Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
INTERPRETING A DREAM.
The Detroit Woman Who Saw q Two
Horse Wagon Loaded with Cofans.

1NTEHPRET1NG a DREAM.
The Detroit Woman Who Saw q Two
Horse Wagon Loaded with COINS.
dreams? Now you've touched {
tender spot Madam, l expect I've hac
more dreams than any other bald-head
ed man in this U. S. A." said Bijah.
"Well, I've had dreams," she con
tinued, as she bent her eyes on the car.
pet. "Pve had such dreams as never
heard tell of, and being as a woman told
me that you could advise me, I've called
to talk with you"
Go ri ht ahead on the starboard tack
Madam.''
"There's man-there's man com.
ing to our house, SIR" she said, as she
partly hid her face.
"Comes to read the gas meter, l sup
pose. Well, 60 on"
He comes to see me-" she said, giving
her head an indignant toss. 81 might
AS we'll own up that my face or form or
conversational powers have attracted
him. Judging from his actions, he
seemed to love me-"
"Does, Ell? Has he ever brought you
peppermint drops? Has he ever read
poetry to you? Have you ever noticed
him gazing at the moon?"
am satisfied that he loves me-" she
musingly replied, "and l confess"
"That you love him?"
She blushed.
Which was very proper in her.
Same as ever-old, old story-end
in the usual way-no cards." he sighed,
as he solemnly shifted the cat.
"After he left me last night I aad a
DREAM" she said. 81 dreamed that
was trying to darn a pair Of socks with
a door key for needle and some tele-
graph wire for yarn. While I was try
ing to mend the holes l heard a horn
blow, and looking out Of the window I
saw-what?"
"a fish peddler, of course"
No, sir? saw two-horse wagon
loaded with collins! The dream awoke
me, and | found myself sitting up in
bed. It has worried me ever since and
want to know if you can interpret it,"
" Madam" began Bijah, as he rose up
and smoothed his head, "you have come
to the light man, and at the right time.
[ have never Dragged around any on my
power to interpret dreams, but being it's
you | will say that I can knock the spots
off any human being in this town on the
dream business"
"And you can tell me the significance
of this one?"
"Then you dreamed Of a door-key.
That's a sign Of an accident. Be careful,
madam and don't hit the clothes line in
splitting wood, and don't go up on lad
der over ten or fifteen feet"
Z" [ never, never climb ladder, STRIP
''Don't you? So much the better.
But be careful how you 60 down cellar
during the next few weeks. Then you
dreamed of telegraph wire, madam.
That's another bad sign. Don't 60 around
the back yard barefooted, or you may
cut your heel on an old bottle and have
fatal case of lockjaw"
Il go barefooted," she gasped.
u hope not, madam; and if you eat
any peanuts for a month throw the
shucks away. Even if they don't hurt
you there is only two per cent. of nour-
ishment in em.'
She looked at him in amazement, and
he kindly went on.
"Qou heard horn blow, and that is
good sign. I've known women who
had struggled with cold feet for eighteen
straight years to dream of a horn blow
ing and be perfectly cured in five hours"
"Sir!"
"That's me, madam, and l rejoice
from the bottom of my heart at your
good luck. Then you dreamed of collins.
Did you see any figures on 'em?"
81 don't remember"
"Well, I s'pose the undertaken will
put enough figures on 'em, for that mat
ter. To dream of collins, madam, signi.
fles that you will shortly have an OFFER"
"Is-that-so!" she softly replied,
blushing again.
cit is, madam Less than a month
ago woman came to me who had been
dreaming of collins, and within three
days she had an ofer.''
And she accepted him."
1t was an offer, madam, to nurse
woman with the roomytiz-salary So
per week and found.
"Mr. JOY" said the gentle dreamer,
as she rose up and made a grab for her
just yet"
II wouldn't either; it's a very trying
position, particularly where the patient
is respondent and imagines that you
want to murder her."
"Mr. Joy, am very much Obliged"
"'Tis well-'tis well. Good day"
She sailed away, her face red as coal
and her nose up, and he sat down and
to himself:
"She believed every word of it up to
the <ofer," and just cause I wouldn't
lie about it she goes away feeling dis
persec and put out. That's the way
with 'em--onsartin, unhappy, and on
grateful. Detroit Free Press.