Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-01-21
WIDOW
WIDOW
spaa11,s
DREAM.
She Relieves in Dreams
But Not i'm the Way
That Makes You Look
For a Funeral.

4 cant s.iv that I believe in
dreams, a. they are generally
explained by superstitIous peO-
pie. said Mrs >pTatt. a. she
threaded her needle AMI took
mp her share Of the missionary
quilt. the Ladies' Aid Society-
Wis Freeing.
Bat DO you be,Ieve ia them
At all. sister Spr.att r inquired
Mrs. Deacon Hall. Who waS ex-
tremely practical. aud hadn't
grain OF superstition about her.
-Oh YES. replied Mrs. Spratt.
= But not IN the way that makes
YOU look tor a funeral if YOU
dream OF a wedding. or some
body i going To die nd such
H0u>en-,. but believe dreams
are sent a. warnings Just a. they
were in Bible days. I've had
warning dreams myself and
she looked wise
-Oh. do tell IA abOut il. eho-
ru>ed the busy sisters. and moth
ing 10th to give her experience.
Mrs. Spratt began.
1T was about three Years at
ter Mr.. Spratt's death. and the
boys and | were Just getting
be run down old farm. all that
was left u, into paying shape.
when one night / dreamed
Wa awakened from sleep. and
looking up. I saw the stars
shining through the roof OF the
house realized it was not my
house, bat a SNAIL hut. and Iyin.
oR a pallet Of straw near me-. /
could see the faces OF nv ehu-
drru. thin aud pale a. though
starving Then I dWoke IN re-
atty, To ind II a dream Again
| slept and the same dream re
turned ! strOve to cry oat,
and awakened TO be deeply i'm
pressed by What I Thought a
nightmare IL W4s nearly sIay-
hight before I frII into a restless
sleep. and dreamed I wa> lost
IN a forrest. Al LAST came to a
hat. and entered Il VS. the
-siHfe ! had hehelf twice before
that might. and the stars still
Shoue through the root. and Six
pale little ftres LAY before me-
\ third time I awoke NEE
troubled vas warmed of some
coming danger. felt sure. bu,
what Va it Vel prayed
over H. and finally decided I
would - To see Jai.s,. W aosl-.
and talk Z ever win hIm. even
Il he dIt pronounce me ant Sub
lect t'fr an a>y .Gm- Judge Wood
h.tai bevu Wy >Etunrhe>t frlsnt!.
IhIoggh the iEsrsesg DAYS. When
the uarplsntlM- creditors Wo4sd
have taken the Eirm on which
Ee hved- and ear ouIy means
u support the Jastge kindly
paid them of. and tessk nv mote
without security at . low rate
u interest Ne had pan! aulv
a small part Of the debt bur IN
1 lex mont the note Wcuid
- due. and I had 40 moaev 10
meet II, tor the crop had been
,bott- I bad No fear of Judge
y o'lds pressing mr bat after
Hy dream that note wouldn't
'Tay cut Of my head Ii waS
% Il misty November day. and
hkvIlle. the county >eat. was
Welve miles away After break
at | had Wesley. my oldest
aoy tO harness up the ricketv
I'D buggy and of We started to
-tlSvIile TO see Jvdse Woods.
Ii vas nearly noon before We
'eaehrst the town. and the Judge
Va, I'lst leaving his Office to 20
% dinner lie helped me from
he buggy. and his first words
'eileyesl me- ct all necessity OF
eIlIug nay dream
-1o4 are jHSf IN time TO tel
he goodbye. Mrs. Spratt.- he
,siid- i leave this afternoon for
View 1ork- from which place I
sal Tor Europe. to b.. absent for
Va indefinite NTH OF time
Il had just told my partner.
; hen | returned from dinner |
would tx up the papers. turning
iver ali my business 10 him. and
Re was To take up you- note.
shIeh i nearly due. IL i i'm
'ortant business for nv best
,lient. which forces NE To 90
II added a. he saw nv look OF
,on>ternatlOn- Mr.. Larkin.
Judge Woods partner. xas nv
seen COUSIN. and
EVER our bIttere>t eremy- Sly.
.reaeherous. and crafty he had
or years sought an opportunity
to pay of an old grudse.- a.
he saying i. Ii was IN the di-
vision OF grandfather Spratt's
that my husband came
INTO possession of the home
stead. which Tom Larkin want
III. aud which caused the i'll
feeling toward Us. He had
tried 10 bay the farm. bur offer
"a a mere song for IL. and when
il was refused he vowed with ,
terrible oath he would have thar
property or die. and az his OWL
price too
The firm Of Woods & Larkin-
had been but recently formed.
and | had never told Judge
of the family fegd or OF
TONS vow. l told him ali. and
ae arranged the matter satisfae-
rOrlly. otherwise
la a teG years the boys paid
he debt. aud John. nv xnunu-