Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-02

SOME STRANGELY FULFILLED DREAMS. On
the night of May IL, 1912, Mr.. Williams, of
Scorrior House, near Redruth, in Cornwall.
woke his wife, and in great agitation told her
OF strange dream he had Just had. He
dreampt he was in the lobby Of the House of
Commons, and saw man shoot with a pistol
a gentleman who had just entered the lobby,
who was said to be the Chancellor His wife
told him not to trouble himself about the
dream, but go to sleep again. He followed
her advice, but presently woke her again,
saying be had dreampt the same dream. Yet
third time was the dream repeated: after
which he was 30 disturbed that, despite his
wife's entreaties, that he would trouble him
self no more about the House of Commons
but try to sleep quietly, he got up and dressed
himself. This was between and 2 o'clock in
the morning At breakfast, Mr.. Williams
could talk of nothing but the dream; and ear
ly the same morning he went 10 Falmouth,
where he told the dream to all of his acuuant
ances whom he met. Next day, Mr.. Tucker,
of Trematon Castle. accompanied by his wife,
daughter of Mr.. Williams, went to Scorrior
House on visit. Mr.. Williams told Mr..
Tucker the circumstances of his dream. Mr..
Tucker remarked that 1t could only be in a
dream that the Chancellor would be found in
the lobby of the House of Commons Mr.
Tucker asked what sort of man the Chancel
lor seemed to be, and Mr.. Williams infinitely
described the man who was murdered in his
dream. Mr.. Tucker replied Your -descrip-
ton is not at all that of the Chancellor. but
svery exactly that of Mr.. Percival, the Chan
cellor OF the Exchequer." He asked if Mr..
Williams had ever seen Mr. Percival and Mr..
Williams replied that he had never seen him or
had any communication of any sost with him.
and further, thOt he had never been In the
House of Commons in his life.
At'this moment they heard the sound of a
horse galloping to the door of the house; i'm
mediately after son of Mr. Williams entered
the room, and said that he had galloped from
Truro, having seen gentleman there who had
come by that evenings mail from town, and
who had been in the lobby of the House of
Commons on the evening of the nth, when
man called Bellingham had shot Mr. Percival.
After the astonishment which this intelligence
created had a little subsidized, Mr.. Williams
described most infinitely the appearance and
dress OF the man whom he had seen in his
dream fire the pistol at the Chancellor.
About six weeks after, Mr.. Williams, having
business in town, went il company with a
friend to House of Commons, where. as has
been already observed, he had never before
been Immediately that he came to the steps
of the entrance of the lobby. he said: This
place is as distinctly within my recollection.
IN my dream, as any room in mNown house."
and he made the same observation when he
entered the lobby. He then pointed out the
exact spot where Bellingham stood when he
fired. and also that which Mr. Percival had
reached when he was struck by the ball. where
he fell The dress both of Mr. Percival and
Beillngham agreed with the description given
by Mr.. Williams even to the most minute par
ticulars.
A Scotch clergyman who lived near Edin-
ourgh dreanpt one night while on visit in
that town, that he saw fire, and one of his
children in the. midst of 1t. On waking, he
instantly go Up and returned home with the
greatest speed. He found his house on fire,
and was just in time to assist one of his chill
dren who in the alarm had been left in place
OF danger. The second story runs as follows:e
Two sisters had been for some days attending
sick brother, and one of them had borrowed
watch from friend, her own being 1ndesr
repairs The sisters were sleeping together in
room communicating with that of their
brother, when the elder awoke in a state of
great agitation, and reused the other to tell
her that she had had d 'frightful dream. 81
dreampt," she said, THAT Marys watch
stopped, and that when told you of the ctr-5
cumstaueey Oh replied > Mach worse than
that has happened; fore breath has stop!
ped also. naming their SICK brother. The,
watch. however, was found to be, going cor
rectly, and the brother was sleeping quietly.
The dream required the next night; and on
the following morning, one OF the sisters hay.
ing occasion to seal a note, went to get the
watch from writing desk in which she had
deposited it, when she found it had stopped
She rushed into her brother's room In alarm
remembering the dreams sand found that he
had been suddenly seized with agfitsof s,lffos
cation, and had expired (Apercroinbes SIN.
tellectual Powers, = PIP, s89, 500. a-R. A
Proctor tas Belgrauid = &c sgl'sslg 80 7.s