The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-09

ktHl'UtAH Win WHO'LL ! WINS mum ~
~ acquainted. related TO me. some ye.
aimee, tho particulars Of a remarkable dean
which he once had At sen. lie wax at he
'ime engaged in tho China trade. and i.
was on his return from Canton tina. he
dream occurred I, was not without come
hesitation that he brough, himself to tell
it. lie assured me that no had never boz
fore related /, to any ore. and wished /,
might not DO repeated; for he was unwil.
ling. he said. TO expose himscf 10 the ridi-
cu!s which naturally attached itself to tho
dreamer Of strange dreams. II was not.
therefore. until after his death that felt
myself d. liberty 10 mention II, even in
confidence. or rllude to |. In any way.
Nor is ii perhaps proper. even at this dis-
lance Of time, to connec. his name pub.
licly with the subject; though by with.
holding it, arm well aware that | lesson
the confidence that would otherwise be
felt. tat least BY ,hoss 10 whom he was
personally knownl not only in the reality
of the dream, bat in tia truth Of the facts
that Immediately followed it.
lie, IT be remembered, however, ths.
relate the drcnm and the circumstances M
they were related to ,ne--,hat | trnnscribe
them from memory, and that hold myself
responsible for the correctness Of The tran.
scription only.
But to the subject. After stating some
difficulties that detained him in his passage
down the river. he said 1--WE left our
anchorage a, the Whsmpos tsone hftesn
miles below Canion) on the morning oil
the second of October the wind was light
bu, favorable. aud the weather remarkably
fine. Having some commercial papers to
arrange, | employed myself tho greater
par, Of the day below. On coming on
deck | found we had passed the GU a.
waters, rs they are called. and were under
u cloud Of white sail, fairly out upon the
bosom Of the China Sea, then smooth as
\ mirror. and cleaning with the yellow
rays Of the setting sun, continued on
deck, oonvers,ne with the officers Of the
ship. until the close of the first watch,
when | went below aud took my berth
II WAS aome time. however. before | lsli
asleep, and even the consciousness OF be.
ing at sea did not leave me. | imagined,
or rather dreamed. myself s,ill on deck.
watching the course aud motion Of the
ship. aud sometimes holding vague and
b'ief communion with tl.ings long pas,
and far away. These, however, were
nero episodes; the main current Of tho
drama was still upon tho Vastly deep, tbs
wind. tho waters, snd the world around
All at once n feeling Of uaensincss came
over me There WAS stir upon deck
the wind had changed, the ship was PM
upon different tack, aud under diminish.
ed sail (. there WAS some visible storm brew
ing, some dillicalty ahead when all Of d
sudden & small sail boat. with a single
man in Il. hove IN sigh, a. some distance
over our lsrhoard bow. Though seeming
" upon the same tack with the ship, it was
perceived rapidly approaching Us. In a
few minutes /, was within a cables length
Of US, aud apparently coming directly under
our bow. The man sitting n, the helm res
manned ulo,ionless In his seat, making no
effort to avoid tho fats that seemed 10 await
him The scene became more and more
painful, until a. length the ship was upon
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va coming or neek me hef' morning
! WIS STUCK WIKI mo resemblance between
'hc actual slate 81 'hings snn many par
henlafs 0, tho dream. Tue wind the
weather. Tue e""r,e oil the shlP the san
sne was "n"s'' 'ae appearance oil ,"e
clouds, TIC seas ne sag, all co'resronded
vita the 'is'or OF 'h' proceeding night
J! he boat aions was wanting hns other
thoughts ana ou4sr objects soon took prev
cedence oil The dream, ana OF course no
mention was made OF IT, ! had scarcely
esen on deck an hour when the man IT TOE
'n"s1nesd cafe" on'. a m' "i
Ana 10 'he inquiry, p" heresnont the
answer was, "a 'he larpoafd bow some
two or 'hrce na'iss Oh. Va putting the
glass 10 ms eye, 'he oi''ref described y A.
ono oil t"at class OF email t'yeF rugged nsl''
ing Gratis WA vhlch the rivers and coasts
OF 'h'ns abound ma which are not an
frequently blown OIL % lar TO rsGa'n TIE
near enough 10 no examined ~ thc NAKED