Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-02-05
WEEKLY SHORTST0RY
edited BY Prof. Erwin.)
MINISTER DAUGHTER
VS..
MINT JULEP.
By II. T. Keys.

"Dumb Jewels more often in their kind
Than slow words do move wonlan's
mind"
1t was the night befor national pro-
hibition was to go into effect that
Harry Dundee sat in his office hating
between two opinions. He had just
received 4 message, telling him to
meet with his friends the follwing
night at the club to celebrate the de-
mise of Old John Barleycorn. There
were two things that stood high in
Harly's estimaton-One was a mint
iulep and the other Dorothy Gordon,
the minister's daughter. 70 the
former he was entil ely welded, to the
latter he was only betrOthed The
following evening Harry called up
Dorothy, cancelled his engagement to
accompany her to the weekly meeting
of the foreign missionary society on
account of pressing business" en-
gagement down town. At ten that
night he had gathered with his friends
at the club and in the course Of the
next few hours the country had swept
a long ways toward prohibition
through his efforts AS Harry stag
gered out Of the club that night,
whom should he meet but his be-
trothed, Dorothy Gordon The next
day he received note from her in
forming him that everything was to
"the mustard" with him He strait
way apologized, begged her forgive
ness and swore to her, if she would re-
new the engagement his lips would
never touch liquor again-he was sim
cere in this, he meant to suck it
through a quill But his words had
fallen on deaf ears and Harry had
exhausted ever resource to bring about
a reconciliation-excpt one
Christmas was approaching Harry
determined to try to affect an arms
tice by sending Dorothy present
an expensive set of furs In view OF
the H C L. and his being a salaried
man, it would be like trying to pay
Germany's indemnity but Harry was
willing for any sacrifice, if he could
make Dorothy forget the mistake he
had made
On Christmas Eve Harry carefully
prepared two neat packages In one
was an expensive set of furs and his
card. On the outside plainly adj
dressed was dorothy Gordon, Broad
way, City," In the other was a quart
of booze addressed to his old friend
Dan Davidson, and containing note
that ran, "Old Scout, here's one
saved out of the wave Of prohibition
Don't be niggardly with it. Give your
old man a swig or two from it, Have
several more when that's gone-Mer
nv Christmas-Harry." Here's some
thing that will bring the little CIR
around and win old Dams undyint
gratitude" he thought.
Harry gave Bob, his faithful oil
colored servant, the packages and two
hits and told him to deliver them t.
the parties addressed He rushed
off down town to his office He coul'
hardly. concentrate his. mind on hi
work that day for thinking what ef
feet his expensive present to Doroth.
would have on their affairs.
It was late next morning when Har
nv sat down to his Christmas break
fast. Uncle Bob had prepared min
iulep and while he was rejecting O.
the promise he had made Dorothy, DO
came shutting in:
Morning, Boss"
"Good morning, Bob. Did you de
liver the packages yesterday"
"Sho did, Boss"
II hope you didn't get them mike
and leave the wrong one for Miss Coz