The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-09
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Ona visit tony sister in Greenborough,.
] dreamed the following dream - -
I went with my friend, l.. X. Pratt,
esq, 10 net some .parlridges, and ON our
entering field which looked very prom
Using, we separated, each saying 90 the
other, II bet will find a covey before
you;" one going 10 the left, the other TO
the right. The writer Of this, passed
down a hill TO 4 branch thickly covered
with underwood and briers. promising al
fine retreat for the object Of our pursuit !;
following the meandering Of the brook, 4
came to a fence along side Of the main
Greenshorough road, where ] alighied and
fastened my horse, by his bride, 10 limb
Of a small tree, waited Tor my friend. but
he never came. would remark here, I
was not often in his company, after his
reiuml from the Legislature, as il was
wounding TO my feelings to witness the
rapid progress consumption was making
on his manly frame. A few months roll.
ed by, and we parted 10 meet no more on
this side Of the grave; Tor God took him.
An interesting berefi family, a mourning
community, his intimate friends, their con-.
fident, the Masonic Lodge. Of which he
was worthy member, all, all, feel and
lament the loss. may mention here, with
propriety, that his widow. an only son,
and one daughter, during the proiracled
meeting at Pleasant Green, made pro-
iession Of rcligion.) After getting over the
fence, and rcarhing the road, | thought ]
was passenger in the stage, and walked
some distance, crossing bronx on the
rocks, some thirty or forty feet wide
name Of the brook not recollected. As |
was going up hill, | overlook a person,
and requested the privilege Of the path,
which was readily granted. | asked him
to come on little faster, as | wanted 10
converse with him. When near the sum-
nit, | became uneasy aboutthe stage coach.
fearing tina, some accident had happened;
turning round TO see if the coach was COM
ing, | beheld with establishment the woods
all on fire, or, in other words, Illuminated; ;
the light having the appearance Of moon.
light reflected by water. My first inn
preston was, can this be the last contiagra.
ton! Immediately saw several balls of
FIRE passing through the woods in straight
lines; whenever they would strike tree
or limb, making no report or noise, you
could plainly see the tree or limb fall ca
silly 10 the ground--the density of 'this
light being able to supper. the falling trunk
or limb, and it came to the ground with.
out any crash. | found myself again on
the level; and again turning to look at
this strange sight, | saw one man only,
with piece of ordnance, il looked to me
at the distance, TO be a mounted six poun-
der. Whilst | was surveying this sight in
the corner OF the field, one or two balls
passed between us as soon as they pas
sed in the distance they were lost to my
sight by many distractions; the artillerisi
fired, his cannon making no report, or dis
charging any smoke, but throwing out oil
! its month huge bali Of FIRE, sweeping
every thing in its way. became more
alarmed than ever. ! Il seemed TO me
should soon be surrounded by this strange
light si,,urned Immediately round. with
the intention Of, escaping for life. l,her
saw man of small stature standing be.
fore me, some short distance in advance
saying, very audibly. "Come follow ne
come on, come 60 with M" though
he was a fellow passenger. and wondered
at his language. | asked him. |" u he dit
not think that destruction was following
us "a .Ilelsaid. in reply, "Itwill not hur
J, YOU, come on, follow me, and presently
:, will aamuse YOU" He held in his ham
a scep,re, from which he threw ball, b.
extending his arm. The balls he woul'
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