Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
THE REVOLVER AS BED.
FELLOW.
Accidents which Have Come of Keep
Ing Such Company.

ing Such Company.
Mon who sleep with revolvers under
their pillows should he warned by the
misfortunes of John Bello, an Italian
immigrant, who dreamed he was being
robbed and shot two women and a man
before he awoke.
Bello declares that while doing In
his seat in a passenger coach he dream
ed that a man with a white handker-
chief over his face seized him by the
throat to rob him. He fought for his
life, threw off his assailant, drew his
revolver. and began firing At the point
at which the revolver was drawn the
dream changed into reality. A harm
less tailor sleeping in the next seat
with a handkerchief over his face, was
killed, and two women were badly
wounded. Then Mr.. Bello awoke. What
is more probable than that, by some
psychic suggestion. the dreaming mind
might transform a tailor recumbent in
to a highwayman rampant, at the
same time sending to the right hand
telephone order to draw the revolv-
err and pump hot lead into him?
Although dispatches leave us in the
dark upon that important pont. 1t may
be that Mr.. Bcllo knew and owed a
tailor OF Genoa. In tuxtaposition to an
American tailor he fell into troubled
slumber, his spine describing the while
the curve of fishhook. The tailor
was dreaming of men who owed him
various sums. BY telepathy the
thoughts of Jhe tailor We're communi-
Gated to the mind of the immigrant. Ir
dreams ordinary men and things take
exaggerated and terrible forms MIR
| Belo saw the tailor as robber. clutch.
ing him by the throat. and the next
suggestion that came to him was that
he was armed and should protect him.
self. The tragedy naturally followed
| A great many nervous men sleep
with pistols under their pillows or near
the bedside. Not infrequently accidents
have resulted. A well-remembered cas-,
was that Of n lady who, having for
gotten to wind the clock. crept out tc
attend 10 that important duty. She wa.
returning when her shin struck tn,
round OF a chair. She cried cut in he,
agony Her husband dreamed that 6
burglar was about to cut his throa I
Seizing his pistol he severely wounded
! the already sorelydistrcSsed partner
| of his sorrows. Accidents OF this sor
have occurred so frequently that design
! ing husbands wishing to do away with
their wives have, in some cases lair
| awake and ported at then, with felon
| ious intent, and then tried to make tn,
jury believe that the shooting was dom
| during confusion incident TO sleep.
| LET 40 nf to,
that a young married man whose sys
TEN Is trying to accustom itself to tn,
| rigors OF bad cooking goes to bed witt
a revolver under his pillow--for pur
poses of protection. Of course-and, be
cause OF the dead weight of brea,
that should have been cast upon tn,
waters, dreams that a wicked ogres
whose hair is in curl papers. has com
PEELED him to swallow three Belgian
blocks. and is about to force another up
on him. What would he more natura
than for him to begin shooting, an,
| possibly kill his beloved wife? Thu
habit of putting a pistol under the pill
low Is extremely dangerous. 1t is mucl
safer to carry burglar insurance an,
allow the burglar to range through tn
house at will than to risk ~hootin,
members Of the family when there l.
no burglar in the house-Louisviu
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