The Portland daily press., 1863-01-13
MISCELLANY.
An Adventure at Toulouse.

evening in the month of June, 1761, arrived
at town in Languedoc, where | had never
before been. l put up in quiet inn in the
suburbs, and, being very much fatigued, order
ed dinner at once, and went to bed almost
immediately after, determined to begin very
early in the morning my visits to the different
merchants.
was no sooner in bed than i fell into
deep sleep, and had dream that maze the
strongest impression npon me-,
thought that had arrived at the same
town, but in the middle OF the day instead OF
the evening" as was really the case-that L
lad stopped at the very same inn, and gone
out Immediately. as an unoccupied stranger
would do, to see whatever was worthy of OBJ
servation in the place. / walked down the
main street, crossing it at right angles, and
apparently leading into the country. L had not
gone very far when / came to church, the
Gothic portal of which l stopped to examine.
When had satisfied my curiosity, advanced
to by-path which brancled from the main
street.
Obeying an impulse which could neither
account for nor control, l struck into this path,
though it was winding, rugged and unfre-
quented, and presently reached miserable
cottage, in front of which was a garden COW
cred with weeds. l had no difficulty in get
ting into the garden, for the hedge had sever
al gaps in it wide enough for four carts abreast
approached an old well which stood solitary
and gloomy in distant corner, and, looking
down into to it, | beheld distinctly, without
any possibility of mistake, a corpse which had
been stabbed in several places, and counted
the deep wounds and wide gashes, whence
the blood was flowing.
| would have cried out, but my tongue
Glove to the roof of my mouth At this mo-
ment awoke with my hair on end, trembling
in every limb, and cold drops of perspiration
bedewing my forehead, awoke to find myself
comfortably in bed, my trunk standing beside
Inc, birds warbling cheerfully near the window,
whilst a clear young voice was singing PROV
incial air in the next room, and the morning
sun was shining brightly through the cur
tains.
sprang from my bed dressed myself and,
as 1t was yet very early, l thought | would
seek an appetite for breakfast by a morning
walk. L went accordingly into the street and
strolled along. The further | went the
stronger became my confused recollections of
the objects that presented themselves to my
view. 1T is very strange ! thought; Il
have never been here before, and | could
swear that | have seen this house, and the
next and the one on the left.' On / went,
till l came 10 the corner of sreet crossing
the one down which | had come. For the
first time remembering my dream, but put
away the thought as too absurd: still, at every
step took some fresh point OF remembrance
struck me. Am l still dreaming?" / ex-
Claimed, not without momentary thrill
through my whole frame. SIS the agreement
to be perfect to the very end?"
Before long reached the church with the
same architectural featues that had attracted
my notice in the dream, and then the high road.
along which L pursued my way coming at
length to the same by-path that had presented
ltreli to my imagination few hours before
There was no possibility of doubt or mis- take:
every tree, every turn was familiar to me- /
was not at all OF superstitious turn, and was
wholly engrossed in the practical details of
commercial business.
My mind had never dwelt upon the halluci-
nation, the presentments. that science either
denies or is unable to explain: but / must
confess that new felt myself spell-bound as
by some enchantment, and with Piscal's words
upon my lips, "A continued dream would be
equal to reality" hurried forward. no long
er doubling that the next moment would
bring me to the cottage; and this was really
the case. In all its Outward circumstances it
corresponded to what rad seen i'm my dream
Who, then, could wonder that determined
so ascertain whether the coincidence would
hold good in every point? entered the gar
den, and went direct TO- the spot where l had
seen the well; but here the resemblance
failed--well there was none; looked in every
direction, examined the whole garden went
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