The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-03-01
rHxxomxA OF DREAMS.

rH1UoHNA OF DREAMS.
Philosophers have not disdsined to discuss
the theory Of dEeams, but the action of the
nnilAlts vagaries and gyrations during sleep,
not yet,a perhaps never will besatis-
fSaEorily lexplained. A writer in Soutkern
Society, eixee some curious instances OK
what he ealls coincidences, which, as it re-
late to two well knswn citizens of our
own state-the late Judge Porter, United
States Senator, and Felix Gardere, State
Treasurer--we reproduce, the genuineness
of the facts being undOubted:
Judge Alexander Porter, of Louisiana
had Being in New Orleans, he was en-
gagged until q late hour one evening in
Conversation with Mr.. Gardere, our State
Treasurer at the time. In the course of
conversation the Judge referred to an
article in an English periodical, which he
desired to show Mr.. Garleres but having
| left it in his room in the third or fourth
story of the st. Louis Hotel, he promised to
hand s1tet0 Mr.. GArdere IN the morning.
The hiends separated, Mr.. GaIdere 70 90
fatigued, he soon fell asleep, and dreamed.
Dreamed he was travelling on horseback to
Nashville, Tennessee, a,route which he had
often gone over, and with~which he was
perfectly familiar; He passed through
several days with various experiences :;
| stopped at the different stands, crossed the
rivers, and was pursuing his journey as
]leisurely as he had often done before. This
night, as he thought, he stopped in the In
dian Nation, at very rude and suspicious
Hooking place. There were several rough,
ugly looking customers sitting round the
fire. From some whispers and suspicious
| glances which he had observed, he was
leatisfied those ruffians intended to rob, per-
haps murder him. Isolated as the locality
! was-there was no house within miles
laround-there was no alternative but to
remain where he>sfass> His horse was very
much jaded, and being much fatigued him
self, he took up his saddle-bag and retired
4 for the night. There was no lock on the
door of the room, but SO impressed was he
with the insecurity of his situation, that he
lput the furniture and everything he could
move against the door, in order at least to
have some little warning; if possible, to be
barbados would offer, and trust to chance
for his safety. His forebodings were too
true he had not long been in bed accord
ing to his dreamy before he heard persons
, approaching his room; stopping, they com
menced pushing at the door. In this
dilemma he scarcely knew what to do, but
in second he determined that his only
safety was to rise from his bed, and await
the entrance of the robbers, perhaps muir
derers, and when the door yielded, as he
kueW IL uust, " huOch VIC AAsU man 0AO"A
and run for the woods, where he hoped to
secrete himself until daylight. Acting on
this idea, he slowly rose fromehis bed and
took such position as would enable him
to knock down the rst,intruder, then escape
{ by fight. 1t was not long before the feeble
resistance of his Ibarricades yielded to the
. outward force.-Feeling the door yielding,
he made ready and knocked down-not the
3 robber-but his friend, Mr.. Gardere I! who,
4 being much astonished at his unwelcone
r reception, exclaimed, "Halloo, Judge ~
r The Judge Immediately awakened, and as
soon as conscious of facts, was delighted to
e find that he had not seriously injured his
8 friend, when an explanation took place. It
0 had been but few minutes since the Judge
Y had retired to his room, wien Mr.. Gardere,
|. curious to see the article in the periodical
f previously alluded to, determined to go up
t to the Judges room and take it home with
him that night. The first touch of the knob
t and the opening of the door had, no doubt,
}. induced the whole dream of the journey to
g Nashville, the robbers, etc. The Judge
o had only time to get out of bed, anL as Mr..
n Gardere entered he received the blow In
:, tended for the robber, which knocked down
s his friend, but relieved the Judge from his
g painful dream, which he related to me in all
3 seriousness, vouching for the authenticity
u of the facts, but looking upon it as a mere
/, coincidence.
e COMPREHENSION OF THE PoPE-No UMPIRE
+ JUDGED person, in visiting Rome-seeine
and hearing for himself-can fail being inn