Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-24
THE BOY WHO
DREAMED
By NJ QUAD
Copyright, 1914, by Associated Lit
erary Press.
By M. QUAD

was udruWOrklnS man. AS maLtef
of fact, he was inclined to be lazy.
He had wife who was regarded as
easy going, and the couple did not cut
much of figure in the estimation of
the villagers.
The only child Of the Boyces when
they had been married more than
seven years was son named Bob.
six years old. He wasn't dull, and he
was not considered unusually smart
just an average boy. If any one had
predicted that he was going to turn
that county inside out before he reach
ed the age of seven he would have
been looked upon as light in the head.
The boy started his career at the
breakfast table one morning when he
said:
Father, did the lightning ever strike
anything in Hillsdale|
Not that remember" was the reply. !
But it's going to-"
"How do you know
dreamed it last night"
"What'll it striker
THE Methodist meeting house. It's
| going to strike the spire and bust 1t
all to pieces and then burn the church
down"
Bob. the cat must have been lying
on your stomach" said the mother,
who was somewhat impressed by his
earnestness.
"No. she wasn't"
ut amt worth minding," said the
father as he left the table to fill his
pipe.
An hour later he met the pastor or
the church on the street and told him
what young Bob had dreamed.
indigestion" replied the good man.
On the afternoon Of the third day
thereafter thunderstorm came. While
the clouds were banking up the boy
came in from play and said to his
mother:
Now you watch out and you'll see
the church struck And so it hap
pened.
When it came to be generally known
that the boy had dreamed it. it was
commented on as a curious thing, but II
was the start of his career as dream
er. 1t was about two weeks later that
= he said to his father:
Father. they are going to steal Mr..
Enright's black horse"
a How do you know"
"I dreamed it last night. The horse
was in a lot. and strange man put q
:. bride on him and rode him of"
= During the day the carpenter saw
: Mr.. Enright and told him of the dream
and advised that the horse be locked
in the barn o. nights. The ownel
laughed heartily and replied:
Don't let Bob dream that my moth
er-in-law is coming on to live with me-
Two nights later the horse disap
- peared and was never heard OF again.
Young Rob didn't rush the dreaming
business. 1t was four weeks later tina
he said:
e. "Father, Mr.. Jones, the constable, i
l. going to be hurt"
How" was asked.
s. 81 dreamed that man hurt him..
- What sort of a looking man|
His nose was reddish. and he ha'
bushy whiskers and was in his shir
sleeves"
The constable was told. and b
smiled and replied:
"Boyce. do you believe in your boy
dreams?"
"Yes. think So"
. well. to show you that don't here
&C a five dollar bill I'll bet against lift
- cent piece that this dream of his turf
out to be nonsense"
ds Mr.. Boyce tished up the coin. and u
d. wager was made. That was In q
re- forenoon In the afternoon he dro'
~ out into the country to serve some
IL pers on a farmer. and while talkll
lin with the mans wife at the door
,g. uns hit on the head with IA club
the husband. who sneaked up benin
. The assaulter had reddish nose al
"a bushy whiskers.
w. The constable was in bed Tor tN
OF months. and the farmer ran away
20 avoid arrest.
o. The next dream was that Deac
Goodhue would lose his two cows II
- didn't shut them up. When told OF
he replied:
au- They must take me for an old II
ri TO think | would heed anybod,
dream"
But that Boyce boys dreams ha
: come true"
Two days later the deacon's co
we're run over by a train on the II
les road.
elu This dreaming was uncanny. ltW
aS sSo dangerous. II got on the nerves
a whole county.
In old Salem days they would hs
denounced that boy as Il wizard q
roasted him at the stake. AS II W
/, they could do nothing but ask Ell
ID. other what should be done.
1t was lightning rod man that sc
ed the problem that puzzled all oth'
I'm not II superstitious man."
,o+ said. as all other men say. but
,on- don't want that boy dreaming tina