The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-27
BELIEVED IN PRESENTIMENTS.
But Experience Had Proved That
Her Own Were Not InfaIIibIe.

"Now," she said with just touch of
triumph, you will admit it's fortunate
that l insisted on the umbrella. l had
a presentiment that it was going to
rain
1T must be a mighty fine thing to
have presentiments," he unused; ''it
must take off the keen edge of disap-
pointment"
yes" she answered. "but you see it
cuts off anticipation, too. It's the law
| of compensation again"
'"That old gag setting UP anticipation
| is all bosh," he said, looking at her hat
with the long, waving plumes. You
women couldn't wear all that folderol
| on your heads if you didn't have pre-
| sentiments about umbrellas. If man
tried to wear a thing like that he'd
| ruin seven week"
"Oh," she said. IMAM dropped his
| feathers when he lost his instincts be-
| cause it was too expensive to keep them
| in curl"
Undoubtedly; and now he is doomed
| to bare utility, and to the palpab1lltleS
| of the spoken word. He has to ask the
bald question before he knows whether
| woman is going to refuse him or not
1.-The easiest way to dispose OF things
| occult is to ridicule Them
I'm not ridiculing," he said. Il be-
|
L believe in metempsychosis or the
| faith cure To prove it, L was about
to ask you to produce one for me- If
1 should propose to you this afternoon
do you think yu'd refuse me-?
| its like a man." she answered, Ito
want intuitions made to order.
ooh 1 didn't mean that" he said.
"but if you happened to have one TURK
ing round you-one evolved in the regu-
| lar way-I thought you might pe Will
| ing to help me out"
cts my disposition to help people
| out" she answered I'm sure l should;
"S Should refuse?" he asked. "Oh, well,
that's only a presentiment. never
was superstitious."
"No," she answered. you're sad mate
rialist: But, l wonder how you, QUO explain
| something that happened to me once.
at was several years ago. when influenza
was about l was the only person IN our
| house not under the doctors care Grahu-
mother was SICK with the rest, but no one
| had thought her condition alarming. Yet
| somehow that night, sitting before the CRATE
with the freight in her face. she seemed
to me to- be suddenly stricken en- WITH win ,t tns
running fast and 1 felt that she wouldn I
live till morning. I couldn't really say It,
and mother wouldn't understand But was
wakefuI far into the night. and several times
1 crept out to grandmother's door when l
heard her snoring in the most reassurlngly
earthly way Finally 1 did sleep soundly,
and it was later than usual when 1 awoke.
You know how differently things look by day
light There is confidence, too, In the feel
of ones clothes and in the perpendicular.
81 went down expecting to find her and
thinking how silly 1 had been. But before l
had time for a question mother SAID: You
had better go UP and see how grandmother
is feeling. She hasn't come down.
at ali came over me again in an instant
I felt the blood drop out Of my face and the
strength ont of nv body but l flew upstairs.
/ listened outside the door, but there was no
sound Then 1 knocked softly. OF course
there was no answer. Then l knocked again.
For moment l couldn't open the door, but
It seemed unworthy to leave the shock to
some one else, so 1 turned the knob and
softly pushed 1t open. You can imagine what
I feltswhen l looked in and saw the old lady
sitting quietly lacing her shoes"