Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-24
she started, intending to be gone a

she started, intending TO be gone a
fortnight. ...-
One night l exercised a little beyond
my strength, and felt quite tired ut
night and lay awake for a long time.
At last 1 fell into an uneasy slumoer
and dreamed a very curious and startl-
ing dream. / seemed to have gone
forward into the future a couple OF
days, and instead Of Wednesday, the
oath, it seemed to be Friday, the 26th.
IT seemed in my dream that Il heavy
vain mad been failing Most OF tie day
and all the day before, but the even
ing was so clear and pleasant and not
very dark. though the moon was not
shining.
1 seemed to be walking along the
railroad toward the east. I first passed.
through a wood about half a mile
wide; then for about a mile through
fields containing a couple of farm
houses, one inhabited and the other
deserted. / then entered another wood,
and, after walking about a mile and
a half, l came to a stream greatly
swollen by the rain, which had weak
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the passenger train, in attempting to
cross, had broken it down, and the
bridge and cars, completely wrecked,
were lying on both sides of the stream.
except portions that were floating
down. Some Of the passengers lay dead
or dying among the ruins, some were
floating in the water, and a few Were
clinging to trees and bushes on the
bank. 1t was a fearful and heartrend-
ing sight.
The next day, early in the morning,
It commenced raining, and continued
to rain through the day and following
night. 1 felt very lonely and uneasy
all day, which feeling was increased
by receiving a letter from my wife say
ing that she intended to come home
on Friday night by the express train.
1 retired late, telling much worried on
account of my fearful dream. And to
add to this fear, presentiment, or what.
ever you may call it, the dream was
repeated, and eve more distinct and
vivid than the first time.
When / arose in the morning the
rain was still falling. This was Friday,
and therefore was the day on which
my wife was to start for home. There
were two passenger trains from the
east each day, one Mt . o'clock i'll the
forenoon and the other at 8 in the
evening. This last was the express
train, and the I'M On which my wife
was coming.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
the rain ceased falling and the clouds
slowly cleared away. The dream had
made such an impression on my miad
that I resolved to attempt to find the
stream | had seen so plainly In my
dreams, and If it appeared at all dan
gerous to attempt to stop the train be
fore reaching it. Accordingly, sooa
after the rain was ever / got ready
md started. l had never before had
occasion to visit the station in this Iii.
rection, and Was therefore entirely TN
acquainted with this part Of the coun
try. But I found everything just as il
had appeared In my dream.
Immediately after starting / passed
through tho wood l had seen in my
dream, and then entered the open nelt
and found the two f~armhouses, one
Inhabited and the other deserted. Iii
fact, everything was as natural as Il
I had really been this way before.
walked slowly, and late In the after
noon / came to the stream. which
nowed rapidly seemed mucl
swssllen. But the bridge. instead soi
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