Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-13
The German Printer.

The scene is printing Office of a German
newspaper in a Canadian city. A number
of printers are at work at the type cases
when another person, evidently also q Ger
man; enters. He has rather an intelligent
face, but it has very melancholy express
sion. This is at once noticed by several of
the printers.
"You think look sad," said he.
''No man ever looked more 500 returned
one of his fellow printers. "What is the
matter?"
"I've had bad Dream" said the indiyid-
ual of the rueful cpuntenance. "Fll tell
you about it-perhaps shall feel better
them
"Tell us--please tell us" was the general
shout.
"Well, the last time slept,'' continued
the printer, II began to dream, and saw
that something was passing before me, AT
first could not make out what it was. 1t
seemed to be black in every part, but was
moving. l stared at it, and as | did so, a
faint glimmer of light appeared, and made
out that the object was hearse, containing
a coffin. | now saw that it was drawn by
two black horses, covered with black pals
and with tall black plumes on their heads.
Looking closer, | saw name on the coffin
that l could make out plainly, and there
was date.'
The man stopped, and the eyes that were
intently bent upon him saw that he was pal
lid as corpse.
"Whose name was there?' demanded one
of the now excited group.
'My own.'
Horrible! !" cried the previous speaker
with shudder.
''Most HORRIBLE said the dreamer. son
the coffin read the words Charles Boehler,
July TO- l screamed with horror. l tried
to turn away, but | could not. My gaze
was fixed upon the terrible thing, beyond
my power to remove it. Slowly. as if pass
ing to the grave, the hearse moved on. Still
my eyes followed it. Then l saw it 90 into
grave yard, and there invisible hands
placed the coffin in a new-made grave.
Friends, how do you interpret this fearful
dream.
He looked from face to face. But they
were all sad like his own.
''Have you no answer for me?" he asked
"Ah. you all believe as I do, that this dream
meant that | shall be buried on the 10th of
July"
Charles Boehler went to his own work,
but he was too agitated to accomplish much
His companions said many things to amuse
him, but he noticed that no one of them
gave him any consolation in regard to the
meaning of the dream.
From that time Boehler became deer
drinker. At all times he was more or less
under the influence of liquor. He often al
luded to his dream, and always expressed
the belief that he would be carried to hi;
grave on the 10th of July. That day came
and passed. The men in the Office had no
forgotten the matter. and they offered Boeh'
Ter their congratulations. On the 18th
when he came in, the foreman said, "Well
Charley, the fatal day has passed. You are
alive and well. hope there is nothing il
your dream. Give up drinking and do YOU
work as you used to do''
"Next year." said Charley, in sad tone
twill have 10th of july
Then you will look forward to your buria
on that day."
ST do" he said with emphasis. Then h,
added, "Well, I've got another year to live
yet" and the poor creature staggered to hi
case.
During the year he INDUCED more freely
in liquor than ever. His work was mucl
interrupted by his bad habits, but he was /:
good workman, and when at all sober, al
ways had employment. 1t was seen from
his every day conversation that he wa.
brooding over his dream, and trying Il
drown the recollection of it by very severe
drinking
The 10th of July was again approaching
Boehler was laboring under the deepest ex
element. On the 9th, in fit of deliriun
tremens, he jumped from third story win
dow, and was killed. Strange to relate, or
the 10th of July, just as he had dreamed
two years before, hearse, drawn by two
black horses with black plumes and pals
was drawn through the streets of the city
and in it was the coffin containing the body
of Charles Boehler. The funeral was mum
erously attended, for the dead man wa:
much respected among his countrymen, anc
the strange circumstance Of his dream wa.
well-known.
"The printers in the German printing
Office" says paper Of the date, ARE dis
cussing, with bated breath and startled
faces, a peculiar circumstance well calcula.
ted to send nervous thrill througha super.
stitious body. 1t is all, 'only dream, bu
there is marvellous coincidence in The
case" A private letter to the writer says
II call your attention to the dream Of this
unfortunate German, as one of the most
singular and startling that has ever oc
CURED. View it in any light that may be
given to it, by persons of different opinions
and Compartments, it has a ghostly anC