The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-01

Once we hated Mr.. Spider,
And we trembled for the Fly.
But since then times have changed,
And Spider gets his dues at last,
We now. indeed. the parlor'd build,
II only we would catch 'em fast.
once three men Dreamed and the
Dreams of each were Romance tinged,
for there was "a Girl.
One OF the three Dreamed of going
into the worlds trade places and skill
fully wrestling from those who have
money, for the girl had money. He
wanted $4,000. for that WIS the
lady's endowment
AS he dreamed the first quarter
hundred thousand came SO easily.
That he put no period to his fancy's
flight and the Dream multiplied tho
kale. Up and up it mounted, until the
full hundred thousand mark was
reached.
b Then did the dreamer begin 10 piece
together the whole cloth of his aspira-
tions and strangely The Girl didn't
find place in the fabric.
He wanted still more classic dam
sel to complete the picture. 10
The Dreamer uneasily sought re-
traction OF his thought but the Dream
had grown too tall on its mushroom
stalk and he could not regain the
balance necessary TO make it substan-
tial. So he fretted and fumed and in
the end, the Dream stuff was discard
ed and rudderless and with furled
sa1ls, the ambition OF the First Dream
er drifted in the shallow waters and
was driven by the storm upon the
rocks.
The second Dreamer was more en-
ergetic. When his fancy, too. had
compassed the $4,000 mark, he be-
came highly animated and he sought
the marts where beatering laid treas
ure open to the wary and thrifty.
Behold, the years passed and he
waxed rich with the worlds wealth
and the money bags came toncontaiu
many times the stake dreamed of in
the beginning.
Motors, itch wines, great music and
the round Of gayety was somehow no
frame to The Girls pretty face ard
another replaced her
With time came safety OF luxury
to the Second Dreamer and he wear
lily prated of the worthlessness of
dreams and the bitterness of life. And
perchance he denied that Romance
lived and lie lost belief
But the Third Dreamer despaired
early Of winning The Girl, nd when
Dreams he sought to build could not
furnish forth material for their own
growth, he yielded for the nOnce and
worked
While Dreams of wealth and favor
were lacking still in the heart of the
man was the unquenchable flame of
his love. Soon came the time when
prosperity came sparingly, and cour-
age aroused the Third Dreamer told
his love to the Girl. The First Dream
or was disqualified by his worthless
ness. the Second Dreamer was mac
cessible and maybe the favor OF The
Girl was for TIE Third Dreamer, any,
way.
So they were married.
Since then the Third Dreamer be-
lieves in Romance and thinks the trial
to dts hiding place is not exhausted
and at the foot Of the rainbow he be-
lieyes Is the pot of gold.
But not now himself is the seeker,
but his Dreams have cast a Son for
the part, and he Dreams and Dreams
as he rests In the quietude of his life
of the day when the Boy will be
mounted for the crusade for Beauty
and Wealth tand high Elatlon. Il
Preachers sometime seem to for
get that they are not paid to tell p
fellow not to take a drink, but to
tell him how to avoid the consequence
es after he takes it, said Uncle Ezra. 7
Following up this Idea of profess
sional gutta percha, reminds OF Josh
Winters, about the peartest preacher
OF the Hill country. The Reverend
Josh was always equal to the 6ccas-
lon and was not foolish enough to put
all his corn In the same crib.
Once it happened that a parishioner
of the preacher became Ill nigh unto
death and he sent for Josh to pray for
him.
Winters was there shortly. by the
bedside. He prayed long and fervent-
ly. Then:
bill" said he. 81 have allus fotihd
that II helps a mighty lot for the sick
man to jine in and do little suppl
catir' on his own hook. Supposin' We
Jest twist over thar and offer up a
leltle prar Of yer own"
Bill failed to respond to this sug-
gestion and after while, Reverend
Josh said:
"Now Bill. Is it. bes as now that ar
is a misery yom he sufferin' from and
the Prar Cont seem ~ reach it, have
:on.s OF the best kinder linnymint
here-put by Mister John Y. Cure
mall, OF st. Louey. MizzoMy--at sol
cents er bottle"