Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05
HE BELIEVES IN DREAMS,
And He Gives HIS Reasons. Which Appear to
BE Convincing.

From the New York Sun.
Some folks don't believe in dreams but
do" said one of a group Of men-about-town
who were discussing subjects which treated on
the superstitious and spiritualistic. and to the
spirituous and superine. 81 had had dreams
and dreams, Of course, and had awak-
ened from many glad that they were not true,
and from many others sorry they were dreams.
But that any dream, whatsoever might be its
nature. could have any significance beyond the
mere fact that it was dream / never con-
sidered seriously except in the way OF scoffing
until month ago. Then one night 1 had
dream. / thought was walking up Broadway
and suddenly something said to me; Say you'll
pick up one-fifth of the money you have in your
pockets before you go two blocks
THAT was all there was to the dream. and
never thought another thing about 1t until the
next forenoon, right on the corner of goth
street and Broadway. i saw a bank note tum-
bling along the sidewalk. / picked it up. II
was Il twenty-dollar note. Suddenly the dream
flashed across my mind. The twcnty-dollar
note was just one-ifth Of the money / already
had with me-
well. of course / was q little startled. but
passed the matter by as one of the queer coin
cidences a fellow runs up against once in
while. A week after that had another dream
one. So little impression had the sequence OF
the first one made me that this second one
passed from my mind and was not recalled to
it until, on going up Broadway, picked up a
81 bank note Then 1t occurred to me that
had only IS with me. had found the one
fifth of the money had on my person, As the
dream said would, and / kicked myself for
not putting all the money in my pockets could
get hold Of before leaving home OF course this
repetition of the dream made quite an impress
Al on mo "a han aaE nra Int had
the same dream over again. didn't forget it
next day and put all the money in my pocket
that had. and was madden than setting hen
because had paid out the day before all the
money had available. except s55-a $50 note
and a 80 note. Now, maybe you won't believe
II, but just as true l sit here, right on the
corner of Broadway and oath street / headed
OF a vagraIt bank note as it was tumblinG
down the street before the wind. Ipicked it
up. 1t was a little. measly 81 note.
"'Wel" said l, my dream was a trifie of in
Its ngures last night, certain. Ono dollar isn't
the Iifth Of s55, not by long shot
But l kept the dollar, and in the course of
the day had occasion to shove out nv $50 note
to get It changed and 1t was promptly showed
back at me.
Counterfeit" said the cashier.
so my dream was right, after all. really
had put 90 IN money ON my person when /
| found the one-dollar note, and, of course, the
find was the one-ffth of that You NAV well
believe that began TO be shaken in my skepti-
cal opinion Of dreams, and began to make a
study Of the subject The other night had
another dream. This dream told me that the
next day would lose Instead Of fad money
Something said to me: You will lose on Broad
way the amount Of money you have found and
| ESQ more
Il smiled when started away next morning.
for took just IS with me, leaving all the rest
| of my money home.
I'm settle this dream business" said.
81 didn't use any money to speak Of all day,
| and started home early with So. On my way
| down Broadway l met o friend, and he asked
| me If had an hour or SO, and said had. We
went to his room. Some of the boys were
there. borrowed $40 of my friend. only
stayed an hour. When 1 got home counted
up. l owed my friend Sl7S, all lost on the last
| jack pot Then, for the first time, my dream
| came to me. One hundred and seventy three
| dollars! Tho amount / had found and Sl50
| besides, and had lost it!
do l believe in dreams2 Well, should
] say so"