Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-12-12
A Matter of
Knowledg -
ny
JULIA rRUrrr BISHOP


AZ compelled to tell you. Mrs.
Martil. that your niece . any
thing but satisfactory
MrS. Martin finished counting her
stitches. and then looked up with an
expression that was almost Ike sur
prise.
Why. Mr.. Martin she laid. Il that
gentle little tone % hers: 4 am sur.
| thought Won thought
Il thought you thought. reared the
judge. What Go you mean BY al tia;
eonglomeration. Mrs Martini DID
you really think anything on the sub
iect? No. madam. you cannot p-ore
that you did. What yoa took for
thoughts were merely impressions.
and very Inaccurate ones at that.
Your impression was that I was sat
isfed with Leonora- Aweek asO that
might have been --~. but now II 5
not
~ Martin arched her eyebrows
90 express surprise. because she was
counting more stitches and could not
speak just then
ElAAATtAs AANrFI- cAAEEEEH EAE
said. presently. What has LeoEora
been doing. Mr.. Martini
-Oh. il all comes % not having taken
her when we took Ethel said the
judge. still tramping madly and care
fully about the room. I've raised
Ethel ourselves: or rather. I raised
her. for Won are a slave 10 that fancy
work which the gods confound.-and
o look at Ethel, I tried to get you
TO send for both Of them. but YOU
must let your sister take LeonOra- and
now she comes TO u. and the result
shows that your sister was a woman
totally deficient in Judgment. Mrs..
Martin. totaIly.-
Yes but-nine. ten e-lev-en-what
has Leonora been doing. Mr- Martini
Doing. ma'am2 She has been do
ing nothing. Il Is the things she hzs
said You know very well the plans
I have been making for her-a hand
some girl Ike thst-a girl that could
marry anybody. ma'an-anyboGy.-
and took pains 10 throw Jerry Cor
son into her society. and !
really thought she was pleased with
50 last week I limited that
nothing would del ght ne more. And
do you think she said. Mrs. Mar
tiEe What do you suppose Miss Leon
BRA had the eFrontery 20 say 70 me-
II am sure I don't know. said Mr.
h~elplessly-
Why. she strzishte1ed herself up
and said. Uncle A6. ! haven't the
slightest objection 10 your eo1tiz-
ling TO choose nv dresses for ne. or
even my hats and shoes. for I don't
ike shopping. but I an going 10
ny husband for myself. 4 you
Think Of Z. The migrate
mink said that 70 ne, That comes
taking girls after other people have
them. And ever since then
shes been a. cold az ice 70 Frank Cor
iovan. and has had 10 eyes for any
but that Morris boy-s nobody.
private secretary 10 = tenth-rate
congressman
MAYBE you dOnr understand Leon
pa. suggested Mrs Martin. as q
80 so ~ III u nv AAAALAALN
The tramp up and down the roon
,eased and an aPopleetic cOuntenanee
was turned upon the lady with the
fancy work-and John. The eoIored
servanr. who had come II 10 put on
more coal remarked 70 the cook 4
minutes afterwards
Hi. &c ole ledge suttingly DO take
on when h lose his temper. e be
les stan OF an hear hisssit a
-arin' an a pitehin when he get riled.
he'd sho' put himself II dc Lookup 70
3istu'bin' &c peace
Mrs Martin. how do you suppose
I have eve been able TO obtain nv
present position az the bar without
a Judge Of human nature as well
Of the law? Do you not know that
I an considered the best Judge Of men
II the state-that Il has been re-
marked IN the press that I have the
Of reading men ~ a glance -
and do you insinuate that ! am not
able 10 Judge a sip OF = girl. rot %
years ol62 Nonsense. ] know al
about il. l know that she j. . pr
young woman. bert on her own
II she marries a nobody
ike that secretary. III never Sc her
again never. No. madam. / viii rot.
All, here's my girl Where YOU have
been this morning. little Kitten
Little Kitten. leaning her head on
sis shoalder-Dowu 20 the book
store. Uncle Ad. 90 get that magazine
Wanted
Uncle Ad. radiant--Ah. just see
that. She barely heard me mention
magazine; aud yesterday II was
get my umbrella mended. she
never forgets her old U1els Ad. dee.
she. pet9-
Pet. twisting the topmost buttOa Of
his coat and smiling up at hin "a
q antly-fOu were q~u4rrelirg ~hen
tame IN. you knoS you we're. D6dn't
you Eno~ that you are rot alio~ed 70
quarrel What was il about. srg
Tell me- this instants-
UEele Ad. b~EinniEg to grow red
AgAin---Oh. nothing az al. am onlv
snAzec at your sister. Etkel-ximpiy
AInzzed az h~r.-th~re. don't get er-
cited. pet, its notking serious. Twas
nerely rem~rkinx that 4 your sister
took i into ker head 70 marry a no
body. Ike that Morris Gray. then 1
am done vita her forev.r.
Pet. pretending 30 shake him bv
means Of the buitoa-~oh, you-
srezdfuI-old-o<rr. Yen know you'e
forwsv~ her In w~exf~
Ogre. furiouxiy-Forzive her,
zissg What do x0u know about 81?
DAILY let her try il. that's all IreaIly
tsink she'd b silly enoagh 10 do il;
and low that ! have warned her I shall