Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-29
Gabriel Grumbln's Dream.
HI HIRAM IIEELTOP.

is Gabriel His other name need not
mention for he is never called by it. lie
is such IN incc-sant wilmer and ftulttinder
that he is known all over town As Gabriel
Grumbc \ few days ago he came into
my shop with \ long face, and said
" Nciohbor, do YOU believe in dreains?
i" Not much" replied ''but why do you
ask3'' II have had two very curious
dreams, and don't know what to make
/ of Them "Wcll, tell me and | will try
to be your Daniel" After some hesitation,
he began: You know. neighbor, that
have been an unlucky man. and often
wonder why other people get along 50
much better than do; and everybody
calls me Il 1rumhlcr. Well. the other
evening" | was thinking, as often do, how
rich some of my neighbors are while am
poor; how many of them live in fine
houses while live in a howell how they
prosper in business. and never could sue
coed in anything. went to bed in very
unhappy mood | fell into a troubled
Sleep aud dreamed this dream: An angel
seemed to stand ut my bedside and say
Gabriel Your grumb!iny is heard. and
! the Lord has taken pity on YOU. lie Will
let You change places with any OF your
ncinhhor~ whom YOU consider more fortu-
nate than Yourself. But You must take hlr
place in al particulars. You cannot have
! his property or position and be yourself.
You must be Just what he is in form, TEA
lures. habits, tastes. family, ttnclcS, every
thing. You shah have twcnty-iOUr hours
to decide in. and during that time You
shall he able to look into HE hearts OF Your
nciehbors and see Just how happy their
worldly rro>l ect makes them And then
he vanished When awoke up in the
morning recalled that dream. II came
to me Ike something tat liao lctlIE nap
pcncd. couldn g't II OUT OF my nina:
In spite OF myself kept iiilhhlh7 'oou'
my nclghbor> and a Thought about 'iiem
seemed I" nave them before me ana 10
be able To look Ii-ht through lh'ih- 20 l
began To examine thonl' one by one 70 "e-
tcrnnt which would prefer TO change
places with. Nelghhor y was the hrst
one in my mlnd> eye. 10 cause he Is the
richest thought II would be nice to nave
his money. hut when Thought OF ms VIE
what 4 torment She i, what doT ne
She leads him. when saw his hcart, how
sore II Wa, when learned that ne rushed
into business only that he might crown Tor
. a time the memory OF ms domestic eor-
rows, dIdn / want /" he nun could not
envy hlm. pled llm a WoHid slave
that i >corr@' 4 /" MS tasks Next came
n"l-hh"r Is. HNt with INN came that son
Of M 40 ! tlrt ~ ""fd ana Term Oh ',le
. town that Wrctrh"d. reckless boy VINO
Will. II" doubt. be guilty 81 some crime
that Wi! hrln@ HIM T. the @;'I."W>. and hl>
father %rtN h:n~ W tn ~orr"" to the
crave A. io"htd MO d l'f;lr' ana -"
. The @rirt 'nI drrH MY torture" Il cay
anu h'-h,' L 'h''N''l ''"' i'T my 'oE y,
} ana W"uidil eA'n-e 'i'iH l'F ms II 4 mn
hon dollars We're thrown M" lIIe bargain
N'i-hn"r I. came neat. lie mas = pleas
ant "Ilf ana pretty riI!HFeh. ct you
hnoI Hr MEYER >'g. 3 Ia IE , f H., 'It M;
day found cat WHY. looked INTO MS
+ heart and 'i'rre saw serpent coIied up
: that was biting AMI >tln-lnG All NE time
knew 1h"t serpent was 'Nar'ce; 'htl II
: never les ti-r man IN Whose h''rt II nest
rs thl"N "l''" ~ M 10 Ii4''''i 10"
, inU'h' n,' h'' (,S !@;"''h- MIN 10 Try 10 @''
= more. "'".'h nave til.t) >hith' III my
meant ioF the wealth. 81 h"'hcHl.H>- Ntl-h-
! I"E - ""~ TIE NY IN cam, before my
F. m'hH eye "0 Nh"" no" ne To' rl'h
very ~ "'' ~ '''' ''' ''i'' 'i''' y ~ -
/ are WIS ere" '"'1"' - 10 '''c wv ne
mlIe ms money i''!n' TO" 10 MIN p1-
ult n, sent >ilDtitN blankets 10 The poor sol
; dirrs. saw that hi heart WIS ~ rotten
y the Goth he used t" m9nu:Ic;ure and
4, tcrmincl That WouIdn't he him at any
p price. Wei, t" make 4 long story short
thought Of all my rich nri@hA"r>, one by
, one, bat something was tie matter with
. each one of thrn something that when
PA, into the scale AGAINST their money ont
| weighed it. | cam" II lat To those in mod
: crate circumstances. and tiNrdnpon neigh
e hor 1. - Tia. oNc | woUlI he willing to
, Change iaroS ~i,h. He has a nice house,
a mic" family, a rood business; everybody
likes HIM :t!d calls him an honest man.
e Yes. >ai 10 my s.!i h" Viii do Hut
: looked AZ in. and I"i that big nose and
s th"~" squirting eyes # his The nose nev-
, CT seemed :" big or the eyes :" crossed
. anu ">N|"' - "I'n ''!""Ii' al ''NlnH
e nom. low "i T. WIZ" h'Ir always