Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-07-13

shlngs to wear. sizro the -tuT that
dreams are masie ~ Noa sell sssp.
p~,idl- >-ptiment. You deal in dry
:s,,.ssi.; deal in nosisns. but s-rnetiues
nv goo,is are dry Nou carry hardware.
u~e q few auwrrS IN my trade. Nen
worry the flesh, I crucify the spirit
Nuur wares are OF the earth. earthly,
nine arr of the wind. windy
- here We drummer~ r.. drummin-
and humming, aat loving and laughing
aud singing.
Furiug aat blusing.
Flddiiaz ant haNias.
Sampsias ant saasinG
H-srts ovrre1stn-
Seiur. xuiag. <sing .oa-'
We are always gone. but our zone
uess- = beneficial - our familis.s n
more WAYS than one. ~nlstanc- is.usls
eurhantment q tine view and thu.
cur wives and children an,i s'v~~th-arfs
have fewer opportunities e. vi-v our
cnchansnentS Il il the cuiy wav sc
srcp sh- is.isa - love ia notion v,ith a
httlc New Ners Exchanre about enee
a month, and N~ always receive ble-s-
in.r> and esne.iictions in exchange for
the AFORESAID and the sam. Th~r~
= nothing - n-ce~sarv % the cnsnfsrt
- family a. cash. l. has been
thoroughly demonstrated by a, al ex-
r-riene- that our lavrsi surs an d.
without n better than they can ~
aifhout cash. and. hs>8dsS. we arw
never AZ home - bother em Thsrr
- Another Eu-si thing In thi- --ons-
ue,s--ve arr a. Ners Thtr- P. a.
doubt but that an blir brain 6. tle
ervils workshop. and it mEat BE-
added that 4 . hausis arr bis sirs4mnler,-
Sat the rsal. genuine drummer. are the
rraE matter - csarn-rr~. the nerve 20
trAis. thsy are the active principle of
business. their Industry ant cnerxv
shut the d~vti cut of their braius aa,l
bring the angels Of happiness - many
n heart ant many a h,lne. They are
the song birds II civilization. the ear
rier doves ~ ps2ce and ,rFrcerisS 4ns
general furnishing yussiss shsv 4Fc the
honey bees u thrift aud the merchants
ar~ thsir hutt~rcups ausi clover bls.s-
SONS; they are the aagvis II coulf1rt
and iov. and they carry ia their grip
s.sks s-smples II al the seasouA
II ! were SCULPTOR would chis~l
FROM marble my deal - progress.
would make ], the fortn and figure of a
drummer with his sripsaeA n his hand
-''loade,i for hear
once heard mAn snerr a. the
drumm-rs and | ssid - him ->ir.
What arr We all. in every profession
and vo.atiou - lie. bat drummer.
The politician drums for votes with the
drumssicls % the American eagle. the
preacher drums fpr souls with halle
luiahs and the beautiful story 81 love.
the farmer drums the earth ani his
lasv mule for bread. the lawyer drums
the jury for his feeS. the aoctor drums
for health. the railroad drums for pas
seugrrs. the hotel drums for guests. the
dew drums n. ALL The best drummer
= the preacher. the bcs.-dress..d drum
m-r Is the drummer. aui ths. best loo.S-
ing drummer IS the lecturer
There j. another class Of drummers
which I was about 20 forget they are
the editor who drum for hides ani
sralPs. I am especially indebted 10
this peculiar class of drummers for my
haId head. bat-thanLs the Lord I still
have some of my hide left. and vet.
when ! leave the teld Of politics an.l
como out oa the read with the sure
ennugh d-umnners, the editors aigxavs
drum for me aud Ill my life with has-
piness until I forget nv political
wounds and love the quill driver still.
Bat. returning 10 the smiling 81 b icst
Of this episile. I wish 10 say al the
good things I can for the drummsr..
because they deserve much more than
thev receive They are the th-rmosns.-
tersof prosperity and depression. When
see the drummers busy in the dav
aud laughing in the hotels a. night.
and smoking and spinning yarns.
know that times are good and money Is
Ia circulation and that the country i
n good coalition; but when see the
drummers droop and look sour and
talk sour, when see them but few and
far between ON the ruzd then | know
that money II scarV- aud that hard
times hang like a pail Of gloom over
the land The best sign % prosperity
which | have seen lately IS the fact
that. with the return II th.. robins and
olurbirxis. the drammers are swariuin.r
Like bumblebees among the fragrant
bloom u springtime. and am swarm
ing with them. and receiving ny share
Of the honey.
The drummer watches the brow Of
the merchant II Il is dark and cloud v
he knows that his prospect for big
sale is bad Ia my trade watch the
brow of the skies. and II Il : dark and
'.lendY ! feel rsry sasL There l. both
ing which gives the lecturer the night
mare 80 surely and completely a. a
rainy night. there is nothing that kills
a drummer so dead as drOuth. aud
thus
this World goes ruua' and roun.-
sometimes we're ~. sometimes we're down.
but feel sure that we get along about
as well Is other folks. Human life.
both high and low, Is a game Of seasavx
from the cradle 10 the grave. The hes.
thing for drummer 10 do is to b. coz
tented with his lot until he finds the
gap down leading into better lot: the
best way To End the gap down is 10
hunt for il; the best way to hunt for it
5 70 work and think. and save Iittle
Of what you get each month The first
speech NY mother ever laugh. me was
This.
Little drops et water. little grains of sand.
MAS me niEnfy ocean ami the seaasifa. and