Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-05-21

sft IN Amansia's windows thew stare
ont wisely ~ the pass-r~-by. from he-
bind The pan~=. or they fold their paws
en the l-sigp outside IN the sunshine
Cats walk Amanda's rislg-pol- and her
f~uv.-. they perch on her Posts and A.
"a her cherry tr~~~ with bris'ling fur
az rae sight - a dog Amanda has Is
deadly a hatred Of dogs as have her
eats Erervore whi~h eom~z within
stone thr7vy % her she sends otF yelp-
ing. for she IS good shot Kittens
tumble about Amansia's yard and crawl
out between her fence pickrts under
peoples feet Aman = viii never give
away a Kitten except - a responsible
r-r~ou, and IS as particular as II the
kittsn were human orphan. and sh.
the manager u an asy lum-
she will never. FOE sny consideration.
h-~sow one of her kittens rpon a family
that KEGS a dog. or whore there are
many small children Ourr she made
c0udit1ou that III. dog shastld bs killed.
sEsi she NAV b az times inwardfy dis
ps1-s,i ~ Danish The children
AMANDA Tosld IS extremely persistent
when Sh~ has selected home which %
perfectly satisfactory 20 Der fer Kit
r~n- once one was found TIED into
Little basket like baby On The doorStep
of ehi.siI-ss and humane couple who
kept NJ dog. and there i a story that
r.~ucrr Nehemiah Srockweu f1s4ns ou,.
n his ov-rcvar poeket ant never knew
hcw y came there Il IS probable thai
Amanda resorts 20 these extreme MEAS
ur~s 20 save herself from eisheri~stroy-
ing her kittens % being driven cut Of
House anf hum- by them
However. ouce. " hgn the case was re-
vsrss.,i. Amanda herself was found
wanting. When she began 70 grow odd.
amt the care % her pets toll upou her.
~ occurred 70 her that she night asf0p.
a iittie girL Amanda has comfortable
Etfie income. and would hav= b.-n abb.
- provide a good living for a child. as
far a. that gOe>
But the managers OF the institution
tn whom Amanda applied made in
quiriss. and the result did no. satisfy
them AMANDA stated frankly her
rea~oR for wishing 10 take the child.
ami her Intentions with regard 70
her She wished the little giri 70 ten.I
her eats and assist her in caring for
them she was willing that she should
attend s,-hrof four hours per d1y. going
after the eats had their breakfast. and
returning an hour earlier - give them
tk@Ir supper >hs was willing hat sh-.
should 20 - meeting in the afternoon
oriy. AMI sAe could have rs ether chill
d-pn cura- - visit her fer fear they
voult Hialtrpat the kittens She fur
tnermore announced her i1teution 70
make her Will. giving To the -iri. whom
she should adopt. her entire property
in trust foe her cats. - include her own
3 maintenance on condition thai she DE-
vote her life to them - sh. had done
E The TRUSTEES declared THAT they could
F ret rouSri~ntiouslv cumE-if a child 70
her kr-PiHx for such purposes. and the
( poor little girl orphan. who bad rhs.
ceane~ 81 d-vnriug her life 70 IN. care
. e pussy eats amt kittens. 70 the -xrgu-
T sion % all childish followers. remained
/ ia her asylum
Z - AMANDA - this Cav lives alone. and
Manages a. best she can Nobody in
I the village can D. induced 70 live with
/ Eer. one forloru odd soul preferred ths.
aImshous~-
I'D 'nough sight rurher 20 on the
town than I've with al them eats she
said
i IL = rather unfortunate that Aman-
la : shIugIe,i cottage - next the meet
ing house- for that. somehow. seems &c
/ rensler her non-chHreh-gOiug more giar-
I insiy conspicuous. and then. too. there
Is a liability Of iHsieeorous proceedings
ON the part OF the eats
They evidently DO not share their mis-
trvSs' dislike Of the sanctuary. and find
rs soft pew cushions very inviting
{ They watch their chances % sink in
when the sexton opens the meeting
touSe, he Is an ell man ard dirgl-~ye,I.
and they are often sliec'--Sful Il is rise
for any body before taking seat in a
pew ~ make sIre-rhat one Of AnaEsia's
eats has not foreStaIIe,l him. and often
a eat fees down one fia-ht Of the pulpit
stairs as the minister aScends the other
We all woEder what viii become OF
Amanda's cssts when she dies. There i
report that she has made. her viii and
left her property in trust for ths. eats =.
somebody. but 10 whom Nobody in
tbrs village IS anxious for such BE-
quest and whoever II nlav be will prob.
ably strive 70 rsPudiate It. Some day
the cats VIII undoubtedly go BY thu
board, yong Henry Wilson. who has
gun viii shoot some the rest will be-
eUms aliens and wanderers. but we al
Lcpe Amanda Todd viii never know II
In The meantime she IS undoubtedly
carrying on among rs an eccentric. bur
rome the Irss genuine mission A home
missionary rs Amanda Todd. and W.
should Recognize her a. such in spit. Of
her ncu-chureh-going pru,lfvitisS
Weak IN faith though she NAV BE-. 81.
j.. p-rehanee. aS strong IN love rs the
best Of u.s. ~ least do not doubt that
her poor little four-foote,i dependents
would - give evidence IL they could
speak--Ladlss' Home Journal