The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-26
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That night tho youn; man Of the caravxn
had curious dreams, and throughout them al
moved, like = presiding fairy, Matt Of Abcr-
rlyr- Sometimes he was wandering on
stormy shores, watching the wrecks of mighty
a~reosics; again, ~ was In mysterious cav
errs underneath the ground searching for and
finding buried treasure; siin agail, he was
standing on the decks Of storm-toesed vessels,
while the breakers thunderod close at hand
and the baleflres burned on lonely hecd.alds.
But at all times and In all places Matt was
his companion
And, cur,ouly enough, HIATT In bis dream
was very different to tie Ea.scf wing real
ity: taller and br,Shtcr-in fact, s1Oeau.ilul
Is a vision can be; 30 that his Split was full
Of q strange sensation Of love and pity, and
tho touch Of the warm Istle hand disturbed
his spirit with myste .ious joy. 30 vivid did
this foolish dream become at Last that he
found himself seated Oh a sunny rock by the
.. seq, by Eatt's side; and he was talking to her
Like a lover, with his arm around her waist;
and she turned to him, with her grcst eyes
. fixed on his, and kissed him over and over
again, 80 passionately-thnt he awokei
1t vas blowing hard, and the rain was pclt-
ing furiously on the roof Of the caravan lie
tried TO go to sleep again, but tho face Of
Hiatt les he tad seen it in bis drean) kept
him for q long time awake.
! snow, Young man." he said to himself,
'thi3 is id.otic. In lie first place, Hat is a
child. not a young woman; III the second
place, sLe is a vulgar Little thing, not a young
lady in tire third place, you ought to be
ashamed Of yourself for thinking OF senti-
1nent at all in such a connection. Is your
brain softeniag, ~youngstcr, or are you l-bor-
ing under the maiign influence Of VILLAIN
Jcnesi Tho E.sJ you gave to this unsophisi-
Gated daughter OF the desert was pate-nal, or
say, cin,ca.le; it was a very nice Kiss, but it
has no ri hit to make you dream OF stuf and
norse1sc."
But the influence of the dream was over
linn, and in hat housekeeping, half-wastng
state, be felt Ike a boy in love. He found
himself calculating TIE age Of his own friend
Let hin scei it was fifteen years since, il her
own fgura.ive ezpres-.on, she "ccnc oshcrc,"
and Ito question remained, How Old was sle
on that interect,ag occas-on! As far cs he
could mako ou5 from her appearance, sic
could not DO more than sixteen. For a daEiscl
of Lat arc, her Hiss was decidedly precccicus.
Lslsct ho tun5led of aycia, aid drec-ced
sthcs Lctt was q young Lady OF teaueful
attire end ~ceps.va.ilg manners, to whom he
WIS C-hG,t1, EIQ utI oP>O~ny OH dLSSAO
gay, was cute pootical and refined; and they
wcI.cd together, hand in hand, to a country
church on q green hillside, and were just
going to onter, when who should appear upon
tic Ll,cshc,l but Mr.. Monk, OF Monkshurst.
Bu5 they paesod Linn by, and stood before the
alter, whore tho parson stood in his white
robes, ard when the parson asked aloud
whether any enc cav any just reason or i'm
piedmont Tat the pair should be joined in
holy matrinacn the same Moak stepped
forward, with a lop~hissophelian smile, and
!. cried, eyes, / dor On which the young
J man awoko q. ain il agitation 10 find thai it
was broad daylight and q fine fresh summer
morning.
Whom should he find waiting for him when
no had dressed himself and stepped from the
house en- wheels but Nett herself. Yes, there
she was, cs wild and quantity attired as ever,
quite unlike the ethereal individual OF his
dreams; but for all that her smile vcs Ik
mnshine, and her eyes as roguish and friendly
% ever.
Conscious Of his dream he blushed whils
greeting her with a friendly nod.
"Wel, Matt, here again, chr he said;
adding 10 lin-self, ''This won't DO at all, my
gentleman; il tho young person continues to
appear daily the caravan viii have TO move
on"
Matt led evidently something On her mind
Acter looking ct BrinL,ey thoug.tfu-,y for
soino minutes, she exclaimed rSruptly:
"T .linr, .on dent like you i-eiiie-. No
more Goes William Jones' father"
Dear msl' said the young a I'm worry
sorry for thc."
80 sayc-William tones sayo-youiocome
hero r~yirg end spying. Do rouf'
ny 6ce- lints, replied tho young man
hgh..,,y, II come hero as O humble nrtist,
secl.ir,; subjects Cor my SURPRISING genius TO
wo-,,; Ipcr. Ii 1. is prylnG and spying 10
cttciros to penetrate into the boaut-ciG g. ma
turc-boti scenic, 1nin,nl md hunnn-lf car
I irrst I,lcad Cri,tv: luz ctherwise-'
ELo interrupted Linn with Ia Impatient c.
clainnt.on, accompanied " o lit>A q her
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