Demoine courier., 1855-03-08
A Singular Dream--M Most Remarkable
a r Realization.

s NcdilZdtlOns
A young married lady, the wife of a
Main street merchant, residing on Race
street, in the vicinity of Sd. had a most
singular dream on the night of Wednes.
day, December 9Th, which has since
been realized in a remarkable manner
The name of the lady we withhold al
her request.
On the nigh, spoken Of, she retired to
her bed in a pleasant frame Of mind, not,
however. particularly ela,ed. The first
part OF The night she was visited by a
deep sleep. which as the daw n appeared,
gave way to slumber of a more broken
character. Suddenly she treamed-ana
dreamed she saw h.r 5rather, the sd me
that two years ago left his orphan home
10 brave the hardships Of California life,
that he might secure TO himself and sis.
Ter a competence.
She saw him rise from a bed in a small
hu. like tenement, and running his hand
under the pillow, drew from thence a re.
volser and a huge bowie knife, both Ut
which he placed IN a Lelt which he wore
around his body.
y IL seemed that it was not far from mid.
night, for the embers were'yet smoking
upon The rude hearth, and as they cast
their lurid glaze over his c~uuntenance,
she though, tina, perhaps i, was all a
dream, but then she concluded that no
dream could be 80 real, aud became con-
vinced that all was actual.
While she gazed upon his counten.
ance, the expression suddenly changed
ii, betrayed an intense watbhfulness;
every pulse seemed suspended and every
hearth lhrob muiiied, while the eye stood
fixed on a particular spo, near The head
OF the bed, where, through a small ap.
erture not noticed before, was a human
hand graspine a short, keen instrument,
looking terribly like a dagger. 1t appar.
emily sought The head of the bed, for as
il touched the pillow il passed itself slow.
ly down to abou, the supposed region Of
the heart, and poised itself for a second,
as If 10 make sure It's aim. That second
was sufficient for the brother to rise
noiselessly from his seal, draw his knife
from his belt aud advance toward the
bed. just as the dagger descended into
the blankets, the knife of the brother
came down like a meat,axe, close TO the
aperture, completely severing the hand
of the would be assassin above the wrist
and causing the dagger and limb 10 fall
on the bed. trophies of his victory. A
deep. prolonged yell sounded from with
out, aud on rushing to the aperture and
convincing himself there was but me,
the brother unbolled the door and step.
ped out. The noon was shining, and
by its light was discovered a man wrilh-
ing as if in his last agonies. The miner
drew the body TO the door, and turning
his face to the fire, beaeld the visage of
a Mexican, who for some fancied injury
had sworn 10 never rest content until he
had taken his (the ~brother's) life. On
examining the man closely, he wassdis.
covered tobave a wound in the vicinity
OF the heart. which a long. sharp, two
edged blade in his left hand abundan,Iy
accounted tor. Failing in the attempt, to
ass dSStudiC Ills siCIiui, TIC IdU, Will HIS
own remaining hand driven another knife
10 lis own heart,
The lady awoke, ard, wildly impress
ed with the dream, related it's substance
as here recorded, to her husband.
Judge then of her surprise, when
they yesterday received a letter from
California, per the North Star. from the
brother. relating an adventure on the
night of December 9th precisely iden,i.
cal with that seen by the lady in her
dream.
Verify. there are strange things in
heaven and in earth. Was the dream
merely an accidental coincidence, or was
the spiri, of the dreamer actually present
in the lodge OF the brother! These and
other inquiries Involuntary rise Il the
lips and seek a solution mol yet granted
to morials 10 solve.-Cin. Times.