The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-17
\ REMARKABLE DREAM.
An Extraordinary Vision and its
Extraordinary Fuliillmcnt.


From the phIln ,rlrhln Evrnin" Telegraph. ~,
Sensible people, in the in;nc>| "'
their wi>,iniu and ,hc lack "ta!l super
StitiouS notions. profess 10 leave ur"aln> :
and visions in these days 10 the domain
OF Old women. who are acru>lonrI /"
rrvcI in the mysterious and incrrdihlr
~ one OF their particular and peculiar
spheres. Eut now and then Il man
who utterly ignores the p"rtcmt ni
dream, will be- visited hr one o; such
>in"ulrr bearing that he iinIS il quite
impossible ~ thrust il from his mind
~ Il matter OF no moment whatever.
Ict it seldom happcn> that in such
,a>rS the vision i followed by an cN-
act tullilmrnt in Suc! way as to mn
rrcs> the minds OF all who listen TO the
story with \ conviction that. ~ "ur
rrrnU,nu;hrr< have 50 often assured us.
|.thcrc is something in dreams alter
ALL" We have To record ease IN
nojut. of rcccui occurrence in hi, city.
Tor the truth o: which We are fully
prepared to vouch. We are not 1T
liberty TO give the names otihc PERSONS
who figured in the singular affair. but
their omission will not affect the case.
save with those who have morbid
desire To know everything which does
not concern them. The ci>r runs thus :
y few weeks ago y gentleman died.
lcavin. \ considerable fortune to BE-
shared anon" his heirs. During life
the deceased had Lccu on the most i'll
tima,c terms witha friend who>r inter-
est in him and hi, family WAS not of
such Il character rs to be severed by
the haud of death. Ii had been the
general undcrStandin" tor several years
that this friend had been designated in
the will OF the deceased rs his cXccu-
tor. The subject had Frequently been
broachcd between them. and invaria-
bly, the deceased asserted that hc had
made will di>po>in" Of his property
in the WAY in which he desired it
should BE- distributed. and that his
friend hah been named in the docu.
mrnt rs his executor.
When. however. Il search was made
for the will. no trace OF il could br
found. Every nook and corner OF tIrr
house into which such Il document
would be- likely 10 creep WAS prcrcd
into. with the same unsuccessful re-
suit. In this state Ui tie cast. by the
.tcnornl desire OF the relatives utthr Lc.
ceased. hi. friends took out letters OF
administration, and proceeded to wind
vp the affairs OF the estate in the way
provided for by the law in cases where
persons die imtr>iatc. The house in
which t!:c deceased had lived WAS ~.
paired and put in such ORDER rs To rem
der the widow and her children COM
Portable. and other important meas.
.'Irr> were taken by the administrator
AZ his discretion.
Mcanwhi!" the search for the miss.
Ing will continued. under the belief
that 1t w"nil yet br found. since the
."ccca>cd had 50 frequently declared
that he I'ad prepared such Il document.
he aE'nI'":>tratnr. cn"r"SSrd with the
."'r's OF the estate, naturally devoted
much th"n.h ht tn it durin. his uncm-
?lnyrd moments. the subject OF the
missing Will on such urcaSiun> always
coming np?cr!n">, in his mind. One
.n'"ht not lrnng since. i, engaged his
Hlrrpln. rs Hr!! IL his wakim. hours.
lir Sembianrr at his dead friend Ell.
t..44 Ais k2s!-t!.ambcr and accostcd
him IN ile tal-iIilJ tunes: |
on are spr9t;nx 4 great deal of
money on my !iou>c,' exclaimed the
spectre.
Yes. but not more than would on
my own house under similar circun-
>tances. was The rrspou>r. the dream
cr actually rising up in bed 1T sight Of
his spectral viSilO".
You are spending Il great deal
more Ot my money tlian / over did for
'nch purpose" continued the spectre '