Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-08-17
THE WITCH OF
LOCUST DELL.
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tier dress va a gorgeous red
and creen paid siik. maze With
an extremely iox neck and
snort sleeves. Whiie the full
>kirt Va several inches above
the tops Of her shoes. Daintily
lagut-iei and beFzfied pasu,a-
'etteS. houever. covered the de
ncieucy 81 the ski-t. and lent
an extremely inXvuiie ar 10 the
Eearer IL Eas Lls carricatnr~
q fashion. who Sas singing tire
Esy rollckine tune. keeping
lively time vlih her agile feet
and body.
5eckx'- On g. -ar5ea.
A. s-s =z- - c1l
sees i r-y A4dy's garden.
TAv boys and clr.< nox took
- -he rstraIn. Poor Becky. poor
90. >le> il ay adv garden
TIE older u~g--e responded
sith 4t-s more meaningless
I.nc.e-. a4i thea zla1e friut Of
e>c1pi1E from the Flus Thi~
a. >eeasns resented by the
merry circle. trt after Tea
;rla, - -kippel gsuy cat 81
TIE rlug All made 1a~h sor
ne Eoo1>. - u On h1d- n enid
=, sport. he 1p.iae. hsud-
ard Stocked cpznrenauce of
iae sanity Narla- prevented Tie
cav rs upa's secoEp lsAueut o.
1r- Infection.
-Ef j. tebhl 6ont cstvaa.
Becky LAwreuce. >olI and t.ofy.
sl' carry yoa Il r. you Die. if
Rol'i oe fer EaUt 90 asravatiu
~-y>. ~ >InGin an az dane.1 o.
r. Sunday. an e leadiu' dee
Young converts TO destruction
nd You. ar VOC AZ yo' age .oo.
Fl Dat don't beat nv time p
Ny age = snorted the irate
Becky. YOU needn't be tngin
nay aze up To me. RIA. when
you'> no spring chicken. yosef
al Il ole mar>e an ole mis-
don't keer when IVES hayin
sunday eyenin plays. Id jes lax
irE know what yog's got ter do
WI
III dey don't keer, dev ought
70 keer. ef dey's de right sort
oh people. retorted Mara bold
w
De right soft % people hey
I'll hab you ter LuaN. Ra
Moore. nay white folks = qgs,li
y felix's. an dent no in uua.
yo' po' toiksy log houses. ugfh-
~ Dey = - rich a. cream. too.
an don't Aa1 NO ragg, dy. shout
VA nl--eI> round en- uuther.
Mara wa> for the time being.
>iienevd upon tbs point. 80 she
turned her attention 10 TIE
Young people. Who Rere eager
3 taxing IN the spirited q4Arrel +
-Dat> 81 Jane iist been tux
IA on probation. an La Ann.
- Gai.Ine J0hnsoa's rai. rnis
right long ter torment, last a.
tey danein heels ain carry en-.
an. here's Jerry " ebb. what h.s
te.t hl>sef called ob de sperrt 10
preach Is gospel. follerin right
after dis limb OBJ Satan. Come
long here wid me Jerry. | amt
gSlne ter see De LORDS chosen
carried of BY De debbil. not ef
ean vent III
Jerry. Young mulatto OF
eighteen OF tEenty. stood Ir-
rvso!ute. The truth VAS. Jerry
Was regarded by tie eolored
ie9IHiliiy Of the neighborhood
A. the beau ideal OF African
beauty lie was tall and slen.
der. well prOp0rtioned. with
graceful. active movements and
intelligent features. But the
GROWING glory of this dusky
Atoms. Vas his hair. which.
>ampson-ltke. impaired the pos
SCISSOR strength OF charm instead
oi body. by Its extreme length.
lie negroes or even mnlatto's
ndir, rarely ever grows to a
great length. but length of hair
l. With them all a much coveted
adornment. From his pIcka
ninDy days Jerry's mother lad
carefully corded" and wrap
ped her sons kiRky locks. and
ia his young manhood she
reaped the reward 81 her labors.
Tor long haired Jerry was the
= siueenre and envy of his race
al least IN that vicinity.
On tA.s particular sunday af
! ternoOn, the vain Young man
Sore his luXuriant tressrs part
ed IN the middle. and flowing
over his shoulders, in bushv:
! brush-hke tangie.
Il don bleeves l kin 90 Wild
yer SIS RIA Desc gals wants
me 10 skort EN- home. so you'll
hab 10 skuse me-
/, The girls gIgg.ed. and CAV
old Becky tossed ner head and
: laughed loudly.
Wants Jerry fur yer beau
: does Yer. Sis Ria Thonghr
o yer hadn't land off mournin' fur
9 Yer ole man what's dead. You'd
Y lax ter make er preacher outen
3 Jerry. an marry him. speck,.
0 an shout fer him ter preach BY.
he ne, he, She don stan no
>hDfuf dn "a hon ~ -,