WCP3462

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Manchester, N.H.

February 24, 1892.

Dear Sir,

I have been delayed two weeks in sending this to you by inability to get your address from Boston, -52 miles away. It has enabled me to add the sketch of early life, which may be a fitting prelude to the "dreams." That sketch is given as brightly as its possible bearing on the main subject would allow and yet be intelligible. Were I preparing a genuine "ghost story" [2] have given all the details, and enlarged to more than double the present length — and, in fact, the sketch needs another paragraph to complete it — what my parents learned was the cause of the several disturbances and how they learned it. That I will put in print and send with other items of lesser character bearing on the theory, that there are two kinds of dreams, — one arising from a disturbed physical condition, — the other, one in which the 'ego' — leaves the body and wonders at will, — knowing no limit to its ability to go, to do, or to return. When you have [3] them more in detail you may be able to see the strength (or weakness) of my theory.

For the present I must be content to send you the inclosed [sic] prints. I do not expect to do much more on the sketch for several weeks, possibly months. In the office I am in one sense, — a minute man, — work when needed. The coming five weeks will be likely to absorb my time in the work of the office.

Hoping you will find the sketch a thought-suggesting, as well as interesting matter of subscribe myself.

Yours very truly | C. F. Livingston [signature]