APPARITION OF THE LIVING.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 864, 21 September 1871, Page 3

APPARITION OF THE LIVING.

A remarkable fact of this general class was several years since communicated to the author in a letter from Mr E. V. Wilson. My correspondent resided at the time in Toronto. On the 19th day of May, 1854s he was employed in writing at his desk, Mr "Wilson fell asleep, aud dreamed that ho was in the city Hamilton, some forty miles west of Toronto. After attending to some business he proceeded in his dream to make a friendly call oq Mrs D hst On arriving at the house he rang the bell, and a servant came to the door, who informed him that her mistress had gone out, and would not let urn for au hour. The dreamer therefore left his name and

compliments for Mrs D , and started for home. At length awaking from his slumber, Mr Wilson found himself precisely where he had lost himself, half an hour before, quietly seated at his writing desk in Toronto. Some days alter ihe occurence of this incident a lady in the family of Mr Wilson received a letter from Mrs D , of Hamilton, in which she incidentally mentioned that Mr W , had called at her house a few days before while she was out. She complained that he did not wait her return, and said that, learning that he had been there, Rhe had visited all the hotels in Hamilton in the hope of finding him. On penning this letter, Mr Wilson suggested that his friend must be crazy, since he had not been in Hamilton for a month ; and that on the particular day and hour mentioned he was at his place of business, and in a deep sleep. His curiosity, was, however, excited, and inviting several friends to join him, the party went to Hamilton and called at the house of Mrs D . The lady herself met them at the door, and they were invited into the parlor. While the party remained, Mrs D ,on some plausible pretext, directed her servants to go into the room, suggested that they should notice the gentlemen present and tell her if there were any familiar faces among them. Two of the servants instantly identified Mr Wilson as the person who called ten days before, and in the absence of their mistress, left his name, which they remembered, and repeated.—" Man and his relations," by Professor Brittan, M.D.