The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
Dream Lover Came and Claimed Her for
Eis Sride.
READ LIKE FAIRY TALE
Miss Bertha Gate Dreamed Of CLAW
ence n. Harne, Whom She Had
Never Seen, Was Later Introduced
to Him BY Friends and Later Mar
ricd Him.

icd Kim.
Last night in the land Of dreams
I net the man who may some Gay
become my husband" Whlspereo
pretty Miss Bertha Cate, Of AZ Mii-
le. ge avenue Atlanta, to her mother,
one morning several months ago, as
the two were seated arm in arm,
exchanging conidences as mother
AMI daughter should.
1T was a sweet and beauafui
dream" continuel the young girl
so vivid that it seemed almost like
tie prophetic visions sent in the old
en- times by the cool FAIRIES; and in e
l saw outlined distinctly as If 1t were
here before me in the sunlight, the
face ard form CT my future mate. lE
was a strcng, goo face, and knew
at once that my fate would be sealed
forever If l chanced to meet him IN
real life-nct only that, but / knew,
I should be unhappy always II fait-;;
- NEE; him-ani even more than
that, mother dear" continued the
g.rl. Il seemei to receive with the
vision the blessed assurance thaG
some day would meet him, and thar
all would be we'll"
This was months ago.
Weeks followed weeks, and loves
younr dream remained unfulfilled.
Woull the vision ever come true?f
The girl began to wonder, and he
confidence in kin 'ly providence be-
gan to vaver, when one day on
Peachtree street, as size sat IN
street car with her mother, she sud
denly beheld entering the car the
very man whom she had first behed
in dreamland. 1t was he; the same
! fine cameo features, the same noble
traits Of character cleaning from his
eyes.
Being of a sweet and modest na-
ture, Miss Cate did nothing. to be-
tray herself, and presently alighted
from the. car. her. maidenly reserve
preventing her from attempting to
learn the ideutity Of her hero.
Weeks paesel on, and the young
woman, stricken to the heart with
Cupii's carts remained firm in hes
resolution to await with patiencA
whatever elimination fate might
bring. IKE must come to me; he
must seek ME first" she said, and
set her lips. and remained true to her
| word.
Then he came. OF his own free
will and accord, he came, intro 7uced
by q mutual frienl. AMI Miss Cate,
who had rot even known his name.
was SO surprised when he was intro
duced into her own sweet parlor that
she seemed to be again walking in
in the land of dreams.
The man from dreamland proved
to be Mr.. Clarence H. Horne, former
ly of East Point, Ca, now promi-
nent young business man Of Fort
Worth, Texas. He had seen Miss
Cate in Atlanta, and without ever
meeting her fallen as desperately In
love with her real self as she had
with his vision. {" :.
A brief courtship followed, IN
which the course of true love ran
deep an1 smooth. ''-''''
And on Christmas morning the ro-
nance reached its climax, at the
family residence on Milledge avenue,
when the happy pair were made man
AMI wife. in the presence ,:of their
parents By the Rev. Dr.. John F.
White, pastor of the Second Baptist
church. -
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy pair left fer theG west on
an extensive wedding tour.
The above romantic story is vouch-
ed for by the Atlanta Journal, from
which we cGpy it. -