Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04
aloMth's Column.
HARRY'S DREAM.
BY MRS. NJ. F. BUTTS.

like to work. When he woke in the
morning his first thought was about a
holiday. His head was full of plans
for skating, and coasting. and sleighing,
in winter. and for fishing, and tramp
ing and camping, in summer. Besides,
he was great spendthrift. A silver
quarter could no more stay in his pocket
than live coal, his grandfather said;
and as for pennies, and five cent pieces,
they seemed determined to get into the
hands of the grocer, or the confectioner,
or the toy merchant, as soon as possible.
"Have good time to-day and let the
future take care of itself, was this care
less boys motto.
One day his rich uncle came to see
him and gave him ten whole dollars.
'.Now we will see what you will do
with it, my little man. said the old
gentleman. "Ten-dollar bills don't grow
on every bush in these days"
Oh how rich Harry felt-Harry Ar
mold was his name. In the first place,
he was not satisfied till he had shown
the money to all "the boys"
"There is good many good times in
that ten dollars, suggested Frank Main
"What pile of bananas it would buy,
eh? and whole pond of ice-cream and
a pile of oranges most as high as Bun
ker Hill monument
This sort of talk made Harry's mouth
water.
"And rivers of lemonade" added
Frank, as he saw Harry's growing ex-
element.
"Lets get some lemons now. and 60
to your house, and make jolly pitcher
of lemonade" said Harry. slapping his
hand on his pocket.
"All right" said Frank; "come on
boys" signaling to three or four ur-
chins.
So off they started for the grocer's,
and bought dozen lemons. By the
time the lemonade was made and drunk
Harry cocluded that he was hungry.
By giving each of the small boys ten
cents apiece he managed to get rid Of
them, and then he proposed to Frank
that they should 60 to the beach ard
get some CLANS "My mother wishes
me to go to the seashore as often as
can" he said.
They started in high glee. The sill
yer that came by way of change for the
ten-dollar bill was wonderfully conven-
lent. 1t paid car fares, it bought can
: dy and peanuts, and once on the beach
, it bought clans till the boys couldn't
eat another oue Then there was some
| change left, and it ratified and rolled
about so uncomfortably that Harry
, bought ice cream and cake, and finished
with half dozen popcorn balls. THAI
night when our boy got home he didn't
e count his money. he was too sleepy.
!. He threw off his clothes, boy fashion
and was dreaming before girl would
| have been half ready. And this is wha
he dreamed:
He thought he was in what he called
balloon made of chocolate creams, will
! the cream inside 1t was very elegan
i affair, and looked as if it were ceileC
and finished with white satin. Thi
g strange dwelling was suspended from
star by a cord of red and white CHINA
;. mon candy. Now. if there was any
il thing that Harry liked it was chocolat
creams and cinnamon candy. Besides
o in his dream he was hungry and thirsty
He hesitated at first to bite into hi
beautiful room; but he really -couldn'
! let it alone, it was so very tempting
So he nibbled and nibbled and tn
more he ate the more he wanted. An
by and by there were great holes in hi
!. house, so that when there came present
" storm of wind and rain he was i
;, danger of being drowned. But thi
!. greedy boy was not satisfied with hi
- pretty house. He longed to try the cor
- of cinnamon candy. He knew it wa
- dangerous to tamper with it, but b
), thought about it till at last he made u
:. his mind that he would bite off one Ii
tie corner. 1t was deliciously spic.
He must have little more, and lit
- more, till all at once he saw that ii
- remnants of his balloon hung by OF
=" slender strand. Now he began to
~ frightened. What if he should fal
= There was nothing around him but al
a. The earth was SO far away that he cou
- ;. not even see the gilt arrow on the top
" the church steeple near his father
NC house. A puff of air stirred his ba
al loon and the strand began to cracl
III Oh, how terrified he was In an insta
~ it snapped short off and down plung
90 Harry into the frightful space.
-. on gave piercing shrek, and awoke.
His mother came running to his be
side, and his old grandfather called 0
TT. in trembling voice to know what "
is the matter.