Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-10

neat night a store. or I should have
said the store. which sold cigarettes
Was broken open and the entire stock
81 cigarettes stolen. nobody for an in
slant ~saspeetcd Ssmmiy. Particularly
a. ANNIE The heat ,iay. appalled, by
the enormits ~ he deed. carefully hid
away ftr i1 gotten Eoods aud forbor,
- smoke. although cruelty urged to
'ip so hy the paugs ~ appetite.
-usses s~em q. II luck was on Jacobs
sidc commented Mr. Havsus Here's
>amuie knocked up hi. quarters forth
and now there vou'i he ans for awhile
for Sammie 10 get hold Of
Meanwhile Jacob Moua.mith found
the peace and happinsss ~ his life
broken BOZ upon. Although temperate
himself. be knew the strength - appe-
flts. for Mics Hatenz was mistaken
when She said h. had NO powers - Oh
%-~r,atipn H. had very great powers
- o~h-ersaiisn and "a great ~ mpaihy
FOR ths tempted Md r. wa. not long
Bee fi-rrr~ring the identify % the
fhlrF
Twas Ian-Nay giving him hat
quarter that started &c. b. unused.
ammie hadn't had any for quite a
spsi and when rho quarters worth
vas gone hr gut desperate and stole
Nuf Iacob sighed a. 10 pot ON his hat
ard wrrt 20 srsk hts .i~p~on
~ fnuni hm after .om~ s-arrh 10
bind th~ barn. sitting ii-tir-.ly on an
Old overturned vagou-hcd Taking a
seat beside him. Jacob said. -Whers
have ypu hid them. Sammi~r
The hp, started mp in terror. hut his
sfepfafh~r LAIRD a Obtaining hand On
hi. arm -Sit .tiU, h. -aid. kindl,
bur firmly There was silence a mo-
msuf. during which the strength ~
viii that las behind that OBTAINING
hand va. making its+lf FELT an through
>smm'e. deraurrd nervous system.
Nni when the question was repeated.
Where have YOU hid them. Sammir
rho answer came in a whisper "Up in
the loft
For eom" time Jacob drli~rated.
Then ne said. IN yeu love your moth
20. Sammiec
YES do came the snswe and
the bus burst into tear.
- love her. too said Jacob Vow
We'll see what can be done. W DON,
want her 20 find ou' about This. sam
mi-
The hoy listened with ha'ed breath.
u Nou lp,r her well enough -
promise me never 20 steal any more
That h. what I'm asking YOU. Sammie
ho you love YOUR mother well enough
90 promise me. because you love her.
never 20 steal any moreT~
Yes sir. he answered. respectfully
Then. said Jacob. removing his
baud from the boys arm and rising.
II love her we'll Enough 10 get Won
out Of this scrape. but there's one
thing more I'd like to ask you. oi
course You don't love m~. but do YOU
respect me enough to promise me to
quit smoking those things
Il de-. sand Sammie. soiemnlv.
I'm not wanting 10 ak too much
II YOU said Jacob. ~hut any time Won
should feel IT in YOUR heart 10 call M
pa FIJI bc proud to hear YOU. sou.
md then jacob walked away.
Nobody stood by To SCI the tumuft
in Sammie's small nature that dav.a and
nobody saw his spirit burst it, bombs
and stand ready 20 hegin a larger
rrosth. fur Jacob had gone TO right
things With the h~urglarizrd store
keep Who "a a firm friend Of his.
fou ear keep YOUR mouth shut.
snaN began jacob when the two
were alone. Vow I've found out whu
took fhoss cigarette. and I'm ready
fo pay for them Least said. saon-
rst msndsd How Huch we're thu,
worth to son
The s~tarrkevp-r canned a sum an,
Jacob promptly pafd e.. 4 could have
brought them back 20 You. he ~
marked e { dau't do it because
J tdut uant thvm 10 b. here trmpt-
ing
tar a mamenf bis friend the store
keer locked 40 him -Jaeab b.
a ua a~.mfratun. vau wer~ cut
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