The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-11

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kitchen rang will
laughter, and the cracking hickory OF
the hearth seemed to chime in with 1
keen enjoyment of the occasion.
A twig will change the course of al
arrow, and just in the same way we must
have been led by some quiet word, 70,
suddenly we were discussing dream, lore.
Some had personal experiences of a
rather mild sort to relate; others vouched
for the truth of some fantastic stories on
the strength of having heard them told
by very particular friends. From ordin-
airy Nightmares the topic spread into
visions, each more weird and startling
in its nature, until the narrators found
themselves talking in whispers, and the
interested audience were listening with
open mouths as well as with open ears.
At last, after a particularly horrible ex-
perience had been told, Alice exclaimed
with a shudder:
"Ughl | shall be afraid to close nv
eyes to. night, for fear of these horrible
dreamsl"
"HowI wish we had never thought OF
them" said Jennie. 81 don't intend to
leave this fire tonight" And she drew
her features into a pretty grimace, shrug.
ging her shoulders.
We of the masculine persuasion
laughed.
The laugh seemed to arouse Uncle
Ben, who had been reading his county
paper. Laying it on the table, he came
closer to the fire aud asked what the Joke
was about.
"WhE," said Alice. "they've been
telling us terrible stories of dreams that
come true, until we'res so frightened that
we a hardly breathe, and now they
have the impudence to laugh at us. I
declare | cant shut my eyes tonight,
for know I'll dream of some one who
will die In q day or twoi"
Il wouldn't be at all surprised, +" said
Uncle Ben. s'Some of these here dreams
are mighty peculiar. had a little ex-
perience with one Of 'em myself"
"Tell it, Uncle BENZ cried the boys.
''Tell It'll"
"Please don'ti just think what
we've suffered alreadyp" exclaimed the
girls.
Uncle Ben smiled.
~ don't think it's any thrillinger
than some you've heard tonight he
said. $50 it won't do you no more
harm. 1t wasn't me that dreamed it,
so as for the dream part, I can't vouch.
for / know that it all turned out Just
go.
There used to be a man down Id
Newburg that kept O grocery store, by
the name of Sadlef-Jim Sadler-and
he moved out to Dakota some years ago.
Me and him was pretty we'll acquainted,
and | rather liked him, for he was the
mar ! ever had any dealin's
with; used to give me a cigar every time
] settled up, and whenever me ana the
old woman came to town, he ALWAYS
made us go and take dinner with him,
So in that why we got to know each
other pretty well, as ] say, and it often
happened that when he was down in our
collectin' bills or buyin' pro-
luce, he'd stop with US over night.
0One evening, which is just IS fresh
u my mind as yesterday, he came ridin,
lp on his gray horse, sayin' he'd lust
;ome straight from Newburg, and would
Ike to stop with me until morning. as
le wanted to do a good bit Of running
round In that neighborhood. OF course
le vas welcome, as he always was.
y helped him put his horse away, and
le came into the kitchen where nv wife
tad set out a bite for him. He eat il 4
ort OF nervous way, and when be was
one we talked a little about the |
feather and the candidate for sheriff.
or 1t was election year; but the talk ao-
cared to be . sort of one-sided. me
avin' to do all the chinniu.. sadler
as apparently very much out of sorts
18th somethin' or other, and presently I
lid:
Whats the matter, Jrma You
on 7 seem so peart like as you generally
e..
No. says he. I've got the blues.
en; don't think I'm sica. I seem
feel sort of ~heavy-a kind of a feelin'
if somethin' dreadful was about to
lppen. But I've lost 4 good Bit Of
lately, and mebbe that's what's the
1.-The old woman allowed as hed bet
T take some of her herb tea, but he de.
med, sayin' be considered the best
he could do was to 90 to bed az
on as possible. He looked up at the
1ck and said:
:; Why, / hadn't no idea it was that
'ef Ten o'clocki / ought to have
en- in bed an hour ago. We must have
sittin' here two hours at least. r.
Just eight, wasn't it, when | come
req
II told him I thought ii was lust
out that time, and Lit q candle and
= = him, and be went upstairs By