Eastern times., 1855-03-22
! SINGULAR Story.


The following is from late number of the
Cincinnati Times 1t is curious and improba-
BILE, but we give it for what it is worth =
A Singular Drednl-nost Remarkable Real
iSation. A young married lady, the wife of
Main street merchant residing on Race street,
in the vicinity of Third, had most singular
dream on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 6,
which has since been realized in a remarkable
manner. The name of the lady we withhold
at her own request. On the night spoken Of
she retired to bed in a pleasant frame, 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 broken character. Sud-
denly she dreamed-and dreaming saw her
brother, the same that two years ago left his
orphan home to brave the hardships of Cali
fornia life, that he might secure to himself and
sister a competence She saw him rise from
a bed in small hut-lke tenement and run
ming his hand under the pillow, draw from
thence revolver and huge bowie-knife,
both of which he placed in belt that he
wore around his body. 1t seemed that it was
not far from midnight, 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 could be
real, and became convinced that all was actual.
While she gazed upon his countenance, the
expression suddenly changed-it betrayed an
intense watchfulness; every pulse seemed
suspended, and every heart-throb muffled,
while the eye stood fixed on a particular spot
near the head Of the bed, where, through a
small aperture not noticed before, was human
hand grasping a short keen instrument, look
ing terribly like dagger. 1t apparently
sought the head of the bed, for as it touched
the pillow it passed itself slowly down to
about the supposed region of the heart, and
poised itself for second, as if TO make sure
of IFS aim. That second was sufficient for the
brother to rise noiselessly from his seat, and
draw his bowie-knife from his belt, and ad-
vance single step towards 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 sever
ing the hand of the would-be assassin above
the wrist, and causing the dagger and the
limb to fall on the bed, trophies of his victory.
A deep prolonged yell sounded from without,
tba nd n
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 the last agonies.
The miner drew the body near the door,
and turning his face to the fire, beheld the
visage of Mexican, who, for some fancied
injury. had sworn to never rest content until
he had taken his (the brother's) life. On ex-
amining the man closely, he was discovered
TO have wound in the vicinity of the heart
which long, sharp, two-edged blade in his
hand, abundantly accounted for. Failing in
his attempt to assassnate his victim, he had
with his own hand, driven another knife to
his own heart. The lady awoke, and vividly
impressed with the dream, related its sub
stance as here recorded, TO her husband -
Judge then of her and his surprise, when they
yesterday received letter from California,
per the North Star, from the brother, relating
an adventure on the night Of Dec. 9Th, precise
ly identical with that seen by the lady in her
dream. Verify there are strange things in
heaven and earth. Was the dream merely an
accidental coincidence, or was the spirit of the
dreamer actually present in the lodge of the
brother l@l These and other inquiries jnvolun-