The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-02
GROVER DREAMS A DREAM,
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And 1t came to pass at the end o.
menny days that Grover dreemed
and behold he stood by the Potomac.
And behold there came up out oil
the river four goodly shadders. Ano
thare hoyer'd over them o white cloud
which wuz filled with light. and in the
midst tharof wuz an angel. And all
thipgs over which the white cloud
rested, flourished.
cum up out of the river. and stood be.
side them, and thees were evil shad
Iders. And thare hover'd over them a
dark cloud, In which thare wuz no
light. and In the midst of 1t wuz do.
mon. And all things over which the
dark cloud rested. were bllghted. And
the evil shadders did devour. and
Iswalier up the goodly shadders. And
Grover woke. and behold 1t wuz a
dream.
And 1t came 10 pass In the m orning
that hiz sperit was trubbled, and he
sent for all the magicians of hiz cabi.
net. and the wlze men Of Washington,
and Grover told them his dream, but
thare wuz none among them that
Good Interpret 1t unto him.
Then spake Seniter. cuckoo from
the magnoly groves of the South and
sed unto Grover: 'Thare IL q man
among us. Sockumite-one Reut en-,
whooze surname liz Scraggs and he
)onct Interpreted unto me a dreem.
Aud 1t came to pnss that az he inter-
preted 1t unto me. so 1t wuz.
And Grover sent. and called Reuben
unto him, and sed to him: II have
drempt dream, and thare liz none can
Interpret 1t. have have herd say Of
thee that thou canst understand u
dreem. and interpret it,"
Aud Reuben answered. and sed:
Make known unto me thy dr eem
that l may interpret 1t unto thee.''
And Grover sed unto Reuben: II
stood upon the banks OF the Potomac.
and behold, four goodly shadders cum
up out Of the river. And thtrre hoy.
er'd over them white cloud, which
wuz filled with light. and In the midst
thereof wuz an angel. And all things
over which the white cloud rested.
furnished. And behold. four other
shadderH came up after them, out OF
the river, and stood beside Thorn, and
these were evil shadders. And thare
ihoverd over them dark cloud, In
which thare wuz no light, and In the
midst OF 1t wuz demon. And all
things over which the dark cloud rest.
ed were blighted. And the evil shad-
ders did devour. and swallow up the
goodly shadders. l have told thiss
unto my wize men, but thare wuz
none that Good declare it to me-"
And Reuben spake unto Grover, and
sod: "Thiss will l interpret unto thee.
The four goodly shadders which thou
sawest cum up out of the river, were
the four yeers of thy fret administra-
ton. The white cloud which hover'd
over them, and hich wuz filled with
light. wuz the strong arm of Protec-
lion, the hand. maid of Prosperity; and
he angel In the midet thereof, wuz the
Republican Congrtss, which did guide
he nation safely during the progress
of thoze four yeers.
The evil shadders which thou saw
sst cum Up after them, and stand be
side them. were the four yeers of thy
preZent administration. The dark
cloud. In which thare wuz no light
wuZ the weak arm of Free Trade,
he hand-muid OF Adversely; and the
lemon which wuz In the midst of IL
HuZ the prezent Dimecratlo Congriss
which wood Iced the nation to destruc.
ion.
And thees four evil shaddsrs that
lid swaller up. and devour the four
good shadders, were the same four
yeers OF thy prezent administration
Hhth WHATSOEVER EIOrY
may have belonged to thy former
one.
Thus do make known thy dreem
unto thee. oh Grover, and ] bow my
head In the dust. az my tongue utter.
9th the words fol- verify, l too, am of
thy perlltioal household. Let not
this he told to the multitood, but open |
thine eyes, oh my idol, and look about |
thee.
1.-THE thretening cloud of Free |
Trade hangs over the land like a pail. |
lhare springs up beneth 1T panic.
idleness and distress. I
Scoop houses air erectd under il. and |
hundreds OF onnest men. with brave |
hearts, and willin hands, vainiy eeekIn
FER work, air forced to live upon pub.
lie charity Under thiss sunless
cloud. the wolf OF hunger crouches
pale.yisaged want stalks
in all its ghastliness, kuockin fer ad.
to the homes OF the deserving
poor. The earth giveth plentiful
Yield and the farmer gathereth hiz
crops but Free Trade destroyeth til.
and maketh the yield euuiya.
ent to failure. Verify. thy bed liz filled
with scorpions, oh Grover, and the
Dimoerat party doth sit upon a bent
min. But | see no raInef fer theas
things. ontell the angel shall agin ap.
peer. and spred the white cloud over
,he land onct more.n
REUBEN ScRAGds.