The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-10-24
FARMER BEACH HAS ANOTHER
DREAM.

And in to-day walks tomorrow"
Well, I've had another dream, and TINS
did 'the spirit of events stride on" and
carry me into the next century and set me
down on the year 1902.
1t occurred in this wise: One of NV
friends had been discoursing to me upon
the merits and dement's of the incumbent
OF the presidential chair, and sat think
ing over the subject after he had lett me
when, suddenly, as if by an inspiration
remembered that my mothers maiden
name had been Harrison. This, in turn
suggested to me the idea of climbing the
family genealogical tree to trace out the
possible kinship between me and the pres
ident in order that might apply for DO
sitlon. found it rather risky ''climbit,"
but was finally successful established
the fact that there were once three fellows
named respectively, Tom, Dick and
Harry" From Tom sprang all the Toms
sons or Thompsons; from Dick came all
the Dicksons. and from Harry all the
Harry sons or Harrisons. Thus was a
direct descendent from the old Harry, SO
was the president, and after little cipher
ing. established the homeopathic degree of
kinship between me and the president rep
resented in seventeen hundred and nine.
ty-seyenth ,calSipSh Lin. --4..,:4vss victims /. 70
TT TT Wbui9 1aEof DO to lose sight of the
fact; ! did, however, for I. fell asleep
while thinking of the matter, but the SUBJ
ject occupied my sleeping thoughts and
dreamed of writing to cousin Ben and, on
the strength of that cousinship, asking him
for position A reply from his private
secretary babe me go toilet me see, what's
the name of the country? We sometimes
hear it spoken of in Sunday school, and
the climate, although very warm, | never
have heard it recommended as winter re-
sort | declined going. The next mail
brought me letter from cousin Ben, him.
self, apologizing for the hasty letter of his
secretary and assuring me that should
not be left out in the cold. True to his
word there soon came document ap-
pointing me minister plenipotentiary, en-
voy extraordinary" to Terra del-Fuego.
This was nhi the landsof Gre to which the
secretary had at first assigned me and |
accepted the portfolio and went Accord
ing to the vagaries of my dream, / must
have luxuriated in that out of the way
place wasting my sweetness on the desert
air, for about twelve years, forgotten by
an unappreciated country"
Then | resolved to return to my native
land and revisit my old home in the sweet
sunny south. Thus l found myself the
year 1902 just landing on Georgia's hospi
table shores. On reaching Savannah at
late hour in the evening, was surprised
to find the city as light as day, and yet
there were no lamps to be seen, either in
the stores and private residences OF on the
streets proceeded little way out in
the country, where a friend of NINE, Sena-
tor Watucallim-resided, and, to my great
wonderment, found the same condition
prevailing in the country as in the city
no darkness anywhere. | ventured to ex-
press my surprise to my friend and asked
him to explain the mystery.
With smile, in which | imagined de.
tected shade of pity for my ignorance, he
exclaimed
Why, tarmer,i is it possible that you have
not heard how we have banished darkness
forever from Georgia, and now have per-
petual day ? Where have you been hiding
yourself that such news could escape
your?
| saw that he had forgotten the fact of
my appointment as minister to the great
I. D. f. country and explained.
He went on, you doubtless remember
how the Georgia legislators used to meet
aud debate on the great questions that
agitated the state, such as the Olive bill,
the w. & A. lease, and the educational
questions
eyes" said |. Il remember it WE'LL"
"Well," continued my friend, much of the
force so expended was lost to the people Of
Georgia because they could not understand
the process by which such lofty thoughts
were evolved, and the surplus force often
took the form of terrible duel, in which
much money and time were spent in find
ing some out of the way nook where blank
cartridges could be exchanged and the
necks of several bottles of champagne
broken. But 1t so changed that Edison,
the great inventor paid visit to our legis-
lative halls, which were then located in At
lanta He discovered the fact that all
thought proceeds from light and that
large excess OF this peculiar light passed
off from the brain of each legislator with
every effort made to enlighten the minds of
his fellow members, and was lost or so diff
fused through space as to become OF no
practical value, and he at once set his
mind to work TO invent way of concen-
trating and utilizing it. He also discover