Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-12-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

INCONSIDERATE SUICIDE. Early in the prent year, being out of 4111 ployment, I was considerably exercised in m, mind what to do, all my efforts to ob!ain work having proved futile. Returning home one night after a weary and useless tramp I retired to rest, and dreamt that a man hanged binuel. ILI employer, who quickly appeared on the scene, observed that he might have chosen a different time to end hie l'fe, end not have put him -., such inconvenience at a time when he was so 'nosy and men were scarce. I. perceiving the situation and being f the same trade, offered my services, which he gladly accepted. On the fol. li,wing morning I was inured by a strarge impulse to go to 'V—. I went. Arrived there, j I met an acquaintance, who informed me that a man had committed suicide by hanging in the night, he being of my own trade. I enquired where he worked. I went down to Is ployer, and meeting him in the gateway. I asked him for a job. He engaged me nt orne, end j fitter relating the story of the cad affair iibFerved.! "He ing.ht have %ca1...4 fill we were lex ht'-y" —S. E7glestone, Market-plac% St. J olues j Chapel, Durham.  1..Lue,3t0l  formdd the image a the moms to that of afar 1 young girl: the pafi of water had become a river, to harmonise with the altered conditions of the little drama that was to be played over again: and two or three strange characters were; introduced; in the shape of the perpost.s who drew the girl out of the water. So far the dream counted for; but ip it not wonderful when viewed In this lighlf It is as if a poet wfth hae &anode Matinees had taken a hint honk the drowned mouse, and invested the ineident with the most touching human intareat. Such ttranformation di not occur to the wr'tor while be was awake. Why. or rather, by what law did ittomm• to him' when ask p? J. Chente.rtcn, %hicks-pier:4,ll Houghton-le-Spring.  It's strange old Kruger's so unwise To refuse British subjtcts the franchise; We'll teach him some wisdom, Though we drain the whole kingdom, And have satisfaction from Boers. —ll. Wilson, 136, Vaughan-street, Grangetown, R.S.O.  Old Kruger's days are numbered, He knows now he has blundered; I'll venture aßob." It'll be a bad "Job" Before we get him humbled. --Joseph Grant, 53, Recicar-road, Guisborough. Chamberlain has persistently tried it, And as often old Kruger defied it, To give what is r gilt, Ile has chosen to tight, We expect General Buller will settle it. M. Wilson, 136, Vaughan-street, Grangetown. R.S.O.  There was a big man called Sir Buller, Of fildating no man could be fuller, went to the ware, To Rettle the Boers, By my faith they'll remember Sir Buller. —Elsie Bayton, Middlesbrough.  That trammus fellow called Kruger Has eaosed Mil England to muster Her engines of war as never before; So let him beware, when Buller gets tlaere He will get the life of poor Kruger.  N.43T Mat ,ttat Jam FtriLNG. A gentleman led lodgings in Edinburgh ..aecienaparry With a-,end. One morning his cone ration said to h&, " I had a curious dream about John Fleueleg last night. (This Fleming WAS it intimate and mutual friend). I dreamt he was drowned while skat'ng on Ditesappie Loch. I cannot get the thought out of my mind. The lace will be eteariag to-day. Supponug we walk ever alter Cies hors and see the skating, and n.:l oat if Teeming is there This was agreed eloott, aeck the two young mese meat in the afternoon to Dimeappie Loge. There' sure enough, was their fr. eed John Fleming. Some parts of the ice were in but an indifferent state for sleeting. and the two young men. who were not themselves skaters, warned their friend of the dangerous ground, but did not tell him of the dream. He