Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-16
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4 METEOROLOGICAL NARRATIVE

when the body was resting the spirit was not. and so-called dreams" en- sued. He saw no reason why the spirit need lay in the body during the night; tn fact, he was quite certain that many time his spirit has floated away to another spot, and had acted in divers ways, and what had appeared to him on the morrow to be dream-or nightmare-was nothing less than a reality. His only regret was that his brain had no control over the doings of his spirit whilst his body slept.
 He insisted on dreaming about me one night, and got me to promise to keep wake and look out for him. got nasty cold by keeping the win dow open, but he never came-neither in substantial nor shadowy, form-to the best of my knowledge. But he came the next morning in person and appeared to be nightly pleased with himself.
 Well, old boy?" he said, as if he expected me to say something pleas , ant.
 "No, I'm not we'll" thundered, "I've got liquidified probocis through your tomfoolery."
 "Wha-at?" he queried. Why, thought it worked finely. I can swear in court of law I dreamt about you, and I distinctly remember speaking to you.'
 Get any answer?" I asked, cynic- ally.
 My dear fellow. we were chatting together for more than half an hour Why remember it as well as any l thing"
 You've really got to get something for it. Johnson. I said. You've got it bad. If anybody else said that to me should immediately put him down as raving lunatic. Do you mean to say that you pre-arranged to come here and that you came?' Johnson nodded, with the air of a man who had done something great.
 How long did you lie awake?" he questioned.
 Like the blithering idiot that was," informed him, "I did not shut l my eyes until after one o'clock-al though I got to bed at half-past ten.
 "Awf'ly sorry, old chap" he said l apologetically, but I don't think left the house until-quite three. We must try again"
 I shook my head very decisively. 1 I'm not going to get another run. ming nasal organ for anyone" l as serted.
 "As a friend" he began.
 No friend would wish me to 20 tc the expense of purchasing extra hand kerchiefs."
 You see," explained the theorist "the business didn't thoroughly worl l except in my own case:-A-f'mD quit, satisfied that Tor part of me-came but that's not enough; want you tc behold me-"
 I quoted passage learnt when ar infant and which said always acted up to:
 "Be the matter what it may | Always speak the truth; If at work or if at play Always speak the truth" l thought Johnson looked a trins hurt. but, being enthusiastic. his ar : dor was but little damped, and he sait that he did not wish me to say any thing untruthful in any way: he sim. ply wished me to quote facts.
 "To prove the case once for all," h, said. anxiously. q want you to come to mel"
 I absolutely refused.
 Don't be so excessively skeptica and backward he said. Its all ir the interest of science and things. Iv, proved to you-that is. I've told you that I visited you last night Evident 1 ly you don't know a spirit when yo, see one Now I want you, directly yo, get into bed, to concentrate you thoughts entirely upon my rooms desire that you should for the time be ing endeavor to be oblivious of every thing else, and try to force your spiri out of you by your will power" And tnen-what"
 "Then will 1t fly to my rooms by thor oughly concentrating your thoughts up on the position of the. same. Keep tha up until you lose consciousness-an, then We will see"
 "If I don't come by half-past one" said. sceptically. don't sit up for me-"
 "You-you'll try and come. won you?" he pleaded. never saw him loO1 more anxious.
 But how-how shall be dressed? 2 I asked. anxiously.
 Don't be silly. No one can see you spirit"
 But shall be jolly cold. dressed fix, that. shan't I? I'm not going to ge rheumatism for anybody asserted.
 You silly fellow. he explain ed. why sour body will be in bed all the time it's only your mind. as 1t were. that 1 coming to see me-
 But how-how shall you know me- l I asked. somewhat uncertain Lool here. if I'm coming in my clothes-I'n not coming fcoling round in tha draughty condition
 AS you like" almost groaned John son.
 But half a minute" said: If thi sort of thing goes on. you know. perhap my spirit will be getting loose when don't want it to-and be wearing m, I clothes ouf I'm mt poirp in nay an,