Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

wstL~rns fsvstea Pss<sss 20 Cess-
srsse trt. M~aatsw Asafverssvy.

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s~sse TITS Nedstsg Assiv~rssvy.
,lr. witherby rubbing his bandsl-
Well. my dear. DO you know that this Is
our wedding anniversary7
Mrs. witherby-Of course ! DO. !
thought you had forgotten all about IL.
Forget Me forget, Not much. Do
you thirk all the sentiment has gone
ont Of me3 guess not Kisses her)-
No. my dear. would be pretty poor
stick II forgot sue an important
event. On the contrary. have been
thinking OF IL all day. What do you
think Of little eelebrsfion2'
'-Celebrationi Ina afraid it's TOO
late
Nonsense. I've made all the ar
engagements. anyway"
-Wkat do you mean
''What I said. You don't suppose
would let a DAY like this 20 by without
notice. do your lin not that Kind
This morning saw Bingo. Hes com
ing around with his wife,
when
Tonight. Almost any time. Like
Iy to be here any minute
Gracious. what are you going to dor
do. Anything. everything. whoop
'er up. Have good time. Dimpleton
and his wife are coming. too. Ought
10 he here now fBsl! ri=zS-)
Turning paIel-~O. dear. no, a thing
in the house. Entertain them. will you.
while I change my gown" Brushes Off.
(As. Mr.. and Mrs. Bingo enterl-~Ah.
my dear Mrs. Bingo. this Is indeed
pleasure. Hello. old man. make your
self comfortable. Dimpletons be here
soon (beIl rings again.) There they
come now. Must celebrate. you know.
II wont DO 10 let this day 20 by. Do you
know (confidentiaIly my wife thought
I'd forgotten all about H. just told
her Good joke. eh7 Gone to change
her dress. he here in n moment. All
tas the DmPletons enterl-Mrs. Dim
pIeton. I am so glad TO see you and
Dimpleton, old man. pull OF your coat
and make yourself at home THE
guests range themselves around the
roomsl.
Mrs. Dimpleton-weii. Mr. wither-
by. shan't wait for your wife TO come
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both BE- congratulated separately.
Witherby-By iove. that's well put
Tharks. awfuliy Good Joke on my
wife. sh7 She thought I'd forgotten a
about H. just telling Bsngo. Didnr
know You were coming. Ha. la Here
she is now Mrs witherby enters and
cordially grrets ALL
Witherby-Ifere boys. have some
cigars No ceremony tonight 10 his
wifel-Sarah. get some sherry for
these good people
Mrs wiiherby (blanchiuS visibgyl-I
am afraid there Is none. dear
What. no shsrry7 q. yes. remena-
her Must tell you about that ui~ht.
Bingo- Never mind. any other wine
will do Wen have bite to eat By and
by (Ars. Witherby's heart sinkSJ. Food
Of Welsh rarebits as ever. Dimpletous
DimPieton-I am always ready for q
Welsh rarebit
Mrs Witherby-rm afraid there
isn't any cheese. dear
Witherby-What. no ehecsei Wei.
we'll
"But. II you'll leave this TO me. ri
Mrs Biugo (who is sympathetic. hav-
/ ing suffered herself from the same
g uSel-Yes. indeed. you can trust Mrs.
Witherby. we all know her Of old.
They played cards for an hour. at the
erd Of which time Mrs. witherby. by
means only known to woman. serves
them with sandwiches and beer and
they depart. all vowing they never had
such an enjoyable evening.
Witherby las the door closesl-well,
IL that isn't just like a woman
Mrs Witherby-what do you mean :
Here / invited the best friends I
have got in the world around TO cele-
hrate an important occasion. and you
feed them as IL they were going to catch
/ a train-N Y World