Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-26
THE DREAM WOMAN.
How She Saved Dying Traveller
 from Certain Death.

from Certain Death. ! Romantic Story Full of Love and Mys- tery-How . Virginia Woman Rescued
 the Man Whom Destiny Had Set
 Apart for Her.
 was the victim of the Brazilian fever and every one had given me up, writes an imaginative story-teller In the Chicago Mail. heard the priest say ct my bedside that would not live till morning. I was sinking into heavy stupor when the door opened and golden-haired woman in Q white gown glided in. She carried in her hand Q curious porcelain bowl of water. ! "Drink," she said in a sweet voice, hold, ing 1t to my lips. "The doctor forbids it." murmured,
 sDrink and fear nothing" che said.
 obeyed and drained the vessel she held toward me. "4ood night and sweet dreams" she added, and glided away as mysteriously as she had entered. 1 The next morning awoke refreshed and invigorated. asked to see the lady who had waited upon me in the night, but they smiled and said 1t was delirious dream. In time recovered my health and returned to Virginia. It was ten years after this ill., ness that, in riding past fine old country, house, saw a lady walk down the path who paused to pick rose. Her figure was tall, her hair golden, her eyes black. Her, motions were graceful. With httle ex- clamation of astonishment recognized the. lady of my dream, if dream it were. She, looked little older-nay, good ten yearsI older-but otherwise was unaltered. !: Iknow not in what words communicated! this fact to my friend, but know ended; hv eavin0:
 II must speak to her. She wfll remem- ber." ;: My friend uttered an imperative mega tive
 "She would think you madman," he said. "Come on. You may get yourself shot for staring at another mans wife. They do such things prompt at the South. I will find out who she is if you hke."
 assented eagerly. We rode on.
 s"Talk to me as much as you lke," he said, "but never expose yourself to strangers. It is possible this lady was in Brazil in 16-, and brought you something to drink when YOU were left alone. In that case doubt that troubles you will be satisfied. You can with all propriety call on her and thank her."
 But. though he spoke in this way, knew he did not imagine 1t could be so. That evening we smoked our cigars in Colonel L-'s company, and my friend diplomatic ally introduced the subject.
 .sThat beautiful house with the large gar den," he said, 'is quite feature o1 the place. Who owns ita'
 1A lone woman, widow of MT. VI" said the Colonel. ''She was a belle in her oirlhood. She might still be one if she l chose" s'Perhaps we saw her in the garden" sald my friend, beginning minute description
 "Exactly. 1t was no one else," said the Colonel.
 My friend paused a moment and then said:
 "she reminded B. of someone he met tn | Brazil. in fact, he almost believed her the same person" ,,.,o.o, .u,. " has never left Virginia. We have known | the family since she was two years old. It Is only the other day that we spoke of that, and she lamented that she had not travelled more.''
 l i felt @ pang of disappointment, but l found courage to say: s1 should greatly like to be introduced to her."
 { The old Colonel instantly offered to intro- duce me.
 "But remember" said my friend, as we parted, s'never tell her of your fancy It 1 would spoil your chances with her, and see 1t is Q case of love at first sight"
 He was right, and was very fortunate very happy. I won this beautiful woman's heart.
 Her fortune did not want, but 1t was large. had sufficient means and could not | be suspected of mercenary motives. We were married, after a long and ardent wooing on my part.
 She loved me, but second marriage seemed wrong to her, and 1t was not until she realized that she had trretrievably given me her heart that she would give me her hand.
 Neither of us had ever visited Europe. l We decided to cross the ocean during our Il lhoneymoon. Before we went she showed ma ther beautiful home and all her pos l sessions. Among them was store of old china |. Suddenly she turned to the shelves ot her cabinet and took down 8 china bowl transparent, covered with flowers and but terhies of quaint conventional form
 As she held 1t toward me saw again the long, rlow-hung, whitewashed Brazilian room, the crowd of men playing cards at an improvised table, the figure of the woman adyancing toward me. It was her attitude that my wife had assumed. uttered g cry
 "Are you thirstyW she asked.
 tit is true, then," cried. "You are the woman who saved my life when lay per Itshing of fever in Brazil"
 | She began to tramble. Setting the bow aside she threw herself into my arms.
 "Long ago." she papted-''ten years agt I-I thought held that bowl in my hand adt asked you that. It was night. do no know whether I ::dreamt or whether I wat mad. In the dead of night1 thought g voict called to me: Save the man whom destiny has set apart for you.' Then arose ane asked: sHowF
 s'There Is on our plantation spring, tn'
 water of which is magical in its power k
 cure levers. I dreamt or thought tha
 some unseen thing led me to this spriug.
 carried this bowl in my hand. filled 1t
 Then I stood in strange room, long. low
 white; and you-you-you lay on pallet
 hot with fever. And said: Are yor
 thirstyr and gave you to drink.
 eThe next morning could have though
 it was all dream but that the bowl, stl } wet, stood at my bedside. Now have tolt