The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-09
WHAT'S IN A DREAM?
BY ONE OF THE FlvE-sIxTHs.
[ see in Parks arithmetic this
problem

II sum up nalt manklnu
And add H of the remaining half,
And find the total of their hopes and fears,
Dreams, empty Dreams"
So says the immortal Cowper.
If his accounts be true, what pro-
norton of mankind are dreamers?
Ans. five-sixths.
Now, | had dream, and will
try to relate it verbatim.
I dreamed that | was standing
in field on my farm, which con-
tains seven acres, and wondering
if there was any pay in cultivat-
ing my poor farm; for had put
1900 pounds of fertilizers, ten
bushels of good seed wheat, and
one bushel of timothy seed on the
field when / seeded it the fall be-
fore. When cut the crop of said
field and threshed it, l got III
bushels of inferior wheat in re-
turn-to say nothing of some
straw for my COW.
In my dream, also had field
of corn. The corn stalks were
about three feet in height, and
probably every fifth stalk bore
small nubbin. My timothy was
so fine it was scarcely discernible
to the naked eye.
But, while meditating as to the
advisability of migrating to some
more productive region, there was
bright light flashed about me,
and | looked to see from whence
it came and, behold, [ discovered
that it emanated from three
bright, and luminous stars which
were resting op the highest point
of one of our natural elevations,
known as Court House Hill. l
looked again, and / discovered
that those luminous stars were
like the faces of men with large
bodies. They had large tele-
scope made by connecting several
joints of stove pipe, and this in
strument was mounted on a huge
tripod so that they could bring it
readily to bear on any farm in
Fulton county. While | was thus
looking in wonderment they NOV
ed the ponderous instrument
around until it was focused on
my farm and / wondered what it
all meant. But happening to cast
my eyes around, l discovered that
the wheat stubble looked as large
as com stubble, and the blades of
timothy as large as corn blades.
1 turned toward my corn field
and 10, the corn stalks were 28
feet high, and as thick as fence
posts, and the ears ON them look
ed as large as bolts of shingle-
wood. Now, | cast my eyes to
the chill" again and | saw some
diminutive objects behind the
three luminous stars, and they
came forward, and moved the
stove-pipe on the tripod, and TO-
cused it on my neighbours farm,
and 10! my big stubble, big grass,
and big corn had all vanished.
But | still continued to dream,
and in my dream l went to my
house and the township assessor
had been there and left notice
of my valuation and | took it up
and looked at it and saw on the
outside the assessors valuation
which | considered about just and
proper, but when | looked at the
inside | saw that while the tele-
scope had been focused on my
farm, the Bright Lights had in
structed their servant to double
my valuation. | was in great
distress; for could not see how
could support myself and fam
lily, and get enough money to pay
taxes. At this time my wife cut
my dream short by giving me a
violent shaking, and asking me
what made me groan so in my
sleep. care you sick?" said she.
| said | was not sick; only / had
an awful dream. She insisted on
knowing what had been dream
ing, and l told her the above.
She said, "Pshaw! those three
bright stars you saw were moi
county commissioners, but that
little bunch of stars known as
Jobs Coffin" cannot quite