Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-27
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Mr.. Elitor:--I have always been very
careful in sending news to your paper not
to trcspass on your valuable space with
lengthy articles and such that would not
interest your readers. Thinking the fol-
lowing might interest the young wish
you would publish same:
Charles d. Reach. youngest son of
Willard II. Reach, Columbia, N. II. an
industrious and promising young man and
beloved b. all who knew him, was Gu.
down in the prime of life, after brief
Sickness, and was buried by the writer of
this article Oct. IL, 1874. There are cir
cumstances connected with the lives of
individuals which, if brought to light
would benefit the community. An Incl.
dent in the history of tho young ma in
question has come to hand. When on Il
visit to his cousin in Barnet, VT, in
March, 1871, at the time of the breaking
up of the Connecticut River, she spoke OF
dream (whilc looking down at the float
ing field of ice) that she Dreamed tn
night before, that this reminded her of.
This statement of his cousin prepared the
way for him to speak of something he
had dreamed. 1t wa. as follows, and was
told with feelings of the deepest emotions
part of which he said he could study out
''Oae night, some time ago, l dreamed
that had to go to Europe, or somewhere
across an ocean; I was in boat alone
with only one oar and stick; the waite
began to look rough; when l made thi.
discovery, | heard a rushing sound be
hind me. | looked around and just be
hind me was large beast or fish, q can
not give it any name,) coming after IN
with his mouth wide open and appeare,
to be IS large as a small mountain.
tried to go to one side or the other, but i
was Of no use, he was close behind me. JUS
then dropped my oar, and this beas
caught it and it was gone, and there wa
with only stick in my hand. l LOOKED
around and wished by all that was goot
that there was some way to escape. Oh
looking around saw a shore, one spot o
which was very light and thought, 'oh
if could only get there Just then
hand was reached out to me from clout
and said, No, will get out alone I,
turning saw that beast at the end of m,
boat. was SO frightened that I turned
again to the shore aud said, 'Oh / will,
and reached out to the aand yet extended
to me. In an instant was high and DIR,
on the shore and on looking back saw tn,
beast shutting his teeth in rage ant
SIN tshing the boat in pieces" This dream
was thus Interpreted by him. 81 used t.
be a pretty wild boy and wolld g Off t.
Colebrook with lot of boys and swea
and was as ugly as l could be, but con
cluded after that dream that the beast wa
the devil and had to turn over q new
leaf or he had me-" He then spok
OF another dream as follows:
II dreamed one night that father and ]
or John and IL cannot tell which
were standing on high, dangerous look
ing ledge of rocks, looking over; w
could not see the bottom. was talkin
to him and turning round suddenly foun
he W $ gone, and dreadful looking bein
that made me shudder to think of stoo
close by me, and before / could say
word he caught me and tried to throw m
over the precipice. I shouted to fathe
and James but they did not come, and
felt my strength giving way. This crea
ure then hurled me over. l felt myse
going down, down, down, and I sale
oh! Heaven save me-; and saw in al
gel reach down to me. 1t had wi lg an
was far more beautiful than can tell yol
Just then when it reached out its hand {
me felt like floating In air and all m
fear was gone, and I was happy as coul
be floating away so easy" He said wit
tears In his eyes, to his cousin that he ha