The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-10
SHERWOOD HoUGH.
City Clerk.

a SINGULAR DREAM-NOsT REMARKA ABLE REA
LIzATIoN.-A young married lady, the wife O
a Main street merchant. residing on Race St.
in the vicinity Of Third, had a most singula
dream on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 9th
which has since been realized in a remarkable
manner.
The name of the lady we withhold at her owl
request. '
On the night spoken of, she retired to be,
bed in pleasant frame of mind, not, however
particularly elated. The first of the night she
was visited by deep Sleep which, as the dawn
appeared, gave way to slumber of more bro
ken character. Suddenly she dreamed-and
saw her brother, the same that two years age
left his orphan home to brave the hardships o.
California life, that he might secure to himself
and his sister competence.
She saw him rise from bed in a small hut.
like tenement, and running his hand under the
| pillow, drew from thence arevOlver and huge
bowie knife, both of which he placed in q belt
that he wore around his BODY
1t seemed that it was not far from midnipht
FOR the embers were yet smoking on the rude
hearth. and as they cast their lurid glare over
his countenance she thought that perhaps it
was all dream, but then she concluded that
no dream cOnld be so real, and became con-
WINGED that all was actual.
While she gazed upon his countenance. the
expression suddenly changed-it BETRAYED an
lnsense watchfulness every pulse seemed sus-
pended and every heart-throb muffied, while
the eye stood fixed on particular spot near
the head of the bed where, through small ap
erture not noticed before, was a human hand
grasplng short, keen instrument, looking ter
rlbly like dagger. 1t apparently sought the
head of the bed. for as it touched the pillow it
! passed itself down to about the supposed re-
gion of the heart and poised itself for a second
as if to make sure of its aim. That second was
sufficient for the brother to rise nOselessly from
his seat, dtaw his bowie-knfe from his belt and
advance toward the bed. Just as the DAGGER
descended into the blankets, the knife of the
brother came down like meat-axe. close to
the aperture, completely severng the hand of
the wOuld-be assassin above the wrist. and
causing the dagger and limb to fall on the bed
trophies of his victory. A deep prolonged veil
sounded from without and on rushing to the
aperture and convincing himself that there
was but one, the brother unbolted the door and
stepped out. The moon was shining and by its
light was discovered a man writhing as If in
his last agonies.
The miner drew the body to the door and
turning his face to the fire, beheld the yisace
OF a Mexican, who for some fancied injury. had
sworn to never rest content until he had taken
DIS (the brother's) life. On examining the man
closely he was discovered to have a wound
In the vicinity of the heart, which a long. sbarn
two-edged blade in his left hand abundantiv
accounted for. Failing in the attempt to as
sissinate his victim, he had, with his onlv re-
manning hand, driven another knife to his own
heart. The lady awoke, and wildly impress
ed with the dream. related its substance as
here recorded, to her husband.
Judge then of her and his surprise. when
they Yesterday received a letter from Califor
MA per the North Star, from the brother, rela
tlng an adventure ON the might of Dec 9th. |
precisely identical with that Scene had bv that
lady in her dream. ~
verify there are strange things in heaven
and earth. Was the dream merely an acciden- |
tai coincidence, or was the spirit of the dream
sr actually present in the lodge of the brother?
These and other inquiries involuntary rise to |
he lips, and seek a solution not yet granted to
nortals to solye.-Cin. Times.