The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-25
A HOBO'S
DREAMS
g-sp
BY M. QUAD
Copyright, 1911. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
BY M. QUAD

l
ped off a freight train at the village
Of Bakersville and inquired for thu
home of Justice OF the Peace VIII
liams. They were directed to the lar
gest house in the place, for the judge
| as he was called, was the big mar
around there. He had several reputa
lions. one Of which was being dowr
on railroad and highway tramps.
Judge Williams lay In hammock
under cherry tree In his front yard
when he heard the gate open. AS ht
| sat up and looked he rubbed his eyes
Was it possible that be saw Alright
two husky hoboes at the gate as bold
as brass? Yes, they were there. AS
the judge continued to stare one OF
| them retreated but the other advanc
ed with a staggering and defiant gait
The gait alone raised the judges gall
1t could belong to none other than a
beetle browed villain.
Hello. old boss" was the sniuta-
ton as the hobo paused.
Old boss. Never before in his life
had the great man been thus address
ed. and 1t was now right in his own
yard Could 1t be possible that his
ears had heard the words?
At that moment a constable arrived
on the run. and he was ordered to es-
cort the hobo into court without a
moments delay. The man didn't re-
slst. On the contrary. he grinned and
went willingly. He continued to grin
as he got ninety day sentence and
was taken over to the Jail. He seem
ed perfectly satisfied. His comrade
was chased mile. but got away.
The hobo had served FIVE days of his
sentence and was the only inmate OF
the jug when he said to the jailer as
his breakfast was handed in:
IF you was to dream the same
dream FIVE nights runnin' would you
think there was anything to it?"
Five times over, eh?" queried the
jailer.
Five times straight-same tree.
same ground. same diggin' down three
feet and hearin' the spade strike a
box"
What did you dream you were dig.
ging for|'
Gold"
The Jailer couldn't tell whether he
was being guyed or not. and he turned
away without any further questions.
Next day he hoped to hear the hobo
say he had dreamed for the sixth time,
but the matter was not mentioned un.
til two more nights had passed. Then
the prisoner fdgeted around and final
ly said:
II wish I knowed an honest man
around here"
WHY" was naturally asked.
He'd have to be as square as a dot.
IL | knowed such a man I'd tell him
something worth lookin' into"
Been dreaming that dream againT
"Yes. 1t sticks right by me. I'm
beginnin' to think the gold is there"
The iaiIer tried to get him to say
more. but be was clam. He had said
enough to excite interest and cupidity,
however. and that day the 1ailer took
a scout around. The hobo had spoken
OF lone tree. In two hours walk the
taller discovered forty lone trees with
in mile OF the Jail. There might be
a box OF gold at the roots of any one
of them. but he couldn't spare weeks
and months to find out. He was now
a believer in the bobo's dream. He
wanted a share of that treasure, and
so be played new hand
Look here, SAM" he said to his
prisoner; I'm an honest man and
man of my word. If you've got any
thing on hand I'll go in with you on an
even whack."
You see, don't know you," was
the reply.
But | tell you I'm all right. I've
lived right here for thirty years. and
no man can say / owe him a cent or
ever broke my word"
There may be nothing to 1t"
"But tell me what you dreamed"
II dreamed Of diggin' down three
feet under certain tree and comm
upon box"
And what was in the box?"
81 hadn't got it out of the hole nary
time when | woke up, but there was a
chinky sound like coin when the spade
struck it-maybe gold and maybe sill
ver."
And where was the tree located?"
Milky. I'll attend to that when j
get out"
The jailer told Judge Williams about
he case. The judge believed in dreams.
BE called at the jail and threatened
he hobo in vain. Then he coaxed. No
Use. Then he offered to buy the secret,
md after two or three days 5000 was
settled on as the price. The prisoner
mad en- idea that there was $4,000
n the box, but he wasn't greedy.
Two hundred dollars would last him
he rest of his natural life. The agree
nent was that when the spade struck
he box the 5000 was TO be pass
u to him. The judge and the jailer
ook him from the jug at night, aft
IT his dreams had reached the number
u twelve, and he walked straight to
'rabapple tree half mile away and
ook the spade and went 10 digging. L
n five minutes the tool struck box.
The money was passed to him, and
While the juGSe and the jailer were
over the spade and the hole