Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-16
A WONDERFUL DREAM.

We are well acquainted with the writer oe the following letter, and know that the state- ments she makes are to be implicitly relied on
 DEAR BROTHER You may remsmsmber me telling you a very strange dream I had eleven years ago the thirteenth day of this July. But in case you have forgotten it, l will tell you again. for it made strong impression on my mind being the first night after arriving in Eng land, and the first time had everslspt on Eng. fish soil.
 dreamed that stood on rock or platform in the midst of the ocean. How l got thsre could not tell, but had strange feeling ofhor. TOT, for nothing was visible to my eyes, but . dark, dull, leaden sky :; the clouds seemed ah most to touch my head, the ocean appeared os an nky blackness, except when lashed in:o fury by the storm it was of milky white. thought stood wondering how came there, and trsin. bling at the coming tempest, whsa suddeply there came to my sight ship lahoring in the storm; the sails hung in tatters from the bro' ken masts. Not living soul was to be sssa on the decks, but over the mainmast and in mid air was an eagle holding the American shield b his mouth aud over the mainyard, that was also detached hung the flags of every nation in the known world. The American flag was at the extreme end of the yard, and at the end was . strange flag. All the flags appeared to be in commotion and strife, but the greatest strife seemed to be between the two flags at either end. The others appeared to be watching the two end flags for they became quiet, end all the strife lay between the two. watched and wondered what it could mean, when my eyea turned to the American Eagle again, and now a strange terrible awe seemed to overpower me, for there in mid air lay the eagle apparently dead. his eyes closed, feathers dropping, and the shield slipping from his grasp, but still sup. ported by some invisible form; the Starr and Stripes hung faded and listless, when looked again, but the strange flag sesmed to Haunt in the breeze in seeming victory. How vividly everything appears to me, even nov, after SO long time-the dlsmsntled ship; the dark les den sky above, the foaming inky ocean beneath and alone on barren rock in the midst ofths angry pillows. My eyes turned from the dead bird to the flags again. Every flag seemed to have been torn and soiled by the conflict. bqqs Our Own Loued Flag was floating out to the breeze undmmed,, untorn, glad, triumphant sx' cept from one corner one or two stars weIe zone from it's blue feld,or were turned 70 coulo not see them My heart seemed to leap Tor \ ioy and my eyes turned again to the eagle and |jol what change! It was alive again, its eyes bright its feathers plumed. and again holding the shield, and looking with joy on our gto- gto-
 ,;iou, E.aq. A wild exultant feeling took pos
 q .ssion of me, and I shouted aloud in my Joy
 The ship passed from my vision and l syoka' How strange and frightened l felt. I awaken.
 ed my husband and tali him my dream. Hs
 had chart of the flags of all nations but could not find amongst them the flag that strove
 with our oBn. Does that flag represent . na
 tion, OF what is it. who can tslls
 ELLEN M..s.s