, 1876-02-27
A SINGULAR DREAM.

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| glITED.
| 4 singular occurrence, indicating the curious
character OF dreams, and how they sometimes
| come true, is reported in tho case OF John
! White, 4 colored whitenasuer residing: On
| Fourth avenue Like many OF his -ace. ho is an
inveterate purchaser of 1ottery-tickets, and
apeculates in policy. And, like ali gamblers.
and especially negro gamblers, is most super
! stitious in regard to dreams OF numbers and
omens Of luck. At the recent drawing Of the
New Orleans lottery, White, like most of his fell
'owa, WIS in an ecstacy OF excitement over tho
lottery, and contemplated an Investment.
The thing peryaded his sleeping Is we'll
rs his waking thoughts, so that it is nos
surprising that he dreamed OF the lottery. One
night he dreamed tlat ho was present ct the drav
ing. and that the txo capitai prizes, aggregating
$780, fell to two numbers that he distinctly
saw,-12 586 and l. He was naturally impressed
b. his dream; still moro impressed when for tho
noxt two nights it YES repeated without modi6-
cation in form. This, as any Psychologist or
student OF cerebral phenomena knows Vas less
remarkable than it seems, but q singular coinci-
dence, Or rather eerles of conincidonces, fol-
lowed. That morning as he went to his wolk.
passing by the Lake Shore Depot, he noticed
the numbers Of the engine and baSgage-car on
the Elkhart accommodation, and thoy were 258
and 641, the numbers OF his dream, though
in different circle, and the two
houses where he employed for tho dav hap
pened to be 125 North Sa1gamon ind 664 West
Harrison streets. There is perhaps nothing
really remarkable OF uDaccountab1e in this, as
rational explanation would mako the dream the
consequence OF 4 previous knowledge Of ana re-
Election upon those numbers. He SAW the same
train every morning on his way to work, and had
probably noticed the coincidence OF the numbers
OF the houses where he Was engaged to work.
This coincidence, through tho process Of uncon-
ecious cerebrat!on, undoubtedly begot the dream
With all its harmony OF detaif-
So possessed wAs ho with the idea OF these
lected I'll the money he could scrape together,
Fa1sed more On chattol mortgage
upon bis scauty furniture aud bought
two tun tiohets costing 500,
in the lottery. securing, to his great joy. the
culated, and there was intensa excitement in
Africa. Everybody went IA the poHcv-shops and
played as bis numbers, l2-59tA- Tho eveutful t
night OF the drawing came at last; not aa eye |
IVES cloaed in Ethiopia, and na1t morning by !
copies OF tho paper containing the official report.
q Bead it out, Brudder Washington" exclaimed !
one anxious gambler. ''sp.t It out! Whah'a
II, $50? What's done become oh ~"
"Whah's they?' replied the pstriareh,
cep dis is ss dan e qee Bank
1t was alas !! too true. The sun that bad risen |
on q population flushed with hope ee: On |
busted community. Such scene has been un-
known since on the 18th OF April laat-41l44
vas drawn when there wasn't penny played on
it. Tho pswnbroker's shops arc cranmed, and |
there IL hardly ono pair OF lavendera to bo seen
On Clark street in ~ Afternoons walk, snd,
when last Sunday reverend exhorter roae and
announced as his text. " Dem that makes haste
To- to get rich shall not be innocent" the effect