San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-11-19
Rev. 0. A. Fishers Dream.
Galveston Christian Advocate.

Conference for 1882, Rev. U. A. Fish
or was appointed TO Sabinal mission
for the ensuing year. Soon after re-
moving his family TO the canyon no
was stricken down by disease, and
his life despaired Of. The physician
in the canyon having exhausted his
skill without success, called in anoth-
or from Frio canyon, for consultation.
BY their united efforts the disease
was broken up and the crisis passed.
Now convalescent and comparatively
free from pain, he fell asleep and had
q remarkable dream, which struck me
with such force I wrote it down sub,
stantially as I received it from his
lips.
Said he: 81 dreamed that the doc
tors in consultation wanted a medi-
cine which could not be procured
nearer than Uvalde, and they decided
that must go and get it. Hence l
called on one of my stewards, Bro.
Jobe Anglin, who took me to Uvalde
in his buggy. On our arrival at that
place we walked into drug store,
and Bro. Anglin requested me to go
into the back room and lie down, and
try to sleep little, which I did. He
then walked down town. On his re-
turn he appeared a little excited, but
asked me if I had slept any. told
him / thought I had Said be, have
some bad news, but do not know that
I ought to tell you, but perhaps / had
better do it. Said he, man fell
dead across the street just now. An,
who is he? It is saloonist While
standing in the door talking of this
sudden death, another man came up
the street and remarked that man
had fallen dead down town. Alb, who
is he! He is q saloon keeper. Well,
what could have caused such sudden
deathss It must be heart disease.
No, said a physician; I have examin-
ed both the bodies and can find moth
ing wrong, or peculiar save small
|indentation in the right temple, as
though you had pressed it with the
end Of your finger, which caused o
white circle around the indentation.
While thus conversing the telephone
began to report, and every town con-
nected by telephone reported every
saloonist as having fallen dead about
the same time, and all had the same
peculiar m,rk in the temple. By
this time the telegraph wires began
to report from every part of the I'm
ion, stating that the saloon-keepers
had all fallen dead everywhere. BY
this time the newspapers had began
to arrive, filled with the same reports.
Nothing else was talked of or thought
of. In Houston there was a widow
lady of responsibility, a church mem
ber, who stood above suspicion, but
she had secretly furnished means, and
her brother had run the saloon. But
her sin had found her out, and she
fell dead at her home, with the well
known mark in her temple. And
many others, who we're never suspi-
cioned of being connected with the
whiskey traffic in any way, were found
dead with the mark in their temple.
BY this time the drinking part OF the
community ut Uvalde were clamoring
for whisky. They cursed, and swore,
and raved, and finally broke down the
door of the saloon. But every bottle,
and barrel was empty.
They then charged upon the drug
store and demanded stimulants. The
druggist issued out till it was all gone.
They raved and clanored for more,
and threatened violence, but finally
gave it up. There was no whiskey
in the country, and the demand was
great. Finally some wealthy man or
dered whole cargo of whiskey across
the ocean, and the vessel landed at
New Orleans, and the barrels placed
upon the wharf. The owner, with O
number of drays, went down to take
it away. But the first man that land
his hands on barrel fell dead, and
the second, and third. After which
no one could be induced to touch it.
The owner then raved and swore he
would load it on himself. So saying,
he took hold of barrel, and fell dead,
with the mark in his temple. The
question then was with the citizens,
what shall we do with iti-a whole
cargo OF whisky on the wharf and in
he way. The decision was TO roll it
nto the Mississippi and let it go.
Some man gave barrel a kick and it
around lightly as though il
we're empty when, upon examination,
IL were empty. not a drop of whisky
board Then said he, l went aboard
II a train ut Uvalde and started east,
md the country was most delightful
The waving grain, the beautiful vine
ards, orchards and delicious fruits
fine churches and school buildings
nd everything indicated the highest
tate Of prosperity until i reached
county, when i awoke.
.Iy wife, whose vigilance never ceas-
j, remarked this has been the best
Iap you have bad since you were Ia
en- sick
There are two points in this dream !
Torthy Of note First many persons $
re engaged in the liquor traffic who
re least suspected, bat the mark Is
Don them Second Its omiDOus.
Whisky must 90. Then such pros 9
enty our country never witnessed !
efore As when tins eurse - removed Z