Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-26
A STRANGE STORY OF A DREAM.
The Remembrance of a Scar Seen While
Asleep Saved Her.

asleep SaVeO her.
A certain lady of letters in company
with number of congenial companions
was passing the summer at a noun
tain resort in the East. She and her
companions, who were also ladies en-
gagged in literary pursuits, agreed that
each morning they would meet and
relate their dreams of the night be-
fore, both for the purpose of making
scientific observations and for the in
terest of the thing itself.
The symposium was held regularly
every morning. and was a source of
considerable amusement. One day.
however, the lady first referred to, who
may be called Miss Gale, came down with
a troubled countenance, and when her
friends demanded the records of her sleep
ing hours she refused to tell them. She
had a dream of a very bad omen, and did
not wish to depress them as she had been
depressed by its rectal. There was a
hutter of excitement, of course, but the re.
fusal was final
On the morning after Miss Gale APP
peared still more disturbed and in answer
to the question of her friends she said
that the dream had been repeated. She
still refused to r.veal it, but when the
vision appeared on the third successive
night she became quite nervous about
it, and was persuaded to make it
known.
The dream that have had three times
now" said Miss Gale, lis this: | seemed
to be sitting at my window in the upper
story of the house where my room is
watching the passers in the street. Soon
line of carriages appeared coming up the
street, and when | looked more closely I
saw that it was a funeral procession.
regarded it idly, but became more inter
ested when it halted in front of the house
where | was. noticed distinctly the APP
pearance of the train, the drivers and
their black hats and gloves, and the
hearse The hearse backed up in front
of the door, and the undertaker's assist
ant, 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 a
cheek. Are you ready?' asked the man.
l was greatly startled, and while was
trying to say something in reply TO the
question. awoke."
The effect of the story upon Miss Gale 5
IlSlcllelS was utpIcsSlllS, UuU dlItI d WILLIE
one of them remarked upon the say
ing that ''dreames go by contrsries, -
and the unpleasant thoughts were laughed
away. The dream was not repeated again.
The vacation passed pleasantly and the
remembrance of the dream grew indis-
tinct, and when Miss Gale returned to her
home and the cortege Of her vision did
not N aterialize, she quite forgot it. Sew
eral months later she had occasion to
visit Chicago, and while there took ad-
vantage of an opportunity for inspecting
some of the public buildings, and went
up to the fifth story to see some particular
object of interest. 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 that Miss
Gale was too slow.
well" he said "are you ready?"
Like fash the memory of her dream
came back and she looked at the man,
astonished. Then she saw the scar up,
on his face and the number in his
| cap.
mo, no, not yet" she said involun.
tarily.
The man slammed the door impatienty
and the heavily laden elevator started
downward. 1t 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.