The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-12-10

Rilly McGill has u Dream, in Which he
spouts Eloquence From "Three
Decades of Sunset Cox.
From our special correspondent

"ASHlNGION, NOV. 30, 1856.
n the Editor Of the Dillon TRIBUNE:
fancy that many Of us in this broa,
land Of freedom grow very patriotic nov
and then; that II we are not always full o
the fervent fires that animated our fore
fathers, We at least swell and glow will
that feeling occasionally.
Living here, right under the shadow o
the Goddess Of Liberty, naturally woule
seem to encourage and foster this feeling O
patriotism; and, while as a rule and or
general business principles, we may, like
the redoubtable Colonel Sellers, "go in 70,
the old flag and an appropriation" there
are times when we ignore the appropria
ton-will have none Of it. and think onl,
Of the ''old flag" and the glorious memorie.
that cluster around its folds.
And hereby hangs story, which, if il
serves no other purpose, will at least show
how creams are manufactured; for Bill,
McGill, the gentleman who objects te
"Buehea matches" has had dream, ant
| make bold to spread it out in all its detail,
for the benefit Of that class OF the TR1B
uxEs readers who take an interest in such
light and trivial matters.
Billy sat up late at night, smoking his
pipe and taking his slippered ease " 18th the
dignity OF a wellto.do bachelor, as he
mentally traced the growth and progress
OF America and her institutions from the
day Columbus planted his standard upon
her soil up to the present; and the more he
thought about it, the more patriotic and in.
tensely American he became. He cogi.
ated until he fairly bubbled and boiled
over with patriotic pride. Finally, in
hopes to soothe his overweight patriotic
nerves and prepare himself for a good
nights rest, he took up Sunset Cox's
"Three Decades of Federal Legislation" !"
and as he read became so much interested,
that when he CHANGED to look at the clock,
he saw it was late--fve minutes of eleven.
This will never do, thought BILL must
get to bed. So he hastily undressed,
jumped into bed, and in jiffy fell into
disturbed slumber, and dreamed that if he
would get up, go down to the Washington
Monument and reach the top just as the
clock was on the stroke Of twelve, mid.
night, he would have full view Of the en-.
tire United States, and its fifty millions OF
people pursuing their varied avocations.
At the same time the ruler in Dreamiand
instructed him to take along Cox's "rhree
Decades" and read the closing paragraph
on the last page to the assembled multi.
sude. Mr.. Gill prides himself upon the
his power Of execution; and, as quick as
thought, was out OF bed, and, quicker than
thought, had his clothes on. Armed with
the "Three Decades" out of the house he
bolted, and with rapid gaits truck out up II"
street, 1t was bright moonlight night
as bright as day-and there was a ''nipping
andeager air" abroad which turned Mr.. Nc.
ellis rapid walk into run. When he
reached the Treasury building, he halted
whether the Monument was still in place.
There it stood cold, white and grandly tall
shining III the bright moonlight-a SEN
slnel keeping "watch and ward over the
sleeping city. 10 speed down 18th street,
then cross the White Lot and reach the
loot Of the Monument was the work of Il
lew moments for Billy. Though SUR
p'sed to find the elevator running at that
nour Of the night, without comment he
Jumped aboard, was rapidly carried heav.
onward, and just as the big clock on St.
Aloysius' Church, in measured, solemn
ZONES, tolled the hour Of twelve, Mr.. Will
liam McGill stood on the top Of General
george Washington's Monument. The
sight that opened upon his wondering gaze
can never be described. His beloved
country and all her people were before
a'm! AS quick as fash he opened the
Three Decades" at the last page, in loud
voice demanded the attention of his coun.
aymen, and in still louder voice read as
follows:
Tits nearly four hundred years since
columbus set in the forehead OF time the
'e"els OF Isabella, the Catholic. The peo.
re whom she ruled saw the sails of his
sa's'e' expand under favoring breezes
nom the Andalusian strand, to find new
:. ,U"''"ent' and found new empire! Then
we RED man held undisputed barbaric
ssy ..', over the vast regions now embraced
..' "''n Our limits. Here, since, arose in.
.@1'ons whose attractive forces created,
IVY" Out Of the loins of.the old world. ma.