Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-11-26
Onens and Dreams.

When you were . boy or girl, did you
ever have dreams that you thought to
have . meaning? There 10 something
strangely fascinating to very young
person in anything supernatural, and
we often create proofs. II our schemes
be worthy of such name, OF the GER
tainty of securing what we much de-
sire.
! remember when I was boy, fell
desperately in love with little school
mate, now dead. Itwa the first attack,
and of course. was very virulent one.
My whole soul existed but for her; my
body was her slave. The one great
question was: Will she be mine? and
often / went ont to some secluded spot
among the trees, and kneeling down,
would pray that she might be preserved
from oil danger, and that one day she
might be my wife. I had faith enough,
but the prayer was never answered.
After I had held these devotional COM
munions with nature, I would often de-
termine whether my prayer would be
heard and answered by the most COM
monplace occurrences. One day re-
member, as came from one Of these
seasons of supplication, / saw man
hunting birds. The predominant ques-
tion in my mind was: Will she be mine ?
The man seemed to be ON the point Of
shooting. There was . stone ten feet
in front Of me, and I thought: "Now,
~ = uaN uuAs IrSs~s- A. = -I4nssn tela@A h~
skoots, / vim know il d 81 rigkt I
succeeded and watched him for some
time, and o. he still did not shoot,
fixed upon tree q hundred yards
away, and said to myself:
"Now il can reach that tree before
he fires, Rosalie will surely be my wife
one day, and as / succeeded, / felt pref
ty we'll, but still the man did not shoot.
l made up my mind to run to the barn,
some distance further, and knew il ]
could but get there before he fred, that
would settle il. / did my best TO ac-
complish that, but elasi the hunter
fred when was but half way, and 20
I knew that the now sainted Rosalie
could never be my wife. On other oc-
casions, would see flash Of lightning
and at once begin counting - hard a.
l could, believing il l could count ton,
twenty five, or fifty before hearing the
thunder, my cherished hopes would be
fulfilled. On other occasions, when
carrying very large load Of stove
wood, 1 would make up my mind that !
would be worth million dollars when
q man il / could prevent al Of ii from
falling of. The more unlikely Of st.
tainment the feat appeared. the more
strong my convictions in case Of ito ac-
complainant.
or dreams, too. had wholesome
regard. One time dreamed that / was
married to = cousin. Ths dream made
great impression on me, and felt
certain she would die. I have been On
the watch great many years, but she
il still we'll and hearty. 1have dreamed
OF having my head choppsd Of. and sst
on my shoulders the wrong way, and IN
my " king hours, / came to the coaqIu-
sion that Il being bsd dream, boled
me riches, fame and power. Il ~ not,
however, 50 far - Developments are
concerned, up TO the present writing.
Everybody has had experiences moro
or less like mine, snd no one Of al Of
them has ever told them 10 others.
They are sacred, il our own. but I have
broken down the barriers Of modesty,
and given mine to the world, Ia order
that readers may know that they arc not
alone the possessors Of treasures like
these.