Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
THE DREAM OF THE ARAB.
To the Beautiful Prince of the Sand Heaps, Al Id Hammid My Brother.

To the Beautiful Prince of the Sand
 Heaps, Al Id Hammid ,MY Brother.
 Greeting:
 Verify my brother. time and my, mail fndeth me again in the habitations of that odd race, that is the Canaanites, and behold as I sitteth on the rug in front of an open window of an evening the fumes of tobacco (these people smoke execrable tobacco) was waited unto my nostrils and I began to feel woozy and I was waited away from the the place in spirit and I dreamed a dream. A dream of things past and gone and of things to come; and this IS the dream that dreamed.
 THE DREAM.
 Thy servant sat in 6 seat placed at an angle against the wall of "The Open Saloon" and behold there were great multitude within and without the place and verify some were without the price. And To. there spake to me a man with stove advertisement on his watch chain aud he saith ''I am of the Sons of Malta of the place of Canaan, wilt thou have ball?" and I saith "Yes" and he bawled for ball. And after the ball he saith to me "this evening is great evening for the town, and if thou carest we will do it. but first must wait for friend who is now attending business meeting of the Tobacco Growers Insur- ance Co.," And verify brother while we waiteth for the friend, among the null titude without the place was Beholder who calleth to me and saith "come out, the place is not fit for thee" and 1 went out unto him. And he saith II am of the Good Templars of this place, wilt thou follow me hence and look into our lodge roomf" And saith "Nay." And he saith II am not horse" and depart ed in the dust in disgust. Anon the friend cometh and with the maltese man re set forth to do the town. Now we went straight unto the Opera House where was play being given by the Canaan Dramatic Club and we bought seats but we left them when we came away. Shortly a man servant of the place piled up my seat among many other seats where could not see it and swept the floor preparatory to dance which was shortly to be given by the I. D. D. Y. Club. While we waiteth for the man servant to hsnl the seats around the hall and arrange things we passed out on to the beautiful lawn and listen. eth to melodious harmony which was manufactured in 8 raised place by the Canaan Cornet Band. Now Al Id Ham mid this organiz .tion was Al and play. ed selections as per the following Champagne Charley, Beautiful Nell. Marching Thro' Georgia, and In Memo. riam, funeral march dedicated to the Fire District. And sfter the concert we again took ourselves into the Opers House which was by this time blaze of spleudor and soon the roof caught fire and we were forced to gather ,ul robes about us and get out. And al this point man pointed to the burning mass and called in a large voice "there is SIS 65 subject to the order of the mar who will put out the fire" and yet the Fire Go. stirred not And next dream. ed that sittetb back again in my tilted chair and vaporous clouds were about me and the smell was of Hades and $ face all wreathed in smiles with e per behind the ear pressed close to mine and saith "Canaan has changed it, name." And awoke with start and fndeth that some one hath thrown [ lighted cigarette butt meath my window Now, Side Partner of my Desert Ram bles, I told my dream to one of tic Floating Gang and asked the interpreta tion of it and he saith Sit means the town will go license next fall" What think you? BEN IN MUD.