The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-11
4 SINGULAR DIRE

FOR hOHoW snaiD5 ana silly SHOWS
And that's the way the money goes,
A SINGULAR DREAM.
1 We take the following account of a singu-
lar dream from the ITestern Christian
| idrOcate
/ Mr.. Is had been twice married but was
| left a seco1d time wldower with six daugh-
ters and one son. After these bereavements,
Mr. b. Inferred the Lord did not design
him to enjoy the blessing of a wife, and he
resolved to sacrifice all personal convenien-
ces and enjoyments of the conjugal relation,
and never attempt to select another partner
in life This resolution he sacredly kept
for neary y three years, when the arguments
and counsel of the minister of the circuit,
in the State of Delaware, prevailed on him
to change his mind The consideration of
his numerous family of daughter requiring
so much mothers care and instruction,
was one of the strong reasons that had In
duced him to admit that his resolution
might be founded in error. The minister.
encouraged by the good impression he had
made, and the influence he had gained over
/ MIR. b., took the liberty to name to him
lady residing in a certain neighborhood of
his circuit, whom be thought would make
him an excellent wife and good mother for
his children, and appointed the time aud
place for Mr.. B. to meet him and be intro
duced to her. Some occurrence took place
which prevented Mr.. B. from meeting the
minister according to appointment
The minister, intent upon his plan, pro-
cured Mr.. B. g consent to meet him a second
time, and the appointment was made; but
an unexpected Providence again prevented
MIR. B. from being there at the time. They
then made third arrangement, and MIR. b.
determined, if life and health permitted. he
would certainly meet his friend, and be
made acquainted with the lady recommend
ed Before the time arrived, however MIR.
b. was admonished in dream that the
; woman 50 favorably spoken of by the min
. lister was not the one he ought to marry,
: : and he was conducted in vision to the res
! ldence OF the young lady who would be a
. suitable helpmate, and that Providence de.
. signed for him. The distance was sixty
. miles, and he had only travelled twenty
g miles in that direction Yet the map
6 of the whole road was laid before his
mind, and the way he should go SO distinctly
marked in his dream, that he seemed per
fectly familiar with all the road lie
dreamed the distance, the name of the Young
; woman, and the name of her step father Col
e Nickers. the appearance Of the house il
q d which he lived. how it was painted; that !
J was situated near a river, with a warehous
= near at hand He dreamed. also that Their
. were five young ladies belonging to the sam
e family, and had the one selected for him 5
h accurately described in his dream, that h
5, could easily distinguish her from the othe
:. four
ne In the morning he awokc and though
OF or nothing of his vision, except as an ordinar
and rather remarkable dream. The neA
Of night he had precisely the same vision RI
be peated, and the same things presented to h
IT, mind in a still moro vivid manner MIR |
ad n then began to think that there might /
some indication Of Providence in his dream
cd and all that day he made it the subject
We sincere and ardent prayer, that God woul
oI, direct him in the way he should 90 in
b., be matter so grave. and involving so much il
ng terest to himself and his motherless childre
0T That night he had the vision repeated {.
e.; third time, and he determined then to folio
eH eH the direction furnished him, and fully te
in the circumstances of his dream by a praci
o. cal examination, and see if the results wo
-, be developed as he dreamed them. He il
er, mediately sent q note to the preacher, /
my forming him that he had changed his min
Il. and must decline meeting him at the tin
,. .ei appointed Mr. B. started in the directic
=. indicated by the vision. and after passil
her the twenty miles he was &C luainted with, b
,.x Sr dream was his only guide. He, howevc
rsi had no difficulty for the map Of the ro
H. was so yividly impressed upon his min
sed that he was able to distinguish his road fro
the all others The gentleman whose name "
the given to him in his dream he had never Sc
the the or heard Of H. knew the farm as soon
n''- be saw it, The house and everything abe
: it appeared precisely as they had been pl
. sented in his vision
10, He alghted from his horse and enter
ltv the beautiful house. The personal appe;
ust ance OF tue young !iuy was - NNIuiy Il
on, pressed on his mind by the vision thrice
nat peated, that he readily recognized her
,a' company of the four others, whom he fou
ms in the same family. He soon ascertain
'at- the name of the young woman, and found
at to be Sarah t.. according TO his drea
SIN This young lady had determined. and b
,.t often said, she never would marry widow
re- Miss I. said the very moment she first s
eby Mr.. B. she felt strange tremor pass o'
ted ba, wboIa s,s,au She had . vivid ;mnr
tat /
come to see her. She afterward confess
i, that a sudden emotion of affection for b