Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-10-19
ONLT A. DREAM-YES, A DREAM.
What You Think by Day You Dream at
Night.-Whieh One Of the
Girls Was Itg

ant, others of a different character.
eEds'' rooms with Alb. Armstror
and Cas-. Hagan, "hale fellows we
met, but neither Of whom, be it
their credit, play base ball or shak
dice for the drinks. Last night, eth
er on account Of heavy supper or
light heart, sour Ed had the mes
= prolonged, overwhelmingly divine drear
mortal man ever fell heir to. Y
gods, butt was heavenly Th
nocturnal Illusion. as he told it to on
OF his girls. -(he has % or 3O) VIII,
is friend of the Great Religion
Weekly, and who impaired it conf
dentially to us, is about as follows:
He dreamed that it came to pas.
that the company. which was assem-
bled was a merry one. for it was hi.
wedding day. Was he not to taxi
unto himself a wife? -
And in his chamber there were con
gregated numerous comrades to cheer
him with words of commiseration and
sympathy, and to help him on with
his wedding clothes.
| Upon his face there was a look OF
despair, and upon the point Of his
chin piece of paper which did hide
from the vulgar gaze the spot where
the barber did cut him while shaving.
And he lifted up his voice and
said unto his friends: s'NIy heart
behaveth in an unruly and disobedi-
ent manner, and my knees appear to
have lost their wonted decision of
character. ---..... ....
"My brain whirls, and my usually
erect and dignified spinal column
would fain sit down and rest or crawl
into my shoes to hide from the wrath
that is to come.
Weep with me, I. pray you; and
one of you run your hand into that
new shirt and separate the bosom from
the back thereof. 81.
''There goes button from this ac-
cursed shirt! Oh!-!-!l!-!!!-
-!!!!--!!!!!, if such remark
is well-timed' and appropriate on this
joyous occasion.
''These drawers are old and ripped
from Dan to Bersheba, and the
strings are missing from the points of
the limbs! My haste is great, and 1
haven't the money to put up for
new pair. Alb, lend me 80 cents un-
til see you again, and 1 will send Ha-
gan down to Phillips for a new pair.
My soul trembleth with apprehen-
sion; my heart shrinketh from the
ordeal that awaits me.
''Cas,is my hair parted straight, ,and
how sitteth my standing collar?
"a fear cometh upon me, a dread
presentiment fills me with alarmi
81 wonder how the girl feels?
@These socks are a mile too big;
they were made for. the Cardiff giant
or Bob White.
"Why this great apprehension OF
heart; why doth my spirit quail with
in me as quals the deserted fawn be-
fore the approaching storm.
''I'l bet the dried herring that
Miss - is scared half to death!
"Oh! that this timidity would
depart from me! But what have 1
to fear? Bass Runkle and Scott
Green won't be there to torture me.
"Is the order of exercises of mat
rimony that which / should fear?
Hath the future in store for me any
hidden perils? a
eff so, my friends who have passed
the Rubicon have lied! They have
deceived me that 1, too, might suffer
the tortures OF the married.!
"Oh! Alb, do pin this refractory
collar and pull down the back of my
shirt. Hurry up!
"Great heavens! What have Il
done! Ye gods Of misfortune, what
a grieyious error!'' 49,. --.-..-
Then his co-workers did flock about
him with blanched faces, and George
Harper did cry aloud:
How now, Ed; hast thou forgot
ten to procure license that thou
mightest we'd, or hast thou neglected
TO contract with preacher?'' e.
And Everett cried aloud: 'Alas
these are but trlfies. Oh! woe is me !"
Then Smith Spence lifted up his
voice and said: "Doth not thy
clothes fit thee? Doth thy new shoes
oppress thy corns? Or hast thou for
gotten to carry home the bass fiddler"
And Bean answered and said: ssFly,
1y like the rushing wind and stop the
proceedings! Postpone the crucifx-
on for but ten minutes - g. So
And they all cried with one voice
'Dost thy heart now fail thee? Has
thy courage given thee the shake? To
what dire calamity iost thou refer?''
And he answered and said: s.Ye
tabled gods of song and story, / have
forgotten to wash my feet!'
q Then did the faces of his compan-
ons blanch, and their forms trembled
It the miraculous escape oftheir COM
rade. EYyY
And Forthwith Charley Dobyns was
sent after barrel of water, and with
great ceremony did they admrnister
unto his pedal extremities their semi
annual bath. a.
Then they proceeded to the palatial