Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-10-19
DREAMS THAT COMB.

rose in his sleep, went into the ball OF
his house and discharged pistol. The
household hurried to the place and
found him at the head Of the stairway,
awake, but much bewildered. He had
dreamed of burglars and had gone toat
tack them. One member OF the family
slept through the roise. When he came
into the dining room-before he had
heard of the events Of the night-.he com :
planned that his sleep had been much
disturbed. He had dreamed that he had
been condemned to be shot, then he had
been led to the place of execution and
had fallen senseless when the guns were
fired.
A lady dreamed that man came into
her room, poured some water into Il ba'
sin, carried the splashing water to her
bedside and began tosprinkle it oyer her
She awoke and herd u loud splashing.
At first she was motionless with fear,
but presently she lighetd candle and
went to the basin, where she fonnd a
mouse making frantic efforts to get out
Of the water.
Another dreamed that she had 4 Sc
we're esrache, that she rose, unlocked a
door that separated her room from one
in which two children slept and went
to shelf where was lotion which she
applied to her car. Wncn she awoke
she found herselfin her own bed and
without pam. The door was still
locked, but IN few minutes one of the
children began to cry that her ear ached
and she rose and went to the Shelf; tor
the lotion.
A young man dreamed that he was in
his Office, busy with a troublesome esti.
mate. when womaa came in with a
screaming baby and began to walk rap.
idly up and down the ROOM so that it
was impossible for the calculator to re-
member his figures. Presently the wo-
man thrust the child INTO his arms, an1
he was SO startled by this that he awoke,
for mother in neighborlng room Was
walking about vainly trying to quiet a
crying chlId.
Another incident appears to be Il case
Of thought transfereAcs. Several years
after the death Of her husband, widow
lying awake one night, recalled yiyId,y
some scenes of her husbands last llreSs.
Presently her daughter, who WAS bcsiur
her, awoke and said, "Oh, mamma, |
have been g3iug oyer in Inv dreams all
the scenes Of papas Illness She then
told her dream in which the scenes We're
almost the counterpart Of those that had
been recalled by her mother.
Dreamers sometimes answer qncstlOns
aud carry on more or less coherent
conversations.
A lady had u summer cottage on an
island in Tuskok;. One night her sons
were stormstaid on the mainland and 9
young English visitor went to sleep full
Of APPREHENSION shat Indians might visit
the house while their protectors were
absent.
In the night the hostess was suddenly
reused by some one clutching her arm,
and when she opened her eyes she saw
her guest standing by the bedside.
"Oh, Mrs Laughton, Mrs. Lauhton
xclalmed the girl in horse whisper,
"tEere' S man at the window-an Indian
He's gone to get something to climb in
BY
The next moment Eva was fumbling
about on the floor.
What are you doing p asked Mrs.
LAughton.
i haye some linincnt in my yalise,
was the answer. LIN going to get it
out and when he puts his head through
the window again Ill throw it in his
eyes,
Mrs. Laughton, who was not nervous,
began to laugh but Eva paid no atten-
ton and presently asked, where's the
button hook :
What do you want 1t for?
Why, Mrs. Laughton, said Eva
aloud and In ii very indignant tone, do
you think | would allow myself to be
seen anywhere with my shoes unbut-
toned? No man would respect that
kind of glrl.'
In the morning when Mrs. Laugnton
awoke and looked across the room to
Eva's bed she saw the girl sitting up,
gazing with dlsmay at her crookedIy
buttoned shoes in which she had slept.
She had no recollection of the remarks
she had made in the night, and it was
evident that she had been asleep all
the time.
One night in camp I heard a peculiar
sound near the middle Of the tent, and
by the dam light / saw one of the camp.