold Bat il brOzghi Ros
peaceful sluHeers TO the owner
HIS dreams we're hazaied By
phAntons Nth greedy, avzn-
eso1s eyes thai stood over him
with tOzzzhzEks and dzSzeS-
and these 6eree, eTgel eyes
seemed 10 have been borrowed
from his o<n sons
One September Sffer7oon the
white headed old Indian sal II
his cabin door Azd a. he slok.
ed his eoasolln- pipe he pom
der1 N solezn silence . verx
veUnE sEet5o1-EA1 must hs
DO with his g0ldt
HIS wife ~zs dad and his
sons grown weary waiting fo-
dad ze1s sho-- Ais riches
bad rot b-ozxni hin peace and
comfort As twilight fell 1poz
lie scene TIE chief rose. knock
ed the ashes iron his pipe LAID
II between the logs Of his hat
and beckoaed 10 his negro slave
and body servant GAbe, ~hc
had bee1 SHINING and dressing
. deer jGss brO1ghf In fr0z the
ch2Se- The h1ge black Ez
hang the voal>o2 TO the li2S oi
a massive oak tree. inst II from
Of the door and followed h.
Ez.1er into his bedr0ol No;
= EOrd wzs sPokra- b II by
mans Of a Language Of sg1:
Gale understood the ehiers Dc
s-1 Sllenfly the box Of gold
~ss exhzEed froz rs hl1lzs
pzcs- and the sireaz ais OfiA<
African raised Tie heavy load ID
ms h-zwny shoulders exf mid
the starlight the old chief fol
lowed BY kss Ezilhfzi @rvznf
w2lkIz- rzPadly IN u< d5recIioz
Of the creek EhlcA ho,r IL
owners H Toby TEby-
The st-ezz Ez> S-sz rsaeh-.
zz1 easily Ezsed - ], waters
Ee-~ Shallow With czEl1ks
tread The silent c01D1e PARSED
the trail for several zlles
D~zser 421 thicker grew IL
fa22- a. they proceeded sa0x
III IAey Ee1~ 3e4u2g The uUsr
Is Ezs the @EGGy Elz1in- Ia
Azfchi-- and a. they reached
IL ha1ss Toby Tzby paused
pointed wz1ely 20 Al Iz1@=<
cypress tree growing II tAs
waters EDGE thea turned aid
walked ~991A fO- several hxz.
6r-i yards Her~ he ssspP@G-
"a 49, Al to- k=se Of ~ IzEaz
zozz1 Halnzg2 fr< steps II
fk~ steep S6e- ne chief laid os
a Sgzr ~efio2 a little ErE~,
than The box AID Eo1so1e1 10
Gzb< 10 sci the box o. The
gr01z1- and With the spad-.
brp2SAt for TIE pzrp<se- Ne =
le2Ily h4oe the Stare 10 d-
Ozlya few sped=fzhs q eaus
lad been disturbed Ehea lo5<
Of si~althy footsteps IN the d
recGloa Of the rIVer attracted
the chefs attention They had
be<a followed He zonOzel
Gzbe 10 take up The box again
and s1s4lEhly As f~o serpent:
The SEX the protecting shel
Ter % the rank b0tioz NIzes
Sooa they s.rzck another -s-xir
leading sOzIA- IN the dIrecra0.
iron which they had e0ze
Again they ford the sAAlloz
creek and hasten On 10 4 sal
negro earyI1s srOGH1 whiea
wAs 0a9y short distance frox
Toby T1hys cabin Here The,
dzg oUI newly-EA1e grave a.
hastily deposited The box Q
gold covering il viii TIE f-esl
eAy- The EEl SgzS Of 6sEl
were seensln The east a. the,
entered TIE Indians kzl
Soz@ one n Their absence Ia
bee1 searching for The gold
The earth had hSSa sczft<rp.
abozf where il had been barred
zz2 no effort had bee1 made I
hide the attempted roheeU-
The old nan fell down On Ii
blanket In a stale OF exhAZsszoE
The Hsl1g <zn fozEd him ios,
ing Ia 4 de,irEz Of fever.
The tzo tall sons Of the age
chief sal IN moody Sleres An
hsteaed 10 the sid rzElnss Z
his fevered brain. and eac
formed ms OWE co7earSo1s !
70 What their kther had doa
with his MONEY Sometimes !
Vas telling G4he hox 10 bar
III or ho~ to sink il n the nve
thea 10 brag il ho2- Bal
w1s Always Gabe wh0 Vas
: hide il for him-
Ii Ezs SEnrlSe or the tent
day AFTER Toby T4by lad bee
taken i'll He 10 loaSSr rave
!, and tossed In Eld delirzz- b
Ay sun and speeehlessS =
: breathing became more Al
more burned FzifhzaI Ca
sal By his SIDE trying Ia 1
: ~nwzh Eax "A 1870 A. ~~l