Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1911 — A CURIOUS DREAM. [ARTICLE]

A CURIOUS DREAM.

Warning That Came to a Granddaugfo* tar of Sir Walter Scott U Ab instance tn which a dream was aaatal In preventing an impending catastrophe la recorded of a daughter of Mrs. Rutherford at Ederton, the granddaughter of Sir Walter Scott This lady dreamed more than once that her mother had been murdered by a black servant She was so much upset by this that she returned home, and, to her great astonishment and not a little to her dismay, she met on entering the house the very black servant she had met in her dream. He had been engaged In her absence. She prevailed upon a gentleman to watch in an adjoining room during the following night 4

About 8 o’clock In the morning the gentleman heard footsteps on the stairs, came out and met the servant carrying some coals. Being questioned as to where he was going, he answered confusedly that he was going to mend the mistress’ fire, which at 8 o’clock in the morning in tie middle of summer was evidently impossible. On further Investigation a strong knife was found hidden in the coals. The lady escaped, but the man was subsequently hanged for murder, and before his execution be confessed that he Intended to assassinate Mrs. Rutherford.—London Standard.