The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-03

house / had seen In my dream, even to the
minutest detail. My knock was answered
by the sister, who did not greet me with
surplus OF cordiality. She Informed me
that Mary was in the front parlor, aud WITH
drew from the room, without so much as
addressing me a dozen words. Even her
information concerning Mary was errone-
Gus. as will be seen.
"The room was identically the same one
which | have already described as having
seen in my dream. even to its disorder, the
pair OF lady's shoes. the lounge, the cur
tains, the unhung pictures sitting on Inc
foor-eyerything; / was stricken, DSWlid-
cred. The dream flashed through my MIND
like lightning.
There stood Mary before the old bureau
mirror, her hair hanging loosely over her
shoulders. / trembled violently from fright.
BY mighty eXertion / called her name,
which was the first intimation she had OF
my presence, as she seemed to have entered
the little room while / was silently EXAM
ing my surroundings in the other. one
turned. halted moment, aud rushe to.
ward ME, calling out: oh, John, John!
My dream! My dream! These were her
only words She was falling. Her lace
was white as that of corpse. Impeiied by
instinct / ran toward her and caught her I'D
my arms and laid her tenderly upon the
coucn. The same couch. Her sister en-
tered. My Godl | shall never forget tie
absolute terror which seized me at that
moment. / was wild. My awful dream
was being enacted in stern realty
less actors. Mary seemed to be IN
conscious; at least, she uttered not
word. The sister motioned me into the
other room to the hight. L went L acted
like a machine / seemed to be impelled
10y some unknown power or influence. My
senses seemed to have left me. | wondered
If / were not dreaming the dream again and
would wake with the fall which l seemed
to know would inevitably occur No; IT
was real. l even examined the room as
had done in my dream. 1t was the same:
The glass was broken from the door. /
looked out A procession was coming
down the street. 1t was too much; l felt
myself growing faint-dizzy. l wanted air.
Bareheaded, rushed out upon the drive
and-fell.
THAT was ALL
1.-Two weeks afterward, on Christmas
day. | regained consciousness. As | grew
stronger they told me that my Mary was in
heaven. She had expired from paralysis OF
The heart within an hour from tine time she
had fallen into my arms. They had buried
her, aud l never saw her face even In
death.
In falling upon the pavement my head
had struck upon projecting stone, causing
fracture of the skull and conclusion OF
the brain, from the effects of which my
parents and the physicians had but little
nope oil my recovery.
There is not much more TO say. / am not
versed in the science of dreams, but am in
formed that ii is very, very rare that they
| come true IN every particular as mine did.
| When | became well / ascertained the
| cause OF the sisters GOODNESS toward me,
| which was a rumor concerning ne OF a
purely personal nature. and which / quickly
| put down. l have always been positive
| that Mary had experienced dream similar,
in every essential particular, u mine"
With these last words StHrtevant arose
| abruptly, babe me goodnight" and
| sought his room. / never mentioned the
remarkable story TO him again; nor did he
ever eati0n it TO me. / have lost track of
| him completely during tile past few yeas.
| The las t time heard from him he was still
bachelor, and. If indications are a critic
| rion in such matters, he will probably re-
| main one.
had this story recalled 10 me last sum-
| mer. While in Wisconsin j happened 10 be
| In the same town. now grown to a city, in
which, years age, John Sturtevant related to
| me his strange dream.-Julian Stuart in
| Indianapolis News.