Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18

given to such whims l could go to Dor
drecht, to find in garden designated
| to me in q dream, a certain treasure
buried beneath wild rose bush. tic
then proceeded to give minute de-
scription of the garden referred to,
which convinced the young Holiandei
that the premises were those belonging
to his diseased father. Accordingly,
without appearing in the least credu'
lous, he quilted the mendicant, re-
turned to Dordrecht, and explored the
rosebush mentioned in the conversation.
There. buried in the soil of the garden.
he discovered vast sum OF money, sui.
ficient to discharge all his debts and
place him in comfortable circumstances
the remainder of his days. 1t is only TO
be hoped that his reverses had taught
him lesson and that he was wise
enough to profit by the good fortune
that had come to him from dreamland.
Another case involving the discovery
Of hidden treasure is found in the an
nails of France during the reign OF the
Meroyingians. 1t reads like veritable
fairy story. and when one considers that
it has been handed down from period
antedating the dark ages, this is not to
be wondered at. King Goutrand, so
rups the narrative, was a noted hunter
as n onarcbs in those days were very
apt to be. and wandered up hill and
down dale, far and near, in search OF
sport. One day when he was hunting
in the forest of Touraine, he beclme
weary and laid himself down upon the
border of little mountain rivulet and
went to sleep. His squire, upon whose
breast he was leaning, also dropped into
slumber, and dreamed that he saw
emerge from The mouth of the royal
master, a small white animal, which
ran back and forth as if endeavoring TO
cross the stream.
He extended his sword to serve as a
bridge, the strange animal crossed to the
other side and entered into a recess OF
the opposite mountain reappearing al
most Immediately, however, and return
ing across the torrent to the kings
mouth. At this point the barking OF
the approaching hunting pack awakened
Goutrand, who appeared much vexed at
the interruption of his slumbers.
"Why did you awake me?'' he asked.
81 was Just dreaming that l crossed a
river ON an iron bridge, and that en-
tered a cavern filled with rich treas
ure.
The squire related in turn his own
dream. The novelty of the circum'
stances SO impressed the monarch that
a short time afterward he ordered the
mountain to be explored, when an inn
mense amount of wealth was discovered.
1t is familiar fact that matters occu.
pying the mind during hours of wake
tulness are reproduced in dreams when
the mind is buried in slumber. This is
especially true in regard to affairs OF
serious moment and subjects that have
previously demanded severe menta
attention. In proof of this may be cited
the dream of Tartni, which led to the
composition of his famous sonata known
as the "Sonate du Diable"-the devils
sonata. The celebrated composer, after
vainly endeavoring to finish sonata,
fell asleep in the chair. The subject
followed him in his sleep, and he
dreamed that he again applied himself
to his task, but without any apparent
success. He was in the deepest despair.
Suddenly the devil appeared before
him, and proposed that he should COM
plete the sonata provided the musician
would surrender his soul in return for
the favor. Tartini, without the least
hesitation, accepted the proposition,
and his Satanic Majesty at once pro.
ceeded to executed the long desired
sonata in charming manner on the
violin. As the concluding strains fell
upon his ear the composer awoke in
transport of delight, rau hastily to his
desk and noted down from memory the
piece which has rendered immortal the
name of the Italian violinist.
1t is a well.known fact that Coleridge's
"Cubla Khan" that 'piece OF incoher-
ency," was dreamed by the poet, and
written out afterward, up to certain
point, when he could remember no
more. Hermas stated that it was while
he slept that he heard vice dictate to
him his celebrated treatise, "The Shep.
herd" Dante's "Divine Comedia. !"
according to the maintenance of some,
was suggested in a dream. Voltaire
imagined one day that he had dreamed
the first canto of his Henriade" differ
ent from what he had written it. Il
said in a dream" he writes of his singu'
larity, "things which l could scarcely
have said when awske, I must, there.
fore, have had thoughts and reflections
in spite of myself, and without having
taken the least part in them. had
neither will nor liberty, and yet l
associated my ideas with propriety, and
sometimes with genius"
We close with the account OF a
dream, warning of death, which re.
Gently came under the observation OF
the writer. Of3its reliability esstands
ready at all times to attest. In the re-
lation names are suppressed for the
reason that the individual concerned
would scarcely deem it proper to be
brought before the notice OF the public
in connection with the matter. Mr..
George W, on the morning OF March
81, 1886, related at the breakfast table a
dream he had the preceding night. II
saw mother last night, he said. II
saw her just as plainly as see anything
this moment. She was dead and they
were just putting her into her cotfiu."
This was at s o'clock. After breakfast
Mr.. W went upstairs, and In less
than an hour received telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother. lie
could not possible have received any
intimation of her decease before, as her
home was 200 miles away, there was nc
direct telegraphic communication, and
the death only took place the preceding
evening. Indeed, Mr.. W was not
aware that his mother was ill, for
though an old lady and an invalid, sh'
had been for some time in remarkably
good health. OF the causes that pro
duced the dream, we vouchsafe nothing
Oh this, as we'll as all other instan ,e'
cited in this article, we say. in th'
words of M. dArgrand, biographer o
Mary Queen of SCOTS. "We judge not
we only relate. e."-[Cincinnati Enquirer
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