Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-02
TIE DC CTOR'S STORY.

TIE DC CTOR'S STORY.
"Sreaking of dreams, PRESENT..
lncnts, warnings, and the like"
said the doctor, as he removed from
his mouth the cigar he had been smok
ing, "rcminds me of little Incl
dent of which | was the hero, when
was down in Virginia, and which did
more toward making me a believer in
such things, than listening to dozen
lectures or arguments could have done.
| will relate it to you if you wish, and |
think you will then agree with me that
have some reason for believing that
dreams are sometimes sent as forerun.
ners or warning of coming events"
"Ot course we shall be glad to hear
it," | replied. "Who ever heard of n
party of hunters who were not glad to
listen to g story? Even poor one is
better than none, and anything calcu-
lated to throw some light upon the sub
ject We have been discussing will be of
special interest at this time"
We were sitting just outside Of our
cabin, enjoying the invigorating air of
an August evening, at the time the
above conversation took place. BY eve"
/ mean DR.. Warner Charles Vincent,
and myself; and at the time of which
write, we had left our homes in New
York city for q couple of months recre.
alton at fishing and hunting in the
Adiron dack region. On the evening in
which the above conversation took place,
we had heen engaged in discussion on
the subject of dreams and omens; Charles
and | holding to the belief that all
omens, warnings, and supernatural
sights and sounds were purely imagin
AIRY, while the doctor took the oppo-
site sido of the argument, and main,
tanned that there were well-authcnti
Gated instances of persons having been
warned of some approaching danger to
themselves or friends, and that future
events were sometimes plainly revealed
In dreams.
"Several years ago." commenced the
doctor, " resided, as you are aware, in
wild, mountainous, and rather lonely
region of Virginia. There was rail
road but q few rods in front of my door,
and station and considerable of a
village about y mile to the west. The
nearest station to the east was about ten
miles distant. | moved to the place
with my young wife late in the autum,
and about the first of the following
March | WAS attacked with typhoid
fever, and was sick for about month.
But, thanks to q naturally strong con.
stitution, and the careful using of a
loving and atlectionate wife, slowly re.
covered.
"As soon as got strong enough to
sit up, and walk u little, told my wife
she had better take the cars, and so
and visit her brother, who lived about
fifty miles to the cast of lis. She had
been taking care of me so faithfully
during my illness, both by day and
night, that feared her health and
strength would fail, if she did not rest
awhile. | knew she had been very
anxious to 90, and | felt sure that her
brother and his family would be very
glad 10 see her, and would try to make
her visit a pleasant one. She hcsitated
about leaving me, fearing | might need
her care but alter waiting lew days,
and seeing that | continued to regain
my health and strength, she concluded
TO follow my advice, and accordingly,
one pleasant morning about the middle
of April, after doing everything she
could for my comfort, and bidding me
bc careful about taking cold, or walking
too far, she started, intending to be gone
between one and two weeks.
"Thc weather for about a week after
my wife left me was dry and pleasant.
spent most of my time in sleeping and
reading, occasionally varied by some
kind neighhor who would come TO in
q,urc after my health, and sometimes
remain n hour or two. On very warm
and pleasant days | would venture tt
take short walk to gather wild flowers
which were then in bloom in the for
rcs,s near by.
come day | exercised little beyonc
my strength, and felt quite tired a
nIgEi, and lay awake for a long time
AT last / fell into 9n uneasy slumber
and dreamed very curious and start
hing dream. | seemed to have gone for
ward into the future couple of days
and instead of Wednesday, the 9th, i
seemed in my dream to be Friday, tn,
2Gih. 1t seemed to me that Il heav,
rain had been falling the mosi of tn,
day, and all of the day before, but tn
evening was clear and pleasant, and no
very dark, though the moon was no
shining. ] seemed to be walking alon
the railroad track towards the east.
first passed through a piece of wood
about half mile wide then for abou
mile through n cleared field contain
ing couple of farm.houses, one inhat
tied and the other deserted. the
entered another wood, and, after wall,
,ng about mile and hall, came to
stream greatly swollen by rain, whic
had weakened the railroad bridge s
muck that the passenger train, in a
tempting 10 cross, had broke it dowl