The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-25
A DOCTORS STORY.

Several years ago I resided in n wild,
mountainous aud rather lonely region
Of Virginia. There was railroad but .
few rods in front Of my door and eta.
ton and considerable village about d
mile to tho west. The nearest station to
the east was about ten miles distant, 1
moved 10 tho place with my young wife
late IN the Autumn, and about the first
OF the following March l was attacked
with typhoid fever and was i'll for about
a month. But, thanks TO naturally
strong constitution and tho careful nurs-
Ing OF loving and intelligent wife, I
slowly recovered. -
AS soon as got strong enough to ait
up and walk a little, I told my wife she
bad better take tho cars and 10 and visit
her brother, who lived about fifty miles
east Of US. She had been taking care Of
me 30 faithfully through my illness, both
by day and night, that l feared her
health and strength would fail her II she
did not rest awhile. knew she had
been very anxious 10 70, and felt sure
that her brother and his family would be
very glad to see her, and would try to
make her visit pleasant one. She hesi-
tated about leaving me, fearing might
need her care; but after waiting q lew
days, and seeing that l continued to re-
gain my health aud strength, she decided
10 follow my advice. Accordingly one
pleasant morning about the middle Of
April, after doing everything she could
for my comfort, and bidding me to be
careful about taking cold, or walking too
lar, she started intending to be gone q
fortnight.
One day exercised little beyond
my strength and felt quite tired at
night and lay awake Tor long time.
at last l fell into an uneasy slumber
and dreamed very curious and START
ling dream. I seemed to have gone
forward into the future couple OF days,
and instead Of Wednesday, the oath, il
seemed in my dream to be Friday, the
Goth, 1t seemed in my dream that a
heavy rain bad been falling most OF the
day and all the day before, but the even
ing was clear and peasant and not very
dark, though the moon wes cot shining.
| seemed 10 BIO walking along the rail
road line towards the east. I first
passed througha wood about half a mile
vide; then for about mile through
fields, containing q couple OF farm.
houses, one inhabited and the ether de.
serted. then entered another wood
and, alter walking about mile and a
half, came to stream greatly swollen
by the rain, which had weakened the
railroad bridge go much that the passen.
ger train, in attempting to cross, had
broken it down, and the bridge and car.
riages, completely wrecked, were lying
on both sides Of the stream, except por.
lions that were floating down. Some OF
the passengers lay dead or dying among
the ruins; some were floating in the
water, aud few were clin2ing to trees
and bushes on the bank. 1t was fear.
ful and heartren1iug sight, too fearful
Tor description, and such CO ] trust
may mover zee in reality.
The next day, early in the morning,
1t commenced raining, and continued to
rain through the day and following night
| felt very lonely and uneasy all day,
which feeling was increased by receiving
a letter from my wife, saying that sne in.
tended to come home on Friday night
by the express train. 1retired late, feel.
ing much worried on account OF my fear
full dream. And, to add to this fear,
prcsentiment, or whatever you may cali
it, the dream was repeated, and even
more distinct and vivid than the first
time. "a
When arose in the morning the rain
was still falling. This was Friday. and