The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-02-08
STORY or CREAMS.
New York SAM

Ner York San.
How long does it take you TO dream?
Did you ever find out--or try? Monam-
med. it is related, once fell asleep on a
camePs back. Before falling off into
dreamland he said he saw a palm tree
the only one IN sight, about six cam
els lengths away. lie fell asleep and
dreamed thar he had gone to heaven
saw sights strange and wonderful
many of them. He had no clear con-
ception Of time, but he felt. rather than
knew, that days and days had passed.
And thea he woke up.
The camel was Just passing the palm
thee-Mo hammed had been asleep
about four seconds.
Some one told the above story the
other night, after the talk had changed
on psychology, mesmerism, thought
transference-the occult in general
And then one young fellow of twenty
five or Whereabouts told this tale;
Il had a dream the other night that
since | lad it has kept me awake think
ing. 1t was a mixture OF the Fsustidea
and of Inv own master passion-money-
getting. But the fact that it was over
SO quickly is the part that has puzzled
me most.
II had gone through pretty hard
day, and before dressing to go out that
evening l thought ia lie Oh the couch
for a minute-le full length on my
back and get good rest that way. AS
l lay there l noted that the clock on
the mantel was just striking o'clock.
81 fell asleep and dreamed that the
devil had come to me and said could
have all the money | wanted il would
be content to die on my thirtieth birth
day. He told me to think the matter
over, and he sat down in my Morris
chair, and, picking up magazine, read
it for long time. IN about an hours
time | told him that l would accept.
He rose, put packet of money on the
mantel and told me that as often as de-
sired money had but to look on the
mantle and the amount would be there.
And then he opened the door and went
out.
II was thoroughly cognizant of the
tact that was. only twenty-five years
old aud had five years yet to live-yet
in that dream lived them. did not
go the pace-I behaved myself-but
lived sumpluously-took care of rela-
tives and friends-traveled all over the
world. ! even fell in love, but did not
ask the girl TO be my wife, because l
had always in mind the fact that was
to die as soon as l was thirty years
oldg
Year after year passed. and l saw no
more OF my friend, the devil. AS often
as l wanted money found it and took
it with no misgiyings as to my ultimate
/ future, inasmuch as l knew that the
life was leadil g was above reproach.
'''rhirty days before my thirtieth
birthday went to my lawyer and saw
that my will was in perfect technical
shape. And then / concerned myself
no more in respect to my death than !
would to the purchasing Of 4 new collar.
1.-The night before my thiaaeth birth
day l gave stag affair to about twenty
men. was as gay as any man there
and the auip and jest and story had
gone around. Then nv nearest init
mate got mp and proposed my health.
II was drunk and l was called upon fol-
a speech. rose, glass III hand. just
as / got to my feet the clock in the hall
chimed out midnight was thirty
years old tried to raise my glass OH
high, but it fell with II crash to the ia
bic. The lights danced in front of me
the mep's faces fsded away, a big
black pail came down and b!otted
everything and 1 felt myself falling
falling, falling-anI then l woke witt
start
IL looked up at the clock onlhe man
tel. 1t marked five minutes after ~
had been asleep five minutes and bad
lived five wears -