Oxford eagle., 1900-07-19

square sad not desiring "a
arouse my brvther's family Al
such AN unseem.y hour. I tool
a pleasant room at the hotel
where ! enjoyed = splendid reel
And refreshing slumb~r until the
suns rays streaming throagh the
window aroused me. I found
that the Clinton people. wers
very much like Oxford people
la one respect at least. to-wit
the Inclination to indulge IN
morning slumber. But start
ed around To my brothers house
and he met nae With much sur
prise It's true, but with the cor
dialitv that can only be felt by
a brother who meets alter a
long absence his oaiy brother.
Dt course the family we're .nou
astir and a nge old Kentucky y
breakfast was prepared. and
once more sat at the table with
dear ones whom | had not sect
tor sixteen months.
After breakfast I started out
in town and had a hearty hand
shake with old friends on every
SIDE Of the square. IL is very
pleasant To 90 back to the home
Of your youth, after a long alb
sence but there - also a tingr
OF sadness that will creep over
the heart when we see the
change produced on the faces
and forms Of the friends of Aud
lang Syne.' by the never ceasing
ever active hand of time. I
spent the day renewing Old
friendships, shaking hands with
the men. kissing my female kin
folks and talking about old
times. IL Was very pleasant |
assure you. TN the next morn
ing. Sunday. the familiar sounds
Of the old church bells once
more greeted my ears and |
went To the Methodist church
where | heard some delightful
music and q good sermol. I
saw many new f.ces. but afier
looking closely at the bright
eyes of The girls boys and gents
and rafteus. | could detect the
lineaments of the fathers and
mothers whom | once knew aud
whom | associated with in the
days of long ago, when they and
| were young and full of life and
bouyant with its bright promi
ses. Alas! many OF them sleep
their last slumber IN the old
cemetery, but they still live in
the person of their children. and
in the memory of their friends
and loved ones.
tind every one here in a
prosperous condition the wheat
crop has been splendid and as
the farmers are receiving 6s and
30 cents cents per bushel for
their wheat there will be a large
surplus OF money in the coun-
try. | have been told by men
who know, that the wheat crop
of this county Hickman. will
amount To go 600 bushels. Es
timating this at the present mar
ket price 1t will figure up more
than half a million dollars. As
this is a small county YOU can
see that the outlook from finan
cisl standpoint is favorable. |
was informed by NV brother
this morning that a farmer in
this vicinity sold his wheat
last week and showed hlm q
cheek for $500 rs the proceeds
of the sale. The cora crop is
not good however by reason oil
the excessive rains. I will at
tend this evening a democratic
convention IN the court house.
There Is some political inter
est in the pending election fol
governor OF the State To fiIl ths
vacancy occasionet by the tras
&c death of Gov. Goebel. Act
ing Gov. Bscknan will I thInl
receive the denomination a
the State convention which as
sembles at Lexington. bu
there are many Who prefer
> man of more mature age an.
1 greater ability. Pardon TIM
somewhat rambling letter.
|, will return neat Saturday an
|, hope that everything IS goini
on all well with Oxford an
that work is being done in IN
way of electric lights.
; T. VI. KEMP.