Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-17
g. n. D.
4 medley, q Mystery, n marvei
and Miracle.
The story OF a Dream.

81 n ct money honestly ifyou can, but get
Omcney,n was foolish fathers advice
90 his son Get money, # you can hon
estly makes but q slight alteration IN the
order of the words, but varies the sentl-
ment considerably. There is no harm IN
making money. 1t answersth all things
Used rightly It is q power for good, ana
there IS monty enough Ia the world 70
form lever by which the mas 81 hunan-
ity could be, lifted, to a certain extent, cut
OF its depths of sorrow and despair.
Money we must have for money makes
the mare 20. Some can make money
who have no faculty Tor saving. Weuio
YOU save you must know how TO deny
those who would borrow and never fepay,
rs well rs those who beg simply because
they are too lazy TO work There are men
Who never want to see you except TO ask
the favor of loan. They will ask for
Inst one word " tn you, and that one
word is sure to be MONEY. An impecuni-
Gus fellow met rich acquaintance. and
not liking TO ssk di eetly tor loan, said,
Friend Smith, IL you had ten dollars in
your 20 ket and was % ask you for the
loan Of FIVE. how many would remain in
your DOcktt7n Ten dollars, to be sure,
replied the rich man, without moments
hesitation, He had gumption, and knew
too much to part with his money by any
such rule Of subtl action.
n | see, said the Impecunious man thus
" rehutfed. be was able to owe. he was
one Of the Micawber sort--always waiting
Ifor something to turn up. How like
some people who are sick. They think to
get well by letting disease take care of
! itself. But diseases do not heal them-
selves and too late their vic inns full often
|. find this out to their sorrow rs death
se'Ees upon them. Had they been wise
in time they might have added many
years to their lease Of fe. The cure was
tBigh them, rs it is nigh to all who read
this medley. These paragraphs tell the
story IS = patient perusal will provo,
Tho,e who have keen sight and eau read
between the lines may solve the conun-
drum the sooner for it, but upon all, light
will dawn ere they read the final word Of
our story.
I light will dawn, we said. and so It will
II light hope and help. Light is what u
certain indivIdu Il wanted. Mr.. Jones We
will cs!l him. de WIS very sick. Con-
sumption had fastened its fangs upon
him. he had long neglected cstarrh. and
laughed at the idea Of taking anything for
| il when advised to do so, ana So went from
bad to worse. His lungs became diseased,
4 hacking churchyard cough r eked him
tallmost 70 pieces, and he was last wasting
away. A ner- shadow Of his former self
be scarcely slept st all at night, or slept
only 70 dream horrible dreams. Talk Of
nightmarel a whole circus troupe, horses
and ali, seemed TO make his beu the arena
OF their wild performances. In this case
money did not make the mAre go, for he
spent deal Of money on doctors and
physics aud Was nothing bettered. he ate
little. and was fast going down to an un-
timely grave, leaving his wife widow
J and his four bright children orphans,
| when, lol on neeventful night he dreamed
for once bright and happy dream, which
our next paragraph will relate.
/ neath. the black yisaged monster, had un-
| ~ til then stared him in the face, but the
dream brought him hope He saw bright
| Ehiie,rObed angel in his dream, who said
II come to bring you good news. Here i
your cure-Eure. safe, harmless, prompt
and reliable. Get we'll and seek to take
health thereby to others Behold the curel'
| With these words the angel was gone, bu
ere the trail of light which followed hin
had va ishe the dreamer saw glitterinl
IN the light three golden lelters-G. NJ. ID
What can it mean?" he said TO him,
self, as he awoke fCm his slumber. -
4 have had a 60 Many Dreams before
but never such as this startled snt
l 50 prissl, be aroused his wife and 10 he
relsted his vision, Alas, she could No
tsolye tue problem, Rsm6H barring all tbs
medical udyi e. and the physie aud tn
IeKpense involved since her husband be
came SICK she exp essed the hope that tn
letters we've not intended TO suggest tn &
IGo d Mai y Dvcto;s must yet be consulte
, in addition 10 all that had been l. ter
viewed. lie gro med in reply and re
n parked that il he hal to consult any NOR
there would have TO be G Ibid Mine Dis
lvesed in-orders pay them.
II Eyeiy day for week hN and his faith
II fuESpolse scar hid diligently fora ke
/. TO tn problem. In the dictionary, in sue
!. ipew papers as they happened t. have, ]
bdnks, in placard on the walls every
where they sough. hoping TO fud clul
Letters stand for words, and they hope
: to light upon the wo'ds that should sug
gest the care. Ihsy Grieved Many DaS
r oyer their lack 0, gOod luck, a. they saiC
. 40 tue GuOd MAJ Dreamed again an
, sgain, bat.saw No in"re angels. Hope d.
r. red mEketh the heart 81 k "Oh, 10,
the snge had Guided BE Definitely an
J Given More Directions" be eKclsime.
? ~ in snd again.
? Nearly tvs weeks hsd elapsed since III
: ~ night OF the Gr.at Mysterious Dream
shsu there CAME 70 the house q pampt
I. let fired with his exhauiting ofiC
work. Vhica be sii! pursued, determinin
II pssiDle u die ID tie harness Jones wa
: about 70 thFpg the pamphlet IL tbs
! WHEN something pFomUteI him 70 exam
0 ineit. Surely, thOut BIT be here can lie nOts
/. ing thst will Pierce this Gloom Most Di
tsrssing, or Give BE, Disheartened, an
FelIef Poor man, he had worked lette
lover in BIZ migg apd made so many con
lbihati0ns with them that they Ocrurre
] in almost every sentence be uttered. The
entered even into his puyers. HeaYe
Grant Ne Deliyerance, he would say, M
let disease Grind Me Down. an 80 tort
Ial ip6situm, and q mile or two beyond.
I. IA enIlly to tuied and suffering in eve
! III fiber OF bis body, wnat wonder th
:, he read page ter page Of I've pamphle
j It,wa y work on DIS asses, aud W. Il
b morbid stats. Of bis mind It's conten
n seemed to suit him. It spoke of amo
every disease that flesh is heir 10, but oI
. ljoyi as he read, Glimpse Most Deligh
: llGl pf light stole in upon him. "Eurek
: EarebsP' be cried. wife, l have Ii,
d have it.
Eyefybody in the house h ard him CT
~ Eufeka,and rushed TO the Foon to he
what he had fund. All expected TO s,
, some Great Miracle ID ne, aud then can
=. the explanation. Simple Of course, b
J. why had he not thought of II beforel
, what revelation! Here was hope
a HIM and Tor all consumptives He e, hol
4 tor ALTERING friends and neighbors. Til
" night be scarce could sleep but when
\ did, beagain saw bright vision of gold
letters; ia fact, q Gathering Monogra
q Deciphered readily, and reading GIN /