Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-10-10

whole lot and Be happy. There 10 .
dozen records ard they ought TO keep
you from getting lonesome, for . while.
anyway
Hank had Fever seen or heard Of
any thing like this before. ard his de-
light and gratitude knew 10 bounds
he wanted TO pay his benefac.or for
the machine. but could ouly get him
TO sceept a tanned wildcat ska Thea
this angel entertained unswsres got
into his buekboars and his team rap
idly carried him out Of sight
Bat Hanks case was different row.
At night h could Wind up his little
phono-raPh. md music and song ard
ora;ory ard laughter E.Ied his shack
through the medium Of the tin bora
There Vas oze record that he used
more thai aay other azi swzthsd more
teucer.y Il its PROTECTING eottoz- ard
a. tine went on there were evenings
-hsz this particular record vas the
only one tha: Re usef- II started q
WITH a storm of ka-selsPPizg- Thez
the -usie of 4 sage violin il prelude.
ar6 wonzn's voiee. strong azS sweet
ard e,esr. sarz-
-Rsur6 ~ IrE1a-z ha-estszE uavs re
errua@1s
II - ttszz-cc Io1-- y. w.oSla-es Gear
a-f raa7.
Ortrzrt=@s ~ -Aou<krs revert 70 ses-~s
q ctli6koas
vhsrs a-st received ~ isssszs-rl-
r1-ts scknc-
Hank triad 20 imagine whzt she
would look ike. arr presently iEeu,i-
fed her Nth eo.orsd IithozrzPh % =
Siri feeding ehickens- that had cone
10 him vita a uoush's supply % plug
tobaceo-s b,ue-~ys6- saxsn-hairs6
maiden wifh roun5- whfre arms ard
preternatu-aliy graceful fern Aue
- she siuSvr grew very rea- 70 him
and h. thought about her as b Watched
E his Hcck su@ ever the rsfrain e the
song rang in his ears
IT, =rou sslrss h-sEhf to--sEAs aro- =.
Mzh1st
Frc= TIE as1es thsrs Genes ~ s-.-s e
- zaEr haF
{ ThreuEh TIE syczzorss TIE ca-6is n<ht !.
On u slzks q TIE WABASH. lar away
-Wel- YOU coat seem to have sut-
fersl -oHs-- SAID B.I Williams. When
he drove up 20 the camp two uouths'
later Fat aad happy. BY links And
! wuz expserin' 20 need Jesus here 70
haul yea back iato 2 Paso- Reekou
( voc Gon't ue~s no relief
Il sire do said Hzak Jesus ki-
tumble or an take hold an III pack
ny warszek an 90 hack With you !
Esay b al right bot I amt -oin' TO
take 70 chances uztfl after I've taksr
I II the town fer awhile
50 The Nexieaz took held ,n6
Hank vent back 20 z Paso With his
l Phonogrzph and drew his wages
/ The second night OF rs relaxation
he and h. friend William ~ere at
traete6 BY the lights and the show bills
a. the door OF a thester- They went in
II Vas about The usual programme
I juggling. dancing. singing. dialogue
I a. the T-st % II. ard The two men en-
l loyed e Eith he zbazdo1 Of ehiI5ren-
Bat suddenly Bill lszs aware that Hank
was gazing With FAR more than ordi-
rary Interest On 4 girl who had Just
come OF the sfage-s bIle-eyed and
/ extremely zolfen-hzired Young WON
an He nudge6 his friend a76 received
in return 4 jolt N the side from Hanks
elbow that for The moment robbed hin
OF breath. for violin x7s Playing the
I prelude 70 The Banks OF the Wabash
ard the nex1 moment the girl sang in
a clear. sweet voice
RszrE ~ r-fiz-a ho-<s-ezs rave n.
co-z6s-E
In II 6zsra-cs ICON TIE russ-a-S clear
ard cu1l-
ofts-ti=ss ~ thaEghts revert 70 scrEss
Were ! lrst rscElvsE ~ lexso-s-ra-
II S7s The veiee Of The phazozrapA
Where you so5n=7- asked wiIIiar
TIE show zi7's over ret 81 Soxa--
-Iu Sosu' ter Sc that GAL Ss51
Hank detsr=szstly- You k5n wai- or
zot. lest Is yea darn please Fl.
worked his way vita some difficulty
behind and Presently vas cnafEcnted
with Ms Nae s. Clair.
-wellz- said The s7zrer. ro- uaLirs
". for Hank vas a weIl-.,ok7ur r.-
AID he showed something Of the tre2i
catio1 he fer. though he lad beer
o-z1 ard P~rezpcory enough With III.
1en who had barred his way. -Yov
want ne9-
That's What replied Hank.sfup,v
What : it,
Il jest tod you want VOC Tax,
good look Al ne. IN. see ef you thiul
III DO In q stranger TO you, but vol
h7ir't Ter ne You've ben with m,
n nv shack. Singh. ter ne for ~.
months stiddy- Ia Ike the best kin,
. ter have You with ne fer al ther res
OF the tine there is
Miss St Clair looked Al him for no
nent in amszenen- and then burst ~
20 II OF laughter you must b
. crazy she said
NO said Hank. Il hain'r erzxv
nuther- You saved ne from that. II
tell YOU" And he told her. with 4 ru6,
sloquence that moved her srrzrz-rv
4 kaowed when seen you an hear,
, you tonight that wuzu's mistaken
he concluded Il knOwed that he
! breath Of Their nex-nOwn hay com
10 You right there. an Won seen II
moon shinin' on Their riPp,es N the
water an hankered after Their OF home
stead You hain-t satisfied ter pain
: up your face thi<-a-wzy an stag ter
mob Of whisky-soaking Iozterx-ar
: your
: The color came where the rouze~
not and she did not laugh row.
? Mo- she half stzmuersc-
: Well. then. come with me an. II
o make home fer you. ar ef II hair't
happy one II won't be my fault
: You don't know anything abou
! me- she said. quickly
! Nor you don't erbout me-
a But know she said. smiling. 70
t . moment or two they booked at on