Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21
~GRANDMOTHER'S DREAM.
And How Her Midnight Vision
Was Fulfilled.

1--WE shall have a visit from the In
dians before night" remarked my
grandmother, looking across the break
fast table at grandfather.
well, | hope we will" replied
grandfather, a little doggedly. "You
are %eternally predicting an Indian
raid; and just to please you, ! hope
we shall get q call from at least a
huDdred.n
Look out, Peter Barnes! You may
have cause to regret that speech before
you are half a day older, ( dreamed
last night just how they came, what
they did, what we did, and it makes
my blood run cold to think of it,"
Grandfather made no reply, realizing
that she always had the better of him
in argument, and the meal was finished
in silence.
A year before, my relatives, both of
whom were nearly fifty years old, but
strong and hearty, sold out their farm
IN Ohio, and located in Western Kansas.
Their children were all married off, and
the old couple were entirely alone.
They had a stout and comfortable Loo
cabin, good farm, and had already
made many improvements.
The location was not thought TO be
a dangerous one, although n few miles
beyond the last hamlet in that section.
and three miles in advance of the loca-
ton of the previous settler. The In
dlans had raided this part of the coun-
try the year before, but the soldiers
had given them u severe rcbukp. and
1t was not believed that they would
dare venture back again. Grandfather
was certain that he would not be in
terrupted in his peaceful pursuits, and
was annoyed that grandmother should
croak of evil.
More because it was the custom.
than from any idea that he would ever
have use for it, grandfather kept a rifle
IN the house; and one day, when 4 set
tier who wa owing him money, and
could not pay, brought u revolver to
him rs the only offset he could offer,
grandfather took it and laid it up ON n
shelf.
y0""5 o"lS' sroiulilolher had
aLo ", ''P'|,'o .IVl''P' ohc could
a%aIIo, pi'S D"l'' Pl''" quo''S' rloe al a
law 5t' '.oo. " i''t' ana ever 10 the
.f .pai was "i''I''' "e"' by inc name
sho na' io''l'oS YET oi'er all
.~.moti"an Too' miie' all" was lhe
oINe iI'p' barnes
.nI II, ''o "oor tnat morning
,Ia,, "a1 ".,'S III, lo'Se ana
p'Tn.' ""' INV vi through the ieldS
Io'", "I'i " niue away linen
an I o W 'iI west oacN atlhe sun
' ",", !" anu 'ooh inc rille down
mo",t '1 II ''u oct' ioaoedlof
."Yr" Wv ''V "I'M thc Duliel' care
i"'9 WY" ,"' p"lrcl' ana loaded The
"'"P', "S''t "S hlceIy as Il hunter
,o'l' H"'' "ouo It, RACING 1t IN n
'o,'''' ',c "cl' ,oaii olo chest, llShed
o"' Po"oci' lcau' caps ana bullet
MINUS anu soon ilad lliteeh or twenty
'''"i"S JULIUS Oh me IaDle' linen the
,"o'N'' was So' uoWil' cleaned up,
,o''1"' anu hla'ly tle woman went to
'"e oooi 10 'ooA ior her husband.
~ 'o"'o see nm iolloWlhg the pillow
!" uno o's''n. heIu' ANA the happy
80, ''o p.'us were any thlng but
"'OSoi' u " coming ARRAY in
, "n,'i ilioio t'an one OF those shining
an "ou'o ilo II huhiah target
''e, p"'icS' yo" are an idlot!
epoNo ."' woh'"n watching him Il
"o'non'' 0 want harm tocome
n"i, VI your heau' put you VIII get
,r'ii"i iesso" before loon TINS day.
i"e "tins UeIlS IN good Order the
Woman smut 'ne uoof' nailed 1t up, and
uion na'ieu oo'ru' over the windows
on ,'e ,hs'oe' inc SCUM door fastened
i'' o",, anu shc was sa'lsiled with
nu., one went 10 tue sprhg'
aaI r." wv" ""',r' Pickeo up
.hN .ii anu 'heil cleared
ma.h ,b T m'a,'S, no. stopping TO
so','h "o'i sue s'' oo". III the
'1o'"'s anu waited ior
d ",''.N "h,'n she hau
y, Wv p'1''e'e''
a OI P"'oIu' ""' 'ne hao not
.""svu nv pos'''on' nan ai hour
i"oie "oio "w"N' anu .ien she sud-
y, i,'P'" up anu 'o'"c" her rlhe'
ono ""u so'n l"o nols's S'oP anu De-
enn ~ rear anu P,onge Us .ney came
hea' 'ne SCUM emu Oh the helo, winch