The opening fourteen pages of Pearl’s first volume consist of short poems and sayings written by Pearl and her sister, Cora.

     “You may meet with many faces gliding down life’s merry stream,” Cora wrote to Pearl, “but remember my dear sister you are always in my dreams.”

     Following such light-hearted entries was a superstitious passage of unknown origin dealing with dreams.

     “Dreams come to pass when the moon is so many days old,” Pearl wrote. “Within 24 hours of a new moon, what is dreamt on will be fortunate and pleasing to the dreamer. On the third day, whatever is dreamed will prove true. On the fifth, the dreams will be tolerably successful. On the 6th day, the dream will not immediately come to pass. 7 do not tell your dreams for much depends on concealing them. On the 8th day the dreams will come to pass. The 9th differs very little from the 8th. On the 12th the dreams are rather fortunate. On the 13th the dreams will prove true in a very short time. On the 20th the dreams are true. On the 26th day the dreams are certain. 27th day is very favorable for dreams.”

     On a tiny scrap of paper inserted in that section of the diary was written the word “clairvoyant.”