Evening star., 1894-01-27

clined to accept a loan from me. saving
that perhaps. after all, IT was too early
TO expect reply to Heidelberg letter:
ne would walt a day or two longer and
then he abruptly switched of to ask about
my trip TO Rome.
We sat down near a clump Of olives on
an elevated spot from which we had a
fine view OF the old Adriatic. The count
looked over its blue waters as IL straining
his eyes to behold the shores of his be-
loved land. which lay right across from
lence. he said, Herr Consul 1--WE usually
conversed in Germany, when / was a little
child. my grandmother used to sing an old
Albanian love song to me, which / had
here IL has come to me again How
strange! All. Herr Consul, we have many
folk songs of great beauty and tenderness
over there, but this particular old melody
always touched me more deeply than any
other Ii was the sad tale of an Albanian
maiden, who had been driven almost TO
MADNESS by the cruel desertion of her un-
iaithIul lover. and after months of misery
nao died Of a broken heart But during ali
Her suner1ngs the poor child sang one in
Soherent song, the burden of which was
~ t,ias ner @ lover, still true, was awaiting her
IA iano more beautiful than Albania
IN low voice he sang the song in his ma
I've tongue While / did not understand
as ane words. the melody was surely weird
anu ooieful enough. At the end he was
greatly affected his ewes beine flled with
tears; lie translated a verse or two into
Ge Serman' OF which the following SAM
PIC is toieraoly good English version:
Fair is Albanian land
let there's a fairer strand
"nere doth my lover stand
Longing for me-
FOR him i weep and sigh
love, hear my hearts wild crvf
ieno me wings TO fly
where i would be,
we returned TO the hotel and the count
ed ceearee 20 nave resained much of his won't
ear,,t nato tuiness and good humor but he
SarS pace me good night remarkin1 that
ne nao considerable correspondence 10 a.
M .enu To- and should not leave his room
t snst night Between IL and u I went 10
@ oeo put without knowing the cause was
SO extremely nervous and restless tI., a.
was a long time before 1 finally fell asleen
NJ IS OF course, impossible for a sleepinp
Soh 70 measure time. hence, / am un-
apIe 10 state just how long 1 had slept he
Iore began to dream or the duration of
my dream. o" vi
Now 1 have read much of the psvcbolos,-
t[ars asu physiological speculations OF the
% edsheu as 10 the origin or cause of dreams
ana yet confess that the phenomenal tbat
n the gulse OF objective realities"
''.h mhen the avenues of sense are apparently
wholly shut OF from external infuancas
are still unexplained-still a marvel 10 me
Ihat my dream, IL indeed it may be called
w,,S cream cam had had no connection whatever
nno,,,, m,em any suoJect-matter which had ever
occupied my mind 1 can safely affirm. ana
my Last thoughts before going to sleep fbat
fateful night as / easily recollect we're 81
.oNeo ones beyond the western shores OF
All at once I saw standing near INV hea
tall iorm whose outlines Were dim and
uncertain, Yet the face. clearly defined. was
radiantly beautiful and fascinating. Ii was
ehe lace OF q woman, or Of an angel, Fer
moment the vision looked down at me
with a sad smile, but the smile was sudden
changed' to an expression of horror and
lntolerable anguish. The head was ouickiv
he 40 If.k.
nair ialrly touched my forehead with a
Keen sting1ng sensation. 1 tried to cry ont
o9t finger was pressed upon my lips,
White l was forced to a sitting posture In
my bed, and then the apparition in piteous.
peseeching tones cried I'm my ear: Awake,
awake! ny TO my son! Save him! In Gods
name M save him! Fly, Herr Consul. fly.
ere IL is too late, The money is comei His
rather relents! Fly. o fiyr'
impeiied by an inexplicable something
that completely controlled me. I sprang
from my bed and almost new down the cor-
ridor to the counts door. through which
burst and tore a cooked revolver from his
right hand! But the man remained mo-
tionless. like one stunned by a sudden
blow His eyes were blood-shot and his
appearance was like that OF a madman.
Quickly I became fully conscious of what
had passed so nghtning-like and of nos
sioie peril If the count should turn upon me
as an intruder. After a moment ne hent
his gaze savagely toward me- But / in
the meantime had somewhat collected
myseif, and, approaching, 1 took his cold
hand and spoke to him tenderly, while the
tears streamed down my face. told him
ne was Ill and that l. his friend had come
to care for him. With a cry that rings in
my ears to this day he fell forward Into
my arms In a swoon. / gently pushed
him back upon his bed, and watched and
nursed him until morning, when a doctor
was called. who examined the patient with
an ominous mien, after vlicL I was able
to extract from much professional jargon
that the count was suffering from nervous
prostrauon. which was superinduced by
intense mental excitement.
When the sufferer became conscious he
complained OF sharp pains in his temples
and said his head had troubled him for
some time, yet not a word ever passed his
lips touching the events of that fearful
night
In the afternoon of the following day he
felt strong enough to walk out with me-
though his appearance was that of a per-
son who had been sick for weeks But we
had not gone far before we were overtaken
by a post Office official with a registered
letter for the count. Ii was from his father
and contained draft for 5000 francs and
II ordered him to return to Albania at once
He hurriedly read the letter, and turning
to me without a word. threw his head upon
my shoulder and sobbed like a child
This bit of psychical experience" is a
plain account of an actual occurrence And
i may add that Count B. married his cou-
sin and succeeded his father, and that he
is today a prominent man in Albanian af-
fairs.
Verify, There are more things in heaven
and earth, Horatio. than are dreamt Of In
your philosophy"
The Strain Of the school On Anerican