The Progress., 1898-02-26
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Doesn't Believe In Dreams.

Gardner at the last meeting OF the Lame
Kiln club IAN it has stuck right to
him cher since. From whar l stand l
kin see no less dan half a dozen Of SIGH
books stickin out of de pockets of men,
bers an no doubt de number am clus
up to 80 in all. Not satisfied wild maxim
a fule of hisself about de rabbit S fut, &c
Guild man must consult de dreambook
from m ornin to night an back ;g III.
Oar was a time when did de same, but
it didn't take me ober a y ar to dlsklber
dat I was maxim an idiot of myself. l
hev only to shet my eyes to call up sar-
tin things laid down in de dreamboch
eff yo' dream of bein kicked Ly
white boss at midnight. yo' am gwine
to be lucky in yo'r luv affairs
IF yo' dream of findin $40 gold
piece as yo' walk up hill at sunrise, it
am q sign dat dar am a pot of money
buried in yo'r back yard.
IF yo' dream dat yo' am sittin on de
fence at MONDAY an white man rides
past an frows yo' gold watch, yo' am
gwine to be leckted to offs.
IF yo' dream dat black hen run be-
tween yo'r feet as yo' was walkin across
a cotton field, it am sign dat yo'r ole
woman am gwine to expire an glib 70
de chance to marry a young gal.
'Dat's de way it goes, all about four
fifths of do Guild populashun of dis
kentry am firm believers in de dream
book. amt gwine to say dis club has
any law to git rid of SIGH members, but
when dey drap in yere 1 hope dey will
take de back row of seats All keep as
quiet as possible. De man who let's HIM
self be guided by a dreambook in dis
day an aige hain't got de sense of boss.
De white man who publishes dat book
simply wants to git do Guild mans two
bits, an he succeeds cherry time.
''In my 60 Vars Of life hev had
heap Of dreams. I hev dreamed dat l
was in heaben, an hev woke up red
hot after dreamin dat I was in de odder
place. I hev dreamed Of white cats,
black cats an all odder sorts. In my
dreams hev seen all sorts of bosses,
nevis, donkeys, coons, possums an
woodchucks. I hev dreamed of gold,
silver, brass and iron. I hev walked up
hill an down hill an on de level. I hev
bin deade broke an I hev had money to
burn. I hev dreamed all dis an heap
mo-, but in no one case has it helped or
hurt me to de extent Of a nickel. If l
had biles, dey staid right along. If l
was out Of money, I had to look fur
job. II de -four bar'l was empty when
went to bed to dream, it was empty
when got up in de mawnin, no matter
whether had dreamed of bar'ls of gold
or mountains Of dirt. It's de dream
book an de rabbits fut dat's holdin de
Guild man back an keepin him down
mo- dan all other influences, an don't
reckon to lib long huff to see any great
change. It's sort of bon in him, an it
will take Vars to pound 1t outer him.
We are now gwine to break de meetin
in two an go home. Perhaps dar am one
among yo' who last night dreamed dat
lent 81 dis eavenin. If SO, let dat in
dividual approach me as we go down
stairs. an will prove to him dat his
dreambook hain't no better dan an ole
oyster can ON top Of q bar'l of ashes''
M. QUAD.
Come From One.