The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-09
A pREAM wIrH A BACKGROUND.

sleep. That related here has been sub
nitted to the Society OF Fsychicai Re
search. which Immediately Forwarded a
request TO Mrs. OSilve, for any future
phenomena Of dreams which might occur
TO her. That persOn-noW living in De-
troit-is not. however. dreamer 10 any
further extinct and Il viii oe admitted
that the inventive background was not in
any sense an occult design.
Captain Ogilvie was away. and his wife
wa salOne over night with the exception
Of a maid who slept at a distance-and
upon retiring she carried the basket OF
table silver into her own room in their
pretty fiat. concealed l.. as was her Gus
ton, in her own clothes closet This
closet, containing Mrs. Ogilvie's elegant
wardrobe was dark, the electrict light in
the further end Of the room not being
near enough to reach it. but being a
young and pretty woman, she had some
idiOsyncracies, that were amusing TO her
self at least. On Of these was a habit
she had OF caressing each garment in
turn as it hung on its peg. and speaking
( her thoughts aloud TO keep her from be-
ing lonesome. When she came 10 her
seaiskin coat she actually hugged IL
You dear thing" she charted. there
can't any old burglar get you-youre all
right" and she smoothed the soft sur
face and pressed her lips TO 1t as she
said, goodnight. dear"
1 hope to be forgiven for this intima-
ton Of a secret weakness peculiar to the
wisest Of the sex. but I have Mrs. Ogil-
vies permission TO tell the taie as twas
told TO me. That night she had a very
strange dream Whlch even in her sleep
made a strong impression on her mind.
Mrs Ogilvie dreamed that she was
dressed and seated at a small table in the
same room where she was sleeping when
the door opened and a friend entered.
Her first thought was simultaneous with
its expression TO her friend.
How did you get in? certainly lock-
e dthe door,"
No" said her friend, 'I found It un-
locked. Harry, the friends husband,
and Mr.. Luth are coming. You know we
are to have a seance here tonight.
A vague effort to remember that she
had invited guests followed, then she
heard her friend say in a voice that
sounded a long distance away, Mr..
Luth is 4 great medium
Mrs. Ogllvie's next impression was that
her friends husband and a stranger sat
at the table with them, and Sc was hear
ing a clear, distinct rapping that seemed
to fiji the room and which caused her a
most unpleasant feeling of fright and
sumocatiOn. Then she heard the strang-
er, whom she seemed to know as the
medium, and whom she had never known
invoking the presence OF any spirits who
desired to communicate with those a. the
table. a strange phase of her dream
was that instead Of being incTeduious.
as she was when in her waking hours,
she was much pleased at the prospect of
conversation with the spirits. When she
intimated this to the medium Lrth a
loud series of raps ensued.
The medium spelled out the name
John.
HAS one Of your friends passed over
whose earth name was John?" he incuir-
ed of Mrs Ogilvie.
Even in her sleep Mrs. Ogilvie regretted
that all the men of her family had diff
ficult names and that not a John was
among them.
He has communication OF the great
est Importance to make" continued the
medium. ''he is trying to give his other
name, but I cannot make IL out. There
is an m and an 'i" but the other let
ters are uninteIligiDle."
Then followed so many raps that the
dreamer became quite alarmed, especially
as her friends seemed TO fade away and
become indisunct. But she was greatly
interested in the spirit phenomena and
begged the medium to interpret the last
name Of the one that was trying to COM
municate.
Rap-rap-rapl Her head swan with the
unearthly sounds and the medium SEEM
ed quite unable to manifest the name
which was being raped out. Then a new
and natural alarm took possession Of her
What If Captain Ogilvie returned and
found his wife giving this midnight aud
ience to a stranger? Perhaps he would
not give her time 10 explain that he was
the great medium Luth, who developed
spirits at VIII.
u think" said the medium, breaking IN
hnf
have mastered this spirits alphabet. and
that you viii know the name If repeat
the letters as they are raped out. Here
are an m and an T. a L and an s
and an n I am too highly psychological
to see what the letters mean"
a sudden inspiration seemed to seize
Mrs. Ogilvie and she instantly responded
as if she had been a genuine systic:
THE name is Smith-John Smith
Instantly the rapping ceased. the med
ium vanished and Mrs. Ogilvie sank into
the dreamless lethe of q deep slumber 20
be awakened several hours later by
very materialistic rapping made by no
spirit fingers. It was Captain Ogilvie.
who had returned, and who was much
surprised when his wife. after letting
him IN, rubbed her eyes and asked:
''Why-where-is the table?"
When she related her dream the cap
tain said: What a lame and impotent
conclusion" and so It appeared 70 his
wife in the broad light of day. Yet she
could not account for the impression il
had left on her mind, and the enervatng
influence upon her physical strength. The
Interpretation came later When Mrs.
Ogilvie unlocked the door Of her clothes
closet TO take out her basket Of silver her
husband heard d terrific scream, followed
by a heavy fan. His wife stood like 8
statue holding open the door, while at her
feet lay the senseless form OF a vagabond
tramp.
lie was not dead. was jailed in a trice
and before he was sent up told Of being
hidden behind the sealskin coat and near
" suffocated knocking for air and libeT-
ty. And strangest Of all his name was
John Smith.-M L. Rayne IN Chicago
Recora-Ierald.