The Washington herald., 1911-04-25
DREAMS COME FROM
ALL OYER COUNTRY
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

BY JULIA CHANDLER MANI.
News of the strange dreams contest has
spread far and near, for never in any
contest have there been so many out-of-
town entries as in this one. Almost
every State in the Union has been rep
resented by the submission of some
strange vision. Here is one that halls
from Watseka, Ill. sent by Mrs. Ida
Fowler:
This is an exceedingly peculiar
dream" writes Mrs. Fowler, "and no
one ever dreamed such e dream except
ing myself, as the names will testify
for I must quote the real names of the
people / dreamed about
Il dreamed 1 was attending a lunch
con. where all the guests were young
married ladies.
Centerpieces of Vegetables.
THE decoration or centerpiece for the
table was a large platter Of beautiful
lettuce leaves. with little carrots and
radishes placed on them. 1 thought,
What a pretty centerpiece; I wonder II
the fad for table decorations is to be
Vegetables instead of flowers or fruits
Then I thought each guest had to
make up rhyme about herself or her
husband. These are the rhymes:
hare a husband 50 grand
And his name is Charlie Higgpns
Hes awfuIly nice and he's got the sand
And he's boss around 'diggens."
There is man named Pendcxter
Who loves girl sweet.
He lorcS her well that he tres 10 be next her
But she thinks he's dead beat.
know girl named Ida Marie
Who has a husband 81 bold.
He Travelled far, 10 the great B. c british Co
lUmbia.)
And brought back bag Of gold.
Il awOke from my dream laughing.
when the next lady said: oh, dear, I
can't think of anything that will rhyme
with Butler
Now, Mrs. Manz, l certainly think
TINS very extraordinary dream, for
such thing never entered my mind
while awake"
A Very Beautiful Dream
A dream that is as beautiful as it is
strange is submitted by Miss Elizabeth
Powell Crump, 221O First street north
west. This is the recital:
1T has become such a common oc-
curence for me to have a dream. the
dominant feature of which l experience
subsequently. that l have ceased to re-
gard them as remarkable, and yet will
relate one, which on account of its love-
illness and vividness was the most won.
derful one l ever had, and the beauty
of which is still fresh in my mind.
was walking, with many others.
along narrow path. on which flowers
and beautiful plants alternated with
rocks and bitches, and II I succeeded in
crossing ditch without falling in, on
the other side were the flowers, but If
l fell 1t seemed / struggled an indefinitely
long time to get out. I had a companion.
friend. who walked with me. sometimes
by my side. but more often in back which
seemed to worry me.
AT the end of the path was a big hill.
a beautiful flower-cOvered hill, up which
many people We're climbing / began the
ascent of the hill. and the flowers and
the scenery grew lovelier as l climbed
Those Alone Were Discontented.
The people were climbing singly and
in pairs, and some were in parties of
three and four, and it seemed to me
that those who were alone wore worried
and discOntented countenances. In fact.
l was so myself. and finally, when I
reached the crest of the hill. although
the scene. stretching into infinite space.
was indescribably beautiful, l was not
satisfied
Il noticed all who reached the top
alone were also perplexed, and started
TO descend, some returning with others
their perplexity gone, while others kept
on. onto the path. l saw my companion
struggling up the hill, and instantly I
went back to help her.
Worry and Uneasiness Vanish.
Il took her by the hand and led her
up the hill, and my worry and uneasi-
ness vanished. At the top a tall figure.
respondent in white robes. smiled at me
and pointed to a path on both sides of
which were similar figures, each well
coming us. The inward peace, the ever
increasing beauty of the scene, and the
joy and love which reigned supreme are
beyond description. My dream ended.
The next morning I listened to a
most beautiful sermon on the text Am
I my brothers keeper Needless to say
1 claim some connection between my
dream and the sermon"