Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-01


sc1iIcd as having seen in my dream,
even TO it's disorder, the pair of lady's
shoes. the lounge, the curtains, the
uniting picture sitting on the floor
evorytni. l was stricken, bewil-
dered 10 dream flashed through
my mind like lightning.
There stood Mary before the old
bureau mirror, her hair hanging
loosely over her shoulders. trem-
bled violently from fright. BY a
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 examining my sur
roundings in tlse other. She turned,
halted a moment and rushed toward
me, calling out. oh, John, john
My dream Ny dream
These were her only words. She
was falling. Her face was white as
that of a corpse. Impelled by instinct.
| ran toward her and caught her in
my arms and laid her tenderly upon
the couch. The same couch Her
sister entered. My God l shall
never forget the absolute terror
which seized me at that moment. ]
was wild. My awful dream was be.
ing enacted in stern reality, and ]
was one of the helpless, powerless
actors. Mary seemed to be uncon.
scious; at least she uttered not a
word. The sister motioned me into
the other room to the right. Invent.
| acted like machine. Iseemed to
be impelled by some unknown power
or influence.
My senses seemed to have left
me- / wondered if | were not dream.
ing the dream again and would awake
with the fail which seemed to know
would inevitably occur. No; it was
real. even examined the room as
had done in my dream. 1t was the
same. The glass was broken from
the door. ] looked out. A process.
sion was coming down the street 1t
was too much. / felt myself grow.
ing faint--dizzy. | wanted air
Bareheaded, | rushed out upon the
drive and-fell.
THAT was all
1.-TWO weeks afterward on Christ.
mas day, / regained consciousness
AS | grew stronger they told NE
that my Mary was in heaven. She
had expired from paralysis of the
heart within an hour from the time
she had fallen into my arms. They
had buried her, and l never saw her
face even in death.
I'm falling upon the pavement my
head had struck upon a projecting
stone, causing a fracture of the skull
and conclusion of the brain, from
the effects of which my parents and
the physicians had but little hope Of
my recovery.
There is not much more to say. |
am not versed in the science of
dreams, but am informed that it is
very, very rare that they come true
in every particular as mine did
When | became well, ! ascertained
the cause of the sisters coldness TO
ward me, which was rumor con-
corning me of purely personal ma
ture, and which l quickly put down.
l have always been positive that
Mary had experienced a dream SINH
lar, in every essential particular, to
mine"
With these last words Sturtevant
arose abruptly, bade me good
night" and sought his room. l never
mentioned the remarkable story to
him again, nor did he ever mention
it to me. ! have lost track of him
completely during the past few years.
The last time / heard from him he
was still a bachelor, and if indications
are a criterion in such matters, he
will probably remain one.
had his story recalled to me last
summer While in Wisconsin | hap
pened to be in the same town, now
grown into a city, in which, years
ago, John Sturtevant related to me
his strange dream. Julian Stewart
in Indianapolis News.