New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05
THE BRIDE OF 4 DREAM.

We take the folowlDg account oi u sihSuia uo"ih
from The Uestera Christian Adrocdte;
Mr. B has been twice married. but was leit
second time a widower with SIX daughters and a SON
After these bereavements, Mr. Is. inferred that the
Lord did not design him to enjoy the blessing ~
wife, and be resolved to deny himself all personal con-
venit ard eTjoyments Of the copJugal reiaton,
ana never attempt TO select another pntner tor Ie
This T, solution be sacredy kept for nearly three years
when the arguments and counsel of .he minister o the
circuit in the State Of Delaware prevailed on nun 70
charse his mind. The consideration OF ms numerous
family Of daughters requiring much mother care
ard IL strnc'iou of the strongest reasons tat
had induced him tO ADMIT that his resolution might ne
founded in error. The minister, encouraged oy the
good impression he had msde and tue lnhuehce lie
had gained over Mr. b., took the liberty to name
10 him LADY, residing in ertan neghborhood of Ms
crcuit wht IN be thought would make hun all excel
lent wife and good mother for his children, ana aP,
polted the time and place Tor Mr B 10 meet nun a1u
be introduced to her. Some occurrence TOOK pace
which prevented Mr.. B. from meeting the minister ac
co!dlDg 10 appointment. -. n
The minister intent upon his plan, procured MIR. BIS
col rent 10 meet him second time, ana the apPoiul-
me M Vas made; but an unexpected Providence az AIN
preye,ted Mr. Is. from being there at the time. lhey
then made third arrangement and Mr.. b determined,
if e and health permitted he would certainly meet
bis friend, and be made acquainted with Inc auy rec
ommeuded Before the time arrived, however
Mr. b. was admonished in a dream that the woman 80
fayoraby spoken by the minister was not the one
he ought TO marry, and be was conducted In VISION
TO the residence Of the young lady who wouid Dc
suitable helpu ate and whom Providence designed for
him, The distance sixty miles, and he had only
travelled twenty miles in that direction Yet the map
of the whole road laid before his mind, and the
way be should go so distinctly marked IN his dream
that he seemed perfectly familiar with all the road
He dreamed the dstaLce the name OF the young
won an and the name OF her stepfather, Co sickers
the appe arsnce of the house in which he lved nov IL
WAS tainted that il Was situated near river, with
warehouse near az hand He dreamed also, that there
were tive young ladies' belonging to the same iany
and had n one selected for HIM accurately described
in his dream that he could easily distinguish her from
the other four. .,.
In the morning he awoke an thought nothing of his
vision except a. an ordinary and rather remarkable
dream. The next hight he had precisely the same
vision repeated and the sane things presented 10 MS
uird in still more vivid manner. Mr.. B. then began
TO thin that there might be some indication OF Provi-
d.rce in his dream; and all that day no made it the
subect of sLcere and ardent prayer, that God woud
dire at him in the way he sbould 20 IN inatter 20
grave and involving much interest to himself and
his motberess children. That night he had tue vision
repeated the third time, and he determined then 10
follow the directions furnished him, and fully test the
croumstaI Of the dream by practical animation,
al see if the suits would be developed a. he dreamed
them. He Immediately sent note to the preacher,
informing him that he had changed his mind and must
drcIir meeting him at the time appointed. Mr. b.
started in the dir, c'ou indicated by his vision, and
after passing the twenty miles he was acquainted with,
his dream lis only gnide. lie, ho~ever, had no
pr, sed upon bs mind that lie was able to distinguish
bis road om all others. The gentleman whose name
was ven him in his dream he had never seen or heard
Of He knew the farm : as he saw It. The
house and everything about it appeared precisely as
they had been presented in his vision.
lie alighed from his borse and entered the beautiful
bouse. The personal appearance Of the young i.dy
was 30 vvidly impre ssed on hs mind by the vision
thrice repeated that he readily recognized her in CON-
pany of the four Others, whom he found in the same
family He soon ascertained the name OF the young
woman. and found to be Sarah T., according so his
dream. This young lady had determined, and had
often said, she would never marry wldOwer. Nus L.
said the very moment she first Mr. b. she felt
.trapge uemor pass over her whole system. She had
vivid impression that be was widower and that hc
had come TO zee her. She afterward confessed that
sudden emotion of affection for hun arose IN her heart
az soon as she came into his presence.
Mr.. B. obtained the pleasure OF an interview with
her that evening and success!G. IN securing her
copent to visit her again and address her on the SUBJ
lee, If marriage. He, however, did not tell her his
cream til she had engaged to become mis- wife: After
a COURT hp Of few months, they were happily mar
red and ived together for than fifty years. Mr.
B died the 18th OF March, 1872, and Mrs. Is. lived t
the 7th of April lS47 For siIty years, perhaps they
were both distinguished ard useful members Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.