Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-29

spooze yew 'ouldn't write for me an
AK her IL she'd walk out wi me. I
bain't go, moo mother to dew it, wuss
luck
IL may be incidentally remarked
that Bob was - years Of age, and,
with his brothers. was always la
menting the want of a mother. Tha.
lady. during her life. lef. the charge
OF her young children altogether to
sally. and neglected them and her
home equally.
~Nrw may take your cath o. that"
answered sally. firmly. in reply 20
Bob's hint IF We got sucked in you'd
lay il all onto me- You must hoe your
own land You'd better tell her broth
er you'i meet her O. Sunday
Dye think soo?-' said Bob. and sub
sequeutly acted on her advice.
When Bob had finished the milking
on Sunday morning and arranged For
an evening substitute he grew into
a fever of unrest. sally he called.
"wheer's nv clane shut2 wheer's
my collar viii We black my bewts
for me? III give We tupPence. Come
an tie my tie. Shall a weer a iower3
Dye think she'll like to goo to chap
Ell? How dew a look in my new
clothes?-
At last Sally got him of and turned
her attention TO the midday dinner.
She sat up for his return at night.
He came in about ten and found his
sister alone; the others had gone to
bed His face wore an expression Of
mingled indignation and shame.
Well. how did We get on?" asked
sally. ~Hev you had your tea?"
II doan't want moo tea" said Bob:
less goo TO b-d?-
Good night. then said sally.
knowing there was more to come.
but making a pretense of turning gu,
the lamp
Biaame II. struck in Bob. hoarse-
". she an har brother met me a.
Chetbridge just as the swan wuz
ooP~nin'- She said she vuz dry. 500
axed her in to hev some'at. Tree
glasses o stout for har and tree
glasses . aale fer har brother, 7
Paaid fOor-tha'ss ninepence-an' .
glass o mild hare fer me is ten
pence. and neither o. them offered to
paay a farden- Then afterwards
Tom left u. an We walked to St
Mary 's-on-the-Fern. an she said as
We WIZ travellers. an walkin' made
har wholly dry. 500 we went into
the Kings Head. an she had tree
moor glasses o stout. an a half o.
mild fer me. Tha'ss fvepenee-
ha'P'ny. and tenpence i. one and
t'repPence-ha'p'ny- She never paid
fer narth~n-~
Why. Bob, Dor. you must ha' been
a fool said sally. chucklinS inward
". For Bob Is VIGOROUSLY parsimo-
Nous.
Dye think soo7- he said. uneasiIv.
AFTER that he continued. I'VE set
under the hedge for a bit. an she
axed me 70 kiss her 500 a did. but
she stunk o baare 500 a didn't think
much ont. Then she KEEP a scrowy-
in up agia me till she went asleeap.
When she woke up We walked 20
Turiham an I ased her IL she'd Ike
too goo 20 chapel But she said that
WIZ past six an she WIZ drv- 500
we went into the Queen's Head an
she had tree moor glasses q stout
an half o. mild for me- Tha'sS Eve
Penee-ha .p'uy an enc an t'reppenee-
IA .p'ny ! one an nine. COON HOGAN,
70 ohetbrid-- that wuz g-trin' dark:
1u. she wanted 20 set under the
hedge ag7n- Hovsomedever. / said
the ground vas damp. an she said IS
| was a Sorft fewL. an we'd best GIT
On TO the swan afore thew shut. Blu:
I'd had enow ont an eoome hooau1.
Thass Just Ike rev ye-mixin' ne
mp along of 4 wench what cost ne
one an ninep-nce an would Ia done
moor II I'd ha' let her. Now's the
time when ! feeal hain't got moo
mother shan't gle rev var shil-
lin this weak out o nv money. I
must look arter myself same as vev,
dew; Twin hare. KEEP Ike a queean
a-dewin' narthen- Nice dewin's |
call it
And Bob went up 20 bed grumblins
and cursing. while his sister laughed
silently downstairs
Bob i still bachelor. But he ha,
another girl m his eve. and wants
sally 10 test her quality before he
commits himself to another one-and.
ninePenny Sunday.-Black and White