The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1878-11-23

IA fish peddler, o: course"
mo, sir l saw two horse WACO,
loaded with cofin.! The dream awoke
me, and l found myself sitting up in bed
1t has worried me ever since, and | wan:
to know if you can interpret it,"
"Madame," began Bijsh, as he rose up
and smoo,hed down his head, lyon have
come to the right man, and st the right
time. | have neve, Dragged around any
on my power to interpret dreams, but be
ing it's yon will say that can knock
the spots off Of any other human being in
this town on the dream business"
"Aod you can tell me the significance %
Of this onrs''
"Hamph +! Should think I conld In
the first place you dreamed Of socks
That's sign that the woman next door is
Jealous because you are better looking
than she is and she's been slandering
you"
"She has! Then I'll pull her peaked
nose !" exclaimed the dreamer.
"Then you dreamed Of door key.
That's sign Of an accident Be care full,
madam, and don't hit the clothes line in
splitting wood, and don't 90 up on a lad
der over ten or fifteen feet"
" never, never climb ladder, sir J"
"Don't you? So much the better. But
be careful how you 60 down the cellar
during the next few weeks. ! a|lus back
down pair Of stairs. That gives you q
chance to dig in your toe nails if you 60
to fall. Also, don't jump on a street car
when in motion"
Il never do, sir"
"Then you dreamed Of telegraph wire,
madam. That's another bad .ign. Don't
90 sround the back yard barvfooted, or
you may cut yoor heel on an old bottle
and have fatal case of lockjaw."
II 90 bsretooted," she gasped.
Il hope not, madam; and it you eat any
peanuts for month throw the shuoks
away. Even il they don't hurt you there
is only two per cent. Of nourishment 10
EN-"
She looked at him in amazement, and
he kindly went on:
"You heard horn blow, and that is =
good sign. I've known women who had
struggled with cold feet 70, eighteen
straight years to dream Of ho,n blowing
and be perfectly cured in five hours"
"Sir!"
"That's me, madam, and rejoice from
the bottom Of my heart at your good luck.
Then you dreamed Of cofins. Did you
sao .n. Eruraa m sum ~
II don't remember
"WelI, s'pose the undertaken will put
enough figures on 'em, for that matter.
To dream Of coffine, madam, signifies that
you will shortly have an Offer"
'Is--that--so!!" she softly replied,
blushing again.
ut is, madam. Less than month ago
woman came to me who had been
dreaming Of cotfins, and within three days
she had an Offer
| .And she accepted him?"
"It was an Offer, madam, to nurse wo-
man with the roomytiz-salary s3 per
week and found"
"Mr. JOY" sail the gentle dreamer, as
she rose up and made grab for her train.
II shan't 90 out rs a nurse-not Just vet. "
II wouldn't either; it's very trying
position, particularly where ;he patient is
de.pondent and imaginps that you want to
murder her."
"Mr. JOY, I am very mnch obig~l."
"'Tis well-',is well. Good day.
She sailed away. her face as 'rd as a
coal and her nose up, and be sat down
and mu,tered to bimsrlf:
'.She believed every word Of It up to the
Offer and just ranse wondn': lie about
it she goes away feeling dispersed and put
out. That's III. way with 'em -onsar'in,
unhappy and ong,a'efnl."
CHILpnEs OF rHn CoMSuNE.-On the
suppression Of the Commune in Paris,
among the prisoners taken were 500 bows
Of ages averaging from 3 n lo OF the
many atrocities committed during the
time the Communists he'd ps'i., ,hr most
mischievons were those prrp~,ea'"d by
these lads. While the mnrd-r< and in
cpnA;ar;sms were perp~t,a'ei by men
during an attack Of politira! fa'y, the
a.sassinations committed by these boy.
were done solely ont Of = sp ri, of ernelty
and mischief. The Government, not liking
to treat these lads as p"'i'ica' criminals,
sent them 10 the ,rtvr.nai"ry at Ranen.
and shortly sfterwsrd two eminent phys.
|c,an. were requested to Wait them, and
lrppor, on ,h.it mental and phy.'c, con
dition. They found that cut Of the SOC
youths, 337 were Of ve'y delicate phy>i.
cal form and stunt.d growth. They we've
amono the most mischievons e The whole,
and all the children OF drunken motlrr..
Good Words
What m.n must hav. his glass brfnf
ll,o can 10 1,v's work, 4 gfazier.