The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-17
MENTAL. PHENOMENA.
Remarkable Dreams That
Have Come True.
A MOTHERS DREAM OF DEATH.
It May be You and 1t MAY Be
Me''-Singular Incidents.

OAhLlobE, L D., mdTCu OIL rc6u Will
much interest Prof. Proctor's article on
Some Unexplained Mental Pkenom =
ena" in the Press recently, wherein he
mentions Prophetic Dreams" Hav-
ing given considerable thought and at
tention for m any years to this subject,
1 wish to cite for your readers benefit
two or three cases of most remarkable
dreams which have fallen under my
notice. When dreams have been told
me 1 have entered them in a book kept
for that purpose, with the date as near
as could be ascertained and the name
of the dreamer affixed to it. In maGy
instances the dream has been fulfilled,
and but for my record would never
have been thought of in connection
with the event, as the dream had long
since passed from memory.
Mrs. B., of W, had son 4 or
5 years old, great pet and favorite in
the family. He was in perfect health
when he dreamed of his being taken iii,
ard that he died. His sister, a girl of
II, was very devoted to him, and the
mother dreamed that she was from
home when the boy died, and when
they sent for her, on entering the house
she cried out, "Oh, mamma, Coly is an
angel now, isn't he? knew he would
an impression on Mrs. b. that she re
lat ad <n nf r,oinhhnrc ~
months later the dream was verified to
and the little brother died while she
was away. She was sent for, aud on
seeing the dead baby used the very
words the mother had heard her say III
her dream.
4 young lady was in love with a
naval officer, and they were engaged to
be married. Some misunderstanding
arose and the engagement was broken.
Miss s. was a great dreamer, and the
family often laughed at tn. extraordi-
nary visions she would relate. The
officer went to sea, and for ten years
she never heard of or from him. At
the end of that time she began to have
the most peculiar dreams about him
night after night she read letters from
him, full of tenderness and devotion.
A year passed and then she commenced
to dream of meeting him in all ssEts OF
strange, accidental places, and at last
dreamed they were married. In the
winter of the twelfth year 81 sepsrS
ton, Miss s. was invited to- go TO Wash
ington On a visit. While ttera sh,
joined party to attend f,,e lamar,
call given by the cadets at AnnapolIis
to her establishment pct her lover, VIII,
was stationed in Annapolis. A perfec
Understanding was arrived at, and sool
after they Tere married.
! A gent!eman who boots at the idea O.
oream'. coming true acknowledged Il
ne most peculiar circumstance which
came to himself. He was engaged to
very charming young lady, and for
long time the course of true love haC
no breakers to cross. One day she re-
lated, half in jest and half in earnest, s
strange dream she had had. ItWa.
that he bad fallen in love with another
young lady, and their engagement
broken in consequence; that he haC
tried to hide the fact from her but she
could not be deceived, and released hin
from his ties, when he offered himself
to her rival. The time was set for the
wedding, and the bride elect had gone
to New York to do some last shopping
when she was killed on the ferryboat
crossing the river. There the dream
ended. The agony she endured in her
dream was as real as though it had been
true. Her lover laughed at her, but in
less than year her dream was fulfilled.
She saw herself supplanted and knew
he was to marry another. Two weeks
before the wedding the rival left for Bal
timore, and was killed in a most herr1tle
railroad accident. Nor was this all.
Some months later the young lady took
| up her dream where 1t was INTERRUPTED
and dreamed that her lover came to
her with full confession, telling her
| that to his horror and modification, as
the time approached for his marriage,
he discovered what fatal mistake he
had made, for that che alone was the
true ]nve, while the rival was the in
fatu IN; that he offered himself the
second time, and they were married.
The dream she told to no one, but it
made such deep impression upon her
that she wrote it down. When her
lover returned to her and hum bly, con-
fessei his great mistake, and they were
married, she read to him the second
dream, which she had sealed and given
into the possession of friend at the
time, so that if it ever came to pass, no
one could say that she had Imagined
il"
What can we say of prophetic utter
ances which come from the mouth I'M
intentionally, as it were, and are left as
landmarks afterward to astonish the one
who uttered them2 know a physician
of note who often makes what seems
strange assertions, and yet in so many
case have proven true that his friends
came at last to say" doctor, please don't
make any of your sneeches about me; l
am afraid of them"
On one occasion he had friend start
ing for Europe, and when ne shook
hands with him he said. "Good-by, old
fellow, take good care of yourself, we'll
never meet again" why do you say
that2 You make me feel uncomfort-
able" was the reply. sob, one of us
will die, that's all; it may be you and it
may be me-" In the following spring
the friend died in Rome of fever. On
another occasion this doctor was visit
ing brother physician in Chicago. and
when he left the house, he shook his
host warmly by the hand, saying almost
the same words he had used to his other
friend. In two weeks the Chicago man
was dead.
Among his patients was a promising
Young man with whom he grew init |
m a TO and who was fond of talking To |