Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-07-26

b. 1fs~. ! anf gus ersuIs- VITA ar1g~ -
x.hiinr aae singi< is2f - sh~ laurel
wreath shhsh Hn~n have ssv-u tar lua.
s1r alrvrtT shsl-s b-iVat b,av~s are
closely tss~rss lzs,A Ea1 Z xh.siI ~
santrus z M sin1pl- f1av~r sarri-s
- ~ Esv-.t auzs a er~ath q tine fra
r-aHrr With ~hash he wKs xaas -
ssx~~ten ~. Asarts sn.i shs. asianss II
sCh-rs. s.aa.f Dc mare sAaa : al ~
hrinx
"A .ifrte .liss- aag tasir ~a~.-
Hssi- hss. alr ssursrtn9.
Ant v-e ras ss-t mas aisn ~as
WI saiT arss % sisE -ii-tr s.s.~z
Icsn hus ngt ss a-srt ssst prsY
ss.~t a-ip aus lri-ssis e. ns4r tl's srsssss-
When Nr Pryar ~assr-,t upaa it<as
l-sHal var. aast h. shna,rh a gssliaas
sstti-r. Wa 1alv a Boy Ia vvars. Bar
80 falG ~as h.. q is4v- slr The eaa-.. ustass
Eear ~ >,lurhsru hearts that ~ wsala
n1r ne re=rralIn..,f fram r~u,i-riur als
p-lssisuate lllegsacr 4n.l b.. hssal
s-rvbcv.
D~ar - hira a. ~as hi- heart's h5s1..l
VA the fonss,i-uas.y sh~u asp- svrv4i
her Dini5ns Nat- abaEe H. si~atrvr Yss is
cane To hs wh@u thn-s snag~v vinvs
were folsisd ant her prsusf hea.f
druap~A And fram that sat aay - The
tAv se hfs xetar Iisg~ he held the G.n=
tesieraey and - ut@rnsri~s within the
ssnetuarT q his heart How true thi>
Is bis eomraf@s se Camp Sitt Nnss.
the >ons ot Veterans saf the paugh-
s<-s q the eoasederasv saa testify
more saishfaiIy than l. But a. I F~eall
this baval s.sidi-r Nhs was my father
cpnrat~-tn-aFIns. eA5-~oriSsr n sn1rua=
ok p.stdensse. and fri~nst IN salnss -
p.ae~. I am glat - r~msme-r htu A.
.aw him L.Sz. in the A~l1ved C9asestsr-
ate gray. meath whnh his hart esas
with su.th hiFai prisie.
In t>'fs Nr Pryor marri,'i Mss 9anie
Patrerson Il Alabama. aasi "a the san
shine sf her Iose aasi their lss tssg~thsr
the dark eloa,ls q the passt drsasi-
fafe,t fron the h.arinoa * bis lis~-
Their mar-i~s4 I r was brief. bat bean
si.zf A. an exquisite -ang ~hose e-hoe-ss
tkrOaxh AL rhsss years, though faint.
~er- of thrilling sweetness a. they
sanx 10 ms lonely heart Few Svfu-u
hat - fair Isss ~ hers, few wives a
heart 50 true "a xhish To dwell. an.t
few of all rnanxinsi. can hsp- ta i've 10
soux "a tsnst~r reverence
Wh>u the ssoary~ u I.-s sl=vps over
tie EssIe city wh-re th-y d~ss with
their ehils5r~n tbs lovely yaua< x9aaaa
was one sf the Erst TO pass tram the
r.rrfhl- sr~ne. &c seemed q ostn~r
thing that Mr. Pryor. who lahorsst
e-ssel-ssly IA aiiiag others aur'ag this
awful s-as.1a. shs5at4 have suffered the
Iass Of that On. ~ho was his sop.. his
Ii ixhs. his hearts delight Bas tins
trial be bore. as he hsr. all others "a
his life. shutting the scar oa- of sighs
And scattering Shi~ ssGeh Iessonsot sases
MISSION as Il taught hIn.
Before bis wfse's d~aEh n. hst. is
..s~ru.st 10 mortal lxea. doue all that he
cvuII DO IA ard Of others Bat after
snas il se~nsssi n Il he daily tri-sA. by
sncaghr AMI deed ID sErengta<n the
chain y hose InSs were love aad hoo~.
br whirh he bad anShsSrsd hls heart tsl
her aad heaxeu- He gave so al who
suffered the balm st his syuEasbg-he
saw Through every ssornrei0asf the
rain bow 3 r1atiazs CLEAN
-H- rsanrt a srsnen sf aealins near sssrr ais-
TER sprfnx
A ~nispsr-a PREMISE s1sa.lng ysr ss.ry oras-n
string
The autumn Of - viii be always the
darkest ehapser IN the history Of Holly
Springs. hut that page wh=r- sam
PrTur's deeds are Told viii shine ike .
,sar III mEduixhs's deep gloom
Asa soldier and ~ 4 philarshruvsst.
n bis x~ntI<. modest way. the world
viii. aoubsIess. remember Mr. Pryor
Ras ir was not alone IN TIMES Ike
sh~s<.-su..n times as try rzen : souls
thas k< lived zcely and served rlatlE-
II was ia qai<s times Of psae~ azsoEz
ais ueixhbors and trieris, wherever
,her~ was grief OF want or suffering
that he deemed fs his privilege - serve
the Iiviax and k,1Gor the deaG
An1 whiIe his Life b-locret 50 largely
70 .eas xr~as uzirsr1s1e s1as needed
him. he never fer oce uroGert permit
ted outside snt<rests 20 =ar the sweet
p<rssesicr ef his Lis 81 hou<-s Afs -