The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-09-15
A Mysterious Marriage.

! correspondent of the Newark Advertiser
writes follows
| The artcle about singular dream n your yes.
terdays edition. attracted some attention and was
the means of reviving my remembrance of another
case OF similar character the parties in which
| were known to me.
! Ia 1854, Mr.. w. was rather reckless Young
man of twenty-five of a nervous bilious temper
ament. and not at all romantic, having run the
gauntlet of an army experience. He had been
early orphaned, AMI some hard experience had not
added. polish improved his views of the geatler
Sex; however from early youth he had entertain
ell certain we'll del aed ideas of proper conjugai
relations. and was ever hoping for ideal part
ner to fll the loss caused by the loss of loved
aad loving mother.
Ia one Of our New England States resided Miss
l., passing 25 mild aa1 aniab'e. For period of
years she hii rdsiste Tia persscdtons Of a self
ish parent, who, for pee inilry reasons would
have coercei her to marry man thrice her own
age. Twice had she been induced TO consent to
marriage, and twice evsis1 it - the last time.
the wedding clothes aud every preparation for
trip to Earope were made. but the time for
this consln nation approached, her excessive
grief again postponed the affair. Shortly after,
IN 1882 in New York Sta e. one IN orning while
half sleeping aud half waxing, she became con.
scious of human form bending do wn close to her
head, tas face a'one being clearly visible. She
looked lilly until all her faculties were aroused
and then hurrd.y covered her head. Ga arising
the room was thoroughly examined, yet not the
slightest indication of outside intrusion could bc
discovered
In speaking of it. Miss L. expressed her frn
casVtesso, that sle should NEE. the counterpart
of the person presented at her bedside and would
marry him. Two years passed; meaawhile Mr.
w, then residing at Philadelphia, heard through
intimate friend, of Miss L. and her waking
dream and was assured by this friend that he an
ssered To the description given. When oppor-
t,nity occurred he visited the East quite uncx-
pectedy, and arranged to be introduced to the
lady under another name than his own-choosing
that OF young man whose mother Miss l. knew,
not the son. On meeting for the first time, and
being introduced, Miss L. was observed to look
searchingIy at the gentleman, and after some com.
mon place remarks, impaired where his mother
was. The popularity OF the question caused him
to incline his head forward for o moment when
Miss l.. recognizing the position, instantly flushed
up, and called him By his proper name. Three
days subsequently, az mutual friends house, Mr.
w. rose from the dinner table, and acting from
an unaccountable and irresistible impulse no.
all preme iitated, folio we'd the las;.i:r.-~.-S. at
ROOM and in less than NJ mc,.t. n'o smother
time they were married, nsas,a.d;aao. "A ION ms
often and emphaticalIy sspeated Assertion ,sa. she
never t' ~ou,u @ marty man younger than herself.
e" years hxxse passed since then, and the do
nles.lc ,h thtaeass and parentage of these parties
arc arc " 'l's Jay fully in keeping with the happy
nai ai'hony that brought them together When
aactS o1this kind are well vouched for we can but
otaer at the unknown powers of the human
iind and AZ climax of thought we mentally
repeat Man, know thyselE" - Newark Adver-
iser.