The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-08
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1880.
Dreaming on Wedding Cake-A Story
which DelinuucntS must not Read.

A ]noYparcil young lady. Il few days ago
favored one Of the editors with Il Piece 0:
brides cake. on which to dream. This was
his first attempt 1T dreaming on brides
cake. anu the ell ct was marvellous.
, Upon going t. bed for Il nights rc>t we
were soon IN q proio;nd sleep. IN q nun,
while the most delightful deans flied
our Srr:Scs. The sup rose I an>rcndcnialiy
r.Splrntrnt, the sky in gorgeous beauty "X-
! CO. lCl any former all: france. while me llrt-
lest fancy Of the imagination, ana the great
est wealth OF language, could not ltr" pct
are tn, gran tcur of the scene whtc'i The
face of the whole earth presented. Elchant-
| ed halls. Siittrrin- wealth, and Io>catc bow
erS were ON every hard anu in no direction
COM th. eve fail to east its vision upon the
ideal naidcnS who t.lron scd this Eden, ana
who possessed mItrh!c>s traces, were Ill
vincly fair, ana lovely beyond decree.
Til. excellence and spiend,r Of the whole
could not have been surpassed. even
in the Imagination of the cnthusi1-t
or the Infatuated. To ALI this sc'ne %!
WIS rivrn. These ideal maidcms. fair and
attractive to hcho!d, were those whom me
dreamer had wurshippci in the real and the
more proSv walks of life. Eut this dlifrrcic'
was appareut; Instead of the cold Chances
formerly given in return Tor the most ictr"nt
declarations of real devotion, everything WIS
now changed, and soft eyes looked love 10
eyes which Spakc again IN INC ulSc iS>'ol
nrdS. and ircmD.c when they tel her 50,
the one whose name lei al III" rest, bii;Sh'd
and nodded the sweetest ~ all expressions.
\, this the drCamcr'S JOY WAS exceeding
rrh,t He WAS, in imaSinatINp. 4 IOut To real
Re the chicicSt aid brightest OF AL lhat he
had dared u hope tor. But all onF drc'ihs,
and pleasures too. arc subject - lnt'FrHp-
TONS. While ruminatih" on th'S rcai anu
nrosucciIyc felicity, 4 lIicSScn:c came, ana
called him hence. Wouli you br!icv" 1t"
lie was needed at the printing oillcc. Ice ny,
pile TO the warm. palpItl!ln. ncart cou'd
not have been more out OF place than SHrha
messenger at such Il time. fclucttnlly thc>c
sc"ncS. SO pleasant and 50 tilt az h"nG for
rial saucturn. where he had been accu"tolh-
cd TO work for long weary months in su:"cS-
sion. without even the apparilion o! Il ucil'i-
on"rt subscriber, his vision fell upon IN I'M
mcn>c thrOng of men assembled arnunu ms
Office door. even like unto the multitude that
crOwi around Leroy Wilson On sale Day
when he proposes TO auction III Il oile-GE'u
mule. Then the dreamer was S"rciy lrnuo;eu
in heart. All the editorial sins OF his life Hit
ted before the minds eye in pannralnic view.
Gloomy fDrcbplingS now hllei his senses.
soon, however, he WAS informed that ms
great company OF mon VINO hAu come IRON.
every corner cf the county were dctinqucht
who meant TO evil, nut Grou
0nlv to him that dreamed on wedding cake
They with one voice bean TO clal't rrcrr-
ttence In the liquidation OF iitc.r 'ftiIs nm,
as we'll as a priority in the right t. ay their
substitution In advance for anotlf"r year.
The heart OF the dreamer was nvcrJ5Scd ana
glad ut all this good fortune, inan-
cially and matrimOnially; and 1t COW seem
cd that the tickle Goddess. WAS about TO be.
stow her choicest blessings upon INN tiiat
on wedding cake, even unto lnc
poor country editor. RcalizlhE ~ once
The difficulty attendant upon the reception
so much money. and the consequent wrii-
of so many receipts, lie Immediately call
ell unto his assistance the aid of ms ooiislns
who. being diligent IN business
seemed nothing 10th to give Il helping hahd;
When the work of receiving had proSrcSsrm
for hours, the silver and gold almost bare