The Delta independent., 1889-12-03
Dream.


MR.. EDrroR:-Not long ago was favored
with dream, q very peculiar dream and
Aknsaring that many who need n like one will
nothtve it, ! write to give, through your
columns, some needy ones the benefit ofmine
| am fifty years old and have wife, son
aged fifteen and daughter aged seventeen.
live ina fourishing little town and am
considered tile wealthest man in it. Best of
all have a reputation for honesty and liber.
ality not often enjoyed by business men in
these days.
| The evening of the night had my dream
/, hal been a very enjoyable one to me. The
weather was quite cold and was snugly en-.
(, sconced in huge chair before fire which
burned brightly in an open CRATE. Ny wife,
son and daughter, variously occupied, were
seated about II table, near.
felt extremely comfortable and self satis-
fed. "Here," thought l, "is an example of
| just and good man taking his rest. How
kind of me to put that extra half pound of
tea in the widow Browns package to-day,
how generous to reinstate that clerk who
left we so abruptly not long ago, to search
for 'greeper fields and pastures new how In.
dulgent to purchase those new books for
Mary, my daughter, which she wanted but
did not need" From these trivial matters
my mind wandered to those more business
like. Nowhere did find myself at fault.
At length retired and soon dropped into a
sleep. had not enjoyed this long when l
felt light touch oil my shoulder; light as it
was however, it woke me. Iopened my mouth
to speak, but he stopped me, saying: 81
apprel,end all your questions. You need
not speak. Pm your better nature. I've
come to show you some facts l want you to
to look into. want you to mediate for
while. I'll begin where you begun tonight
when you surveyed yourself as you see your
self, not as l see you. perceive you don't
realize as you aught that every man is bound
| by moral laws to do as much as he can, the
greater opportunity he has, the more is re-
| quired Of him. When you gave widow
Brown the extra tea, did your purse feel it?
Was it more than any kind hearted man
would do? You did not think, presume, of
the kindness in charging her twice the rent
you ought for the miserable little house she
occupies. know other parties would pay
you more than she, because houses are in
demand, but do you need the money she
scrapes together Is she does? Generous was
| it to rsinstats that clerk when he is the best
one you ever had in your store and wor ks the
cheapest. Think it would encourage idle
ness do you To raise his wages to what he
earns per day aud SO give him chance 70
properly support his family. Wrong was it
to search for "greener fields and pastures
new" hoping to find better wages if harder
work. But then you're !oing business
strictly occording to established rules, you
are and you are more just than most NEIL
but are you just! Those books for Mary
all, you were indeed an indulgent father. I
suppose you did not look at the titles but 1
did. There was, 1.-THE Beautiful Nurderess;' p
"a Dark Secret" "Sarsh Saffield's Sad Sor-
row." nice books for . seventeen year old
girl to read, they are, will give her honest
sensible, practical views Of life won't they?
You never thought Of it before, know, but
it's time you did. Better begin tomorrow.
Tonight on your way home you stepped in
to drug store for a little medicine to keep
out the cold. Precept and example yon
know-lots OF pre,ept will do your boy-you
think tia he won't find out about that
medicine do you? Trust him for.thas. You
don't often do it know; I've no objection
when it's necessary, but l want you to medi-
tate on precept and example, excellent SUBJ
| ject for meditation It is, and you might in
clude few thoughts on cigars, you lecture
him and yet treat your friends before him.
You pride yourself on your honesty a. the
election time. You had trouble with one
of the candidates just before last election, l
believe, IN which you were rs much to be
blamed rs he. He WAS the best man for the
the place you knew but you could not for.
givea mere personal grievance, you did
not call it that but you knew it was. and used
your influence against him. You didn't
bribc any one else to, of course not. You gave
one months rent, invited another to dine
with you, sent another's little daughter dress
ont of pure good will which find they ap-
preciated 30 much as to work for your man.
Consider, please for short time, the subject
of bribery;of lending money and charging
usury, will say but little for l psreeive it
will not he necessary. will simply remark
that if you do not change your manner of
conducting things in TINT direction you
deserve the fate that befell "Tom Walker,
the usurer" of Legendary fame who endeav-
ored to cheat the "Old Scratch" of his due
hut did't succeed.
| If this talk has the proper effect you will
not receive another visit if not, you will
Remember don't say your small charities
are not a. established usage defines them but
in their highest ss,,se, there will not be need
Of SO many.
Hoping yen will profit by this call and
not need another, am your better nature,
aud he was gone.
Well, Mr.. Editor, I did mediate and act
and act on his advice and found there was
\ some pretty vigorous acting 10 be done. I
was called fool by my business friends but
| Pve not required n second visit and don't
| think / shall.
In conclusion let me add that hope this
will help Son. one Us it did me and If they
| need him, h1le they will have Just such Q