Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-30
SLEEP.SIGHT.
The Prc>cicnee of the Miud.--A sim
@nlar story ---spirits or ClairNoy-
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Correspondence Pioneer rNsSS.

intelligent. and truthful Within i
part of her family relationship she cN-
hihitS II intervals an exceptional men
tai endowment, either subsection IL
impressions on the brain from great
distances, or the pcryaSion Of space
with her sense and ScnSihlitN, or clair
voyancr, or spirit mediumShip Which
is it,
The periods ut which this condition
is active coincide with miSfortuneS to
members of her family Her sisters
are endowed A. she Is. Throughout
their lives they have had Immediate
intelligence Of disaster in the family Ivy
dreams, subsequently confirmed in
every instance hv letter OF telegram.
These dreams are visions Of things seen,
not messages by word or sound, They
are pictures 81 events aS il seen With
the eyes m the daytime
My Kansas friend has dream bare
III outline, severe III simplicity, with
not \ word of speech, rap, or motion Of
pautominc in il, with uo yhoStly shade
in the chamber She wakes mp with Il
full knowledge OF misfortune that has
happened To u blood relative Her
vision intelligence covers only relations
by blood Relatives 10y marriage MAY
die, he wounded, or violently killed and
the sisters viii know nothing Of il And
this clairvoyanCe or mediumShip does
not extend to the male line in the FAM
| lily. 1t Is restricted 10 the females
Now for \ dream which Mrs. de
scribes
My brother Dan had disease of the
lungs. 1t was aggravated Ivy exposure
and hard service in the Army of the
Potomac Rendered unfit for duty, he
threw up his commission iii the Penn
sylvanm Bucktails and went Ia Cuba
At that time | WAS living in Tcrre
llautc Indiana. My husband was all
>cnt in the Army of the Cumberland
\ lady friend lived III the house with
me. Dan was my taNoritc brother At
short intervals he Wrote to me, one
day received a letter from him in
which he said that he was strong, that
the disease of his lungs seemed to have
passed away, and that he intended to
take the next steamer to New York,
and then 80 into the lcatherCrackC
region Of Pennsylvania and settle his
business affairs The settlement made,
he intended To ro,urn to Cuba and en-
gage in business. He urged me To
meet him ut Altoona and he with him
during his stay iii this country An
impending battle in the southwest
made me undecided about going |
hcSitatcd, not knowing whether TO meet
my brother Ms he requested OF remain
at home until after the battle and until
| had heard from my husband went
Is bed At 10 T.. NJ, and dropped to
sleep mt once.
AT lo4 was awakened by a short,
vivid dream Of warming Alarmed |
reused my friend and said i have
my warning. Something il the matter
with Dam My friend laughed at me.
soon recovered from nay NERVOUSNESS,
and again dropped to sleep. Instantly
il seemed the scene was changed.
was on the cars travelling east. Oppu-
site me sat whitc-haircd man who
had covered basket on his knees
There was hole il the cover of the
basket The aged man occasionally
pecrcd into this hole. was curious
about the contents of the basket, and
was pleased when discovered there
were fish in it The train stopped for
dinner. Getting out ! met Il lady
knew, and We had dinner together,
have forgotten the name Of this station,
hut remember that there was Il mis-
spelled sign over nm adjoining restau-
rant The incidents Of the dream were
those of n journey from Terrc lluutc
e Altoona. was happy, pleased with
the changing scenery, and thoroughly
enjoyed the trip. looked forward to
meeting my brother 1T Altoona, and III
the dream ! never doubted that ! would
meet him.
soon after, my western train came
laundering in. stood hy post on
tie platform watching the passengers
get off the train, expecting to see my
brother. began to doubt his being
on the train, when an cXprcsaman pass
cd me wheeling great box on 4 truck.
| looked through this box rs though it
were clear glass. In the box was a
coffin, and lying III the coffin. was my
brother. One glance showed me that
lie was dressed III heavy gray Scotch
twill. From a buttOnholc Of his coat
hung black ribbon On his feet were
shoes that had perforated toes. Never
having seen shoes Of this style, they
attracted my attention. Tie buttons
on the coat and vest were very pcculi-
ar, and forced Themselves on nay no
ticc. The expressman wheeled the
box passed me, and il was put on the
express car for Hollidaysbnrg got
on the Hollidaysburg train also,
"Thc intense vividncss Of the dream
awoke me sat iii bed crying. Ny
friend arose, lighted the gas, and talked
to me. With tears streaming down my
face, / insisted that Dan was dead The
hands Of the mantle clock indicated j
J.. NJ. Knowing that something was
wrong, | resolved 10 90 home on the
day that my brother had requested
Again ! slept this time heavy, unrc-
freshing sleep that lasted until morning
At the breakfast table / told my dream
Good-humorcd ridicule from my friends
had a beneficial effect on me, and after
two days ! was almost persuaded that !
wa. attaching too much importance to
a dream.
aIhn day Of my departure cane