Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-22

A vounp gentleman resided with his wild
owed mother and two sisters in the near
peiphborhood Of Bristol, England. He was
IN easy circumstances, respected-well, in
inct. 10 DO in the World-end moreover en-
RaRed 10 be married very shortly. Under
such a state Of things, there was nothing
likely 10 be praying upon his mind, but he
was Of rather delicate health aud nervous
temperament One morning he came down
% breakfast looking pale, i'll and altogether
much sEilatated. His mother and sisters anx-
iously aud eagerly inquired the cause. At
irst be assuied them that nothing was the
natter, but upon bis mothers more urgently
Pressing him, he confessed that he had a
dream which disturbed and troubled him.
ought to have stated that be held some posi-
ton IN the cathedral--was minor canon, or
something Of that sort-and be said that be
had dreamed that be was IL the vestry there,
and booking over the register when, latest
amone, The entries Of burial, be had read his
own name age, and all correct. There was
No mistake; the writing was all clear, fresh,
and legible. Well, they laughed at him, and
rallied him, and though be was evidently
much impressed With what he had seen, after
a dav or two be shook Of bis detection, and
was the same as ever Then again be appear
ed q second time at the breakfast-table in the
same style Of uervOusness-only this time
worse than before. Again be was pressed,
and again Il was dream that troubled him.
He had been walking he said, over the cathe.
dral with some one, and they had been sur
prised by the sight Of s new monument in a
most out-of-the-Way and unusual place
over the Yestry door: they stopped to read il
it was his own This time It was worse
matter thaa before 70 conquer bis nervous
anxiety-hut Just as the family thought him
shaking of the effects Of this second dream,
he one evening rusbed into the house in II
! state bordering upon frenzy, and calling out
eNhere is itl Where are they What
have they done with isT'' dropped down in
4 sheer exhaustion and terror. as soon a. be
4 could answer their questions be told them
that there were 81 that moment in the house
/ Two men with a eolin-a NEST remarkable
one. eoYered with red morocco, thickly sud
ded with brass nails, and with bis name up
/ on it-that they had entered The door the
moment before himself and brushed by him
in the lane as be stood against the wall to
allow them with their CHASTITY burden topass,
I when he bad distinctly seen that the coffin
was meant tor himself and so pursued them
into the house. No such person could be
seen or heard Of No such coffin had been
made. Il was quite light-iR summer even
| ing. and public road. No soul but himself
| had seen the men or the cofhn-much less
I touched IL: il seemed altogether delusion
Of the brain. However, as be pressed it,
every means were taken by his family, and
large rewards offered TO, any information,
as they rightly thought reason and life de-
pended upon dispelling the hallucinstion -
Ii was not TO bel From the Ted to which
they carried him he never rose again. A
| few days OF feverous excitement elapsed, and
be was dead The family in their deep dis
tress could attend to no matters of business
or money. The undertaken, to whom the
funeral was entrusted, sent home the most
expensive coffin Tor mis- own sordid ends
4 6utit was, strange TO say, covered with red
morocco, and studded all over with bras:
nails, the name of course being conspicuous
among them. This might have been the
working. out Of the deiusion, from its coming
to the ears of those among whom previous
inquiry had been made. But the tact OF The
monument needed further Interpretation, fol
the clergy belonging to the cathedral, wish
ing 10 show every respect without consult
ing the samilys of the deceased, resolved L
put up tablet to bis memory, and to theiI
! intense surprise his friends most unexpected
ly found a monument erected in the very IN
usual place be had described as its situation
in his dream