Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-12-29
CAInDUE'S DIsEA1I.

CALHDUE'S DREAM.
The following remarkable relation will
comhend itsrl! t.. the attention ii our
readers wIthQut cumment. 1t is now cat
from the Baltimore CLipp~r Of about iy.
years ago, which then re published it, as
appears from its heading We can not
rouch for the truth Of it, though we see
no reason why the incidents mi ght not
have occurred as related As the Italians
say. 81 non zero, { ben horuto. At any
rate, we hav. never seen it contradlcted.
The following was Published several
years ago, and we believe proceeded orig
naIly from The pen Of Washington let
ter writer We revive it on account Of its
eccentric significance, and commend it to
the attention Of the Charleston Mercury :
A SINGULAR STORY.
The other morning at the breakfast "a
bic, our friend, The Hon. Jno q. Calhoun
seemed ve:y much tronbled and out #
spirits. You know he is altogether "a We
nerable man, with hard, stern. Scotch
Irish face, Sn@,"cd in its expression
around the moutu Jy sort Of sad suie.
which WINS the heart OF ali who c1uver>e
with him. HIS hair is snow wli;c.r H j..
tall, 'hin and angular lie reminds gr
very much Of Oll Hickory. That he j.,
honest, no one doubts be has sacrificed
to bis tata:ism his brightest homes Of poli
teal advanc~ment-ha .tr rel up on the
shrine Of that necessity, winch wor,h.ps.
all that can ,N@lte an h!ti3a-cven the
Psna5d,*,'y OF he ni'ol States.
But 10 my st~ry. rtc o;,.nr morning
at The br.nk,as. t.r,r. where !. u. .neb.
served spec;9,.r, uurcned to b, .r..eu,.
Calhoun wa, Observed to ya.o trcoa.r..,
ut his RI ht ho.4. ss.l r., If with l.- L..
in a hurried ar.' nervous manner H.IN
this 20 often H., II excited utn.u.:au \,
length one u ia" pa,>o., ea,n,.o&.r., the
breakfast y.rn . Lis uame. ! ru.ot. j..
ioo.H1s, aud he j. Il t5.mbcr a., e. ,.a-o..
from -Georoia. took ur,r bi.,s.rr.,a. ,b..
neras,,n of Mr.. CoIh.,.,.s d:.c,;.,a,
.poes vcu, hon6 mai, ron ~. bo .s,,a4
70 This ur Ca}h.nn ~eniol :, r,,lora
au-rfel a.o,nur--.p.-.. " :, T.. ,,.,,:.,.
Dnly = dream uhicb had f-., ...,b, and
which ma.as NJ. .oa ra,rs.,.I., Io,.o
blsck sn,,-il,o a., !. J., ,ro1h .onoo IL.
bs,L or .,r r;,l. ho.l .,.1 am.
sion, sunpo.a
Of conrsa tha.. wo~ds ovo;,,.7 .la a,
r;os;., of .lo ,o,r.,n ,,,, ,,, ,..,
iprea n hcr D,e la,ai}x nf ,l,s .;n.,.rn..
dream until Toor,L. ,,slad .,,..,i,.
"NAst WAS vopr dreom like p" I,m,,,
very snperstitiors anont dreams. hot
thav HAYS. a <,roa. 1a,,or,r,h
in chem"
"Bnt thi, wa, .nch ,ern,iarIy so.nrd
dream" said Mr.. Calhoun. aoa;, brusb;nc
the back Of his rieht hand "b,wnyar r.
il does rat ,oo p,,,,.b ;n,ruaa r,.,u ,l,o,.,,,a
OF cur friends. | will relate it to yot."
OF course. the company were profusc
in their expressions Of anxiety to taow
all about he dram. In his sinsnlarry
sweet voice, NJ Calhoun related i:
AT late hour las night. rs was sit
ting in my room, engaged in writing.
was astonished hy the entrance Of n visit.
or, who entered and, without a word, took
a seat opposite me at my table This
surprised me, rs | had given particular
orders to tie servant that | should on no
account be disturbed. The manner in
Which the intruder entered, 50 perfectly
e!fpossesScd, tahiug his scat opposite
me wirhyut a word, rs though nv room
and all within il belonged TO him. excited
in me as much surprise as INDIGNATION.
A. raised my head to l.ok into bis
features, over the top of shaded lamp.
discovered he was wfapped in a thsn cloak
which cFrctually concealed his face and
fe,ti.,.. from Wow A ,o;saa nav h.ol
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Az si''''
...' Nv hat are you wiring, Senator from