Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-22


= Brown. pr. William vas the older
lai had tae ehi~f management of at
fairs lie WIs 4 very stern man. always
ready 20 punish an offender When he
found a boy IN mischief he either sen
fenced him ia 4 eerta5u amount Of work
or introduced him to the pleasures Of
the bach, welded by hzs own strong
1rm-
Mr. Henry was different from his
brother. in that he couldn't De-. severe
Il he tried To- When Mr.. Henrv at
tempted 10 De cross with 4 boy all the
boy needed To 10 vas 70 look peui-
tent. and he was immediately for
gwen
Mother Hopkins attended to the
. household Affairs She WIS 4 kind old
soulful Of remedies for bruises and
collie aud kind words and gingersuaps-
bEt srilI she could box boss ears when
Eeces-ary-
Thus The school was conducted in 4
very far and comfortable manner. and
We boys we're generally happy.
Tom Wisk WIS nv evil genius He
slept in the same bed that did. and
[ was IN the s1me class. He Wa much
smaller than l. but quick. why and
smart
I say that Tom was nv evil genius.
and ! mean II. for hal Il not been for
Tom I might have led a peaeeabIe and
prosperous LIFE but As It was. Tom was
I always leading me into scrape= and
trouble He never got into serapes.
/ On no. He always led me into them.
aad rnen slipped cut while got the
I punishment
I L vas Tom who asked me 20 climb
the ELI chestnut and get him Il robins
rest up n its branches. because his
thumb was 50 sore he couldn't climb:
sHd- when got up there. didn't he
throw a stone At the big hornets nest
and leave me alone 70 fight them
I Il vas Tom who told me 20 give the
gingerbread heart. with the Frosted
sugar on II. which nv aunt had sen,
E1e. 70 pretty Mary Smith. ami. Just
before We started for church stole the
cake cut OF nv pocket and put a
vrapped-up piece OF shingie in its place.
Mary never forxav- me for giving he's
that piece Of single. and Tom ate the
cake
Tom got ne into an awful lot 70
serape<. but the worst one was v hen h
got me stuck IN the g7rret- II hap
/ pered This way.
There was n small eupola on the TOR
Of the school. where the big bell wa.
hung Il not only served as a cover IN,
the bell but WIS an ornament to the
building. having little spires and fame,
work stuck on r.
To reach the cupola, you had to 20 m
20 the garrett. which was only foorec
over in places. the part beneath tn.
eUpola having nothing but the bar,
loist and the lIrhs and plaster of tbs
ceiling below
There had once been a ladder reach
ing 10 the opening by " hieh the cupols
was entered but IL had been taken away
tor some reason The opening it<sI
was very harrow. and only thia per
son could get through IT,
Tom had often expressed his iuten
ton % going Up into the eupuIa. hu
never tired il Til one morning in June
He induced me 20 90 with him ".
managed 10 get into the garrett without
seinx seen. and then tried our best Il
reach the cupola. but were unsucc~ss
full
Toni didn't give up. however. and sew
eral times | saw him going to the gar
ret At LAST one night. he told me b.
had found Il way. and said ne would tr,
II the next afternoon
The next afternoon was half-holj
day a1d we sneaked up to the top o.
the house What was ny surprise I.
and everything as II had been before
had an idea Tom had rugged I'D
ladder or something Of that kind, s1e
II disgust I turned 10 go downstairs
! but Tom pointed out a lot OF empty
boxes ever n enc corner immediate
~ saw his plan- and We eommenesd Z,
arrange the boxes. one on top of tn,
other. On the ioiss below the hole
Tom moEatsd Erst. aRd went Through
the hols Ike 81 eel Thea followed
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