Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1889 — BEEN IN A DREAM. [ARTICLE]

BEEN IN A DREAM.

Th® Mysterious Return of a Gold Cot® After Twelve Years. I In 1868 Lizzie M. Trask of Vienna. Me., was dress-making in LawistocShe came into possession of a gold 25oent piece with a hole in it This she showed as a curiosity to her friends At that time she had a little niece 2 years old, daughter of Jonathan P. Trask, now the wife of Leman Butler, trader in Mount Vernon. The little coin Lizzie once showed to her niece Addie when she was a very small girl, telling her that she would give it to her when she was old enough to take care of it. Lizzie died twelve years ago. In her possession was- a lady’s wallet with several compartments. This wallet her mother usesLuntil her death seven years ago. Then James, a brother of' Lizz?©-, had it, and it has been in constant use ever since, either by him or his wife The little gold coin was never seen after Lizzie’s death or before for several years by. her friends, and its whereabouts was not known, and;in. fact its existence had passed from their memory. A few days ago Mrs.. Butler made her parents a visit, stopping; with.them several nights. While there, says the Augusta (Me.) New Age,- she dreamed that she saw her Aunt Lizzie’s wallet , and ; that it was faced with green andlin a certain compartment she found, the littlte gold coin which she saw so many years ago. On telling her mothen her- dreama she was informed that Lizzie did. have a wallet which answered! her description, and that her Uncle James had it. The wallet Addie had never seen. She then visited her unele and: told her dream to her aunt, who. laughed at the idea of anything being in it other than what she and her husband bad placed there. But on Addie’S earnest, solicitation she produced it and: as soon as Adldie saw it she exclaimed! ‘•‘•That is the same wallet that I saw/ in my dteam, ” and pointed out the' compartment that held the 1 treasure. She then took a needle, ana running it to the bottom she drew forth a newspaper, and in it was, indeed,, a gold quarter with a hole in it, wrapped, no doubt by the hand of her aunfc at least twelve years before, where' it had lain all this time, without, the knowledge of any One until Addie’s dream, caused it to be brought forth..