St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-10
DREAMLAND TALES.

his childhood on visit to his clildren's
children.
Four Differentiated OF prouder grand
fathers never met before. They became
much interested in each other. The
smallest of the four turned the CONVEX
sation by remarking:
My name is Evans. Archibald t. Ev-
ans. The I. stands for Trusty, which
was the given name of my greatgrand-
mothers sister Susan's husbands moth
er, who was a New England Puritan,
and do you know that my parents could
not have christened me more appropri-
ately had they searched the world over
for name? l have always been too
credulous, and. try as | may, cannot
bring myself into condition to doubt or
mistrust PERSONS intentions, and,
what is perhaps worse for my own hap
pineSS, | cannot help but believe in
dreams and visions.
II used to dream some of the most
frightful dreams possible, but as grow
older they become more pleasing. DO
you know that as far back as 1856
dreamed one night of huge comet that
went flashing across the sky at terri
there were tleece-ike clouds that rolled
and tumbled about as though they were
drawn by the comets suction into for
elgn atmospheres? These clouds, in
their convolutiOnS. formed the word
war so distinctly that [ concluded the
whole thing was a prophecy. That
dream worried me a good deal, and
when the comet appeared next year [
watched it many night to see If the
train of clouds would follow in its path.
"Just about the time that old John
Brown began stirring up the country
by his attempt to crush out slavery L
had dream one night that ought to
have turned my hair gray. 1t was late
in October when | arrived at Montrose,
in SusQuehanna county. After supper
l consulted my friend, Lawyer Warren,
on question of law pertaining to sur
veyor'S rights and privileges. L fol-
lowed my craft of surveying at that
time. | returned to my hotel few
minutes after o'clock, and went Iii
rectly to my room, and was in bed and
sound asleep in less than an hour.
THAT night dreamed | had an ap-
pointment with President Buchanan.
While conversing with him messenger
came hurriedly into his private Office
and handed the president what |
thought was very large. long-necked
puIllphl III. anu. NIlllOuG q hOlu3
backed out of the room.
''The president looked at the object
that lay on the floor beside the chair he
was occupying. and. turning to me.
said: 'Trusty'-that's the name | gen.
orally went by among my intimate
friends-'I don't like the appearance of
this thing. Suppose we roll it out in
the corridorp [ not only assented. but
taking hold of the thing carried it to-
wards the door. Just as | reached the
door a fearful moan, followed by the
most pitiful sobs you ever heard, came
from the thing. dropped it. and as it
struck the floor it opened out like
carefully removed peel of all orange,
and out rolled CHASTITY looking human
head, from the mouth of which came
those means and Sobs.
II hurried away from the head. but
the president walked up to it, and. TAX
ing his foot turned the head over till the
face gaZed up into his own. He looked
down upon it for a moment, when he
exclaimed: why, Trusty, it's my friend.
Henry Wise, governor of Virginia. as
sure as you're BORN Then STOPPING
down, he put his ear close to the half
opened mouth, which whispered, Com
motion, lnsurrection, rebellion three
times in succession, when | awoke.
never got over that vision until after
the events which subsequently followed
had become history"
One of the other men, whose name,
he SAID. was Arnold Robinson, and W no
also had for many years been civil en-
gneer in the West, after listening to
Evans narration. replied:
Il, too. am believer in dreams and
visions, as my mother was before me.
Why. in my boyhood days when used
to dig the little house garden, everything
had to be planted according to the
moon. Even now when [ plant flower
seed at home l always consult the al
manac to see if the moon is IN the sign
of the lady, as my mother termed it. To
this fact | attribute my success in rails
ing flowers. | have had some wonderful
dreams, but, strange to say, they have
all been of pleasant character.
II had serVeyed tract of land in
Ohio, short distance south of Cleye-
land. and had made up my mind to buy
it. The owner wanted considerable
more for it, however, than lcould afford
to pay. | wanted the land, but could
not see how could raise the money. till
one night, after a particularly hard days
work, l went to bed early and
was soon in dreamland. In my
dream | thought l was survey
ing along a rocky bluff, when an
Indian came to me and asked for to-
bacco. | gave him handful of chew.
ing and large bag filled with smoking
tobacco. He filled his pipe, and, after
lighting it, said: Good, good, goodp
Then taking me by the arm led me
through clump of tall grass to large
rock Pointing 10 the rock, he said:
Get gold money there, and then disap-
peared.
1.-The next morning was reminded of
the dream by the great similarity of the
surroundings to those seen in the dream.
Looking about | saw the tall grass and
with me, and with it | dug the earth
away from the rock till was disgusted,
vet something told me to try again,
which did, and in short time struck
an oak box. l carefully removed the
earth, and then broke open the box,
which contained over $4,000 in gold,
most of which was in foreign coin.
"The next lucky dream brought me
my wife, a heavily lowered widow. 1t
was in this wise: dreamed that was
riding Oh Mississippi river Steamboat,
and that lady passenger had fallen
overheard, and that | sprang i'll the river
and rescued her. Strange as it may
seem, the very next time rode up the
river the first person met on the boat
was the lady OF my dream. The boat
had hardly left the second landing when
| noticed the lady walking on deck. l
soon Joined her, but did not speak. She
leaned against the rail and it broke. pre-
cipitating her into the water.
~ sprang over the rail, and, swim