Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-09

Of water. carefully scrapesl nutmeg
into it. and. after removing his coat.
necktie aud collar. he advanced to the
front Of the platform and began:
My frens.~ lac said. as he locked his
fingers together and then looked be-
nisnly down upon the shiny bald
Uranium of Judge CaRteloPe White.
does riches make happiness or does
she mote Vt de fust go-Otr, il would
appear dat she did. When we see a
rich man ridin' by in his kcrridge. his
arms folded, his head up high. an his
black hUsses prancin' along as proud
as Peaeocks. we am apt to envy him
an wish We was in his place. We see
only outside appearances. II we could
foiler dat pusson to his home of lux
try we should take a different view Of
de case. Re mint he gifts into de house
| his wife wants fo'teen thousand dollars
fur new dresses; de chillun cry fur him
t. buy an elephant; de cook has broke
| 70 plates while washin' de dishes. an
ie gas bill is ober seven dollars mo- dan
| il was do month befo'. DE proud smile
on dat rich mans face fees away an he
self an wishes he had nebber bin bon.
CHEERS. shouts and wild tpFlause.)
"You go into a rich mans house. "
continued the orator. an yo' see lace
curtains, kivered chars. fine carpets
an heaps o. brick-a-bats. Some of EN-
has got as many as five beds upstairs.
an il you 90 down cellar yo'il find a
/ hull hal - ,orl a,d ~ b,rgk.t~ -.
'taiers. Muffin seems wantin' to COM
plete dat mans happiness. but dat's
all on de outside. He may be sit,in'
around on dem fine carpets or lookin'
al hisself in one of dem lookin'-glasses.
which neoer costs less dan nine dol
lars, when he gifts a telegraph. He
opens il to find dat somebody has
robbed de grave of his gran'fadder out
in Chicago, and demands one miiIyun
dollars to restore de body. Applause
so vigorous that two legs fall on, of the
stove and a serious calamity was mar
rowly averied
Il war in de private offs OF a mill
yunaire de odder day He was cuttin'
de coupons Oft his bloaied bonds. Oar
war II bags Of gold on his right hand
an i6 bar'ls Of silver on his left. ISup-
pressed exeitement.l Oar war TO-
bushels of diamonds piled up behind
de stove, an about two bar'ls OF pearls
an opals ober by &c washsiand. IWhis-
pers Of Yum. Yum."l Dat pusson
owned de awfullest biggest plantation
in de hull souf. He had six milIyun
bosses an cattle. lie owned TO banks
an six railroads. He owned all de
iedges an half de lawyers in de state.
II 20 frowed a club at his dawg he
could hey 20 sent to prison for life.
lSighs and groans. An wild all dis
power an riches. was dat man happ, >
MOI He bad sore heel: his stomach
was out Of order; be was giitin' bald
on top of his head; he woke ND in de
night aud saw spooks wayfn' DER arms
over him. an be said he would give al
be had on airth to be like me. [Applanse
which put cut three lamps aud upset
the water pail
No. my frsns." calmly continued the
orator. after slipping a little more cut
meg. riches coan make happiness.
oey Is jest handy when 20 feel IKE
yo'd like to GIT measured for To- new
shirts. or 30 want fried chicken fur
dinner. All de rest is vanity. an sush
to briag trouble. Take de case Of
shlndig Watkins. Of dis club. at whose
cabin ! an sioppis' temporarily. free
OF charge. He's 90; q rag carpet az
tnrss eaHs-ssst cheers 10 BE gsF!eE. /.