The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21

IT'S hard to tell, deacon. You may
be going to have typhoid fever, and no
one to nurse you but that sour-temper-
ed old maid sister of yours. Should
you feel any symptoms you'd better
come to my house. where you can get
care"
Darn 1t, l wish knew what was go
ing to happen! It's made my back
ache just talking about 1t. Let me
know If you dream again"
Nearly every one In the village
knew that Deacon Mulberry was be-
lever In dreams, but no widow had
ever struck the weak spot before. The
widow Bell saw that she had started
on the right trail, and the cat was
safe from her foot when she got home.
The deacon continued his way to the
post office. He was always relating
his dreams, or those Of somebody else,
and he couldn't keep this one to him
self.
1T may mean broken Leg" said
one Of the audience.
"or your old COW may kick thunder
out of you"
Or you may get drowned in the
mill-pond."
The deacon went home and partook
of some strong sage tea, but he got
little sleep that night. At nine o'clock
next morning he was at the widow
Bells door to say:
"of course you didn't have the same
dream again last night?"
mot exactly the same" was the re-
ply after some hesitation.
But, was 1t purity nigh tit"
Yes"
Look here. widow, I'm more wor-
ried than as II had four hoss-trades
on hand, Was 1t a second marriage
that you dreamed Off"
Yes. 1t was a message, but a spok-
en- one, l dreamed that you and sat
on the bank of river. You had said
that your life was a lonely one, and |
had said that life had not been worth
the living to me, when voice came
out Of the silent night saying:
Second marriages are generally
the happiest."
by thunder!" exclaimed the dea-
con.
Yes. It said just like that"
"Um! I'm! And nothing more?"
Nothing except that neither wild.
over or widow could expect to live
out half their days"
I'm! I'm! / want to think that
over. Do you expect to dream again
tonight?"
why, / may and l may not. We
cannot foretell our dreams, you
know"
We'll, dream II you possibly can. !
want to know how this thing ia
coming out. will call again tomor.
row morning"
Among those to whom the deacon
related the happenings that day as
he sought for light on the mystery
was drummer for Chicago grocery
house. He was a "josher," of course
and he at once said:
Deacon, there are only two ways
open to you. You must either go
ahead and take the risks, or you must
marry and remove them"
But, ding my cats, wasn't going
to marry again!"
well, that's for you to say. I'm
grocery drummer, and am known
as tough man, but II 1t ever comes
my turn I'll marry half dozen
times sooner than defy death warn
ing"
uni I'm! Would you marry a Wild
ow or a girl?"
Man alive, weren't you almost COM
manded to marry a widow!"
Guess l was, but can't put It on
a year or so?"
And trifle with death! Deacon, |
am grocery drummer and known as
a hard case"
And next morning the widow didn't
have to relate third dream. 1t was
the deacon who said:
Widow, dreamed last night that
asked you to marry me, and now
I'm going to make 1t come true!"
There isn't happier couple in the
village, and now and then the ex-
widow softly whispers to the cat:
The gods help the widow who
helps herself"
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndlcate.)
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