Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-17


turned aud the rissLs w.nt toward the
long liHe u i~apin< sam~-4 each deter
mined to make the other weary Of hss
undertaking. GA and on they rode.
the hors~s becoming viIdrr a. each
whi1 % the wind brought theH a
stronger smell % smoke.
Finaiiy the EnxIi.hmau hsxan 10 fan
t'~hind. His horSe was 20. 20 unrulv a.
Borden's. aud there seemed no reason
for bis retrogr~~siou.
Gone on. CoruwaIsis.- called The
ranchman- and the cut va. felt b. the
agxard-
Faster and faster rode the frvutiers-
usaH into the thiek Of the smoke and
vas lost to the sight % his eumrsde.
With head bent low and notriIs shielded
n ihs folds st his cloak. hs ste~rr,I to
ward the seheoihoase hose black fo-.n
rose 0ut of th- flames. +,
Finally the door was reached art
with a shout be called TO the teacher
Was she there lie remembered that
she had gore TO the r~ar % the baiIdinz
vixen the alarm We given. She nairhi
have thought there vas no danger in
staying N the sckoo.Aotze.
He ieaped from the hor<-. late ,h-
building be rau ard 10 the rear. Wat
vas that sobbings Leaning over a
pile Of curtains in the corner be took
from them a bgrsiie % humanity that
was very frightened and very thankful
20 see him
Is il you. LIN. = he ques,ioued.
-lss-and Jimmie
Who i thatg-
The widows iItrie lane how. I
thought he wouId like the show aud
brought him He 5 too heavy to carry
and We had 10 stay here. wAat car We
d5T-
For az answer the struug man lifted
The woman in cue arm ard the bow in
the other aud rushed to the door.
Throwing them TO his saddle he baee
shem cling for their lives The hre was
already arOuEd the yard ard was eat
iHg its way 70 the bulldog The in
tense heat bad made the shisgies smoke
and in 4 few minutes the whole sfruc-
ture would be pyramid Of blaxr
IL was 10 easy task TO control a VITA
aEd excited horse ia the midst Of a
fire and also see that two helpless
charges did not fall from the back os
the animal Brit Borden with his SUI
Perb mastery Of hOrs<fr-h did IL. and
the gait that they tsos through the
wall OF fame was something marvellous.
Had the riders bseE living a Little Exar-
er to civilization they wouid have ealLe,i
il record breaker
Wet. that vas i s-orrher.- re-
marked Borden. waeu taey lad eom< to
safe p,ae~ Hello who Is thzfg- az
a ssIitary rider came cut Of the smoke
lad approached tksm-
Bless me. II IL ain't CornwaIIis.-
-woo.- exclaimed the EngIsshmAn.
wiping his eyes Il cuu.da't aEd the
sehooIkoase OF woela have saved the
Little school mA'am--
WAS Il h0tz-
-AvfuIly So suppose it Is too ate
now 10 do her any good
-oh. doa-t know. Corn~zIlis- she
i here all right ard the form Of Liz
ne came TO the astoaished eyes Of TIE
I1te arrival
The EngIishmaa looked sheepish for
minute and thea kit his herss with his
hand and started Of
Say called Borden that little
rivalry Is settled row. And then 20
Lizzie: Il knew that he WINS rot hunt
ing that sshooghouse very hart lou
gave him the right eharaetsr-that IS
the side that got Iieked.-
And Lizzie Dean agreed with him. Sc
Thoroughly was the defeat felt that the
v1nquishsd suitor did ret even deigu
to come TO the weddinx-the dedication
event Of the uew schoolhouse that r.
placed the one destroyed by the fire
Lizzie wanted il that way and Bordsr
was willing TO have II So
II don't know much about it. be said
but take il for granted that Washing
ton always pleased the ladies' when b
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| CHARLES NoRE.AU HARGER
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