The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-01

VIC udlult, VIII many years aBO was
staying with her husband for the season |
in apartments near Hyde Park, London.
The landlady was middle-aged wo-
man, apparently widow; at any rate
she dressed in black, and no one who
could in any way be regarded as land
lord was ever visible. Indeed, except
the husband of my wife's cousin and a
lad who did odd jobs about the house
there was not one of the male sex upon
the premises. For weeks no untoward
incident of any kind happened; the
season progressed merrily and my wife's
relatives, whom may call Mr.. and
Mrs. W. believe they were upon
their honeymoon, or at all events, In
the early and enthusiastic stage of
matrimony). enjoyed the round of Lon
don gayeties without stint. One even
ing, however, Mrs. W was dres-
sing to go to the opera. She was
alone in the chamber-her husband
having, with the superior celebrity that
pertains to the masculine toilet, COM
pleted his attire aud descended to the
drawing -room-when, to use her own
words, "a strange sensation of terror
came over me. For some moments l
could not define the feeling; by degrees
it appeared to assume shape aud concen-
tration. l rushed to the door, and,
opening it, called loudly down the
stairs to my husband. He came up in
alarm.
Alfred 1 cried, as l entered the
bedroom upon seeing HIM approach,
bolt the door; quickI qrickl'
"'Why, my dearp What is the
matterP' was his very natural question.
"'Bolt the door; see that it is FAST
rejoined, almost fainting with the
weight of dread at my heart. There
is mailman in the house
"Of course Alfred ridiculed my fears,
ascribing them to hysteria, over fatigue
and all other sources from which l am
aware good many feminine whims
take their original all events in the
estimation Of the sterner sex. But
although soothed by my husbands pres
ence, was not to be ridiculed out Of
the intense and vivid consciousness
which seemed to possess me, that there
was in very truth lunatic beneath the
same roof as myself.
, eve went to the opera and returned
in due course. No tragedy occurred,
nor was there any episode of an unu-
sual nature. But the next morning /
! heard cab drive to the door and saw
that it was entered by a gentleman
whom had never seen before. asked
one of the domestics who the gentle.
imam was. and then learned that our
. landlady was not widow, but that
her husband was in -- Asylum.
I, From time to time, during lucid inter.
:, walls, he was permitted to return home
!, for brief visit of a day or SOS dura.
ton, and he had paid visit the pre-
: vious afternoonl"
n Years afterwards the same lady, Mrs
r W (uow a widow was residing il
u suburb of Liverpool. My wife hap
n pened to be staying at the time [ an
" about to mention under the same roof
IS 1t was an autumn morning, and tn,
e family and guests were at breakfast
when Mrs. W related dream
y she had had in the night. Briefly,
n was that Miss T, a young lad
IN neighbor, on the eve of being married
> had met with a terrible contretemps
n She had quarreled with her brother
# who, being exasperated beyond control
- SO far forgot himself as to strike her
/, fblow upon the face which greatly dis
figured her.
. Within half an hour the servan
:, came over from the house of T.
y, with a message:-"Wlll Mrs. W
y kindly come over to see Miss r
u at once2 Miss T has had a ba
y accident"
IL My wife's cousin at once went owe
d to the house, and found things in
s' terrible confusion. 1t was the mornin
IN of the wedding, and the party was time
III 20 leave the house almost immediatel,
ne But the whole family was in state {
ny excitement; none were attired for IL
id ceremony; the bride herself was sittir
~ in chair, sobbing Historically, viii
IL a severe bruise upon her face served
once to bring to Mrs. VS. mir
rse the episode of which she had dreame
~. 1t soon transpired that quarrel h;
nd taken place between the brother al
er. sister, who were foreigners, and prob
nd bly, lacked the. power of restraint viii,
lot the cold-blooded Briton is supposed
M possess, in which the young lady 81
on tanned the injury to her face. Her I
al legation was that her brother h
the struck her, but his version was til
ner she had fallen against the chimnC
IN piece.
lief At all events, Mrs. W--'s drea
len was strangely fulfilled. To complt
ent the story however, should menti
lelr that the BRIDES face was judiciSuI
10 made up" and a double veil n
-ur- oneuvred with such dexterity that I
icy. wedding ceremony, although delay,
out was completed, and the loving p
ace Joined in one without any outsider
ing coming one whit the wiser as to
ths contretemps of the morning.
l am no believer in every casual
cat. stance Of visions and presentiments
very corded from time to.time; but it has
lska ways seemed 10 me that the Two auth
he tic cases have given above indie
was that there may be- often communi
ing, ton between minds more subtle
,cia mysterious than is ordinarily suppo!