The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-14
G. M. ID.
A Medley, a Mystery, a Marvel and q
Miracle.
The story OF a Dream.

60 ct money honestly if you can, bat ge
| VI money" was a foolish fathers ad
vice to his son. Get money, ifyou can hon
estly. makes but slight alteration in the
order of the words, but varies thesentimenr
considerably. There is no harm in making
money. 1t answereth all things. Used
rightly it is power for good; and there i.
money enough in the world to form a lever
by which the mass of humanity could be
lifted, to O certain extent, out osiits depths
of sorrow and despair. Money we must
have, for money makes the mare 20. Some
can make money who have noIaeulty fol
saving. Would you save, you must know
how to deny those who wouldiboTrow and
never repay, as well as those who beg simply
because they are too lazy to work. There
are men who never want TO see yen except
to ask the favor of loan, They will ask
for just one word with you. and that one
word is sure to be money. An impeeunious
fellow met a rich acquaintance, and, not
liking to ask directly for loan, ss;d= Friend
Smith, if you had ten,dollars in your pocket
L e.
many would remain in your pocket - Ten
dollars, TO be sure" replied the rich man,
without a moments hesitation. He had
eumption, and knew too much 20 part with
bis money by any such rule of subtrac-
/ ton
II see, said the impeeunious nam thus
~ rebuffed. He was able to owe. He was
one of the Micawber sort-alVnys waiting
for something TO turn ups, How like some
people who are sick. They think to get well
by letting disease take care Of itself. But
diseases do not heal themselves, and too
late their victims often find this out to their
sorrow as death seiZes upon them. Had they
been wise in time they might have added
many years to their lease of life The cure
was nigh them, as it is nigh to all who read
| this medley. These paragraphs tell the story,
as patient perussl will prove. Those who
| have keen insight and can read between the
| lines may solve the conundruna the sooner
for it; but upon all light will dawn ere they
read the final word of our story.
| light will dawn. we said, and so it will
IL light of hope and help Light is what
a certain individual wanted. Mr.. Jones, we
| will call him. BE was very sick. Consump-
ton had fastened ats fangs- upon him. He
had long neglected catarrh, and laughed al
the idea of taking anything. for it when ad
vised to do so, and so went from bad tC
worse. His lungs became diseased, a hack
ing, churchyard cough, recked him almost
| to pieces, and he was fast wasting away. A
mere shadow of his former self, he scarcely
slept at all at night, or slept only to dream
| horrible dreams. Talk of nightmare
1 whole circus troupe, horses and all, seemed
to make his bed the arena OF their wild per
| formances In this case money did not max
the mare go, for he spent deal of money oil
doctors and physie, and was nothing bet
tered. He ate little, and was fast going dow
to an untimely. grave, leaving mis- wife
widow and his four bright children orphans
! hen, 10! on one eventual night he dreame,
for once a bright and happy dream, whicl
our next paragraph will relate.
i Meath, the black ylsaged monster. hs
IL until then stared him in the face, bu
the dream brought him hope. He saw
bright, white-robed angel in his dream, VIII
said: Il come to bring: you good news. Her
is your cure-sure, safe. harmless, promp
and reliable. Get VOL, and seek to tax
health thereby 10 others. Behold the curel
!. With these words tbs angel was gone bu
ere the trail of light which followed hin
had vanished the-dreamer saw glitteriDg i
the light three golden letters-G. M.
what can it mean p" he said to himself, q
ne awoke from his slumber. Il have had
Good Many Dreams, but never such as this
Startled and surprised, he aroused his wifi
and to her related his vision. Alas! sh
could not solve the problem. Rememberin
all the medical advice, and the physic, an
!, the expense involved since her husband be
, came sick, she expressed the hope that tn
letters were not intended to suggest that
Good Many Doctors must yet be consulte
, in addition to all bAat had been interviewed
, He groaned in reply, and remarked that
; he had to consult any more there would hav
to be a Gold Mime Discovered in order to pa
them.
livery day for week he and his faithful
IL spouse searched diligently for a key
the problem In the dictionary, in sue
newspapers as they happened TO have, i
books, on placsris on the walls-everywher
they sought, hoping to ind clue Letter
stand for words, and they hoped TO lgh
n pom the words that should suggest a cur
+ They Grievea Many Days over their lack
i good luck, as they said, and the Good Ma
! Dreamed again and again, but saw no mol
, angels. Hope deferred maksth the hea
sick. "0h, that the angel had Guided N
Definitely and Given More Directions"
exclaimed, again and again.
Y Nj early two weeks had ELAPSED since II
|. IN night Of the Great Mysterious DreeE
1 when there came to the house a pamphle
g Tired with his exhausting Office work. whiC
n he still pursued, determining, if possible,
/ die in the harness, Jones was about to thre
the pamphlet in the fire, when somethir
d prompted him to exalsine it. Surel
l. thought he, here can be nothing that wi
q Pierce this Gloom Most Distressing, or Gil
: Me, Disheartened, any relief. Poor man.
!. had worked letters over in his mind, al
: made 30 many combinations with them, tn
they occurred in almost every sentence
d uttered. They entered sven into his prayer
" Eeaven Grant Me Dsiiverance, he. won
" saw. nor let disease Grind Me Down. and
forth, ad infnitura. and a mile orr two b
h yond.
I'M entally tortugediand suffsriagin eve
d INl fiber of his body, what wonder til
he read page afteTspsge of the pamphlet.
!. was q work or.diseases, and in the morn
lie state of his mirdits- contents seemed to 81
" him. 1t spoke ofialmost every disease th
a flesh is heir to, bat. oh, 10y lcas he road
Glimpse Most delightful of lightstole ir.up
N him. "Eureial ,Earekal" he-cried. WI
st / have it, 1 hayeiss'
!, INverybodNi tAe house heard him. q
~ IL Eureka ~" and rushe6.to the ioom
~ hear what he hsz found. All expected
- see some Great Miracle Done, and then Ca
the explanation Simple, Of course but y
or had he nst;thcsaght of it before? oh, III
=, revelation! Here was Sope for him 8
"a for all oonsunptives. Eere, hope for suh
,e ing friends and neighbers. That night
=, scarce GOULD sleep, but when heidi, hssg
- saw a origba vision of golden letters, In fs
M GliaeunS Monogram DecipAered readi
III and reading G. NJ. y; and again, p. p.
NC and yet again, +. p. aud one huge p, arou
which tnF sc others we're ent|ined, and IT