The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-05-14
[ErOm the Cleveland Lender1

gan, tOoK the IOledO Express on sat
urday. at Fremont, bound for Toledo
and his home IN Michigan. He told a
strange story, Of which the following
is the substance +;
Some weeks since while at home IN
Michigan, he retired to rest after u
hard days work; and falling asleep,
dreamt n dream. lie appeared to
have taken a long journey from home,
where nc had been located for ten
years, and had scarcely lost sight of,
and where he had lived a "happy old
bach,S' and had never thought of mat
rimony, although tho far Michigand-
ers who resided in his noighborhood
had used their best endeavors to in
duce him TO make proposals for their
hands and hearts which they were pre-
pared to accept nfter the usual amount.
of hesitation. But our friend wac as
blind and oblivlous to their advances
rs a miser to n charitable petition; had
no more idea of mhtrimony, TO use his
own expression, than a Hotcntot. And
30 feeling, he tumbled into bed and, as
wo said before, was 0 in the land
Of dreams.
In that dream q vIsicn appeared un.
TO him, He arrived at a place IN Ohio
which was called Fremont. 1t appear
cd that Don after his arrival in that
place he formed the acquaintance ola
young lady, and that, after a short
but happy courtsbip, he married her
and returned TO his homo in Michigan,
whore he became wealthy, lived hap
plly, and raised a numerous family of
children, and in time trottcd his
grandchildren upon his Sneo. He then
awoke; It was broad daylight, and bis
mother was at his door "a ling him
down to breakfast.
AT tho breakfast table he related his
dream to the old lady, and she was
deeply Impressed by it. lie told her
1t was his intention to at once seek out
tho beautiful creature of whom he bad
dreamt, and the old lady, believing
there was a special providence IN it,
and beng also a firm believer in
dreams, advised him by all means to
20 and find her il he could, aid if ne
couldn't find her to bring back an
Ohio girl anyway, "for you know" she
said, "the OHIO girls are right smart"
So John packed up his little ward
robe and .took the first tram out for
Ohio, and lost no time 10 reaching
Fremont.
When he arrived at that place he
was surprised to discover that the sign
at the depot, containing tho name of
the place, was an exact duplicate Of
the n he had seen in his dream, and
that tho depot building ard general
appearance of tho. city corresponded
exactly with his vision, He put up at
the Keplcr House, and began his search.
For two or three days he was unsuc-
c%ossful, but finally, just before he was
on the point of returning home, he
came face to face with q maiden
at the post-ofice. ",Tis she" said he,
to himself, and then he walked up
manfulIy and told her his story ; his
dream, and of-his place in Michigan;
and frankly asked her to share his
last with hun. She said something
about its being sudden she would
rather wait a few days before giving
an answer; but he Vas determined to
have it there and then, and she finally
said she was ali his own. He accom-
panied her to her home, and that even
ing he told her fond parents all about
it, and they pronounced it good. The
following day they were married, and
at once commenced their journey
MiehIganward.
Inc man was a nue. looking ielloW
and SO happy that he could scarcely
contain himself. He protested round
ly hat it was the woman he saw IN his
dream that he had met and married
and that all, from first to last, had been
exactly as pictured 10 his dream. The
lady was a pleasing, appearing, oomely
looking lady, a few years younger than
the man, and seemed to BIO brim full of
fun, and to enjoy tho novelty of the
thing fully as much as her husband
Take them, all in all, they were we'll
matched, and were doubtless made for
each otner. He said only one thing
was lacking to make his happiness
complete, and that was the fullfllment