The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-15

nicht. and the recollection or II mas
bothered mo all day." said the red
headed man in the corner, apropos OF
nothing, and breaking q silence tnat
was beginning to be irksome.
1T must have been holy terror,
the travelling man from Omaha re-
marked. with an effort at irony. Any
serpents In tt?"
No" replied the red-headed man;
there were no animals OF any KIND.
Perhaps 1t viii relieve my mind IL
tell you about It
'All right" said the drummer, cheer
f,lly; you can unload on US, Most
anything goes in sleepin' car.
well I dreamed that l was strolllns
down the railroad track just outside tho
little Town in which l was reared Ihe
sun was shining brightly, the BIRDS
were singing, tho grass was green ana
flowers were blooming
say" interrupted ON unknown, VINO
was uncomfoVtably perched upon the
washstand, all the seats being occu-
pled. Say, this aln't no railroad ad
you're trying to work of on us, Is II?
Just wait" replied the red-headed
man, land judge Tor yourself. AS l was
saying all nature was smiling, and 1
seemed to be feeling as fine as tho
Tie broke on my ear. Looking behind
me 1 eaw the locomotive OF the limited
express coming after me at sixty
milo a minute gait. l was on hlgh
embankment the sides OF which drop
ped almost straight down fully 40 feet
Ahead / could SEQ crossing, and, be-
ltevtng I could reach 1T, l started to
run, and, Lord how I did run The
crossing seemed to draw away from me
yNrhI R6ttlnR
every second Faster and faster l ran,
until It seemed that was literally 1y-
ing. Yet the express was gaining on
me, and the constant whistles or the
engine added to my terror. I could
feel the heat from tho monster. and
was Just about to be ground under its
terrible wheels, when"
When You woke up" broke in tho
unknown. Il
mo. sir; I didn't wake up" said
the red-headed man, somewhat nettled.
Just then l reached the crossing, and
jumped from the track to the wagon
road. L thought l was safe. but, to
my astonIshment, the locomotive did
the came thing. 1t followed me up the
wagon road. shrieking hendishly at
every turn OF the wheels. l turned
and crossed a meadow, and still 1t pur-
sued me. I jumped bitches. climbed
fences lodged around farmhouses, but
that awful monster never checked Its
epeed, and now its whistle had changed
10 8 demoniac laughter that drove me
TO frenzy. No matter which way l
turned IL was right behind me, the cow
catcher bruising my heels and the hot
breath from the furnace Scorchlng my
coat tails. Then a great precipice
yawned before. 1t was Of immeasura-
BILE depth. but without hesitation
jumped from the brink, and 1 fell miles
and miles and miles. But somewhere
in the descent 1 awoke and found my
self almost saturated with perspira-
tion."
Something very much like that
really happened over in Kansas City
not very long ago." said an insurance
agent from Topeka, after tho laugh
subsided. "A countryman had come to
town for tho first time, and had
stepped out into the middle Of the
street at the Union depot to see how
high the sun was, 1t is supposed. A
Union avenue car came tearing down
the hill, the gong ringing continuously.
The countryman looked up, saw It COM
Ing and with yell started down the
track Just ahead Of IT. He didn't know
out OF theeNay; and that blamed trolley
car chased him two blocks, him a
hollerin' 'Help' at every jump, until a
policeman shooed him off the track and
allowed business to resume"
There was silent putting OF cigars
for few minutes, and then q rotund
Chicago alderman spoke up;
Getting back to dreams" said he
II had ono myself last night that was
no slouch. 1 dreamed that was asleep
and was being troubled by a sense OF
tremendous weight upon my stomach.
tried In my sleep to remove It,
and whilo struggling with 1t 1 awoke.
That Is, l dreamed that I awoke, YOU
understand When 1 got my eyes open
/ found It was q man seated calmyl
and comfortably upon my PROSTATE
form, with the bulk OF his weight
pressing upon the place where I am In
the habit OF storing my meals. And
what man he wasi His breadth of
beam was such that I could barely SEQ
out from under the skirts of his coat
couldn't sec his face, but there was
something about his form that seemed
FAMILIAR. but whether 1t was the heft
or 1t or the shape OF It l couldn't for
the life Of me tell He was apparently
busy about something, for he kept
wabbl1ns about. and at every move I
would let out groan like the giant
Despair, but the man above didn't seem
4-n
TO make matters worse, he commenced
TO whistle Yankee Doodle I called
up to him as politely as 1 could under
tne circumstances, and requested hin,
10 take chair or a sofa or ANYTHING
he happened TO see that was nearer HE
SIZE but he didn't pay the least atten-
ton TO my courtesy. All the time. how
ever l was stretching and twisting nv
neck trying my level best to sec who
he was. I seemed to be consumed wills
curiosity, as anxious to learn hia
Identity and find out what he was do
Ing as 1 was to get rid OF his weight
Well. after what appeared 70 ba
hours Of torture. he leaned over 10
ono side SO that I got a monentary
glimpse Of his face, and who do Vol,
think 1t was?" -"
You can search me-" answered tba
man on the washstand.
Give 1t up" said the red-bcadAd
man, but I'm sure 1t was no friend of
mine" u
Tho alderman carefully relighted bi.
cigar, ana then. with great dellberation.
punctuating each word u,tth III. 80