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252 Scotland, Social and Domestic.
At first he could not recollect about the matter, but the
mention of the Portugal piece of gold recalled it to his
memory. He made search for the papers, and having
found them, enabled Mr. E, — d successfully to resist
the claim which had disturbed his repose.
About the year 1731, Mr. D. of K., in the county of
Cumberland, was a student at Edinburgh. He resided
with his uncle and aunt, Major and Mrs. Griffiths.
Early on a spring morning he had arranged with several
young friends to go a-fishing on the Forth, as far as
Inchkeith. During the preceding night, Mrs. Griffiths
had not long slept when she exclaimed, " The boat is
sinking, save them, oh save them!" Her husband
awakened her, and said, " Were you uneasy about the
fishing party ? " She answered that she had not once
thought of them, and again fell asleep. In about an
hour she again cried out, " I see the boat is going down.''
At length, in a loud scream, she said, " They are gone,
the boat is sunk." On her husband again awakening
her, she said, " Now I cannot rest, Mr. D. must not go,
for I should be miserable till his return." She proceeded
to the chamber of her nephew, and induced him to
abandon his intention of joining the fishing party. The
next morning was beautiful, but a violent storm after-
wards arose, and the boat containing Mr. D's friends
was upset. All on board perished.*
During the American War of Independence, the wife
of a landowner in Aberdeenshire awakened her husband
during night, with the exclamation, " Did you hear that
shot ? " "A poacher has fired, I suppose," said the gen-
tleman, " but I did not hear the shot." " Ah," said the
lady, " I fear our son John has been killed." The gentle-
* Blackwood's Magazine, Vol. XIX., p. 736.