Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
MIND-TELEGIiAPHY.
Two Interesting Incidents,

While the disputes between Mr.. Irving
Bishop and the proprietor of Truth-the
singular powers of the one in the matter
Thought reading" and the immovable
scepticism of the other-have been at
tracing certain amount of public inter-
est, it may not be out ofplace, says Cham
hcrS's JOUTRal, to mention two instances
of "presentments' Or to use perhaps
better word, autobiography accu-
racy and bona tdes of which can be
vouched for.
The wife Of the writer had cousin,
lady of extremely nervous and excitable
nature, who many years ago was staying
with her husband for the season in apart
ments near Hyde Park. The landlady
was middle-aged woman, apparently
widow ; at any rate, she dressed in black ::
and no one who could in any way be re-
garded as a landlord was ever visible.
Indeed, except the husband of my wife's
cousin and = lad who did odd Jobs about
the house, there was not one of the male
sex upon the premises. Fer some weeks
no uutoward incident Of any kind hap
pened; the season progressed merrly,
and my wife's relatives, whom | may call
Mr.. and Mrs. W q believe they were
upon their honeymoon, or at all events
III VIC Gully anu llSlhsllC sluHp OI mat
rimony), enjoyed the round of London
gayeties without stint. One evening
however, Mrs. W was dressing to 60
to the opera. She was alone in the cham
ber-her husband having, with the supe-
rior celerity that pertains to the mascu-
line toilet, completed his attire and de-
scended to the drawing room-when to
use her own words, ga strange sensation
of terror came over me. For some mo-
ments | could not define the feeling by
degrees it appeared to assume shape and
concentration. | rushed to the door, and
opening it, called loudly down the stairs
ior my husband. He came up in alarm
Alfred, | cried, as / re-entered the bed
room upon seeing hima approach, bolt the
door; quick, quick ?
Why my dear? What is the matter
was his very natural question.
Bolt the door ; see that it is fast, / re
joined, almost fanting with the weight o
dread at my heart. There is a madmal
in the house.
"Of course Alfred riticuled my fears
ascribing them to hystena, over.fatigue
and all the other sources from which l an
aware coed many feminine whims tax
their original all events in the estima
ton of the sterner sex But although
soothed by my husbands presence, | wa
MT to be ridlculed out OF the intense an
vivid consciousness which seemed to pop
sess me, that there was in very truth
lunatic beneath the same roof as my
self.
"We went to the opera, and returne
in due course. No tragedy occurred, nc
was there any episode Of an unusual III
ture. But the next morning | heard
cab drive to the door, and saw that it wa
entered by gentleman whomI had neyt
seen beioIe. | asked one Of the dome
tics who the gentleman was and the
learned that our landlady was not wit
ow, but that her husband was in an asv
lum. From time to time, during luci
intervals, h9 was permitted to rctur
home for n brief visit of day or SO
duration; and he had paid such Wis
the previous afternoon.
Years alterward, the same LADY, Mr.
W (nOw widow, was residing in
suburb of Liverpool, my wife happenir
to be staying ut the time | am about
mention under the same roof. 1t was
autumn morning, and the family Al
guests were at breakfast, when Mrs. W
related Il dream she had had in the nigh
Briefly it was that Miss II, a your
lady neighbor. on the eve of being ma
ried, had met with a terrible cOntrctCnp
She had quarrelled with her brother VIII
being exasperated beyond control, SO
forgot himself as strike her blow upt
the face, which greatly disfgured her
Within half all hour the servant car
over from the house of the T-s with
message : "Will Ms W kindly col
over to see Miss t at once? Mi
T has had bad accident"
My wife's cousin at once went over
the house, and found things in terril
confusion. 1t was the morning Of {
wedding, and the party was timed to lea
the house almost Immediately. But t
whole family was in state of excitemei
bride herself was sitting in chair 30
bing Historically while severe brui
upon her face served at once to bring
Mrs. W--'s mind the episode Of viii
she had dreamed 1t soon transpired IL
quarrel had taken place between t
brother and sister-who were forcigne
and perhaps lacked the power Of restrai
which the coolor- blooded Briton is 81
posed to possess-in which the you
lady had sustained the injury to her fa
Her allegation was that her brother h
struck her, but his version was that 8
had fallen against the chimney-piece.
At all events Mrs VS. dream "
strangely fulfilled To complete 1
story, however should mention that
brides face was judiciously "made ul
and double yeil maneuvred with su
dexterity that the wedding ceremony,