[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR"]
Sin,—On July 11th, 1890, I had a 'very vivid dream : I . dreamed that I was standing in a darkened room, in the
• middle of which was a closed coffin, and as I stood at the foot of the coffin I could distinctly read the plate; on it was my Own name in full, and the date January 4th, 1894. The reality of the dream wakened me, and I immediately made an entry' of the date I had seen in my diary. It was to this I referred on reading the interesting letters on dreams lately published in the Spectator. It occurred to me that this incident might prove pertinent to the subject, as in spite of the impression made on me—so vivid that it was some little time before I cared to speak of the experience even to close friends— nothing came of it. It is true that in the autumn of 1893 I had a serious illness, but by January, 1894, I was so far recovered as to be at Bournemouth. I have sometimes wondered if with a different temperament that dream might not have felfilled itself. I am sending this to you because I think we often hear of the vivid dreams with sequels, while few remember, or if they remember, relate, the equally vivid ones that apparently serve no purpose—I am, Sir, &c., • Datchelcrr Training College, Camberwell.
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