Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-09-07
VIRGINIA, TUESDA Y, SEPTEMBER 4 1858. IN

light for the fishing village over against
the rock. which was my lonely dwelling
place. 1t was good ten mile walk. and
when he had been about two hours upon
his way, and it was FIVE O'Clock, be met
me coming homeward, with distressed
and nhwonted look. Little did under
stand why be wrung my hand, and vel
Hcomed me 50 heartily, withou. even ask
ling how it was that / came 10 be upon
THE chalklands, there, at such an hour.
instead Of at my post. had tale to tell
him which Twas BY that time. ashamed
10 relate although I had started on the
way expressly TO do so.
Il Father" said I."I have done fool
ISL, cruel co#ardly thing
George replied he. forgive Won, be-
fore you tell tito me. Tam too glad to find
you alive and well for reproach say on,
4 have quarrelled, father. with the
italian foreigner, although hs has not de-
served 1t. I have given him fair warn
ing that I will not be his mate in the
lighthouse any longer.'n I
Thank Heaven r. cried the Old man.
|" Nay, said /, surprised enough, shut
lit WAS a. hard thing to do, since i had
nothing to justify it, except 4 dream"
"A dream r. exclaimed my father,
with aEIook Of terror. /" What another
dream Did you dream he was going
TO murder you. lad ~
n /" los, father. / dreamt that dream
two hours ago; and now, ID the broad
daylight. i feel that could not venture
to4sleep another night upon theroek, with
that man only as my companion
n /" Heaven forbidyo should, respond
ed my father solemnly.
!" saw hin" " continued /, z as though
fmy eyes were open as I lay in bed, with
bis hand back behind him, as though it
were holding some weapon out of sight,
and with murder set upon his face, as
plainly las though the word had been
written there in blood. / was on my feet
in !. second, but yet not quick enough to
prove that my dream was true. ] thought
saw shadow flt for an instant across
| The door of the lantern but when / GOT
fnp there, be was trimming the lamps SO
naturally, and met my angry suspicious
with such astonishment and GOODNESS,
That am upon reflection fairly staggered
Find don't know what to think. So Ger.
tain was / at the time, however, Of the
warning which my dream seemed to con.
fey, that babe him seek other employ
ment elsewhere, for would have him fol
my mate nollonger. Then signalled for
> boat, and came on shore, Intending ia
tell you all and consult upon what is best
TO be done ID this strange business. But
am afraid you think me fool"
b ! Then my father, upon his part, told
me Of those dreams at home, and Of the
reasons Of his being upon the way where.
on / had met him. II seemed to us both
that the neglect Of four such wonderful
Soincidents-to say no more-would BIZ
far from right, but At the same time We
should not be justified in Furnishing upon
such evidence one who might be, after al
Has innocent of any evil as either. Of us
30 | turned back TO the village with my
father, with the intention Of putting of
70 the rock, and canning to arrangement
chat should not deprive him OF his bread
A little after my departure, however, il
appeared that be had himself signalled fol
boat. and that, talking with him what
little property he possessed, he had land
I'D, and been seen to walk away north
/ ward out of the town. None 81 us have
ever setteyes upon this man from thai
dyentful night. Whether he is innoeent,
DR. whether he is guilty. it is not in hu-
man power 10 tell, So certain, however,
ID my ignorance, did / feel Of his evil
mind, that when | read ia the paper. Of
then. being about to hang an Italian for
leigner at this place, for the murder of a
man in his sleep, ! came here atonee to
satisfy myself in hope rather than inlfear,
/ Am ashamed to say, that this fouFfold
dream would be found to have had foun-
dation. Pity for THE soul Of you poor
wretch, however, soon touched my heart,
even before I saw him; and when look
ed upon those awful lineaments as he was
| lifted up on the scafold, thanked Heay-
en- from the bottom Of my heart, chat the
man was stranger, and that our dreams,
wonderful as they were and are, still need
I5unraYelling.p
Here the story Of the sailor ended and
presently he strobe away to the railway
station Of the line which was to take him
home! I have never seen him since, OF
heard any other reference 10 this tale
but The circumstances under which
heardit, with all terrible realities Of Vice
and Death. are not more firmly Fixed up
on MY memory than are the occurrence
whidh he related as above; neither do
they bear more distinctly, ia ny own
mind the impression Of truth.
a VEEERABLE LADr.--A correspond.
ent of the Falrmont True Virgins. writes
that paper a. follows,
While sojourning with some friends .
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