Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13

the bupeTuhluTdl, nave just COu0 70
light and we're related to a Leader re-
porter yesterday. The gentleman
with whom the reporter conversed is a
prominent resident of the West Side.
The first story is the case of woman
who lived in q small hamlet a few
miles from this city. The family,
whose name is Johnston, consisted of
husband, wife and two sons. On
awakening one morning Mrs. Johnston
told her husband that she had had a
terrible dream during the night, in
which she saw her two sons drowned.
She felt confident that the dream for
boded no good, and insisted that it
would come true. Her husband only
laughed at her, and said that If she
dreamed of a funeral she might look
for a wedding. His efforts to quiet
HER FEELINGS OF ALARM
were without avail, and for some time
she was threatened with serious fit of
sickness. About two weeks after this
occurrence, on a Saturday morning,
Mr.. Johnston told his wife that it
would be impossible for him to 90 to
Cleveland to market that day, as he
thought it was going to rain, and he
wanted to get all his hay in the barn
by night time. "Let the two boys 90"
he said; II will vouch that they can
do the business just as well as |, and
return all right" "No, john" Mrs.
Johnston answered, IL can not let the
boys CO." II should like to know
your reason for not wanting them to
do so, replied the somewhat irate hus-
band. at is nothing; only that
dream" answered the wife.
~ thought you had recovered from
that nonsense long ago. But l mean
to show you how foolish you are to al
low such silly thing to take such a
hold on you. The boys shall 60 to
market to-day, and when they return
home safely by nightfall you will
laugh at all those silly fears" The
husband kept his word, and the two
boys started for the city in anticipation
of day full of enjoyment, after pre-
viously promising their mother they
would not go in swimming while on
the way. 1t was one of those morn.
ings when the fragrance of the new
mown hay which was waited from
either side of the roadway inspired the
boys with spirit of
LIGHT-HEARTEDNEss AND ADVENTURE.
Riding on box seat of lumber wag-
on soon became monotonous and tire
some TO two such youthful spirits, so
they took turns at driving while the
other walked along just behind, throw
ing stones at any object which came in
his Path. After while they passed a
mill-pond, where they noticed several
lads in swimming; but neither of them
desire to join the bathers
because of the promise made to their
mother. They went along in silence
for a short distance, when suddenly
George, who was the younger, said:
"Jim, l can't stand 1T; l must go back
and take duck in the pond" The
day had turned out to be very hot
one, and while both boys were dusty
and warm the elder brother did all IN
his power to influence George from
carrying out his design. He reminded
him of his solemn promise to his moth
er, but without avail. George argued
that his mother would not have made
them promise if it were not for her
dream, and as she would know moth
ing about it till they were home she
wouldn't scold much on seeing them
alive. James manfully
STUCK TO HIS PROMISE,
but George undressed and was soon in
the water. The roadway was but
few feet from the pond, and James sat
in the wagon and waited for his broth
Or to finish his bath. He was sudden
ienly startled by cry, and on look
ng up saw one Of the smaller boys
jhrowing up his hands and calling for
aelp. George, who was good swim
ner, Immediately started to give him
'ome assistance, but as soon as he was
lear enough the drowning boy clutch
ID him around the neck, and both
ank from sight. James, on witness
ng this state of affairs, quickly jumped
rom the wagon, cast aside his coat and
hoes and was soon at the spot where
he two boys had disappeared. On
heir coming to the surface again ne
attempted to hold them up, and at the
anne time calling to the boys on the
oank to push plank out to him. But
le was clutched by the other two and,
IS the plank failed to reach him in
ime, all three were drowned. At
lightfall, after the mother had finished
Ter work, she sat herself on the small
'orch on the side of the house, and
nxiously waited for her sons return.
3y-and-by she noticed carriage be-
ng driven rapidly over the neighbor.
ng hill in the direction of the house.
t stopped at the gate and a gentleman
lighted
AND WALKED SLOWLY TOWARD HER. l
Before he had reached the place where I
he stood, she rose to her feet and I
aid: 81 know, sir, why you have
oma II is To tell rna that my tuo | {