Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-02

VIZ NAtaA -
vcrsing The highways, enjoying the agreeable
ness Of the vesiher. Among the uunber there
sssa tall young man. apparently rot more than
twenty i've years Of age. Ia his right hand he
carried a cane. and in his left a snali carpet beg
HIS gait was quick. and from his expression he
: appeared " be bent upon some important eFFaaa-
Ia this u.snnor be went along. occasionally
glaneinS ere nd 20 view the surrounding objects.
he had hardly gone more than a quarter OF a
mile. when be came 20 a small street, which was
10 the suburbs Of the town. he turned and pro
ceeded up this. Presently, after walking but a
short distance. he arrived At On inn. Here he
hesitaico; and after viewing the exterior, be
muttered 10 himself the following vords:
1T Is very singular that this is the first inn /
have seen throughout my route. However. !
will put 10 here"
So saying he entered the building. aud. having
registered bis name. was shown 10 a room. Al
i ter ordering his dinner ne vent into his apart
ment 20 rest himself. His order was Immediately
responded TO; and. after eating. lie prepared TO
retire. intending 10 partake OF a long and hearty
sleep. 90 that early the nett morning be might
visit the various merchants Of the town. He ac-
cordingly went 70 bed, and was soon vrapt in
slumber. Nhile thus sleeping be had a dream
that made the strongest impression on him. We
will give IL rs from the lips of the dreamer:
81 thought I had arrived at the same town.
but in the middle of The evening. which was
ffAttY tue CaEts tNht 4 Dhu put up NJ ~ nut
inn. and gone Immediately, as an unacquainied
stranger would d., in order TO see whatever was
worthy OF Observatios ia tie Place. / walkei
down The main su Get into another street appar-
entity leading into the country. ! bad gone no
great distance when ! zane 10 a church. which
i stop ed to examine. After satisfying my Gu
s.riosity. I.advanced to q by path which brauched
of from The main street. ObeyiDg IN impulse
which j could neither account for nor control,
i struck into this path. though it was winding.
rough and unirsquen,ed. aud presently reached
a miserable cottage, in front Of which was a gar
den covered with weeds. 1 had 90 great difficult
~ in getting into the garden. for the hedge had
several wide gaps in it. | approached an old
we'll that stood solitary and gloomy in a distant
corner: and looking down into it, beheld. with
out any possibility Of mistake. n corpse which
had been stabbed in several places. | counted
the deep wounds and vide gssaes. There were
six"
At this ONE he awoke with his hair on
end. trembling in every limb, and cold drops Of
Precipitation bedewing his f~orehead-awoke to
.ksd himself comfortably in bed, his carpet bag
lying near him, and the morning sun beaming
through .his'eurtaln. Whit a difference He
sprsng from his bed, dressed himself. and. as IL
was vet early sought an appetite for breakfast
by an early walk. he went accordingly into
the street, and strolled along. The further he
went the stronger became the confused recol-
lection Of the objects that had presented them
selves TO bis view.
q" IL is very strange" said he to himself " I
have never been in tbs place before, aud | could
swear thstI'ye seen .his hoase. and the next.
and that To- our lett
Ga he went, gu ne came 10 a corner OF a street
crossing tine one down which he had come. Be
fore long be arrived at tie church with the arch
i~tec(ural features that had attracted his notice in
thc dream and then the high road. along which
- k-I ~4z~.a.f a. $50 An,,tn -. 10Th ~. tha
same by path tha, had presented itself to his i'm
aginstion a few hours beiore-there was no pos
sibility OF doubt or mistake. Every tree and
esery turn vas familiar 70 him. lie hurried for
ward. no longer doubling that the next moment
would bring him to The cottage and
this was really the case. In all it,
exterior appearances IL corespoDded with
Shat he bad seen in his dream
Who. then. could wonder that he determined
TO ascertain whether the condolences would hoic
good In every point? He entered The garder
aud went directly to the spot where he had seer
the we'll; but here the reese mbiance failed; there
WAS none He looked in every direction. ex
smined the who'll garden. and even went round
The cottage. which seemed to be Inhabited: bu,
nowhere could be ind any signs of a we'll. He
then FASTENED back to the inn in a state OF eI-
element hard 10 describe. lie could hot make
I'D his mind to allow such extraordinary coinci
depce 10 pass unuoticed. But how was he TO
obtain a clue TO the awful mysteryf he went
TO the landlord. and asked him dis ec,ly to whom
the cottage belonged that was on the by-road
near TO him.
II wonder. sir" said he. what causes you 10
take such particular notice OF that wretched little
hovelr Ii is Inhabited by an old man and his
wife who have The character OF being very un
Esocisi They scarcely ever leave the house,
see nobody. and epobody goes 20 see them
Or late their very existence appears 20 have
been furgoten, and I be iese you are the
frs. y o. TOR year,, hss turned your steps 10
s the o .eiy spot
These detsil., instead of satisfying his curios
itv. DOLLY Ioused it the more. Breakfast was
served but he could eat none. and he felt that IL
he presented himself 10 the merchants in such a
state Of excitement. they might think him mad
He y ked up aud down the room aud looked
out OF the window. endesvoring TO interest him
seif in a quarrel between two men in The street
But The garden and cottage preocsupied his mind
and. At last. snatcbing Up has hat, he made his
way To the street. fastening TO the nearest
magistrate. he related the whole circumstance
briefly aud clearly,
il very strange" said the officer. " and
-after what has happened. | don't think il would
be right TO leav the matter without further in
vestigstion. l will place two OF the police at
your com mand; YOU can then go once more TO
the howell and search every part of II. You NAV
49,
He allowed but a very few minutes TO elapse
before he was on his wsy. accom- canied by the
two officers. After knocking al the door and
waiting tor some time. the old man opened the
door. lie received them sonewhat uncivily. but
showed no mark of suspicion when they told him
they wished to search the house.
Very well; as fast and soon as you please,
was the reply.
Have you = we'll here 2"
No, su we are obliged 70 &c: our water
from a spring abou, a quarter Of a mile dis
s,snt."
They searched tho house. but discovered moth
ing of any Consequence. Meanwhile the old
MN gazed upon them with an impcnet-xble va
-esbey oil LOOK. as if he could not understand
Why they were i~ntrudinc on his property. Final
~. they fsssook the cottage. without finding any.
thing 20 corroborate their suspicious. Thew, how
ever. resolved TO INSPECT the garden. Bs this
time a number of persons had collected together
outside. b wing been drawn IN tue SPOT b, ihe
sight of a stranger with two policemen They
were asked if they knew anything Of = we'll in
those parts. They replied they did not the idea
seemsd 10 perplex them. At length an old NO
man came for~afd. leaning on a cTutch.
"Axeilf" said she IL it a well YOU are
looking tort That has been gone these thirty
years. remember il IS II it we're yesterday
how | used to throw stones into it. just 10 bear
them splash in the water"
DO yon remember where that well used 10