The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-28
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A certain lady Of letters. well known
to some in Utica, in. company with a
number of congeninl companions, was
passing the summer ut mountain re-
sort in this State, says the Utica IN.
w Herald. She and her companions,
who were also ladies engaged in liter
airy pursuits, agreed that each morning
they would meet and relate their dreams
of the night before, both for the pur-
pose of making scientific observations
and for the interest of the thing itself.
Doubtless if tho ladies had Wondered
the maxims laid down by the father of
his country, and had understood that
one in which he forbade the revealing
of dreams, they would have followed
his illustrious example. But if they
had this anecdota would never have
been told.
The symposium was held regularly
every morning and was source of con.
siderable amusement One day, how
ever, the lady first referred to, who
may be called Miss Gale, came down
with troubled countenance, and when
her friends demanded the records Of
her sleeping hours she refused to tell
them. She had dream of very bad
omen and did not wish to depress them
rs she had been depressed by it's recital.
There was flutter of excitement, Of
course, but the refusal was final.
On the morning after Miss Gale ap-
pearcd still more disturbed, and in an
svcr to the questions of her friends she
Said that the dream had been repeated.
She still refused to reveal 1t, but when
the vision appeared on the third success
sivc night, She became quite nervous
about it, and was persuaded to make 1t
known
THE dream that have had three
times, now" said Miss Gale, sis
this: seemed to be sitting at nv
window in the upper story of the
house, where my home is, Watching
the passers in the street. Soon q line
of carriages appeared coming up the
street, and when looked more closely
| saw that it was a funeral procession
I regarded it idly, but became more in
terested when it halted in front of the
house where was. Inoticed distinct
~ the appearance of the train, the
drivers with their black hats and gloves
and the hearse. The hearse backed ND
in front of the door, and the undertake
cr's assistant, who was sitting up'in the
seat with the driver, jumped down and
opened the door. Then he looked up at
me and saw that in the front of his
cap was the number o. He had deep
scar across one cheek. Are you ready?'
asked the man. was greatly startled,
and while was trying to say some
thing in reply to the question, i awolzc."
The effect Of the story upon Miss
Gales listeners was depressing, but
after awhile one of them remarked
upon the saying that dreams go by
contraries, and the unpleasant thoughts
were laughed away. The dream was
not repeated again. The vacation passed
pleasantly, and their remembrance
of the dream grew indistinct, and when
Miss Gale returned to her home and the
cortegc of her vision did not material
ize, she quito forgot it. Several months
later she had occasion to visit Chicago,
and while there took advantage of an
opportunity for inspecting some of the
public buildings. One day she left her
friends on the first floor Of one of these
buildings, and went up to the fifth story
to see some particular object of inter
est. Having finished her inspection she
waited with several other people for
the elevator to take her down again.
When it came the others got in quickly
enough, but the man who had charge of
the elevator thought Miss Gale was too
slow ,.,..5.
WELL he said, "are you rcady?"
= Like flash the memory of her dream
came back, and she looked at the man, :
aStOniShed Then she saw tba coar
upon his face and the number SO" in
his cap.
"No, no, not yet" she said, involun-
tarily. an.
The man slammed the door impatient
II and the heavy laden elevator started
downw.ards. It had not reached the
next floor before the steel cables parted
and the whole machine crashed to the
basement. Four persons were taken
out of the wreck. dead 1886; a..