The herald., 1913-02-13
BY Nj. QUAD

VI
into account when sizing him up an,
said cf him:
NO matter how lazy be is. you cal
always believe what he says"
One evening after Tom had been tn,
champion lazy man of the village fol
fifteen years he had seat with a hall
a dozen other men around the redhor
stove in Snyder's grocery. He hadn't
been doing any talking when all of d
sudden he said:
Boys, | had a singular dream We'd
nesday night, and IL was repeated
Thursday and Friday nights"
WAS 1t hard work. was laughingly
asked by one
Il thought you looked done up," add
ed a second
Nearly all had some remark to make.
and when they were through Tom con-
tinued
You have all dreamed all sorts of
dreams. but lemme ask if any one here
has ever dreamed Of a holler lOg?"
Beech. oak or maple?"
I'm the woods or where?"
Didn't seem to be in the woods il
my case. and yet | can't say where
else"
How long was itr'
"Ten or twelve feet, mebbe."
"Was the hollow large enough for
you TO crawl into"
1t was some time before they would
take the man seriously, but his serious
face and sober answers finally prevail
ed. and he said
II didn't dream that l was walking
anywhere, but did dream that stood
beside holler log with an ak In hand.
There was some one else near by, and
voice said:
Tom. split 1t OPEN
Yes, boys, the voice said them
words. and l obeyed the command"
And out jumped dozen rabbits. and
you killed them all and are going to
have rabbit potpie for a fortnight to
comeT
mo rabbits jumped out"
What did?"
The log was punky as well as holler
Two or three blows split it wide open.
and there In the middle of the boiler
was an old tomato can. 1t looked as
II 1t had been there for forty years"
But you are not going to tell us
that the tomatoes were spoiledT
Boys. the contents Of that can could |
not spile in a thousand years. The can
was sealed up. and when | broke IT |
open it was full of twenty dollar gold |
pieces"
by Georger'
You don't sayw
"But It was only a dreamv
Jest dream" replied Tom. 'but !
dreamed it three nights running. you
must remember"
"Shucks" exclaimed one of the lis
teners after a moment of silence.
I'VE all know what dreams are. There
Isn't 4 man In the state that ever
dreamed anything that came to pass"
Reckon me-" was Toms comment.
But you think this will?"
"Of course"
Then you haven't got the sense Of
chickndee,'
II know il, but it will come to pass.
TN going to look for that holler log
ind find IL. There's can of gold in it."
In day OF two the whole town was
discussing the dream, and the people
vere pretty evenly divided. No matter
low vigorously the opposition denied
Re dream business. they were among
hose that shOuldered axes and went
.untinG through field and forest in
earch of hollow logs. This search
ontinued for week and then was
tven up. Tom White himself did not
anticipate. 1t was cold weather. and
e said he would wait for spring. If
ne others found the log and the gold
would be their good luck.
One hot day in July he sat down
nder cherry tree in his back yard,
nd with his back braced against the
Junk he fell asleep. BY and by his
life came to the door and called:
TON, want to bake some pies, and
OH must split some wood"
The wood pile consisted of two or
lree old logs and chunks left over
'om the winter Slowly the sleeper
lbbed his eyes and got to his feet, and
tier bit he lifted the ak and began
one of the logs. The third blow ,
)lit ii in half. /,
WAS the can there?" -.
ut sure was"
And full of gold?"
"The same"
Who put that can there and when
dn't count. Tom got 1t and used II
I'd is using 1t still, and the most he
is had to say when questioned about
cams was:
You see. it was holler log dream
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