St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-30
Drea nm g.
MIR. BIJAH JOY INTEkPRETs ONE FOR AN
INQUlRING FEMALE.
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Dreams? Now you've touched a ten
der spot. Madam, l expect I've had
more dreams than any other bald-headed
man in this U. 5. A."
"Well, I've had dreams,' she cOntln-
ued, as she bent her eyes IN the carpet.
"l've had such dreams as never heard
tell of and being as II woman told me
that you could advise me, I've called to
talk with you"
"Golight ahead on the starboard tack
madam"
"There's a man-there's man com
ing to our house, sir" she said, us she
partly hid her face.
Comes to lead the gas metre, sup
pose? Well, go on"
He comes to see nle,' she said, Civ
ing her head an indignant toss. :" |
might as we'll own up that my face, oi
form, or conversational powers have
attracted him. Judging from his ac-
tions, he seemed to love me-
"Does, ch Has he ever brought you
peppermint drops? Has he ever read
poetry to you7 Has you ever noticed
him gazing at the moon Ikea goat look
ing up at u bunch OF grass on the cavee
OF q ehedT :,
II am satisfied that he loves me- sh'
musingly replied, land | confess
THAT you love him -
She hlushed.
Which was very, very proper in her.
"Same az ever-nltl, old stnry--eud IL
the usual way-llo cards. he sighed, as
he shifted the cat 80 that her yellow
eyes gIared across the room at Il jug OF
cider Just brought in 10y a farmer.
After he. left me last night [ had !!
tlream,r she said. II dreamed that
was trying to darn a pair OF socks will
Il dnnrkry for Il needle and some tele-
graphic wire for yarn. While wa>
trying to mend the holes heard Il h"rl
blow, and lacking out of the window ]
saw-whatg 7"
"a fish lmidler, of COURSE
"No, sir! SAW Il two horse wagon
loaded with cotfins! The dream awnk.
ne, and found myself sitting up in bed
1t has worried me ever since, and J
want to know if you can interpret it,"
Madam+,' be gan Bijal, rs he rose ~
and s,n0ot he'd down his head, you have
come to the right man. and at the rlgl''
time. have never Dragged around any
on my power to interpret dreams, hu
lming it's Won will say that can knock
the spots off of any other human lein2
in this town on the drt,m business"
"And you can tell me the significance
1T this one!
"Humph! Should think I could! In
the first place you dreamed of socks.
That's IL sign that the woman next doo
in Jealous because you are better looking
than she is and she's been slandcrlnE
yOu."
"She has! Then I'll pull her peaked
4 II, Il
"Then You dreamed of II door key.
ful. madam. and don't hit the clothes
line in splitting wood, and don't go uI'
ON |: oder over ten or fifteen feet"
81 never. never climb Il ladder, sir
"Don't You? So much the better. But
he careful how You go down the cellar
during the next few weeks. Illus back
down pair of stairs. That gives y"n
Il chance to dig in y0ur toe nails it yon
go to fall. Also, don't jump on street
car when in notion"
II never do, SIR"
"Then you dreamed of telegraph
wire, madam. That's another bad sign.
DON'T go around the back yard bare
footed, or yon may cut your heel or an
old bottle and have IL fatal case of lock-
jaw"
II go barefooted.' she gaspel.
II hope not, madam; and If yon eat
any peanuts for Il month throw the
Shncks away. Even if they don't hurt
.s"r1 there Is only two per cent. OF nour-
iishment ~. EN-"
She Looked at hn -. y" "''''Ne''e''' "'''
he kindly went on:
YOu heard horn blow, and that Is
good sign. I've known women VIII"
had struggled with cold feet for eigh-
teen straig ight years to dream of Il horn
blowing and be perfectly cured i'll five
hours"
"Sir!"
"That'sme. madam. and Treinice from
the bottom of nv heart ut vnur good
luck. Then you dreamed of coffins.
Did yon see any figures on 'em }"
81 don't remember"
"Well, I s'nnse the undertaken will
put enough figures on '"m, for that
matter. To dream nf cotfins. madam,
signifies that you will shortly have an
n:f:r."
"Is-that-so!" she softly replied.
again.
/ eft is. madam. Less than a mouth
aen woman came to me- VIII" had h~en
dreaming of coffins. and within three
HHVs Snn Nau an oI1ef.
"And she accented him
eft was an offer, madam. tn nurse y
woman with the r"onytiz-S,lary So
rer week and fnnnd."
"Mr. J"v." s,ii the gentle dreamer.
IA she rose M and made a grab for her
train. ~ Shan't 90 ont as a nurse-n"t
inst vet" .....
az wouldn't either: it's very irving
pnsition. prrticularlv where the patient
IS despondrnt and imagines that you
want to murder her."
"Mr. joy. I am very much Obliged"
"'Tis well-'tis we'll. Gontl dav."
She. sai|rd away, her face rs red "a a
coal and her nose m, and he sat down
and mnttered t., himSelf:
"Shp believed -verv word If il I'M to
the Offer and just ;clu>e I wouldn't
lie ;sl,ont il she goes awHv feeling dis
perspd and nut ont. That's the way
with 'em-onsartin, unhappy and on
grateful
The Earl of Kellie was relating an ac-