The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-11
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friends finished the bottle.


She believes in dreams this wife or q Vast
ern avenue citizen. A good proportion of her
existence Is spent in carrying out ideas sug-
gested by dreamland fancies, and despite rho
TACT that her husband pooh-poohs such non.
sense. she persists that destiny is truly indi-
Gated In not only dreams, but also in cards
and tea grounds as well. Since the bank
hurry week ago this lady has been able
70 demonstrate to her scof1ng husband tbs
emcacy OF warning she declares she re-
cefved In dream
since their marriage three years ago the
husband has deposited in one of the local
oanAs certain sum monthly-to his wife's
credit. She is an economical woman. who
turns her dresses and displays other common
sense IDEAS, and has very seldom drawn upon
Inc money lying in the bank in her name
Ohe morning about ten DAYS ago she told
nel HUSBAND at the breakfast table that sne
kne" something terrible was going to han
pen, for she had dreamed that all her hacL*
teeth were broken. and that she could not
eat the food placed before her. although suf
fering terribly from hunger. ITS a sign voui
are going to lose friends to dream OF losing
your teeth" she said and Pm lust certain
tnat something is the matter with MiIlje
haven't heard from her for so long" MiIIia
is a dear friend, and was bridesmaid for
the woman who had the dream That even
ing this woman who had the dream after
bordering all day over her night mare told
her husband that she knew Mile was sick
ana that she was going right straight 70
81 Louis and find out. Her husband tried
to dissuade her, and said he could moi afford.
to send her at this time. Money was scarce
and business dull, he said But l have
my own money in the bank" she said. Not
70 De olssuaded, she went down town that
morning-it was Saturday and as she was
uncertain Just what she would need for the
trip drew out all of the money deposited ro
her credit-a little more than $500 That
AFTERNOON the postnfan brought her letter
win St. Louis postmark. The letter was
from Mile who begged pardon for long ds-
lay IN answering her dear friends last and
sweetest letter, but she had been having
such delightful time and entertaining "a
many friends at holiday time, etc.
IL was too late to return the money to the
DanK That afternoon, and. with the contrari-
ness OF her sex. the woman did not tell her
husband she had drawn out the funds and
never said word about the letter when he
rallied her about her St Louis trip. +He
would only laugh at me, the mean thing >
she said to herself she determined 10
Monday W
On Monday the woman had headache and
the girl was contrary about the washing and
the oaby wasn't very WELL so she put off her
trip to the bank until Tuesday That night
ner husband came home with gloomy face
ana SAID In dolorous tones Jennie, the bank
your money was in has suspended I'm
AFRAID we'll not get it all, and that it will be
long time before you get any of it"
he thought it queer she did not burst into
tears or show some emotion. why do YOU
SIT here with that grin on your face?" hs
demanded, irritably. Didn't you hear me
tell you your money was gomez"
Then, with happy little laugh, she dropped
on her knees beside the couch, where he had
thrown himself, and, taking his face in her
hands, she said: You dear old thfnRi You
will believe in dreams after this when tell
you that drew the money out OF the bank
last week and have 1t now. II it hadn't been
for that dream l would not have thought OF
taking 1t out Of the bank"
But you didn't dream anything about the
bank OR the money. l don't see what broken
teeth or a lost friend have to do with a
bank failure.
Never MIND said the woman ''Ths
dream saved us the money. Suppose it was
by ndirection. 1t was the dream, after all
that was worth the money to US"
To save argument the man acquiesced