Evening star., 1912-09-15
IKE most all little Washington
boys and girls who have been there'
Bobbie loved to visit the wonder

- IKE most all little Washington
hovs and girls who have been there,
Bobbie loved to visit the wonder
y ful sights at the National
Museum and so when the wise
Dream Man flew in at the window ana on
to the foot of the bed Bobbie clapped his
hands for joy.
"Oh eoody. / am so glad you have
come, Mr.. Dream Man. he cried. are
we going to visit the Dreamland OF All
Countries tonight?''
Now, perhaps you are wondering "nat
the Wise Dream Man had to do with the
National Museum, and most likely II you
asked father or mother about 1t they
would tell you that they had never seen
or heard Of him there. But should you
ask Bobbie he could tell of ever so many
things that the Wise Dream Man had
taken him to see in this big white build
ing.
The Dream Man. however. calls It his
'Dreamland Of All Countries and Boo
bic has often spent dream-days with some
of the queer people who live there
dream-day, Of course, is not like any
other sort Of day, for usually when 1t
was over Bobbie found that IN the really
truly world here in Washington people
were just beginning to get up for break
fast SO Bobbie was not really surprised
to wake up in the night and lind the
Wise Dream Man there; indeed, he was
ever SO happy.
"Get up. Get up. Lazy boy COM
manded the Wise Dream Man. dancing up
and down on the foot Of the bed. his long
coat dragging all around 80 that Bobbie
could hardly see MS tiny & little rect, ;
Countries tonight and to see anything
that you would like. Bobbie.'
I'm all ready now Bobb.e cred.
slipping into the long magic coat that
the Dream Man always brought for him
to wear. Now. although the Wise Dream
Man flies through the air without any
trouble. every one knows that regular
little Washington boy would have
pretty hard time II he should try to fly
out through the window. For this rea-
son the Dream Man always brought the
magic cloak, and when Bobbie put 1t on
II stood out around him like little bal
LOOM Soon they were ready. Together
they few out through the window, and SO
high in the air that the houses ana trees
looked like little toy village.
"Bobbfe." said the Dream Man sudden
ly. do you remember the present that
sister was so pleased with last
Christmas?"
II don't know, Mr.. Dream Man: do you
mean her big fuzzy puff?" replied Bob
bie wondering why on earth the Dream
Man wanted to talk about sisters Christ
mas presents when 1t would be SO much
nicer to hear about wonderful things
Not the muff. Bobbie, but the diamond
ring" explained the Dream Man.
Yes, l remember. and gee 1t is d beau
tiful one Mr.. Dream Man." Bobbie said.
thinking OF how the diamond sparkled
and had SO many pretty little lights In II.
well, did you ever stop to think. Bob
bic. tust where those diamonds and all
the other shiny pretty stones that you
have seen come from and how they are
NADER"
for, you see. ne really never nad tnousht
Never mind" chuckled the Dream Man,
when we reach the Dreamland of All
Countries I will show you ever SO many
about them and how the people in olden
times thought there were little fairies
living in them
or course Bobbie wanted to hear about
them and he was ever so excited when
they dropped down into the museum and
saw there in long room glass cases fill
ed with pretty jewels Of all colors and
saes
although most Of the stones are real
ones, those in one Of the cases are made
Of glass, just the size Of diamonds that
belong to people In different parts of the
world" said the Dream Man. For you
see there are not many OF these big dia-
| monds and it would cost too much to
buy the real ones and put them here.
! Men made these glass ones but the real
! diamonds that they represent are formed
| in various parts Of the earth. Even the