Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-31
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try once more to turn the talk INTO
ri .santcr channels, SO she said pies
entity:
"Ob, by the way, l'iaNitan, how did
You happen TO come to this country
You were not born here. were Nuu.
$50" said ritaWitan; Il came on+
night mare
"Omn what?" exclaimed Doh"rhy.
ION nightmare. Didn't You ever
hear Of rightmare?'
"N'hy. of course, I've heard Of them.
t'ul how could YOU come here on one,
when it is onlva bad dream"
"Wel. ! did, anyway: and Eve got
it yet. I'll tell you about il.
II was born On an island far. far
away. and for some months lived very
happily with my father and mother
and brothers; and in those days |
really did sing. One afternoon while
was still quite young my eldest
brother found large piece of rich
fruit cake by the roadside and called
us all to come and share it. ii was the
most delicious thing that | had ever
eaten. and / am afraid that made
regular little pig of myself in my
greedncss. My mother warned me to
eat lightly of such rich food. but |
would not heed her, even when she
said at last:
"'lf you eat any more of that you
will certainly have nightmare.
"'What is a nightmare. mother" |
asked, for | had at that time never
heard of one.
"'Why. it is dreadful dream she
answered me. perhaps you will dream
that wicked men catch you and carry
YOU away. away off, and shut YOU up
in IA cage and keep you there, hungry
and lonely
"Howcvcr, I only laughed and said
that | was not afraid of any dream,
and went on eating.
"Wol, when | crcpt into the nest
hat night / had a headache and felt.
heavy and miserable and wished that
had taken mothers advice:
During the first part of he night I
did not sleep well. and kept waking in
a fright, but at last | went to sleep
soundly and dreamed this dream:
81 thought that had slept all night,
and when l awoke- in the morning the
sun was just beginning to show above
| he horizon. l hoped out of the nest
with my little brothers and flew down
to the spring for a fresh drink and a
| bath. and then out to the meadow to
pick up breakfast. AS we tluttercd
about. picking seeds from the grass
heads or picking at strawberries, | flew
TO a low bush to rest for a moments:
but when | would have flown down
again felt my feet held fast by some
sticky substance, and ! called to my
brot theirs to come quickly and help me-.
They came at once, but, alas. no sooner
did they alight upon the bush than
their feet also stuck fast. and. although
we nutteTed and screamed. it was all
to no purpose.
Sand then suddenly ! saw coming to-
ward us two rough-looking men car
rying wooden cages. and thought at
once of what my mother had said would
happen if ate too much Of the fruit
cake. and knew that this was night
mare. | struggled and tluttcrcd and
shriekcd. in the hope of waking up
but could not: and one of the cruel
] ~-- l. -1i ,f.~i,, "o..-li. - '."'i a. ~
loosened my poor little feet said care
| lcssly. to his companions:
".Wc made this birdlime bit too
stiff this time. It's liable to iniure heir
| feet And then he put me intoa little
wooden cage and did the same TO my
brothers. although of course | knew
that they were not really suffering.
since this was only nightmare of my
own; but screamed and called to them
| just The same.
"Thev took us to town near by. tied
mary cages together and packed them
on n boat which carried us across the
water. while | sat quietly in my cage
and mourned and longcd to wake up.
"Well. when we had reached land once
more we were packed on train-oh.
was so frightened brought
| many. many miles to this great city.
never spoke or cried. Wouldscarre-
" eat or drink. was so weary and lone
| " and hcartsick. | was taken to store
where we've many birds of all HI lds,
and there at last l found my voice
again. for we all began to tell each
other our troubles and our misery in
being kept in cages as prisoners and
our fear of the future. and everyone
who came in cXclaimcd
"'IIow beautifully and ioyous'y
these birds all sing! One would not
think that they could be 50 happy in
those tiny cages
"Thcn one day your mothcr came
looking for bird for your birthday
| rift, and she choose ne because of my
| particularly brilliant colOr-and-hcrc
l am" Titawitan stopped and stood
mournfully on one foot.
Dorothy looked puzzled. "Hut. rita-
witan. YOU said ii was n dream. a night
mare. When did YOU wake up?'
81 didn't wake up" said Pitawitnn.
"nut YOU are not asleep now" argued
Dorothy.
I eyes. am. This is all my nightmare
the cage and you and everything.'
cit isn't SOL" cried Dorothy. ~ am Il
real girl! | am not just part of your
| old dream"
ayes. you are. too said Pitawitan.
emphatically. 81 say you are. and il is
only a nightmare. for that is what my
mot her said. and guess she knows
Dorothy jumped up with flushing
eyes. "I'm not dream grit don't
care what your mother says. I'm just
ms real MS Won are so thprp,'