The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-01
A WONDROUS DREAM
MIR. BEESWAX DIMES WITH
 SOME IMMoRTALS.
In Fancy He is a Guest at Mem orable Dinner Held in Honor Of George Washington's Birth
 day.

Charleston News and Courier.
 There was a sound of reVelry and the hum of voices in the httle ounsdIo" last night. Strange scenes were witness ed and fathomless mysteries invited tns probe of truth From the dark Beyond (the vast ininitude of nescience) came the shades of those whose names are m scribed in letters of gold In the tehple of fame. They came to the little Dunga- low to celebrate Washingtons birthday. With only one group is this narratVe concerned Sitting apart from the noisy element, bantering each other good na- turedly were William Shakespeare, Lord Bacon, the Duke of Wellington. Napo- leon Bonaparte, Bill Wye, Anantas, George Washington and others. Of course Washington was the guest of the even ing. And the conversation of these de- parted celebrities indicated that they were all amazingly conversant with current topics. L., ,,, ingiy toyed with a bottle of Mount Yer non would 1t be unseemly in me to oo- serve that a little stimulant now and then goes not amiss with the best of men?'
 "Methinks that wisdom beckoned to those words that rolled so glibly from thy tongue" replied William Shakespeare, quickly. Iris time to quaff the waters that prod the limping fancy and baptize imagination in ambroslal sensations.
 'Why don't you quit talking like write?' interjected Lord Bacon, surlily, anxious to renew the dispute about the authorship of Shakespeare's works.
 "Hooray," said Nye, delightedly. Now we approach with willing feet where Will liam Shakespeare and Bacon meat. Go for him, Billy; slug him with soliloquy.
 May, nay" interrupted Washington; 'Iet there be no pickering here tonight Tomorrow is my birthday and we want to enjoy ourselves. What will you have, BonaparteT'
 'In lieu of whiskey. make mine water" replied Napoleon. yawning. ~
 The Duke of Wellington smiled. Since Napoleon" he said, takes water in lieu of whiskey, you can make mine water lieu"
 "That's all right. Duke" returned Ma poleon, good-naturedly. Its consola- ton to know that my Waterloo was not so bad as your pun thereon
 Be good. now, gentlemen. warned Bill Wye, with a wink, "or Washington may jump u-pun you. This nauseating By the way, Ananias, you claim to have been struck dead for lying; on the level now, didn't you drop with just a plain old case of heart failure?"
 'I would have you understand, sir" re- piled Ananias, angrily, that I'm the champion liar of all ages and the only man on record struck dead for dispensing the truth with sensational frugality And you dare insinuate heart failure? Bah"
 "Oh, very well,' said Wye, cheerfully; put think you are novice at the business. Now consider the performance of my friend Washington. In my iudg- ment that little cherry tree episode he worked of on posterity overshadows any romance you ever perpetrated."
 Washington smiled good hurnoredlv and beakers were again filled with laugbins waters. Suddenly an exclamation of ass tonishment from Lord Bacon caused inc group to turn. They beheld a remarka bIe spectacle. In the doorway of the little