The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-27
STRANGE DRAINS.
Do the Spirits Of tho nead Visit tho worla 2

Tho strange coincidence of dreams
In Baltimore, whereby a horribl,
grave robbery was exposed, has 70
vived considerable literature upon tho
subject Of visions. Mr. Il. A. Porter
IN Belgracia, relates tho following
historical tragedy and its curious fore
knowledge:
On the night Of May II, 1912, Mr.
Williams, OF Scorrior house, near Red.
ruth, in Cornwall, woke his wito, and
IN great agitation told her Of strange
dream he had inst had. He drcamt nc
was IN the lobby Of the House OF
Commons, and saw a man shoot with
II pistol gentleman who had Just en-.
tered the lobby, who was said to be
the chancellor. His wife told him not
to trouble himself about tho dream,
but to go to sleep again. Ic followed
her advice, but presently woke her
again, saying he had dreant the same
dream. Yet q third time was tho
dream repeated; after which no was so
disturbed that, despite his wifc's Oh
treaties TINT he would trouble himself
no more about the House of Commons,
but try, to sleep quietly, he got up and
dressed himself. This was between
one and two O'Clock in the morning.
At breakfast Mr.. Williams could talk
OF nothing but the dream; and early
the same morning ho went to Fat-
mouth, where he told his dream to all
his acquaintanccs whom he met. Next
day, MIR. Tucker, Of Trematon Castle,
accompanied by his wife, daughter
OF MIR. Williams, went to Sc0rrior
house to visit. Mr.. Williams told Mr..
Tucker the circumstances Of his dream
Mr.. Tucker remarked that it could
only be in IL dream that the chancellor
would be found in the lobby Of the
House OF Commons. Mr.. Tucker
asked what sort OF man the chanccI-
lor seemed to be, and Mr.. Williams
minntcly described the man who was
murdered in his dream. Mr.. Tucker
replied: "Your description is not at
all that Of the chancellor, but is very
exactly TINT Of Mr.. Pcrccval, the chan
cellor of cXchcqucr." lie asked If
Mr.. Williams had ever seen Mr.. Per-
ccyal, and Mr.. Williams replied TINT
he had never seen him or had any COM
munication OF any sort with him; aud
further, that he had never been in the
House Of Commons in his life. At
this moment they heard tho sound of
q horse galloping to the door of the
house; Immediately after son of Mr..
Williams entered the room, and said
that he had gallopcd from Truro, hav-
ing seen gentleman there who had
come by That evenings mail from
town, and who had been in the lobby
OF the Dousc of Commons on the even
ing Of the nth, when Il man called
Bcllinmham had shot Mr.. Perccyul.
After The nstonisllmcnt which this in
tclli%cnce created had little subsidized,
MIR. Williams described most infinitely
tn" appearance and dress of tho man
whom he had seen in his dream fire
the pistol at the chancellor, as also tho
appearance and dress Of tho chanccl-
lor. About six weeks after, Mr.. Will
liams, having business in town, went
in company with n friend, 10 the House
OF Commons, where, as has been a.
ready observed, he had never before
been. Immediately that he came to
the steps OF the entrance of the lobby,
ho snid: "This place is as distinctly
within my recollection, in my dream,
as any room in my own house," and
he entered the lobby. II; ihen pointcdd iiicd
ont tho exact spot where Bcllngham
stood when he fired, and also that
which MIR. Pcrccval had reached when
ho was struck by the ball, where he
fell. The dress both of MI. Perccvol
and MIR: Bcllingham agreed with the
description given by Mr.. Williams
oven to the most minute particulars.
a relative of tho writer had Il son
on the coast of Africa. This was in
the beginning Of the present century.
Returning from a visit, tho mother of
the absent boy reclined upon q sofa
and fell asleep. The appearance of
her husband from his business awak-
nned her. She started from her slum-
her and said, "Oh, MIR. ~ have
dreamed that William has lust died :"
The husband, struck with tho tone and
manner Of his wife, recorded the dntc
and time Of the vision. After mnnv
months, q sailing vessel from Africa
Drought iuIl tidings of the death of the
young man. lie had indeed died
about the time his mother So dreamed.
but the date and time were not exact.
IL occurred to tho husband, however,
that no allowance had been madc for.
tho difference Of longitude, in tho cal
culation. A rcctiiication of this de-
monstratcd that on tho very day and
minute the mother hnd dreamed of the
death of her son, many thousands of
I'M miles away, he had really pcrished.
Tho world is full Of such muryels. =.
That the vast rabblc of dreams is but
the spot OF an idle, distempercd brain
ana disordcrcd digestion no one
questions; but now and then
''rhcy become
portion OF ourselves vs. OF our tIme
And look Ike hcralds OF Eteri ity."
WASHTNGTON GOSSIP,