Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-03-06

hls gold ae Easte--d-
Something stirred IN the young
mans breast criminal tho1gaF
TOOK shape n his mind and he
retIty asserted Itself
I'll 20 ae-oss lie hill AID see If
Ne gets through the bottom safe.
said the T8gny nan hat aloud. a.
he plunged INTO TIE woods his
hammer still n Ms hand
NJ Matthews had stopped at
the forf 81 the creek To let MS
aOrse drink Hearing a sEIxht
noise De glanced 10 the steep
bang Of The little stream aud saw
tie gale Lace Of william Iocss
Pssrng 0t Eun through ne aader.
x-urtl
why Wlliam- lie aeZaa- but
tle sentence vas never aalshef-
A heavy. 1lI1t instrument struck
am On ne head and a. ne horse
cane ap the bank the cid nan fell
20 tie ground unconscious
4 sa.f scg- later 4 -iIerfess
horse leiz1eI AZ the gate Of the
Matthews homestead Immediate
search vas made tor the missing
master Eao vas fog1t n a DYING
condition lear the little creek
lev miles from his home Mr.
Matthews seull had been fractured
oy A blow from a blunt instru-
nenf- And ais saddle bags sere
empty.
There fDllov.f months Of anx--
~ sheu the life OF the cd nan
hung = the ha-anc- Will Jones
a Que Of ne i-st 20 oE-r rs
T=s - arse depressed
AR and nervousness we're arrrlag-
ted 20 the great love lie bore Is
o~-nefaero-
Weeks Eore into mouths. IL.
M Matthews Condition n.ataIIy.
renamed Unchanged the last Vas
sealed ola1x- although lie vas
able % at 1p add Wax about the
house
some time the following May,
young Joe Matthews made busi-
hess Trip 30 Montgomery. Ala
and Ehe1 he returned brouzai
with him a celebrated sary-on.
Dr. Greene Of Louisville. Who
chs1eef 10 De visiting relatives IN
Montgomery.
The ply sIeiaa examined the
partially healed v0aad on Hr
Matthews head and declared hls
belief that a trepan could De uIAe
ec On the >xlIt which Eo1ii re
store his mental EAezlries. rhe
family consented 20 the operation
william 1o1es cane over cary
and TOOK as stand oE ne parienr.
bed 11- extreme anxiety 5eina
marked By al present
The tIf1ealr t2-x has beer us-
formed and the surgeon called
he devoted wife ard -on- =
stand a-091t the sufferers Dc. Z
greet rs eyes a3ol the return o.
reason Tie oil nan slowly Ooer
en hs eyes a. the e5-crs OF n.
aesthetic wore OF. acd leaked A
Tie glad loving faces arsu1e hIrl
he knew taeRf He would live
Is vas With an Effort that tie A
$~nalec family remained calm
When they realized the triumph o
medical skill
When I'D I get home. James,
he asked hIs eldest son. bar oefor,
4 reply could De made Mr.. Nat
thess eyes fell upon the haZyarr
face Of his foster son wlIxu
Jones.
William he 2spet- $50 biooC
vii tell after ALL William Jou-,
turned silently away and slipped
!. from The house.
TneScTsEit vas sfnouished no,
10 talk aat 10 one suspected
William Jones Vas the rubbel
and Eu1lt-5e murderer until il
vas learned few days later tina
he had left tie neighborhood- lie
: sertlEg his sife and child
N1ea he gres stronger, NJ
Matthews told Of the assault mad.
Epon him by h.s adopted son. bur
AZ his Request no effort vas made
To trace the criminal or bring min
TO g=fIcr.
i dIi wrong n harborIry tie
, >oa OF a ro5ber and murderer. the
Old man ssaId say, and pan;sh
nent viii not change his nature
" hats born II the blood viii out
In the bone
4 few years later, william
Jones sas killed While atteuctus
20 rob . stage coach IN Arkansas
The seven sons Of Robert Nat
theSs lived. with one execution
TO good old age. A doctor. =
iaEyer, . preacher, a governor. a
senator and Congressman vers
among their number, and each
without single exception nlIec
posIrlocs Of honor and trust ac.
eep'Aoly and veil They were
esteemed and loved wherever
knos1 Even children and caiI.
dren's children have grown 10
maturity without a blot of dishou-
or 10 mar the lSne. tut In reas
ing the soa ola feloa. my grand
zfaer Matthews made signal
failure.