Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-09

Dec. u, bultcflug from no undue men
tai or physical excitement, fell into
what appeared tome to he a peaceful
sleep, In which | dreamed that /
stood at the rear entrance OF
strange brick house. ono which had
never seen in my waking moments,
but every exterior detail of which |
seemed TO note carefully and still ~.
member. Why or how WIS sup
posed to be there, or why | was al
the rear door. do not know, but !
was perfectly sure that it was proper
to be there, and also equally sure
that this house was Mary's home. !
knocked upon the door aud was ad
mittcd by Mary's sister who. though
1t seemed not in the least strange &c
mo, expressed but very little concern
at seeing me, merely saying. Mary
Is In the front rurlor, and. us per
sons do IN dreams, disappeared. ]
was alone.
Taking n hasty survey OF the
room noticed that It seemed in die
order, such a disorder rs results from
moving before articles are placed in
their proper positions. scanned
things closely a pair of lady's SHOES
sat in tho middle OF the room, close
10 the ley OF % ccnter table. Aloungt
sat in the farther end against one OF
the curtains, which hung overa fold.
{ Ing door, the othcr curtain being
drawn. disclosing u small room in
which thc,ouly article Of furniture
1 visible through the curtains was a
bureau, such Us were 80 much used
at that time
at is needless for mo to mention
/ every object which | seemed to OK.
amino in that ono brief moment,
though l recall everything wildly,
oven to tho carpet, tho wall paper,
tho unhung pictures and their
lrumcs; suffice 1t to say that Mary
stood in front Of the bureau in the
little room, with her long. black hair
hanging loosely over her shoulders,
while she searched for something in
the topmost drawer In utter igno.
rance Of my presence. ! gnzcd upon
her moment and called her name.
"Shc turned toward me with look
OF widest surprise, which quickly
changed 10 one Of joy w she rushed
toward me with outsuotohcd arms,
crying aloud my name. advance!
toward her. AS sho throw tho cur
tain back in her wild haste, her foot
caught under u rug which lay IN the
doorway, and sho began 10 fan. ]
lcapcd forward and caught horin my
arms before she had fallen complete
Is to the floor, raised her gently aud
placed her upon tho lounge, not a
yard away.
Her sister had heard tho noise We
had mado and came running in.
Mary did not speak. did not seem
30 bo excited, and can oven rcmcm
Der in tho dream having attributed
her quiet, rs she lay upon tho couch
20 faintncss. Her sister bade mo en-
ter an adjoining room 20 the right
which / did seeming TO know that II
, WIS tho sisters desire to DO alon,
with her whilo she prepared her fol
, bed and the treatment necessary &c
, rcsuscitato her.
IN this other room / began Il
feel alarmed, and endeavored TO al
| lay my fears, W. well us TO diver
, my thoughts, by examining thing
, closely. A door with broken glass
, opened out upon u driveway, which
/ seemed to hayo been newly paved
and which led TO tho street u few
=, stops away. A civic procession o
/, some kind was passing, ut which
. gazed intcntly, ut first through tn,
/ broken door, thon stepping oJt upon
4 tho drive. seemed 10 hayc forgot
/ ten Mary. | advanced but u few
4 steps when | slipped upon tho ic,
pavement and fell 10 the ground
!. The imaginary fall nwoko me with
start. Twas much excited, but m.
=. nerves soon became quoted and m,
I sleep was normal during the remain
h der Of tho night,
!, 80 much for tho dream, and nov
q the sequel.
- Il arrived homo safely and at ono
- inquired about the girls, Mary an'
"a her sister, for tn rcam had made
n wonderful impression upon my mind
~ which grew rather than diminishet
as timc went by. They werO well
but had moved 10 another portion o
4, the city only u few days before
# Strange, thought |; 4 Will 80 a
!. once and find them
II Il found tho house with ease, hav
! ing been directed by my father !
=, domestic upon n step ladder, with
" scrubbiush in hand. was engaged i
.. washing tho woodwork; and pane q
y glass In the transom, and at the sam
:, t.mo completely ohstructing tho iror
n passage was told to- 90 to the rcl
", door Ibid 30, and knocked. TIL
4, was tho worry house | had seen in IN
~ dream. oven to tho miuutest detail
-. NV knock was answered by the sii
II tor, who did not greet mo with u SUI
" plus Of coidiality. She informed m
l., That Mary was in the front pailol
Is and withdrew from the room will
~, out 80 much as addressing mo doze
=, words. Even her information col
:" corning Mary was erroneous, as wi
Ia. bo seen. ,.-u 4,
70 came one which | have already d
10 scribed as having seen in my dream
y even 10 its disorder, the pair Of lady
y, shoes, the lounge, tho curtains, Il
" unhung picture sitting on tho floor
~ everything; / was stricken, bewi
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