The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-15

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ne maintains that | had clutched him
by the throat and he was dreaming
that a huge tiger had seized him and
was choking his life out the truth is,
however, his statements in such mat
ter should not be relied upon.
thought he was falling over precipice
and held him by the shoulders and
while felt him slipping from my
grasp, l shouted loudly for help, while
he, thinking or rather dreaming only
of the terocious monster at his throat
yelled like maniac and struggled
terribly to escapeme. Out of the bed
and under the table we both rolled,
for time the contest was terrific, but
| finally succeeded in getting him to
his feet, and then his scattered senses
returned and he threw back the cur
tam and let the moonlight in upon
the scene Of our struggles. | soon
had him quieted down, patting HIM on
the back and soothingly telling him
he had had a bad dream, but not to
be frightened as it was all over, re-
gret now that l was so gentle, at the
time | was too frightened myself to
get mad, but Irhavc been in chronic
estate ofilf temper ever sihce, and to
add fuel to the flames George coolly
insists upon it that it was | VINO had
the nightmare. Our TREND in the
corner had not moved a finger during
all this pandlmonlum, he had witness
ed all our fearful struggles under the
table, but in his half sleep had conjur-
ed such fearful shapes and sounds that
be imagined a troop of maniacs had
invaded the cabin and that his life
depended upon hiding beneath the
blankets. 1t was some time before I
could elicit reply to my upbraldings
on account of his not coming to my
assistance, and then only in broken
utterances that indicated his utter de-
mobilization. | don't think he fairly
realized the truth and that George
had had one of his nightmares, until
the following day. We found the
harmless cat the next morning under
the barn and refusing tobe comforted,
for two days she refused all nourish-
ment, and only came forth finally at
the most gentle and urgent solicita-
tions OF George, and even then with
tail as big as stove pipe. The
old house dog slumbered on peaceful
ly, no stranger to the kindly roof that
sheltered him, he fully comprehended
the, to US, novel situation. We finally
got settled again for the nights re-
pose, and with the exception of the
usual stertorous disturbances, nothing
further occurred to mar the hours of
natures sweet restorer, and in the
morning the sun came UP upon the
valley warm and bright, just as if Geo.
Cornwall had never had n nightmare.
All that l could ever persuade George
to admit was that occasionally in his
youthful days he had been known to
raise the devil in his Sleep, as he did
on the occasion iii question. Harry,
however, says that he occasionally acts
queer in his sleep even now, and my
grey hairs attest the fact that he can
summon from his sleeping hours such
shapes and sounds as would make the
very soul OF Cesar tremble. This
self-imposed duty of warning the pub
lie through your paper, l cheerfully
accept, as l shall also that further
task of writing my friends epitaph
wheu the fitting time shall come, and
it shall record of him: '' That in his
waking moments he was a man, kind,
gentle and friend, But in his hours
of sleep there came to him spirit of
unearthly mould, that transformed
HIM into the most uncomfortable,
diabolical, purely cussed bed-fellows l
ever slumbered with"
.'PRo BoNo PUHLico."
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