Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
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uh~n iEdgIxv,i ia by a person hn has
god grounds for believing that that
rrr~oa'. own self forms the topic %
cluverSariou likely - - overheard. rhe
ssactiee u-~ous-s altogether unpardou-
able Without desiring in the hast %
ifstify the orpach OF good manners
esiluElitssd when l. Emma Sumn1erfor,i.
applie,! ms ear 70 the keyhol- OF our
best ruum door on a certain inFortant
occasion that happened quite rrcsntly
am eouStrained TO think. neverths-
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fer my behavior
You srv. IL was ike this. Harry But
tsrfi-hI. the sou ~ cot Esutterfieid- Of
the British army. was Desperately ia
love with me-. and I hope I am not
o,rrstepping the hounds Of mlid-nIy
u1c-ie~ty ~ admitting that Was very
toad Of him ia return
Harry ard FIRST met At dance given
~ mutual friend and a. in th-- man
a-r OF the story books. We fell in love
" IN each Other at the start. w. we're
Iot Slows IN timing s.ut how 70 STRIKE IN
s-,I uaIrs- sns~shIp. Harry was an only
ss-R. and sole surviving daughter
so that We had something IN common
outside the affection that drew Is to-
gr-th-r.
Harry lived vxith his father-a military
caseer retired on half pay at Keusing-
fon- and resided vTfth mine in 4 IittIr
villa at Chaplain, but although the
disranc~ separating our two abod-s was
great Harry generally MANAGED 70
Spend three or four evenings a week
on the Surrey sitis. Of the Thames.
Ny papa hal formerly bsen in bust
aesS N the Barbican- but having made.
bis pile be s>ld or his horses, with tbs.
excsptiJu OF a favorIte gray mare. and
bought the Aforesaid vilis. y hich hence
fnrvs ard became our houl--
Harry was connected with riding
school AZ Kufght<briige. and cunse-
queutIy knew something about horses.
s1 that on the evenings hs visited Us
he used 70 spend part q the time con
s~rSjng virh nv popa about matters
I equine W bile the remainder teons',i..r-
ably the larger porriont h. passed in
nv company diseearsinS 81 lowe
On@ evening. after working himself
up 70 the REQUESTS pitch - passion.
Harry made me- a proposal OF harris ~.
Although I had Iong -eeE II coming. of
e,rurs-- pretended. In woalaa's reg
u.ar way. that h. offer haf quite
{ taken re By surp-iS-e. and notwiril-
standing the fat that I was diving u
f sav Yes I assured him that I could
T ros possibly give him an answer for
NJ least a week y l expected. ~ was
f so pressing. however. tbar I consented
f s.Tthout further delay azd fen into hf-
arms in rhe usual manner. while b
f 3 hz<p~red vows - eternal eoust-uey
md 30 en- Il was al very delightful
{ ar assure Won and W hen il cans
/ to a protr,ete,l ending. and Harry had
Z taaEeu h. t.av- IN tn yrav common &c
i,sers. I retired 70 rest The happies.
gTrl IN Claphan-
i Harry had told n. before going thu.
L. had some fgtIe bushes, with "a,
/ ather IN the morning. anI sasI =
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r,-st~sf % a~fr7u-. rams consent 70 ,,fs
marriage Wb--- THEREFOR tn b.sI
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