The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-22
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with q remarkably clear intelligence.
While sitting, in broad day, beneath Q
| cherry tree, whose branches oyerhung o
paling at right angles to her seat, she saw
| young girl come tripping along the pallng,
In wondering how she was enabled to keep
her footing, the lady noticed that her tiny
| feet were encased in high-heeled red mo
rocco slippers. Her dress was OF OLD lash
ion, consisting partly Of the then obsolete
!" neglige," and o long blue scarf. Arrived
beneath the tree, the visionary figure un-
wound the scarf, secured one end to on over
hanging Dough, made loop at the other,
and. Slipping it over her head, leaped from
| the paling On witnessing this, the young
seer tainted away. - 81
| Subsequent inquiry proved that, at pc
Rod not less than sixty years before, girl
named Caroline WaMstein, daughter of o
! former proprietor of the estate, having been
] Tilted by her lover, put an end to her life at
the spot and in the manner depicted IN the
vision.
| Instances of the warning-dream, involv-
! ing minute particulars, possess certain IN
terest. Here is o recent article:
The father of friend of the writer, an
old Peninsula oficer-he commanded his
| regiment OF Waterloo-was residing not long
since about twelve miles from London, IN
direction where, strange to say, no railway
passed sufficiently near to accelerate the
Journey to town. One morning the Colonel
found, among the letters awaiting him on
the breakfast table, an application from q
friend of his who was engaged IN some ou-
siness of fluctuating and speculative cha
racter, earnestly requesting the loan OF o
hundred pounds. The writer resided IN
| Wimpole street, where the Colonel had often
partaken of his friends hospitality. I'm
| willing to refuse such an appeal, he instant
| ly transmitted by post check Tor the re-
| quired amount.
On the succeeding night his eldest daugh-
| ter dreamed that the applicant had sustain
ed a reverse of so crippling nature that
| insolvency was inevitable, and her fathers
money was consequently lost. So deep was
! the impression thus Unexpectedly suggested
| to her mind that the young lady left her
bed, and going straight to her mothers
room, communicated her dream. Her
sleepy parent merely demonstrated and sent
| her away. But second time came back
! the disturbing dream, and with an angry
| force that sent her second time to her
mothers beside. Once more, but with
| soothing and gentleness, Miss Margaret was
dismissed to her repose. However, about
| four in the morning, the dream required
| for the third time; and now the young lady
fairly got up, dressed herself, and appealed
| to her father, declaring that she would not
| attempt to sleep again until the truth OF
| what she now believed to be warning
should be investigated. The Colonel's in
terest and curiosity were aroused. He order
ed his carriage at half-past six, and taking
his daughter with him, started for Wlmpole
street. ,.....-......
The travellers knew the habits Of their
friend. He never quilted his bedroom till
o'clock, and when, little before that
| hour, they were ushered into his breakfast
parlor, the morning letters lay beside his
plate. Among them, the Colonel recognized
his own, which, under the peculiar circum-
stances and the pressing instances of his
daughter, the gallant officer felt justified in
abstracting and placing in his pocket.
Upon the appearance of the master of the
house, the visitor explained, and with per-
feet truth, that he had come thus early to
town purposely to express his very sincere
regret that circumstances equally uncon-
trollable and unforeseen rendered it impossi-
BILE for him to comply with his request for
loan.
How these excuses were received, history
does not state. One thing, however, is
beyond all questionable gentleman's
name appeared in the next Gazette, and
that owing to liabilities in regard to which
the poor Colonel's loan would have been as
drop in the well Who will deny that
there was dream fairly worth hundred
pounds
1t may be satisfactory to the lovers Of un-
explained marvels to learn that the number
of houses wanting fesh-and-blood tenants,
because they are supposed to be. pre6ccu-
pied by beings of different mould, by no
means diminishes. There is spot,-a
very pretty spot, too,-and highly accessi-
BILE to travellers, in which there is very
large colony of such dwellings, Ito use the
language of an inhabitant of the district, a
"perfect nest of ghosts,") albeit its name,
to satisfy editorial scruples, must be sup
pressed. 1t might also have been discover
ed, with consummate ease, in the page OF
| Bradshaw. A brief residence in that favor
ed precinct would satisfy the most incredu-
lous that there are mysteries that battle his
philosophy. There is another spot-let us
hope that we are successfully working to
windward of the law of defamation in men
tioning that it is not far from the city of
| Bath-which boasts of two handsome coun-
try seats, each possessed Of Evolutionary
ghost. The following, relating to one Of
| these houses, which we shall designate Bar
ton Hall, is perfectly true, and occurred but
| o short time since on the occasion Of the
visit of two young ladies, sisters, from whom
the narrative is derived. They had retire d
to the chamber occupied by both, and the
elder sister was already in bed. The
younger one was kneeling before the fire.
The door opened SOFTLY and woman, en-
tering, crossed the apartment, and bent
down before chest of drawers as if intend
ing to open the lower one. Thinking it was
one of the maids, the young lady who was in
bed accosted her: Is that you, Mary {?
What are you looking for there p
Her sister, who was beside the fire, had
risen to her feet, and turned towards the
woman. In the act, she uttered q loud
shrek, and, staggering back, fell half faint
ing to the bed. The other sprang up and
followed the intruder, who seemed to retreat
quickly into an adjoining dressing-room.
The young lady entered. 1t was empty.
Returning to her sister, the latter, who
had recovered from her CONSERVATION, ex-
planned the cause Of her outcry. The woman,
in turning to meet her, displayed @ human
countenance, but devoid of eyes.
The neighboring residence, Jervis House,