Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-01-20

arouad Henderson ard Iackso1vili-.
All that region is about 90 a parallel
with savannah and Brunswick. brt "a
as cold as Atlanta aud Griffin. The lire
Of egasl heat IS very crooked ore fee
me. read that the waters ia the state
Of washinzton are no; as cold as oars
and the BOYS 20 barrfooted all the year
round Henderson pleased me very
much. for the streets are sandy and the
rain makes no mud and the people
flied the long han from front 70 rear
Narogtochss Is perhaps the Oldest liv-
jn- town N Texas and one Of the best.
Tslere are older towns. Ike jefferson.
bat they are dead. This town vas
namsd for a tribe Of Indians. so was
Natchez. in Mississippi. and both tribes
are new extinct. Like the Axtecs. the
red meu are passing away There Is an
cd stoae fort right on the corner Of the
pabiic square. II was bu3t by the Spaa-
81 Catholics for a mission house about
80 years ago and Is preserved as a relic
o. the ages IL has no doors or windows
20 the ground foor and the entrance -
hy a ladder 20 a window or opening
some ten feet from the ground. What
n earnest. zealous people we're those
followers Of the Saint Igustius Lovola
who penetrated the wilderness Of all
countries to convert even savagrS TO
their faith.
This little city was the home Of Tom
Ochiltree in bygone days-the B~au
Brummel Of America He praetieed law
here for awhile in partnership with his
father. ard the sign was over the door:
Tom Ochiltrse and Father would
like to enlarge upon the attractions %
this growing city and the good people
met. and I would make especial and
grateful mention of Mr.. Minis and Mr..
Schmidt. who are two Of natures noble
men. both in walk and conversation
wish that the world was full Of such
men They were kind TO me N many
WAYS. and il will ever give me pleasure
TO recall them in memory. was told
after left there that Nacogvioches had
many such citizens and was an excep-
tioualiy refined community.
On reaching Meridian | found that no
train made close connection with ours
save the Alabama Great Southern. and
just had time 10 buy a ticket and get
aboard for Chattanooga. BY this time
we had = big lot Of Texans " no cam. by
New Orleans. and were going east. many
of them going 70 Georgia to spend the
holidays We sat up and talked
through the night. and by sunrise had
reached that wonderful city called Fort
Payne. the strangest city / ever saw.
Tom Hood once wrote a poem about n
haunted house that almost scares YOU
to read IT. But here are thousand
haunted houses. all abandoned and for
loru. AID they all look haunted. Il
wouldn't walk among them IN the
night Some Of them are fins houses
and cost much money. and there is
hotel Of fine Queen Anne architecture
with no guests. and not even a curtain
to the Windows There are unfurniShetl
or abandoned foundries ard machine
shops and mammoth livery stables with
no horses in them
'-O'sr all these burg a shadow and a fear.
A sense Of mystery the spirit aauntsd
And said as plain whfspsr In the ear.
The place IS haunted
No human figure stirred 20 90 or come:
No face looked forth from shut or eren
easement.
No chimney smoked. there was No sign Of
home
From parapst to bassmsat-
NO dog vas at the threshold great or
snail
No piEssu en- the Roof. 70 haHssholI erea-
ture.
No cat asmsrsly dozfng en the wall
Noe ore domestic feature
This Is the champion boom town of
the south. but 1t was all northern money.
and the fight was Yankee against
Yankee.
In due time We reached Chattanooga.
for the Alabama Great southern is al
ways on time. and makes its trip OF COO
miles in nine hours II IS delightful
road to travel on I was tired and |
was hungry. for had had no supper or
breakfast When dinner time came
anticipated something extra rice for
Christmas. but I found printed on a
little card Luncheon and TIE menu
said -Cousomm.- which l supposed
meant soup. and I ordered some The
waiter thought l was sick, and brought
me a little beef tea in a teaeup. L
yeHtured to taste il. and couldn't tell
" hat il was. but ii was the poorest ap-
petizer ever tasted, and / showed il
aside. ConSomm. eousomm-nivernaise.
Coufound the conSomm. thought I.
Got no soup to-day said l. He
pointed TO the teacup- I'm not sick.
said l. bring me some spring chicken
was always fond of spring chicken.
When II came. IL was. think. part Of
two-year-old spring rooster fried in
batter In my Maryland. That's what
the menu said. ~ Ia my Maryland I
wish that Randall could have bee IN there
&c have seen that parody on his grand
old lyric poem
The sespos's heel is on thy shore.
Ny Maryiand-
Bat called for coffee. ard il was good
ard refreshed me Then went round
TO Bukofshers and got my dinner No
, more luRehsons and eousomm for me.
Luncheon i German for 4 small slice.
a slight repaSt between meals. and that
was luncheon where I Iunched On
Christmas dAy. and il cost me 5 cents.
! asked for 4 room a few minutes to
change my shirt ft was Hstle sxi0
and that cost me IS cents more. l got
a splendid dinner ard a good room to
lie down in in Selma al the best hotel for
a dollar Verify there are differences
IN hotels As well as conductors. But
| am AT home now, and get some sure
enough soup every day. Coafound the
conzoum:-Bin Arp. in Atlanta Consti-
tutiou-