Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-04-07

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this bis.Ssei s,aSfsr
sse her hart WAS sid aud her eyes
|te=IiaL for il vas the anniversary cf
~ death % her darling and only chis3.
+ ssslsifai daughter of ssN snort years
a. vhaie wear siHce she had been
aunr. ani Helena had heen singing
sih O.. Angels.
sas sad taat sav was not rrbeiliass.
r. she did not mourn a. tae>e WITH
q hoe. 5u; yet that life neser eoaIil
azlin scar the Joyous aspect that the
f1Si ass. worE-
tEea shcn she endowed I wzrsi IN the
|CAiiiren's hospital aud had gwen TO i;
'szt prsvious name. -The Helena she
c1a zss adcp, her pastors wise sug-
ssnan. ard present her Gear ones
| y y;hiuss TO the Invalid waits who
sers 10 oceupy a. She furnished tks
szri taStesulIy ald bought new TOYS
Brit, but her heart rebelliouSiy clung to
q sal plslSure Of keeping the nursery
- = II had been left. when God
Gi-sa = guest home.
sae said she was getting resigned"
a. she busted herself working among
a. Peer and giving in Ilelena's name"
N Fassed her leisure amid the sur
s'Iallinss that kept her thoughts to
s.asi ca the earthly part OF her SORROW.
Srrc, she daily sighed over the white
c7oglsi, shOrt-length bed: and ten
erEiy touched the toy tea table and the
arlehair To match II. in which Helena
AH7ss sat when she played At five
ssiseS tea She fingered tearfully
e'sr The china tea set. ,hSt would never
- again the play suppers and >or-
siai-g looked as the twin dolls IyiES
4s'seP IN their tiny white crib. No. she
st'er could give them up. even to The
as.rna-
IA 'aiH her life-experieneed mother
pro'rsted that all this was not good
- Der. that IL was no, that cheerful
nrel-
eanno' give them up; II is all that
-ass eft Of heri-
sai. darling. all you have a right
-aS s a enastened memory. neul-
2 nat should daily grow no, less dear.
~ isss bleeding wound fhxse earth
lsaiilders prex~nt the wound from
sailing
= sas lssi~ss- She could give up her
-1asy and her time. but not these, -oh.
soi thsSs.-
4 woman wishes TO see you. ma-
-Aiss Henderson. she calls her
And the maid servant spoke with
ar ihat betrayed her thoughts ~
ua-aa "so gives no card must be mo-
sody. SURE
~ es,abrook recognized the name
9-se' Mss Henderson was a regular
'Ass among the needy: one OF those
elsiness il Is TO Investigate
ard report to those with means
Miss Henderson up here.
- and she laid down the photo
- o. Helena that she had been
sa,.ial4y contemplating. Angel
~ sae whispered. softly
'0a iook all tired out. Miss Hender-
lake this easy chair and she
upon her caller winningly. for
!, vas really a lovely and Christian
-, and having been born TO the
had the easiest Of manners
al Persons. whatever their social
'sa'ioa might be.
sed, am tired and heart-siek.
nave come direct from one of
sAodest cases that have ever en-
1ed. and that is saying u great
81. ana have come to see IL you feel
you can do anything for them.
n ~ ~ mat yoa are doing a great deal
s time. but did not know W no else
= THIS time II is hard to always
ging. even il it is in behalf OF
and Miss Henderson paused as
- ps, she had at last brought to
'nc one case too many. for even
n and charisable sometimes reach
where they feel justified in say
n. can do no more. just at pres
! know Miss Henderson, re-
u Mrs. Estabrook. pleasantly. in
ooraging tone. -but this time my
I tnnd is not quite exhausted,
- : 1t, please, that has affected you