10,000 Dreams Interpreted | Page 7

poison around love and destiny can only be severed
by the diamond of wisdom and knowledge.
A citizen worthy of confidence relates the following dream: ``In December, 1878, I saw
in a dream my brother-in-law, Henry Yarnell, suffering from a bloody knife wound; after
this I awoke, but soon fell asleep again. The second time I dreamed of a similar scene,
except that the wound was the result of a shotgun. After this I did not go to sleep again. I
was much troubled about my dream, and soon started in the direction of my
brother-in-law's house. I had not gone far, when I met an acquaintance who promptly
informed me that my brother-in-law had been shot.'' Signed ``E.''
A well-known resident of Chattanooga, Tenn., formerly of New York City, will vouch
for the accuracy of the following incident in his life:
``On February 19, 1878, I was boarding with a family on Christopher street, New York,
while my wife and baby were visiting my parents in the country, a short distance from the
city. Our baby was taken sick. The malady developed into brain fever, followed by water

on the brain, causing the little one's death.
``At our boarding-place there was at the time a quartette of us grass widowers, as we
called ourselves, and in order to pass away the time pleasantly we had organized a `grass
widowers' euchre club.' We used to meet almost every evening after dinner in the
dining-room, and play until about eleven o'clock, when we would retire. On the above
date I dreamed that after playing our usual evening games we took our departure for our
rooms, and on the way up the second flight of stairs I heard a slight movement behind me;
on looking around I found I was being followed by a tall figure robed in a long, loose
white gown, which came down to the floor. The figure seemed to be that of a man--I
would say, about seven feet tall--who followed me up the second flight and along the
hallway, entering my room. After coming in the door he made a circle of the room and
seemed to be looking for something, and when he approached the door to make his exit
he stopped still, and with a gesture of his hand remarked, `I have taken all you have.' On
the following morning, about 9:30 o'clock, I received a telegram from my wife
announcing the death of our only baby.'' Signed ``F.''
A well-known citizen of Chattanooga, Tenn., relates and vouches for the truth of the
following occurrence:
``Several years ago, when a boy, I had a schoolmate and friend, Willie T., between whom
and myself there sprung up a mutual feeling of high regard. We were chums in the sense
that we were almost constantly together, both at school and at home, and among the
partnerships we formed was one of having amateur shadowgraph and panoramic shows in
the basement of Willie's home. This much to show the mental and social relationship that
existed between us. Some time during this association (I cannot recall the exact night
now) I had a strange dream, in which my chum appeared to me with outstretched hand,
asking me to shake, saying, `I shall not see you any more.' With that, the dream lapsed
and was over. I thought nothing of the occurrence, and had almost forgotten it, when one
day, about a week later, during which time I had not had a glimpse of my chum, while he
was out hunting with another friend, W. McC., in following him over a rail fence, the
latter's gun was accidentally discharged in Willie's face and neck, resulting in instant
death. With this shocking news the memory of the dream I had had came back to me
vividly and puzzled me very greatly, and indeed has puzzled me to this day.'' Signed ``G.''
The recipients of the above dreams are living to-day and their names and address may be
obtained, none of them are credulous fanatics or predisposed to a belief in psychic or
spirit phenomena.
The above dreams, except two, cannot be explained by telepathy, because the mental
picture cast on the dream mind had not in either instance taken place in waking life. This
would account for the dream perception of ``D,'' which did not, in all probability, take
place until after the murder had been committed.
The vision of ``F'' might be disposed of in the same way. In this instance ``F'' saw the
white-robed specter open the door, walk around the room and finally, taking his position
as if to depart, say: ``I have taken all you have.'' No doubt this vision took place at the

exact moment of the child's death.
There are thousands of similar experiences occurring daily in