The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-01-20

"Dont be in such a hurry" he replied.
~ said wind and limb-did you ever hear
of an organ called the brain 2"
| started, and the blood rushed to my
face. Was he going to tell me was mad
and if pressed, as this sharp-faced man
might press me, was | to confess to my
dream-face2 Dr. soon put an end to
my hesitation, for he came to the point at
once. In reply to his question, said
" Certainly; | am conscious have a
brain"
" Aud that brain may be out of order"
he said.
"Of that | am not conscious" | an-
swered.
" But you have suspected it"
This was iacer, aud hesitated
He continued, "Mr. Frewen, are you
dreamer of dreams p
1t had come at last gasped and half
rose from my chair-things which ofc course
he noted
"Rcally'-I said.
Stop, he returned. 81 know | am
right but unless you are going to tell me
everything, don't speak at all. You will
be wasting my time and your own, and
mine is valuable
While he was speaking, had taken my
resolution. | remembered that the conf
dences of the consulting room are as sacred
as those of the confessional, and told MIN
all. He listened with the air Of a man
who had heard the story before, and then
he asked me whether | was capable, if
tried honestly, of banishing the face from
my waking thoughts. replied that
thought | could, and he then said
Go away for month, and then come
and tell me how you are.
left him and made the effort, and tho
| succeeded in banishing all memory of my
love, her face came 10 me every night.
returned, aud duly reported myself to
the doctor. Before doing this, however
must note that had confded my trouble
to my mother; and she having put my
father in possession of some of the facts of
my case, he was at once indignant and
contemptuous, aud | believe he thought |
was really going mad.
Imagine, then, the CONSERVATION pro-
duced by the advice Dr. gave when
went to him a second time. lie listened
to my report Of myself, and then said
The dream of this womans face is
driving you mad Go and find her"
Find her What did the doctor mean?
In all my thoughts of the face of my dreams
| had never pictured it as by any remote
possibility existing. The idea seemed to
take possession of me like new life. Was
it possible, or was the doctor only suggest.
ing it as a means of amusing poor crazy
fellow by humoring his deusion? But at
any rate | would 90. | had made up my
mind to that, though it was not so easy to
say where.
+" You are in earnest p. said to DR..
-.
81 am. never joke on such subjects. -
"Where shall go?'
Nay, cannot tell you that, Try and
realize the locality indicated in your
dream"
"Shall | find her2' | said.
He hesitated for the first time.
There is u theory" he said-"mind,
do not commit myself by saying my
theory-that people whose spirits have met
in this world rarely go through the whole
of life without being near each other in
the flesh, though it is possible that one or
both may be unconscious"
| shall CO. | said,
Yes, of course you will and Dr.
shook hands with me and bowed me out.
pass over the despair of my mother
and the rage and indignation of my father,
who abused the doctor roundly for sending
me on a madman's errand, as he called it.
His position was perfectly justifable. l
could put myself in his place and thor
oughly understand what a practical, prosaic
man of business would think of my crraud.
But then he had see her,