Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-04
NEW YEARS STORY.
A Strange Dream which Produced
matsrtaitzed spirits Better than
h KILLER Sugglers.

A Strange Dream which Produced
Mat~eFfaIfzed spirits Better Ihnn
she KILLER Sugglers.
Since the investigation Of spiritism Of
the auc given by Doctor Watson't
friends 1.-THE Miller people, by the LEDGE
commissioners, quite a number Of citi
zens have been studying the supposed
phenomenon Of naturalization. A we'll
known citizen gives US a startling &C,
count Of q dream which was realized the
next day. We all know that mind affects
mind and that mind is matter, because D il
is possessed by all animals alike, if no,
in like development. The brute crea.
ton possesses memory and has instinct
which in man is called reason; and
dreams are often but che reflection of the
past, yet they sometimes present them.
selves as prophecies of the future. Our
friend dreamed that in q certain portion
OF the city be saw and felt m~aterialized
spirits, and great was his establishment
thereat. Next night the same dream re-
peated itself and the place was more
definitely located. BE saw the ma
terislized spirits appear in a
house on Washington street, near Sec.
ond, and next day his curiosity was
so much excited that taking a friend
aside he impaired to him what he called
his foolish dream, but added, seriously,
that he felt an irresistible impulse to
visit the place and see what result would
follow. BE was laughed at by hip friend
for his superstition, but in order to
please him he agreed to accompany him
in search Of the spirits. 1t was agreed
between them that neither would tell the
story or its results to any person. After
dark last evening the pair started out on
their mission, the dreamer being conf
dent that he could find the house, which
was photographed on his memory. When
they reached the corner of Washington
and Main the dreamer stopped and gazed
around, as If bordering over the direc-
tons. he had half a mind to turn down
toward the river, bat some internal
monitor prompted him to take. the oppo-
site direction eastward along the Wash.
ington street railroad track? he walked
slowly and gazed at the dwellings on
both sides Of the street until be got
to Second, but as yet no impression
was made upon his mind similar
to that depicted in his dream.
Stopping on the corner of Second and
Washington he again looked around.
The silvery noon shed its golden rays
down upon the dsrkened street, and the
stars twinkled above as if laughing at
both the spirit searchers. He leaned
against the lamp post and endeavored to
recall the directions given him while
dreaming. Bis friend began to laugh
and to joke him on the matter, but sud.
denly he started up and exclaimed, as
ne pointed d~iagonally across the street,
There's the place. | know it now!"
Both hurried over to the building,
walked in, and as they did SO, a good
looking mar confronted them. They
stated, alphabetically, that they were in
search Of materialized spirits, and had
good reason to believe that such could
be found IN the house. They saw, felt,
and tasted Tom 0'Sullivan's best Ken.
lucky spirits, and we're satisfied that be
could furnish the purest Irish spirits if
required by the dreamer.