The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-17
Mrs. Applebee's S Warning
BY VIOLET.

At breakfast, one morning, Mrs
Applebee seemed low-spirited, and
without her accustomed appetite.
"Sick - asked Mr.. Applebee, SEN
tentiously, between huge swallows OF
coffee. --.------e :
Not sick, but scarf, for Eve had d
warning, and we are going to have
trouble as sure as my names Mehitable
Applebee.. 1 dreamed of picking dan
delions and daisies last night, and
eating cherries, and this is the dead OF
Winter! You know the old saying,
't Dream of fruit or flowers out OF
season, and you are sure of trouble
without reason Then, towards NOR.
ming, i dreamed of my teeth dropping
out, and that always brings death in a
family. WhenI was dressing. Hook
ed out into the kitchen to see Eif you
put on the tea-kettle, and saw you
laid out on the table as plain as ever
saw anything in my life!"3d1 10 24IiI
Nonsense" interrupted her husband
whose digestion, evidently, was better
than that of his. spouse. 81 never
saw any sense in signs or dreams, and
l think you had better put inland eat
a hearty breakfast, anyway, for if Pm
going to be laid cut in earnest, full
stomach is best to take trouble on" ~
Now, Saml you ought to be
ashamed, making light of solemlf
things. I'm afraid something will
happen to you right of, and do wish
we had been more particular about
going to meeting. / say, Sam, do you
ever wish we had staid on the old
place, and worked, and saved as the
old folks did ~ sHsss sssati ssasssss 'is-ssssl
"No, Californy is the only place in
the world where folks cam hive easy,
and l only wish L had come years be-
fore, when the gold was plentier, we
wouldn't have any care now; but I've
got something ahead, and if your
dream comes! true, you won't be bad
off for wilder, and will stand good
chance to marry some other man, that
wants home and don't like to work
for it," .a or1er -nago4. e
Mr.. Applebee laughed heartily as he
went out and laughed several times
during the day, when he recounted
the whole, with various embellish-.
ments but when there came, just at
night, low, rumbling sound, then
faint trembling of the earth, follow we'd
by a general rafting and shaking of
everything movable, and some things
heretofore thought stationary, and
everybody said: An edrthqudEe!-
there comes anotherH'c and before
they had done speaking, another, he
began to think there was some danger
of" mas dream coming true, and be-
thought himself of his iong-neglected
prayers. stf3 z-ot g -rgGi c7sl 9.
On his way, home he was hailed by
the postmaster, 81 say, Applebee,
there's letter come for you with a
black rim around it; guess somebody
'nuther is dead or something, in the
States, l can't quite make out. the
mark, then added, cheerfully, Them
as bas friends, has 'em to lose, you
know" and his sympathy took such
an active turn that he stepped into the
next door and ordered" !" something
lively for .Applebee, he's got bad
looking letter from som'ears." 4 lJs
Applebee drained the draught with
out any difficulty; it was another one
OF the concessions he had made to-
custom-and the climate, and though
he felt called upon occasionally to,
protest against the indulgence, he
seemed to find it extremely palatable.
"What's the news ?" inquired the
P. NJ, hungry for something sensa-
g Moses is dead, and he's gone and
left his girl to my care, and all his
property to be divided a'tween us, an
there must a. been nigh onto hum
dred thousand, may be more, may be
double Wonder if I'm to have half?
Wish they'd a told that, while thev-
was about it. So Moses is dead! Well
what aciU the old woman say to the
gal and the money. She'll think it
was her dream 'spose that must been
Moses she see laid out acel, it better
be him than me, for he was one of
those kind of men who went as
straight as a string, and I've been
around so much faint been possible to
do some things. Glad gave the boys
notice that we should quit working
Sundays, unless we get i'll q hurry" 10
Mrs. Appiebee had been surprised
at the earthquake, and the letter with
the news of Moses death was only a
natural sequence TO her dream. The
money was their due. Moses had
more help than Sam, but the gal-if
she took notion to come out there,
what in the world could they do with
her ?" 8 ucg raI .1g.
The ugly business" rs Mr.. Apple
bee styled it, involved trip to the
East. Couldn't have happened in a
better time," he said; "business is
Stacker than I've known it for long
spell" e5 ~ 4i
Mrs. Applebee sent him off with
many admonitions about being care
full of himself, and not to eat fruit at
the Isthmus and her parting injunc-
ton was: Sam, you'd better not let
on to home bout working Sundays
and-well, you know, some other
things; they wouldn't understand,
and 'twould seem queer. TO to meet
ing while you're there, and put some
silCer in the contribution box every
time it's passed, specially if it is for
the heathen always felt great in
terest in them and, look here, don't
you bring that gal back here on no ac-
count, for never had any faculty with
children. Get her boarded reasonable
and where they'll keep her straight
twill be doing our duty in the easiest
way, and that's what believe in.
Moses daughter proved to be a