Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-06
warnings ana ProvIdencos

And having once begun to work,
Resolve to perBevere.
Warnings and PFOvidences.
The proof Of the following statement, taken
from the Courier de i Europa, rests not only
upon the known veracity Of the narrator, but
upon the fact that the whole occurrence is reg.
istered in the judicial records of the criminal
trials Of the Province of Lsnguedoc. We give
1t as we heard it from the lps of the dreamer.
as nearly as possible in his own words:
AS the junior partner in commercial house
at Lyons, had been travelling for some time
on business of the firm, when one evening, in
the month OF June, 1851, arrived at a town
in Languedcc, where l had never before been.
put up at quiet inn In the suburbs, and being
very much fRhgued, ordered dinner at once. and
went to beds almost Immediately after, determin-
ing to begin very early in the morning nv Wis
its to the different merchants.
| was no sooner in bed than fell into deem
sleep, and had dream that made the strong
est impression upon me.
thought that / had arrived at the Same
town, but in the middle of the day, instead Of
the evening, es was really the case-that had
stopped at the very same inn, and gone out i'm
medately, as an unoccupied stranger would do,
to see whatever was worthy of observation in
the place. l walked down the main street into
another street, crossing is at right angles, and
apparently leading into the country. I had not
gone very far when l came to church, the
Gothic portal Of which l stopped to examine.
when had satisfied my curiosity, advanced
70 py.path which diyerged from the main
street.
obeying an impulse which could neither ac-
count for or control, struck into this path
though twas winding, rugged and unfrequented,
ana presently reached miserable cottage, in
front of which was garden covered with
weeds. Ihadn no difficulty In getting into tbs
garden, for the hedge had several gaps In it
wide enough to admit four carts abreast.
approached an old well which stood solitary and
gloomy In distant corner, and looking down
into It beheld distinctly, without any possibil-
ity OF mistake, q corpse which had been stabbed
In several places. 1 counted the deep wounds
and vide gsshes whence the blood was flow-
ing, z, &
lwOuId have cried out, but my tongue Glove
to the roof of my mouth. At this moment |
awoke with my hair standing on end, trembling
In every limb, and cold drops of perspiration
standing on my forehead-awoke to find nv
sell comfortably in bed, my trunk standing be-
slde, me; birds warbling cheerfully near the
wlrdcw, while clear young voice was singing
provincial cir In tho next room, and the morn
ing sun was shining brightly through the cur
taina.
| sprapg from the bed, dressed myself, and,
as 1t was yet very early, thought would seek
an aPpo1ite Tor my breakfast by morning walk.
went accordingly into the street and strplled
along. The fartherI went the stronger beoa m .
the confused recollection of the objects that
presented themselves to my view. at Ia yery
strange, thought; / have never been here be-
fore, and could swear that I have seen this
house, and the next, and the one on the left"
On went till had crossed the corner of a
street crossing the one down which had come.
For the first time had remembered my dream
but put away the thought as too absurd: still, at
every step took some fresh point of resem-
blance struck me. "Am l still dreamine7" I
exclaimed, not without q momentary thrill
through my whole frame. "Is the agreement 10
be perfect 10 the very end7"
Before long reached the church with the
same architectural features that had attracted
my notice in the dream, and then the high road
along which pursued my way, coming at length
to the same by-path that had presented itself to
my Imagination few hours before--there was
no possibility of doubt or mistake. Every tree,
every turn was familiar to me. was not at ali
OF euperstitious turn, and was wholly en-
crossed in the practical details of commercial
business. My mind has never dWelt upon the
halluclnatione, the presentiments, that science
either denies or 10 unable to explain; but must
confess that now felt myself spell bound as BY
some enchantment-and with Pascal,s words
upon my lips, "a continued dream would be equal
to reality hurried forward, no longer doubt
Ing that the next moment would bring me to
the cottage, and this was really the case. In
ALL ltl 0utWard ako ID IL
what had seen in my dream. Who then could
wonder that determined to ascertain If the co
incidence would hold good in every point. en-
tered the garden and went to the spot where l
had seen the we'll but here the resemblance
failed-well, there was none. l looked In ev-
cry direction, examined the whole garden, went
round the cottage, which appeared TO be inhab-
ited, although no person was visible, but no.
where could find any yestige of well.
4 made no attempt TO enter the cottage, but
hastened back to the hotel in a state of aRita.
tion difficult to describe; could not make up
my mind to pass unnoticed such an extraordina-
ry ooincidence-but how was any clue to be OBJ
tanned to the terrible mystery. 10 a3
went to the landlord, and after chatting with
him for some time on different subieots, came
to the point, and asked him directly TO whom
the cottage belonged, that was on by-road that
l.uehcrlDeo 10 MIN. rs
& "Iwonder sir,' said he, "What made you
take such particular notice Of such wretohed
little hovel. 1t is inhabited by an old man
with his wife, who have the character Of being
very morose and unsoeiable They rarely
leave the house, see nobody and nobody goes
to see them; but they are quiet enough, and I
never heard anything against them beyond this,
OF late, their very existence seems to hayo
been forgotten; and believe, sir, that You are
the fret who, for years, have turned your eteps
to the deserted spot" ~ ip
These details, far from sAlisfying my curios-
ity, did but the more provoke il. Breakfast
was served, but could not touch II, and l felt
thatit l presented myself to The merchants In
such state Of excitement they would think me
mad; and, indeed, / felt very much excited.
paced up and down the room, looked ont Of the
window, trying to fix my attention on some ex-
ternal object, but in vain. / endeavored to II.
terest myself Ia quarfel between two men Ii
the streetGbut the garden aud the cottage pre-
occupied my mind; and 81 last snAsohinR INV
hat, cried, III win CO. come what maygS
/ Irepailed TO the nearest magistrate, told
him the object of my visit, and related ne
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