Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
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Mr.. LINcoLN'S DREAM.
In the life of Dickens, written by
Cors+or o.opr. tho following:

Mr.. llNC0lNS UhEAm.
In the life of Dickens, written by
occurs the following:
1t will (says Mr.. Forsser) be no
7iolation of the rule of avoiding prl-
vate detail if the very interesting |
close of this letter Zone written by
Dickens from Washington) is CIV
en-. Its anecdote of President Lin
coin was repeatedly told by Dick
ems after his return, and l am under
no necessity to withhold from it the
authority of Mr.. Summers name:
"I am going to morrow to see the
the President, who has seat to me
twice. l dined with Charles Sum-
ner last Sunday, against my rule;
and, as had stipulated for no party,
Mr.. Secretary Stanton was the only
other guest besides his own Secre-
tary. Stanton is a man with a very
remarkable memory, and extraordi-
nairly familiar with my books. He
and Sumner having been the first
two public men at the dying Presl-
dents bedside, and having remained
with him until he breathed his last,
we fell into a very interesting con-
versation after dinner, when, each
oil them giving his narrative separte-
lv. the usual discrepancies about de-
tails of time were observable. Then
Mr.. Stanton told me curious little
story which will form the remainder
of this short letter. On the alter
noon of the day on which the Pres
ident was shot, there was . Cabinet
council, at which he presided. Stan
ton, being at the time Commander
in-Chief of the Northern troops
that we're concentrated about here,
arrived rather late. Indeed, they
were waiting for him, and, on en-
tering the rooms, the President
broke off in something he was say
| ing, and remarked: "Let US proceed
to business, gentlemen Stanton
then noticed, with great surprise,
that the President sat with an air OF
dignity in his chair, instead of lol
| ling about in the most ungainly atti-
tudes, as his invariable custom was
and that instead of telling irrevel.
want or questionable stories, he was
grave and calm, aud quite a differ
ent man. Mr.. Stanton on leaving
the council with the Attorney Cen.
eral, said to him: "That is the mos1
satisfactory Cabinet meeting have
attended for many a long day.
What an extraordinary change il
Mr.. Lincolnr' The Attorney Gener
al replied, ave all saw that befor'
YOU came in. While we were wait
ing for you, he said, with his chir
down on his breast, g Gentlemen
something very extraordinary is 60
ing to happen, and that very soon.
To which the Attorney General hat
observed, something good, sir,
hopeY when the President answer
} ed very gravely, Il don't know; bu
it will happen, and shortly, too A.
they were all impressed by his man
ner, the Attorney general took hin
up again. "Have you received an.
information, sir. not yet disclose,
, to us?" No. answered the Presl
, dent: but l have had dream. ant
) l have now had the same dream
three times. Once on the nigh
: preceding the battle of Bull Run
| once on the night preceding sue
! another (naming battle also nc
favorable to the North). His chi
| sunk on his breast again, and he ss
, rejecting. "Mlght one ask the n:
!. ture of this dream, sir?' said tn
E Acknowledgement. WELL reelie
!, the President, without lifting hi
: head or changing his attention,
2 am on a great, broad, rolling rive
| and am in boat-and drift an
1 drift-but this is not business
suddenly raising his face and lool
ing around the table as Mr.. Stanto
entered. Let us proceed to busines
j gentlemen. Mr.. Stanton and th
!, Attorney General said, as they wal
= ed on together, it would be curio'
to notice whether anything ensue
on this; and they agreed to motto
He was shot that night.