The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-07-03

Young landlord. Tor such BE row vas
had come in and was sitting iu the tap
room, when bis wife ran &c., aud said to
him
Ouly ianoyl yesterday AT noon one OF
our mowers toll asleep under the Dream
ing Beech, without knowing IT, and what
thinF you he dreanl? Why, that he was
Immensely rich! aud only think who il
was-Caspar old Caspsr who is half,
wiited, ana everybody pities and keep,
only for charity What on earth will he
do with al his munev?
Wife, langhed the husband. how can
ven believe such rubbish? You, a sen
sible woman! Just reflect for one mo-
ment. How is il possible tree can fore
tell the fnture--let 1t be ever such an old
aud beautiful tree?
The wife gazed at her husband with
wondering eyes, shook her head ana
said slowly;
Husband, don't speak so wickedlyl
You ought not TO joke on such subjects
am not Joking, my dear, replied the
husband, .......... ...........
For time the women was silent, as if
she had not rightly understood him. Then
she said:
Why pretend what YOU do not mean?
Surely, you, Of all others have most
reason TO be grateful to the tree Hasn't
all you dreamt under it come true?
God knows, replied the husband, when
she had finished spcaking-God knows /
am grateful, grateful 10 Him aud to you.
Yes, il was beautiful dream, and | re-
member il like yesterday; but everything
is a thousand times better than dreamt
it, and you, love, a thousand times pret-
tier and dearer than the young woman
who appeared in my dream. But as re-
CARDS the tree, my darling: Ifa man
loves dancing he will soon find the music
to dance to, and echo repeats the words
that are spoken to her. ] had been for
SO many years wretched and miserable
amongst strangers, it was no wonder if
once in a way dreamt pleasant dream.
But still il was strange that you should
dream YOU were to marry me,
] never dreamt tbatl All saw was a
young woman, with two children, but
she was not half as pretty as you, or the
children either.
Fiel cried the wife; do you mean TO
deny me or the tree? Didn't you tell me
the first day we met? 1t was in the even.
ing, out there in the arbor. Didn't you
tell me you had dreamt you were to mar
ry me and become the landlord Of the
Crown Inn2
Then the man remembered the Joke
he had played his wife, and said
1t can't be helped, dear wife. | did
not really dream Of You, and if | said 50
it was only joke. / remember you
were so very inquisiiiye, and wanted
to tease you.
Upon this the wife burst into a food Of
tears and left the room. When lie fol-
lowed her she was standing in the court
still crying. He did all he could to COM
fort her, but in vain.
You have stolen my love, and cheat
ed me out Of my heart, she said; | shall
never be happy, again, no! never?
Then he asked her II she did not love
bim better than anybody in the world,
and if they had not been the happiest
couple in the whole village:
She could not deny this: but, never
theless she remained sad and miserable,
notwithstanding all he could say. So he
thought, Let her cry herself out--to.mor-
row she will be herself again. But she
was not herself again; for the next
morning, though she certainly had ceas-
ed weeping, she was sadder and gravcr
than ever, and pointedly avoided her
husband.
Every attempt Mt reconciliation failed
nearly all day she sai!gloomily by herself.
starting whenever her husband came near
her.
This state Of things continuing some
time, he also began to grow melancholy,
fearing be had altogether lost bis wife,
love. Silently he moved about the
house thinking how to cure the evil; bnt
no idea occurred to him; so at noon he
went out into the village, aud lotered
carlossly through the fields. The rich,
ripe corn waved like golden lake, and
The birds sung sweetly enough, but hi.
heart was full Of sorrow. ln ihe dis
tauee stood tbo old Dreaming Bctch,
queen Of the forest Ii lowered towards
heaven Ii seemed 10 beckon him with
itg green waving branches 20 came nearer
Ike o good old friend lie went snd sos
beneath ii- shade. thinking Of dags gone
By Five years had passed since h.,
poor miserable wretch, haa rested there
for the first time, and dreamt lhai pleas
ant dream Bow pleasant ior it had
lasted fyc years, aBd bgw-a.i gone, for
ever-and ever.
Then tie beech beRan 30 rustic again.
a. Il had done i've yesr, ago, aud 90
move IL mighty branches and ii. they
moved there fell, then the golden gIil-
iefiug uHliglt across its leaves, aud
through the bgugh. peepsa ever aad anon
The deep blue SKY. Then Ais heart grew
calmer, and be slept soon be dreamt
thar dream again Of Gye years ago The
woman ai The Table aad lhe IiuIe children
81 their play bat now, TIE faces were
tie fsegs II his owu dear aitg aud ea..d-
rem, aud sAe locked ai hlm with Ler large
brown eyes 20 Kindly ab, - kindly,
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