The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-08
J0sHUAY's VISION.
Col Nathan Lunsford Looking For an Inter
prefer of His Stage Dream.

Col. Nathan LunSfOrd of ROXboro, a
frequent contributor to the Roxboro
Courier, writer of his dream in the last
issue of that paper. 1t is SO complex
and varied a dream that only a Daniel
would interpret it. Here is the dream:
There was a scene of revelry by night,
and shake Rags capitol had gathered,
then the lamps we'll filled with Standard
oil shone brightly DER fair women and
brave men. Such was the scene at j. q.
Yarboros on Thanksgiving night. The
Old King was unable TO attend owing to
old age and chills, the heir apparent
was absent also, with Mt. Tirzah's Four
Hundred at the residence of Mr. Thomas
Reade. But all went merry a mar
riage bell The old man at home in his
,private apartments Ireading Britton's
report Of the Gattis-Kilgo trial in the
'sOld Reliable" could hear ever and anon
change partners, balance all. ladies' to
the center, swing corners, etc.
1t was growing late in the night and
the old lady had been sleeping soundly
for several hours, and the Old King S
ideas some how got mixed UP. He thought
the scene had changed from Yarboro's
to the Craven Memorial Hall at Trinity
and that President Kilgo and the Rev.
Mr.. Gattis were the dancers, with Mrs
Susan B. Anthony as Kilgos partner
and Mrs. NJ. E. Lease in in the round
dance with Mr.. Gattis, Judge Graham
coaching for Gattis and my friend r. w.
Winston was patting and prompting for
President Kilgo. We thought the people
were very much divided as to which cou-
pie was doing the best dancing, especial
~ the Methodist church. But ii was
agreed by all hands that each couple
was doing some excellent work. We
thought that Judge Shaw and Col. Web
ster were standing complacently by smil-
ing, and we thought that we heard Col.
Webster remark, Come day, go day, God
send Sunday" And some man remarked
that he talked too much--we learned az
forwards that it was Mr.. Um5tead.
The old man was enjoying the whole
scene when he heard a great shout out
side the Hall On reaching the door he
saw fine looking lot of men lined up
apparently for a foot race. He saw i'll
the line his friend Judge Clark, who
seemed to be favorite with all the
crowd save President Kigo. Judge II.
C. Conner seemed to be favorite for
second place. The race was from the
College Building to the gate with the
Latin motto on it. There were some half
dozen in the race, but we did not know
any OF them except Judges Clark and
Connor, who we are proud to claim as
our friends. We did not learn what the
race was for nor anything concerning the
stakes, but was and am still glad that
our favorites came out ahead of the field.
Again the scene shifts, and we are in
Hollywood cemetery in Richmond stand
ing by my friend j. A. Long Or. Hoge
is lining out that blessed old PreSbyte
ian hymn 'How firm a foundation, We
saints of the Lord and we are singing
while some parties are burying the late
President Jeffesen Davis, than whom
the world has never produced greater
man.
The breakfast bell has just rung md
thus ends my vision. trance or what
ever you may call it.
Respectfully,
JOSHUiY.
December LIST. 1901
Later:-We have just learned that the
cake walk between Gattis-K ilgo was for
q little present-in the shape of a judg
ment-for $4,000 and was awarded to
Rev Mr.. Gattis as the best walker.