Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-25

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you need not be afraid; they win not hurt you,
they are only for wicked people" So they
stepped into an immense space surrounded by
high wall and closed by q heavy iron gate.
There he saw squirming thr0Dg Of horrid
shapes and hideOus monsters Some looked
ike human beings, some were half man and halt
beast, and some looked altogether like beasts.
Dreamy George was so frightened that he made
for the iron gate. But the King spoke to him
kindly and said: Don't you want to see what
wicked people have to dream ?" He beckoned
to the Dream that stood nearest; it was Q
hideous giant who carried q mill wheel under
each arm
"Tell US what you are going to do tonight"
commanded the King.
Then the monster drew his head down be-
tween his shoulders. opened his mouth from ear
to ear, wriggled his back In great glee, and said
with chuckle: 81 am going to the rich man
who let his father starve. One day when the
old man sat down on the stone steps in front of
his sons house and begged for bread, the son
came and said to the servants: Drive the beg
gar away Now, 60 there in the night and
draw him through between my two mill wheels
until he feels as though all his bones were
crushed. When he feels quite timber give
him good shaking and say: How you shake,
you beggar Then he wakes up, his teeth chat
ter. and he cries: Wife, get me another blan-
ket, I'm cold And when he falls asleep begin
all over again."
When Dreamy George heard that he violently
rushed out OF the gate, drawing the King after
him and exclaiming: 81 shan't stay here another
second among these Evil Dreams. It Is too hof-
rible!" 80.
In the next place, the King took him to q
splendid garden, where the paths were Of silver,
the flower beds of gold and the flowers Of cut
gems. Here the pleasant dreams had their
pleasure grounds. The first one he saw, was @
dream that looked like pale young woman
having NOah's ark under one arm and box
OF building blocks under the other.
'Who is that2" asked Dreamy George.
Every evening she goes to little sick boy,
whose mother is dead. He is all alone in the
daytime and nobody takes any care of him; but
at dusk she goes to him. plays with him and
stays all night. He always falls asleep very
early, and that's the reason she goes so early.
The other dreams go much later. But come
along; If you want to see everything we must
hurry"
They walked farther in the garden right
among the pleasant dreams. They were men,
women and children, all having kind and lovely
faces and clothed in beautiful garments. Many
carried in their hands all sorts of things your
heart could desire. All at once Dreamy George
stopped and gave a shout that made all the
dreams turn round. -
why, what's the matter with your" asked
the King. ,,..,s.s.',,,
''There is my princess, the very one that ap-
exclaimed Dreamy George delighted.
"Of course it is, he replied. ''Tell me now,
didn't send you a lovely dream2 1t is almost
the incest one have"
Then Dreamy George ran up to the princess,
who happened to be swining herself again in
her little golden swing. AS soon as she saw
him come she jumped down and ran into his
arms. He took her by the hand and led her TO
golden bench. Then they sat down together
and told each other how glad they were to see
each other again. And when they got through
they began all over again. In the meantime
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main path, with his hands behind his back. and
took out his watch from time to time to see
how late it was, because Dreamy George and
the princess were not through yet telling each
other what they had to say. At last he went
back to them and said: children. that will
do. You. Dreamy George, are far from home,
and can't keep you here over night. for l have
no beds. Dreams don't sleep, you know, but
go up there among the men of the earth at
night And you, little princess, must get
ready. Put on your pink dress tonight, and
then come back and let me tell you whom you
must appear to next and what you must tell
him."
When Dreamy George heard that he felt all at
once as courageous as never before in all his
life He rose and said firmly: 'Oh, King 1
Will never leave my princess. Either you must
keep me down here, or else you must let her go
up on the earth with me. l cannot live without
her, | love her so much!" And two tears came
into his eyes as big as hazenuts
But, George, George" answered the King,
cit is the lovellest dream have However. as
you have saved my life, be it So. Take your;
princess and go up with her on, THE eaaxh:1 EAs
soon as you get there take off her silver veil
and throw 1t down through the trap door Then
she will become princess Of flesh and blood.
like other maidens; now she is but a Dream!"
Dreamy George thanked the King most
heartily, and said: 'Dear King, as you are 80
very kind, should like to ask one more favor;I
have princess now but l still need kingdom.
you see. Now 1t is quite impossible that there
should be princess without kingdom. Can't
you get me one if it is only little one?'
Then the King answered: ''Visible Kingdoms
have none, Dreamy George, butinvisible ones;
and of those you shall have one; one OF the
greatest and most glorious have left" $50
When Dreamy George wanted to knew all
about the nature of an Invisible Kingdom, the
King told him he would soon find out how
grand and beautiful it was
For, he said, Gin these common visible king
d0ms, things are sometimes very unpleasant.
Suppose you are King Of common kingdom.
and In the morning the minister steps up to
your bedside and says: Your Majesty. I need
open your treasury and there isn't red cent in
1t. What will you do then? Or again. suppose
there is war, and the other King, who con-
quers you, marries your princess and fnlprisons
you In tower. Such things can't happen in
an invisible kingdom"
"But, If we cannot see it." asked Dreamy
George, still somewhat perpleXed, ''what good
will our kingdom do us?'
Thou. curious mortal" said the king ssyou
and your princess will see it! You will see the
palaces, the meadows and woods that belong to
the kingdom; you will walk in them and do
with them whatever you please. Only other
people will not see them"
Then Dreamy George was very glad; for he
had been afraid the people in the village would
look at him askance If he came as king and
brought princess with him. He took leave
very atfectiOnately Of the King of Dreams. as
cended the 500 steps with his princess. took off
her silver veil and threw it down. The result
was a great crash. like the report of MANY
cannon, that stunned him for moment. When
he came to himself he was sitting on the old
stone in front of his house, and the princess
was beside him. And she was of flesh and blood
like other maidens. heheld his hand and said.
as she patted it: You foolish darling, how long
it took you to make up your mind to tell me
you love me! Were you afraid of me?"
The moon rose and cast It's beams on the
river, the rpples made music as they struck the
shore, the forest rustled, and still they sat and
chatted. Suddenly it seemed as if little. yery
black cloud covered the moon, and something
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