Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-26

"What do you mean? Who's alive ~
! "Whv, sir, one Of the passengers we
/ have lust sayed is the xame-maii saw
writing on your slate at noon. would
swear to 1t in court of justice"
Upon my word, Mr.. Bruce" replied
fthe captain, s'this gsts more and more
singular. Let US go and see this man,
They found him in Conversation with
the captain of the rescsicd ship. They
both stepped forward ami expressed in
the warmest terms their gratitude for
deilverance from u horrible fate-slow
death by exposure and starvation. The
captain replied that he had done only
what he was certain they would have
ldolaa Tor himaander the same circum-
stances, and asked them both to step
down into the cabin. Then turning to
the. passenger, he said: III hope, sir, you
viii not think am triffing with you !;
but | would be much obliged if you
would write Il few words on this slate"
and he handed him the slate, with that
side up on which the mysterious writing
was not. II viii do anything you ask
replied the passenger, hut what shall l
write -
Suppose you write Steer to nor
4 west.'n ~
The passenger cheerfully complied.
The captain took up the slate and ex-
amined it closely then, stepping aside
so as to conceal the slate from the pas
senger, he turned it over and gave it to
him again with the other side up.
You say that is your handwriting ?'
said he.
II need not say So" reioined the other,
looking at it, ''for you SAW me write
And this?" said the captain, turning
the slate over.
The man looked first at one side Of the
slate, then at the other, puzzled. at last,
"What is the meaning of this" said he.
II wrote only one of these. Who wrote
the other %
''rhat is more than can tell you, sir.
Ny mate here says you wrote it, sitting
at this desk, at noon TO day.
as A DREAM.
The captain of the wreck and the pas
senger looked at-each other, exchanging
glances Of intelligence anu surprise; and
the former asked the latter: Did you
dream that you wrote on this slate 2"
mo, sir, not that remember"
You speak of dreaming, said the cap
tain of the bark. .sWliat was this gentle
man about at noon to-day ?"
Captain" rejoined the other, ''the
whole thing is most mysterious, and
had intended to-speak to you about it as
soon as we had got a little quiet. This
gentleman pointing TO the passenger)
being much exhausted, fell into heavy
sleeper what seemed sleep, some time
before noon. After an hour or more he
awoke, and said to me: Captain we
shall be relieved this very day When
asked him what reason he had for say
ing.so he replied that be had dreamed
that he was on board bark, and that
she was coming to our rescue. He de-
scribed her appearance and rig, and. to
our utter astOnishment. when your YES
sci hove In sight she correSponded eX-
actly to his description of her. We had
not thought much of what he had said,
vet still we hOpe'l there might be some
thing In it, for drowning men, you know,
will catch at Straws. As it has turned
out, i cannot doubt that it was all ar
ranged, in some incOmprehensible way,
by an overruling providence, so that we
might be saved
Il got the impression that the bark l
saw in my dream was going to rescue us,"
said the passenger. "but how that i'm
preston came cannot tell. Everything
here on board seems to me quite familiar;
yet am very sure that was never in
your vessel before. 1t is all a puzzle to
me.-N. Y. Sun.