Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-04
BROOKVDLE FRANKLIN COUNTY INDIANA, FRIDAY APRIL 1856

10 tn'nk,W 'oncie jerry my chiiu' VIII
never"
"will never what p she answered
quickly.
''Will never forget" said land |
blush to think that / could attempt to
deceive the little cherub, rs her bright
blue eyes were fixed on mine-"will
never forget his sweet little pet An
gelica.p 81
"I dreamed about him last night. "
said she.
The child was a great dreamer, and
at any other time the relation OF one oil
her night-visions would have been ol
little consequence; but now / stopped,
having cut my chin, as / remember.
and, half-shaved, sat down and took
the child upon my knee.
"Tell me all about the dream" said
I.
"O." she replied, ''it was nothing
much l only dreamed he came up
into the bed room and kissed me just
as he did last year when he came
back from Canada"
Merciful heavenl Could il be that
after visiting me at the circle. Jerry
had. in spirit, visited the child. and
sealed the truth Of his actual presence
by kiss upon her cheek?
"What did he say?' asked.
81 don't remember that he said any
thing" was the reply. "Only / know
he gave me beautiful doll.--a wax
doll, with eyes that would open and
shut, just like Mary Smiths. Won
you buy me such one. pa?"
l put the child down and finished
shaving. A stranger narrative await
ed me at the breakfast-table. Ny
wife had also had dream. 1t was
about Uncle Jerry. OF course il was
knew that without asking. Sh,
dreamed that by some means she wa
transported to wild region of coun
try, apparently in some part OF one o
the southern states. There, rolling il
wealth. with a large plantation and {
hundred slaves, Jerry was living il
great style. bashaw kind of an ole
batchelor. Everything about him hat
the appearance Of the most luxurioul
wealth.
"Did he say anything?" l asked
trying to conceal my agitation by
scalding my lips with hot coffee.
"That was the strangest part of it,
replied my wife. "He said. 'Coms
and live with me. | have plenty
Bring the whole faL.ily;' and in my
dream I thought we did remove there
and take possession of his large estate
while jerry acted as overseer to th'
plantation"
"Pooh." said 1: "that was only |
dream"
"Of course it was" she replied
"and very foolish dream too" 81
Ny mind was, confess, in quite "a
confused state now as il was OF
quitting the mysterious circle the nigh
previous. had terrible secret il
my bosom, and l knew not what to d.
with it. On my way to my place o
business / determined to call on Smith
| found him in bed, weak and fever
ish, but the doctor had pronounced
him out Of danger. He was exceed
ingly glad to see me, chatted pleasant
ly, and adverted to the storm OF th,
last light, by which. as he supposed
the members Of the circle were pre-
vented from assembling. l did no
undeceive him, but. after a pause il
the conversation, | askcd:--
"Smith, tell me candidly, what i
your opinion Of Mrs. ---?' naming
the lady who was our medium. Il
she an honest woman?'
"Of course she is. and member 0
an Evangelical Church" !"
ibid you ever.-now on your hon
or, Smilh--did you ever say anything
to her about my Uncle Jerry?"
"To the best of my recollection,
he replied. "neyer. But why do yol
ask such question:"
/ made no reply, when, to my un
utterable horror, he added
"By the way, l had strange drear
about your Uncle Jerry last night"
"The duce you had" said |, throw
off my guard for a moment.
Yes" he replied; al dreamed h
was here, and that he had come ava
from beyond the Mississippi by tele
graph"
by telegraph"
WASN'T II a droll conceit?" sal
Smith, laughing. III dreamed that Ia
had invented mochine by which ma
terial bodies could be sent over th
wires just as we now send verbal mes
sages, and that he himself bad thu
come upon the wires to test the valu
Of his invention"
Smith laughed at the strange con
ceit. Did l laugh?-Well, no matter
"Yes," he continued. land / dream
cd that | examined the machinery b
which he had effected this wonderft
fight. He left the place Of his dcpal
ture--I forget the name. but it was !
Alabama, / think--at six o'clock, ant
he was here a few minutes befor
eight"
Indeed" said !, very slowly
THAT was--funny. Would you re
member the name Of the place if yo
heard it?"
i "I don't think would" he replied
"Dreams are such strange and FOOLS
things seldom charge my memor
with them"
"was It Wetumpka?" | asked. wit
an air Of Indifference.
"Ay," said he. "that was II.
queer name; how came you TO thin
J OF it?"
"Did Jerry say anything abor
me?" l asked. evading his question.
mot q word. But now l remen
ber he wanted to sell me a share !
his invention. lie said should hav
il for"
"For how much?" / asked eagerl,
Twenty thousand dollarsV'
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