Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-02-06
SINGULAR DREAM.

Mr.. Rowland, of Ros laad gentleman
of property in the Vale of Gala was pros
ecuted for a very considerable sum, the
accumulated arrears of tend, or 1.-THE, for
which he was said % be Indebted 10 the no.
Die lamily, the utuar lag improprietors of
the uthes Mr. Rowland was strongly i'm
pressed with the belief that his father had
by form of process peculiar TO the laws
of Scotland, purchased these lands from
the tituar, and, therefore, that the present
prosecution was grouudlcss But after an
industrious search among his fathers pa.
pers, an Investigation Of die public records,
and "A careful inquiry amnugst all persons
vino had transacted law business with his
father no evidence could be recovered to
support his defence. The period was now
near at hand When he conceived the loss of
his lawsuit to be inevitable, and he had
formed The determination to ride to Edin-
burgh next day, aud make the best bargain
he could la the way Of compromise. he
went to bed with tins resolution, and, with
all the circumstances Of the case floating
upon his mind, had dream to the folloW-
ing purpose His father, who had been
many years dead, appeared TO han, he
thought, and asked him why he as disturb
ed m his mind. Ia dreams, men are not
surprised at such apparulus. Mr. Row
iaud thought be informed his father Of the
cause of has distress, adding that the pay
ment OF a considerable sum OF money was
the mofe unpleasant 90 hm, because be had
a strong Consciousness THAI 1t was not due,
though be was unable % recover any eyi-
denee in support of his belief You are
right, my son" replied tie palernal shade
81 did acquire right to these uends, FOR
payment OF which you are now prosecuted.
The paper. relating % the transaction are
now III the hands of Mr.. -, a writer--or
attorney who is now retired from profess
sloual business, and resides IA lnyeresk,
uea5 Edinburgh lie was a person whom
| employed ON that occasion for a parllculAr
reason, but who never on any Other occa-
sion Transacted business Oh my account
X is very possible" resumed the vision,
" thai Ms. -, nisy have forgotten mat
ter which - NOW of a very old date; bat
you may call it to his recollection by this
token, that when | came TO pay his account
there was difficulty IA getting change for a
Portuguese peice Of gold, and we were
forced to drink out the balance at tay-
ern."
Mr. Rowland woke in the morning with
all the words Of the vision imprinted on his
mind, and though; II worth while To walk
across the country to lnyeresk, instead OF
going straight to Edinburgh. When he
came there, he waited on the gentleman
mentioned IN the dream, very old man.
Whhout saying any thing of the vision, lie
inquired whether ne remembered having
conducted such matter for his deceased
father The old gentleman could not at
first bring the circumstance 20 bis recolec-
ton, but on mention OF the Portuguese
piece Of gold, the whole returned upon his
memory he made an immediate search for
the papers, and recovered ihem-so that
Mr. Rowland carried to Edinburg the doc
umeuts necessary 10 gain the case which he
was on the verge Of losing