The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-09

he had made two or three hundred
verses. Remembering them wildly, he
at once wrote them down as they are
printed in his works.
Giuseppe Tartini, the most celebrated
violinist of the Eighteenth century, al
WAYS maintained that his finest compo-
sition, the Devils Sonata" was due to
dream. He imagined while asleep
that the devil appeared and challenged
him to trial Of skill on his favorite in
strument. Accepting the challenge, the
fend began a solo that fascinated the
musician as he listened. The moment
the apparition vanished Tartini awoke,
dashed down the notes as nearly as he
could recall them, and played them
afterward in public to its enthusiastic
admiration.
Many such cases might be cited, cases
that rest on excellent authority. Unjust
be admitted, however, that dreams are
for the most part incoherent and inse-
quential, and do not help us to solve the
intricacies and problems of life.
Any number of prophetic dreams are
recorded. One Of the most memorable is
recounted by Plutarch-the familiar
| dream of Calphurnia the night before the
Ides of March. She felt assured by it
that CesaTs life was threatened, and be-
sought him not to go TO the senate. He
was so moved by her entreaties, especial
~ as she was not supershhous, that he
would have remained at home but for
the urgency Of Decius Albinus, one of
the eonspirators in whom he trusted.
He could not bear to be suspected Of
fear, being bravery itself, and so went to
his death. That a woman like Calphurnia
should have been Influenced by dreams
is most remarkable.
Dr.. MacaTie, in his work on ''Sleep
and Dreams" mentions perfectly au-
thenticated case. In Chsrite-su Loire,
a small French village, very pretty
but poor girl was sought in marriage by
a young man of meanS Her parents IA
vored his suit, but she rejected him
They importuned her until she prayed
to the Virgin for guidance The same
night she dreamed of young man in
travellers garb who asked her to be his
wife. In the morning she recited to her
parents what had passed in her vision,
and they ceased to urge her marriage.
Not long after she recognized at village
ball the young man Of her dream; his
figure, features, every detail Of his dress
corresponding thereto. She blushed; he
noticed her, obtained an introduction,
and speedily became her husband. He
was Emile de Ia BedoBiere, On the staff
Of The Paris Steele, and he wrote Ma
carlo corroborating the story in every
particular. Her name was Angelo Bobin,
who had given to her teacher some time
before meeting the journalist an accu-
rate description Of his person.
John Beaumont publishes in his Urea
Jise of Spirits" story told nearly two hun
dred years ago by Sir Charles Lee to the
Bishop Of Gloucester, and by the bishop
TO him, of his daughters extraordinary
death. She was engaged to be married,
and having gone to bed on Thursday
night in excellent health, awoke about 2
a. IA. to SEQ an apparition near her pill
low. The apparition said: 81 am your
mother; am happy. By noon today
you viii be happy too. You will be with
me-" The young lady knocked for her
maid, but could get no clew 70 the mys-
terry, which had deeply Impressed her.
She dressed herself, wrote to her father
she was living with her aunt-and re-
quested that the letter be sent him as
soon as she was dead. Her aunt thought
she had lost her reason, and summoned
a physician. He came, but could dis
cover no indications of mental or physical
ailment. The young lady asked that the
chaplain should read prayers, which he
did Then she took her guitar, played
delightfully."- until near 10 o'clock, when
she took another chair, and on the strike
of tho hour drew long breath and
passed away.
DR.. Macnish, who has no faith in
dreams except as phenomena, narrates
remarkable experience of his own in his
PHILOSOPHY of Sleep" He was in Cath
ness, Scotland, when he dreamed that
near kinsmSn, residing 800 miles dis
tant, had suddenly died, He awoke in
terror, and the same day, writing home,
referred to the circumstance half jest
ingly. He could not help feeling a pre-
sentiment Of evil, and yet he blamed
himself fer what seemed to be a childish
weakness, Three days after posting his
letter he got one, written the day before
his, which announced that On the very
day Of the morning of his dream his
kinsman had died of paralytic stroke,
though up to that molaeat he had ap-
peared to be in perfect health.
The majority of men have vein of
superstition, unwilling though they may
be to confess it. Many think they are
not superstiGous because they have not
the superSttions that are commonly so
called. My superstition may 5a that
believe myself without superstition.
have no faith IN theology or in dreams
One seems wholly irrational; the other,
while curious, interesting, suggestive, is
entirely indefinite. Ihave OFTEN thought |
that some Of the leading theories of the
ology, like its germ, may have been de
rived from dreams, whiea were evidently
the visions Of the old MONKS a-ad fathers
OF the church. Have rot tae vulgar ideas /
of heaven and he'll been got from good !
and bad dreams? Sleepa1d death are 80 |
analogous that this might readily be.
So sleep. death and draszns rgn parallel, |
and by vigliaRt watching and persistent /
study Of nature We may Yea Learn, ifnot |
their secrets, much Of thsir significance. /
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