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Incidents. 113
H. Taft, Sunday, March 18th, what the dream was, and her mother.
Her brother was well, except a cold, and working. He worked
March 21st, Wednesday, was taken sick March 22nd, Thursday. I
told Dr. Clapp of North Grafton, March 23rd when riding with
him to the Centre for medicine, of her dream and that he [my son]
probably would die. This he remembers and will give his testimony,
if you want. My son, G. H. Taft, Jr., died March 25th. The following
is the dream :
She [my daughter] dreamed she went from our kitchen into our
sitting room, saw a coffin all covered with flowers, was greatly surrised
and when she looked into the coffin she saw her brother lying
dead, G. H. Taft, Jr.
[At the funeral] the coffin was covered with flowers as dreamed.
When he was laid out he was laid out precisely where she saw the
coffin in her dream.
The details of the fulfillment cannot have significance, as
their fulfillment might be explained by conscious or unconscious
effort to do what had been dreamed. Some one else should have
placed the flowers and the coffin than any of the family and who
knew nothing about the dream. It is possible that this was the
fact, but it is not stated. The following letter by Miss Taft to
Miss Edmunds explains her part in the facts and it is confirmed
by the friend named in it :
GRAFToN, May 3rd, 1906.
Miss Lucy EDMUNDS,
MY DEAR MADAM: I did not keep the dates of my dream, but
my father did, which he sent you. Enclosed "please find statement
of my friend Lettie Sherman. I presume you have received statement
from Dr. Clapp, N. Grafton, before this. Please excuse delay.
Very Respt.
MABEL L. TAFT.
The following is the letter of the friend named. It is dated
three days later than Miss Taft's and probably Miss Taft's was
held until that of her friend came.
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