Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-17
VOL. XII-NO. II.
A TRUE STORY.
BY C. D. STUART.

Not many years ago, young lad, the son OF
poor farmer. living near erich Church, fanci-
ed, or rather dreamed that il he would 90 up to
London, by way of London Bridge, he would
find fortune. Now, London was great way
from erich Church, especially to a poor lad il.
norant of geography and travel, and living in an
age before railroads. SO be put the strange
dream from his mind yet again and again il re-
turned, until the poor lad became SO excited that
he could no longer delay visiting London. But
he told no one OF his dream, nor OF his intention
10 go to London, for he well knew every one
would ridicule the dream, and his father would
prohibit him from visiting London on so foolish
an crrand. So he kept his own secret and cOun-
sci, and, early one pleasant morning, set out on
his adventure. 1t was weary long way, but
he footed it bravely, only resting by day to eat
the simple meal OF bread and cheese he hau pro-
vided in his small pack, and resting by night
wherever roadside shelter offered
AT last he came in sight of London. Our poor
lad was not little bewiIdered by the great show
of St. Paurs Church, the London Column and
Tower, with many other marvellous sights, but
uprermost in his mind was his dream and he
wondered how London Bridge could be connect
ed with the fortune of one so humble as he. BY
dint OF perSeverlng inquiry, he found the bridge,
determined to cross the Thames in no other way
Once on the bridge, he looked on every side, but
no fortune appeared. He only saw crowds Of
people going to and fro, never mnding him
FAINT with travel and modification, having for
hours walked up and down the bridge he was
turning his face homeWard, satisfied that his
dream was, like all dreams, cheat, when rag
ged boy, of his own size, accosted him with.
"What for are You searching London Bridge
all day ! have you lost Il bob =" meaning, by
bob, small coin.
Nay" said the dreamer. 81 have come up
here because dreamed if | went 10 London
Bridge should find my fortune"
80, ha!' replied the ragged stranger, ''if
were to follow all my dreams should have had
a dozen fortunes long ago 1t was only last
night dreamed that if would 90 to Chuckstone
Cross, and dig under it, should find bag of
gold; but blame me if | believe in dreams, be-
sides don't know if there is such place as
Chuckstone Cross in the world"
The dreamer caught Il sudden light from this
confession, and, without more ado, bidding the
stranger-boy goodby, strobe back for Chuckstone
Cross, which was near by his fathers house,
for" said he to himself, "perhaps this is the for
tune was to find on London Bridge" Hope
made his feet light, and he was soon at Chuck
store Cross. When night came, and all was
STILL he crept from his bed, in his fathers house
and stealing out slyIy to the cross, he fell to
work. removing the stone, and digging up the
hard earth 1t was not long before he struck up
on something chinky and directly ont came a bag
/ of COLL pieces, in all many thousand pounds.
/ Thus the poor lad, obevng his persistent dream
found his fortune; and beyond all doubt, all our
/ former speculations to the contrary notWithstan-
ding the cross was originally erected by the
| person or persons who buried the gold as they
naturally coniectured cross the last thing like
! ly to be disturbed, while it was good and dura-
Die mark over their deposit. But, though the
fortune was found by following a dream in this
instance, we doubt whether it is safe or we'll to
trust too much in dreams, since dreams are gen
orally shadows of our waking hours--merc phan-
/ toms of our own conjuraton--stilI, if apy OF our
readers do dream persi,ten'y, and think their
dreams worth tracing out let them be careful
how they reveal them to others, as the ragged
Londonpr did to the poor country land who found
what, with more curiosity and secretivencss,
might have been another's fortune, under Chuck
stone Cross VhitneyS Republic,
AWFUL EFFECTS OF THE LlQUoR-LAw IN
MAINE The Portsmouth Journal says:-"The
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