The Washburn leader., 1914-09-04
BY NJ. QUAD
Copyright. 1914 by Associated Lit
crazy Press.

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How do you known
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.
mo, she wasn't"
..It amt worth minding." said the
father as he left the table to fill his
pipe.
An hour later he met the pastor OF
the church on the street and told hlin
what young Bob had dreamed.
"Indigestion." replied the good man.
On the afternoon Of the third day
thereafter thunderstorm came. Whlie
the clouds were banking up the boy
came in from play and said to his
mother:
"Now you watch out and youll 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 curious thing, but 1t
was the start of his career as a 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"
S.T1~.,, ID ro,, ~
II dreamed it last night. The horse
was in lot. and strange man put
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 owner
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. It was four weeks later that
he said:
"Father, Mr.. Jones. the constable. is
going to be hurt"
"H0w?" was asked.
II dreamed that man hurt him"
"What sort Of looking manT
"His nose was reddish, and he had
bushy whiskers and was in his shirt
sleeves"
The constable was told. and he
smiled and replied:
"Boyce. d6 you believe in your boys
dreams?"
"Yes. I think So"
well, to show you that don't here's
a five dollar bill I'll bet against fifty
cent piece that this dream Of his turns
out to be nonsense"
wager was made. That was In the
forenoon. In the afternoon he drove
out into the country to serve some pa
pers on farmer. and while talking
with the mans wife at the door he
was hit on the head with club by
the husband, who sneaked up behind.
The assaulter had reddish nose and
bushy whiskers.
The constable was in bed for two
mouths, and the farmer ran away to
avoid arrest
The next dream was that Deacon
Goodhue would lose his two cows If he
didn't shut them up. When told Of 1t
he replied:
."rhey must take me for an old fool
to think would heed anybody's
dream"
But that Boyce boys dreams have
come true
Two days later the deacons cows
were run over by train on the rail-
road.
This dreaming was uncanny. twas
dangerous. 1t got on the nerves Of
a whole county.
In old Salem days they would have
denounced that boy as wizard and
roasted him at the stake. As 1t was.
they could do nothing but ask each
other what should be done.
1t was lightning rod man that soiv.
ed the problem that puzzled all others.
I'm not superstitious man." he
said. as all other men say. 'but
don't want that boy dreaming that !
fell from the roof Of barn and broke
my back. Let's buy the family to
move thousand miles away and
dream for some other community"
A committee had talk with Mr..
Boyce. and he agreed for the sum of
$1,000 iD cash to take his family and
go west as far as the ws21 extended.
The money was raised. and the family
went. but 1t has never been known in
Hillsdale just where they settled or If
the boy Bob kept up tile dream busi-
ness.