Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-11-30

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The following remarkable relation will
commend itself to the attention ofeiour.
readers, without comment. It IS now cut cut
from the Baltimore Clipper of about fiyes
years ago, which then rcpubIished it. as
appears from its, heading. We cannot.
I=vouch for the truth of it, though we see4
no reason why. the incidents. .InigIt mt
have occurred lated. Al L any4rnte. We
have never seen itcontradictcds5 it 95l
a SINGULAR STORY. t5-.ss
The, following was published several
years ago, and we Believe proceedcT1s
Originally from the pen of a Wasbinpton
letter writer. w revive it on 5acconntE Eof
its eccentric significance end =
to the attention Of the Charleston Iier.
curg : q
The other morning, at the brenkfast tn
l5ble, oursf friend, the; Hon. Ln. o. C0lhon6x
seemed very much troubled and out Of
i=spirits. You know he is n altogether 4 ven
Eserable man, with.a hard, stern Scotch
Irish face, softencd in its expression aronnds
the mouth by sort Of sad smile. when
wins the he9rts OF all who con verse iIWifh
him. His hairis3snow white I4e s4t6iits
thin aud angular. He reminds You very ysTI
.muchgof Old Hickory. That bo ia honest.
no one doubts; he has sacrificed to his
futalismshiss brightest hopes of political
Endvancemcnt-ha offered mon thc shine
of that necessity Which he worshins, all.
that can excite ambition-eyen the Presi-
I.dency of the United States.
Buttomv story The other morninot Mt
the breakfast table, where I. an nnobser-
we'd spectator, happened' 10 he STI nrescnt
Calhoun was observed to gaze freonenIly.
Mt his right hand, and brush it with his
lleft in a hurried and nervous pnnner.s He,
did this SO often thattit excited attention.
At length one Of the persons composinp
the BREAKFAST purty--ltis name sI3think. Is
| Toomba, and lie is n member Of sConTreasE
from Georgia-took unonehimselfst to- asl,
the occasion of Mr. Galhoun,s tlisauie-
Itude.
& s.Does zycur.hand painsyou p, the asked
TO this Mr. Calhoun replied. iu.rather y
Gurried manner-aFshaw is nothing
/ On1y u dream which, 4 had last nigbtJ and
which makes me see sperpetuaIly q lnrne
black spot-like an u&ink-blotct-uDont the
back of mysright hand i Ar optical illu-
sion, / suppose"
CT coufSesthese words excited the curl
lostyof thescompany, but no one .ventnred
to beg the details Of the Singular dream.
until Toombs asked quietly
"What was your dream like? I'm not
very superstitious about dreams hut
sometimes they have a good deal Of truth
in them"
"But this was such peculiarly absurd
dream" said Mr.. Calhoun, again brusLingi
the back of his right hand s"lfoweyer. n
lit does mot too much lintruda upon the
Itime ofour friends. will 7rplate.it to n.',.
OF course the company were profIse in
their expressions of anxiety to q know nil
about. his dream. In his sineularIyS sweet
voice, Mr.. Calhoun related it: So
t1At n late hour last ni1rht5 4sz + wac sit
ting 1 n my room engaged In writing. Twas,
Iastonished by tie entrance If 4 visi t6r5
who entered, and without i. word took a
seat opposite me at my table, This sur.
lprised me, as i had given particular nr-
ders to the servant that should on no ac-s
count be disturbed. The manner in which
1.-the intruder entered, 80 perfectly sci lf-nos=
lsessed, taking his seat opposite me. WITH
out a word, as though my room aud all.
within it belonged to him, excited in me.
as much surprise as indignation. AS |.
raised my head to look into his features,
over the top of my shaded larp. i dis
covered thatsfle was wrappedi ina thin
zI.cloak, which effectually concealed his,
face and features from my view. Aud as
raised my head he spoke s. = e..
What are yon writing, Senator from
South Carolina ?:'
did not think of his impertinence at
Il first, but answered him voluntarily 81
Tam writing plan for tho dissolution.
4 tlemen, that4Iiam expecteds ia nFo5m,.e' q
plane Of dissolution in the event of certain
contingencies.) # &. .s.. g.
Tozthis the.intruder .replied lin the scaolz
est manner possible
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