CHAPTER VII.

DREAMS AND PRESENTIMENTS.

Superstition--A Rent in the Veil which hides from Mortal View what the Future holds 111

The Day of Mr. Lincoln's Renomination at Baltimore 112

Double Image in Looking-Glass--Premonition of Impending Doom 112

Mr. Lincoln relates a Dream which he had a Few Days before his Assassination 114

A Dream that always portended an Event of National Importance 118

Mr. Lincoln's Last Drive 119

Mr. Lincoln's Philosophy concerning Presentiments and Dreams 121