Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-10
AS TO STRANGE DREAMS.
Some Remarkable Stories Suggested
by Rev. DIR. Buckley's Recent
Essay.


casual reference to dreaming, and men
toned incidentally q paper read the
night previous by 4 clergyman on the
phenomena of dreams. Two of the
party scoffed at the idea that persons
ever dreamed of events to come. They
admitted that they seldom had dreams,
but when they did dream the fancies
had little continuity and relevancy.
One gentleman, however, boldly al
tirmed that he had had several demon
STATIONS that the mind did often carry
out IN sleep the designs of the dav.
when | was about u years old, >"
he said, ''like most boys Of that ace,
my principal occupation was deyiltry
OF one kind or another. An old man,
heartily deteSted by all the BOYS, had
died in our neighborhood, and every
evening his widow and grown daugh-
ter had to pass down a lane running
parallel with our fence, along the top
of which was laid flat boarding.
Noticing the nightly trips of these two
females an idea occurred to me- Keep
ing my own counsel. | laid my plans.
intended some night when my parents
were out to wrap q sheet around nv
body, and, climbing the fence, run
along it when the women came by.
''NoW, here is the curious fact. Two
days after, and before | had chance to
carry out the plan, all the people about
were greatly excited A ghost had ap-
peared, and there could be no mistake
as to its identity. 1t walked down the
lane and distinctly said, Il am the
ghost Of old $" This was sworn
Nv
had forestalled me. 1 asked all the
other boys, but none of them, that |
was sure, knew anything of the mat
ter
The next night there was battal-
ion OF watchers, / among them. All
patiently, some tremblingly, awaited
the coming of the specter. Twelve
o'clock, l o'clock passed, but it didn't
come. Then we all went to bed. The
next morning it was announced that q
gentleman had seen the spOok later in
the night, and heard its cry. By this
time my soul was filled with envy to
think Of the unknown who was kicking
up such row. A night interviewed
without disturbance, but on the follow
ing night it was laid forever, and with
it the belief of many that souls can re-
turn from the other shore.
1.-Two men had watched At last
they saw the gieam of white at the end
OF the lane. Suddenly it occurred TO
them what was the cause of the ghosts
giant stature. 1t was walking on the
fence. They laid for it, grabbed it by
the arm, tore away the sheet, and,
with such endearing terms rs ID
little imp of help they awolle the
spirit CHANGING wildly about me | be-
came unconscious. The mystery was
solved. The neighbors were enraged
until it was found / was really sick
from fright. | was sent away to school
soon after, and never told until long
years had succeeded that the scheme 1
carried out in sleep [ Matched while
wide awake
Several years afterward ] made up
my mind TO strike out for myself, and
leave home. Most of you, no doubt,
have gone through the experience, SO
there is no need to speak of my home
sickness. | had been away two weeks,
and had, besides some money, stock
of attachments for sewing-machines
but | had not the skill or boIdness to
dispose of them. One day went to the
Grand Central DepCJ, and took the first
train for home. Arriving at Stamford,
Conn, | felt impelled to stop over. 1t
was the first time | had ever been in
the town, and vet everything seemed
familiar-streetS, houses, the very
trees shading the walk. At last it all
came to mel had seen Stamford in a
dream. Details returned. to my mem
DRY, and walking along | could tell
what was to appear next. knew that,
IN triangular space, formed by the
junction Of two streets, l should find
brick building, the lower floor occu-
pied as Il dry goods store, Wits u SIGN
over it in black and gold. In this
store | sold my stock TO man whose
face had never before looked in mine
except in a dream.
Some time before [ had had suit
of clothes made by tailor in n town
twenty miles distant from my home.
and on wearing them found the vest did
not fit | decided to return the gar
ment for alterations and went to bed.
In the morning it was missing, and the
most thorough search could not find it.
About ten days after it came to me by
express, with 4 note from the maker,
hoping that it would now prove all
right. Investigation showed that in
the night | had decided to return it. I
had gotten out of bed at 1880 p. NJ,
gone to the express Office, and had
written note to the maker. stating
the alteration to be made, and then had
expressed the package. All the time l
must have been sound asleep. In 1881
friend of mine went TO Wisconsin
under engagement to q manufacturing
concern in Racine. Two months after
/ had dream, in which | fancied my
self on a train bound for Albany.
Waiting in the depot in Springfield,
Mass, saw my friend coming toward
me, and, getting down, shook hands
with him and asked him to explain his
sudden appearance. He said the
factory had burned down two weeks
before and the firm had refused to con-
tinue its contracts In a joking way
told the dream next morning to gen
tleman who had been offered position
by the firm named. An hour after /