The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-03-17
CHAPTER ".
Continued.

In lQiS uHpJOuldble CSNupdtiou
1aSteJ ] know not how long. until.
.Sicobtins whether l should be awake
Ss time 10 keep the promise 1 had
Jr;lde 10 conduct my aunt Gertrude
4,Ter our old hcuSe-no brief task. for
1t contained thirty OF more rooms and
waS.a maze to the uninitiated-I hur-
ried 10 bed, and was soou IN the tor
IsentS of the most chaotic dream
uhlch has ever disturbed my brain.
hehesd gorgeous barbaric palaces set
Sn delightful climcS; professions OF
spcn magnifcently apparclled. of
which the principal figures displayed
IN auaZing profusion Of jewels; vast
heaps OF gold coins of strange mint
age; quaint jars filled with precious
stSaes which cleaned aud sparkled;
md dimly lighted vaults in which
6srce men, bearded and turbanned,
were iuflictiDg horrible indignitieS on
defenceless women, strangling some
with bows and beheading others with
srisnitars. These scenes We're pre-
scented 10 my mind as in Il phantas-
RnasOria, the'iast appearing so intense.
fy real in its horror that l shrieked at
hs>hclding it, and rushing At Il hideou$
old Turk, who was firmly graspins
Sks hair OF 9 kueeling gill While he
saSpms his scimitar around the bet
Sec 10 strike her neck, awoic, hathcd'
IN lsrsDiTatioD, and was spared the
scismaCbic encounter.
The church clock struck four, and
Che glow IN the Eastern sky was as
YET but feeble. was intensely re-
.Ec.c6 to find myself once raorc il my
usaal frame OF mind, amid my usual
surroundings. My terror vanished on
opeaips my eyes and discovering my
xifnaticr; bat the dream had made an
Impression on my mind so deep that l
as,Ild not disengage my thoughts from
1T; neither could in any way account
for it had never been subject 10
oneiroGynia. nor mad | recently read
or talked Of oriental magniicencc and
barharity. l was powcclc$s either 10
se,ount for the dream or 10 dismiss
81 from my mind.
After ponderiDS the matter for three
hours or more L arose. and dressing
myself with the same faSridiOus care
AS on the previous day--a habit which
II had resolved to henceforth cultivate
= descended into the breakfaSt-rooIn.
Ms father and uncle were standing
by tic window engaged i'll earnest
conversation, and old John was busy
at his sideboard. My uncle 1t once
stepped towards me and seized my
hand. which he squeezed rather hard
~er than considered necessary or com
Portable, and having wished me good
morning, Informed me that had been
the subject o. his conversation with
my father.
il am afraid you find Holdenhurst
a vcyy dull place when you can find
nothing more interesting to talk Of"
L remarked.
Not at all. not at all said uncle
San. 81 will tell you all about ii be-
fore l leave"
Breakfast is quite ready" said my
father, land We may as we'll have it
at once. although it wants some min
utes to eight. Mrs. Truman will take
her breakfast in her ROOM
At this we al three took our seats
at the table.
why, Ernest. my boy, what has
become Of your color?" asked uncle
Sam Yesterday you were a typical
little Englishman, but this morning
you appear as bloodless as 4 New
York dude
related my dream. Uncle Sam
laughed immoderately at the recital,
and pushing his chair somewhat furth-
or from the table. swayed himself TO
.snd fro and roared. My fathers face,
teo, wore broad smile which merged
1nto laugh as proceeded.
Did you read the Arabian Nights
Just before you went to bed:" my
father inquired.
Arabian Nights" echoed uncle
San, interrupting me as l was about
10 reply; why, if he were in London.
I should have said that he had been
10 the ANambra. witnessed the ballet,
got drunk. and been locked up for the
might Ha. ha! I'd give q Thousand
dollars, and sup on pork and cucun-
bers for month. il only 1 might
dream that Dream
1T seems to please you, Sam" said
my father.
1T does. If l had not become aa
American, would have exchanged my
nationality for that of Turkey or Per
sia, my Christianity for Mohammedan-
ASH. Boundless liberty and absolute
'despotiSm both appeal 10 my taSte.
Resides. they are not so Cifferang rs
some people suppose: extremes meet.
YOU know. The Quasi-libc:ty enjoyed.
or the quasi-despotiSm suhtered-eA-
press 1t which way you wiil-by Eng-
Nshmen in England would be intolcr-
-ahle TO NE. By-the-by, In nol ,i,e
first Truman VINO has renouuced his