Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
The Dreams of King Grover.

happened tnaC the editor OF the ne
FLECToR, which is by far the best pa
per published in the valley of the
Smoky, looked for information concern
ing King Grover, and 10! in the columns
of a contemporary, surnamed Esteemed,
he CHANGED upon these words:
Now it came to pass at the end of
nearly four full years that Grover
dreamed. He was king beloved by
the people, wise and just ruler, weigh
ing 325 pounds.)
And in the dream he stood by the
Atlantic Ocean. And he looked and
saw about him above an hundred men,
well favored and prosperous, and he
saw that these were wOrkingmen
And they were engaged at their work,
some in WOODEN mills, others in iron
mills; and it was so that they were en-
ployed in all kinds of factories and al
kinds of work.
And, behold, a great horde of Other
men came up out of the sea, ill-favOred
and hungry; and they devoured the
well-favored men. So Grover awOke.
And after rubbing his eyes and
listening to see that no widows OF or
phans were breaking into the Treasury
Building, he slept and dreamed a
second time; and. behold, he saw a
great store of products of his country,
of good quality and fair to look upon,
even wool, and salt, and many more
like things produced by his country.
And there came after great multi.
tude of products of the same kind, but
of poor quality, and blasted by the east
wind, and produced by cheap methods
and the poor products did eat and make
way with the good products 80 that
there were none of them left. Sc
Grover aWoLe. and it was dream.
And in the morning, after having
written humorous piece about a sol
dier's widow and vetoed an orphan
his spirit was troubled, for he thought
of his dreams, and he said to his ser
want: go. call together the wise mel
of the Democratic party" And the
servant departed, but straightway re-
turned and said: Master, there art
none.p And it was so that the servant
had smitten the nail on the head.
And Grover was wrOth, and called
his assistant ruler, Lamont. And he
spake to the assistant king his dream
telling him of the company of we'll
favored men, numbering above an hun.
bred, and of the mighty horde of ill
favored and disreputable individuals
that devoured them, and even then il
could not be known that they had eaten
them, they still being as thin in the
flesh as before. And also of the bOun.
tiful products of the land, and how
there came other products, poor in
quality, but great in quantity, which
made way with them. And there be
none, he said, that car interpret to me
these dreams.
Then spake his assistant majesty:
1.-The Interpretation is easy, if you
know how, and this is it: The two
dreams are as one. The workingmen
which you saw, numbering above an
hundred, each stood for year that this
country has prOspered and grown fat;
and the well-favored products were the
same. And the great horde of ill-fav-
ored workingmen and cheap products,
blasted by the east wind, were for the
years which will come when we estab-
liSh free trade throughout the land.
For it will be so that mighty multi
tude of cheap products will come in
from other lands, and drive out the
products, and swarm of poor work
ingmen will arise who will devour the
present prosperous ones; but it will be
a great thing for England
Then spake Grover: ut is good, fol
this is what We aim at; for, as you say
it will be pleasant and profitable fol
our dear friends in England. Go, and
proclaim free trade throughout the
whole land"
But, as Grover turned and took his
pen, having just thought of a go0d joke
on a crippled soldier, there arose a
mighty roaring, like unto couple OF
cyclones running into each other. And
the noise continued, and Grover and
his deputy highness were sore afraid
as they did not wOt Of its meaning
though it was soon clear to, them that
it was the Republicans getting to the
polls and casting their votes. And il
rolled up from all parts of the land, and
shortly after Grover put on his over
coat, for it was chilly, and took his
umbrella under his arm. and walked
out of the house; and as he journeyeo
down the avenue he met man coming
from the depot, carrying an old carpet
bag in his hand, on one end of which
was the writing: "B. H., Ind" And
the stranger spake to Grover, anc
asked him if he could direct him to tht
White House. But Grover needed hin
not, and went his way, even unto thu
wilderness of Red Top.