Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-05

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her cap for Amos, and that Amos
seemed rather willing to be caught
On the third day after the talk on
the sawlog the widow Ross appeared
at the sawmlll and found Amos stack
ing lumber. He cheerfully left his job,
and as they sat down on a plank she
said:
Mr.. Taylor, this is not a business
call"
Nor"
"You may think 1t very silly one"
81 guess not"
Last night | dreamed that you fell
into the millpond here"
i've come mighty nigh it several
times lately"
you were being swept over the
dam when-when-"
by thunderl"
when Hannah Rathburn appeared
She waved her hands and screamed
1t seemed that she was about to faint
when she braced up and plunged in to
your assistance"
"And was drowned herself?"
NO; she reached you and swan
ashore with you, and you were 80
grateful that you married her within
an hour"
Then | must have had all the
brains soaked out of met" he ex.
claimed as he pounded the plank with
his fist
q never did attach much signif.
canoe to dreams said the widow as
she prepared TO move off; but
should take il from this that Hannah
is going to save your life in reality
II she does your gratitude would"
1T would do nothing of the kind
II she saves it I'll give her the lumber
to build a chicken coop, but she need
not expect anything further"
Three or four days elapsed, and
then she repeated her call. Amos saw
her a long distance down the road and
was ready to greet her.
BY George, but have you come to
tell me that you have been dreaming
AGAIN."
One can't help what she dreams,
can she?" she smiled
WAS it about Hanner?"
Yes, poor girl. In my dreams last
night ! saw her save your life again.
Surely her thoughts must be on you"
She can think and be darned, but
how did the dream go?'
you were walking across a field
with your hands under your coattails
and your eyes watching the clouds.
Suddenly a precipice yawned at your
feet You did not see your danger
Three steps more and you would be
dashed to the rocks a thousand feet
below AZ that critical moment a
voice cried out:
Hold Amos-back, my loye!"
"And ! backed?" asked Amos
You did"
And it was Hammer that hollered a.
me?"
1T was She not only shouted at
you. but dashed forward and grabbed
you by the coat-tails and hauled you
back from the brink Of death
The brink Of a mud puddle! Did
l marry her again?"
you did"
Then / ought to be kicked, even if
it was a dream. DO you igger that
it's Hammers thinking OF me all the
time that makes you dream?'
Poor, poor Hannah was the tri-
butte of the widow as she turned home
ward
When four days had passed without
another call at the sawmiIl Amos APP
peared on Mrs. Ross doorsteps on
being invited in he almost whispered:
Any more dreams
You have a water jug at the saw
mill. haven't you?'
YES"
a lot of potato bugs which bad
| been eating Paris green might crawl
into it and poison the water II the
cork was left outE"
And if you we're about 20 drink
and Hannah Rathburn suddenly APP
peared and dashed the jug from your
hands o.
"Butted in again. did she?'
But poor Hannah couldn't stand Dy
and see you poison yourself"
Poor Hannah TO Texas, This eve
ming I'm coming 20 ask you to marry
me Think ID ever
who can fath1m widows hearth"
"Nho GIN gmrd ainst a Widows
1 -v.ss.