The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-02-19

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Nor | either told you it was a
strange dream, and the words on the
stone were the strangest of ALL
"They was, Ell? Go right on"
After the date of death, age. etc,
there followed the words: James,
you can marry again, and | shall be all
the happier for 1t"
"Um! Uni" coughed the deacon;
and then after minute he asked:
widow Bell how would you inter
pref that dream?
Its hard to tell. deacon. You may
be going to have typhoid fever, and no
one to nurse you but that 'sour-temper-
ed old maid sister of yours. Should
you feel any symptoms you'd better
come to my house, where you can get
care"
Darn 1t, wish knew what was go
ing to happen! It's made my back
ache Just talking about 1t. Let me
know il you dream again"
Nearly every one in the village
knew that Deacon Mulberry was a. be-
lever. In dreams, hut no widow had
ever struck the weak spot before. Inc
widow Bell saw that she had started
on the right trail, and the cat was
safe from her foot when she got home
The deacon continued his way to the
post Office. He was always relating
his dreams, or those of somebody else,.
and he couldn't keep this one to him
self.
1T may mean broken Leg" said
one Of the audience.
OR your old COW may kick thunder
out of you"
"Or you may get drowned in the
mill-pond"
The deacon went home and partook
of some strong sage tea, but he got
little sleep that night. At nine O'Clock
next morning he was at the widow
Bells door to say:
of course you didn't have the same
dream again last night?'
Not exactly the same" was the re-
ply after some hesitation.
But, was 1t purity. nigh it,"
Yes"
Look here, widow, I'm more wor.
ried than as II had four hoss-trades
on hand. Was it second marriage
that you dreamed off,
Yes, it was a message, but spok-
en- one. l dreamed that you and sat
on the bank Of river. You had said
that your life was lonely one, and
had said. that life had not been worth
the living to me, when voice came
out of the siientt night saying:
Second marriages are generally
the happiest."
by thunder" exclaimed the dea
con.
Yes, it said Just like that"
I'm! I'm! And nothing more?"
Nothing except that neither wild
over or widow could expect to live
out half their days"
I'm! I'm! want to think that
over. Do you expect to dream again
tonight"
why, Il may and 1 may not. We
cannot foretell our dreams, you
know"
We'll, dream if you possibly can.
want to know how this thing Is
coming out. |, will call again tomor,
row morning."
! Among those to whom the deacon
related the happenings that day as
he sought for light on. the mystery
was drummer for Chicago grocery
house. He was "josher," OF course
and he at once said:
Deacon, there are only two ways
open to you. You must either &c
ahead and take the risks or you must
marry and remove them"
But, ding my oats, I wasn't going
to marry again!"
Well, that's for you to say. In
grocery drummer, and am known
as a tough man, but II 1t ever comes
my turn TIL marry half a dozeI
times sooner than defy death warn
ing"
"Um. I'm! Would you marry, wild
ow or girl?"
Man alive. weren't you almost com
manded to marry widow!"
Guess l was, but can't put 1t OF
year or so?"
And trifle with death! Deacon,
am, grocery drummer and known al
hard case"
And next morning the widow didn'
have to relate third dream. 1t wa
the deacon who sa1d
Widow, dreamed last night tina
l asked you to marry me, and nov
I'm going to make 1t come true!"
There isn't happier couple in tn
village, and now and then the OK
widow softly whispers to the cat:
THE, gods help the widow VIII
helps herself"