Oxford eagle., 1912-07-18
WONDERFUL DREAM.

oHth6os NoAhN ~ Wv Al Tie ONl4tE
day and while here went to Jim
Peacock's shoe shop TO have his
shoes repaired. and while Pea
cock was repairing them Dock
Miller came along by the shop
end.was about TO have Peacock
arrested for handling second hand
cotflns without privilege license,
AS he mistook Eds shoes for sec
ond-hand coffins. But when Pea
cock finished his shoes Ed put
them on his feet and came up the
street his shoes looked like two
large black hogs fighting JUS; in
front of him, so when Dock saw
this performance he withdrew his
charges against Peacock.
BY the way Edgar lives out at
Lafayette Springs where | once
upon a time taught school. My
experience as n school master
will long be remembered and the
beautiful site of the school house
and church was all that the mos
romantic and poetic heart could
wish Situated on a higt
hill overlooking the rolling hills
to the West and a commanding
view to the South. and the beauti
full spreading oaks of the spring
lot to the East, with the waters OF
the little brooklst sweeping along
through the spring lot, it was nc
wonder that my young heart swell
ed with emotion, when contem-
plating the beauty of the land
scape. How ften have | linger-
ed in the tangled walks of the old
schoo! yard, under a spreading
oak and gazed in rapture at the
golden glory of the setting sun.
as the storm clouds in the West
swept across the cardinal colors
OF the day. My pathway THO Igh
the woods and fields was made
radiant with boys and girls.
Sleigh rides, parties and occasion
al ball at the hotel interviewed to
Danish the monotony of country
life and while kept the face of a
stern philosopher in the school
room | acted with the vanity and
freedom Of town dude" while
out OF the school room. Spelling
matches at the country schools IL
those days were occasions for
sun and opportunities for the
bellies and beaux to indulge in
the neverceasing eccentricities Of
Cupid, who shoots his arrows
where least expected, inflictinc
wounds that never heal and pleas
ant pangs that never die. When
the examination and exhi-
oition closed on the last day schol
ars, parents and friends left me
with thanks, praise and tears and
many OF my old pupils will remem
oer to this day the pleasant hours
and loving chats We had under
Tue noon Jay shades of the large
oaks and the delightful strolls We
took among the large oaks of the
spring lot and those rugged hills
and blooming vales. These ara
iond memories of my school mas
ter days at old Lafayette Springs
Then tell me life is dream. :" no
thrice no.
Well sir. Tom Wilson took din
ner with me last Sunday. He had
on his new double- barrel shot
gun pants and they fit him toIer-
ably tight, but not as tight as
some OF the hobble dresses the
ladies' wear, but Tom looked very
neat IN them. know it is no,
good manners 10 tell what a man
eats while visiting you, but will
tell you secretly what Tom ate
Tor his dinner. He ate four beans
u large biscuit, tablespoonful
OF strawberry jam, a spoonful of
sorghum, a teacuptul of two
weeks old butter milk and a half
tescuptul of ice cream. After
dinner ne looked just like a small
racer snake that had swallow
ed a large toad frog, but when
those beans began 10 chase that
ice cream around in Toms ston
ach he complained of little heavi
ness about his breast" SO NV
wife Is a very good doctor and
sne gave him a pine "rosom" dill
as large as a tea cup. Tom has
very strong muscles about his
throat, SO he managed to swallow
1t. Then he looked ike the above
mentioned snake that had swal-
lowed two toad frogs. Then We
discussed his condition pro and
con and finally decided it would
be impossible for this pill to pass
his dinner, but we decided we
would wait awhile before we sent
for a ''sho' 'noush" doctor, but
IN an hour or two Tom was al
right and We enjoyed his compa-
ny very much. There is one
thing about Tom, he is all head
and brains and this is a uualifica
uon that is seriously lacking in
most of US. Come again Tom.
By the way Mr.. Ike Roberts
tells me that he has made a con-
tract with Tom to use him to clean
out bored wells. He just ties a
rope to his feet and lets him down
into the well head foremost. Ike
says he is fine instrument for
getting well augsr "bits" out
OF the well when he gets down
about 100 feetdeep. Tom is the
most convenient man for nearly
everything ever saw.
l have just closed a contract
with the New York World to write
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