The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-08
A HAPPY DREAM.
rOIeyeland LEADER

IClevelsnd LEADER
One OF The happiest. men that ever
iourneyed hundred miles from Michi-
ran took the Toledo Express on Satur-
day. at Fremont, bound for Toledo and
hIs home In Michigan. He told q
strange story, OF which the following Ia
the substance:
Some weeks since, while at home In
Michigan, he retired to rest after hard
days work, and falling asleep, dreamt
dream ae ssp a to ays s taken he
had been located for ten years. and had
scarcely lost sight of, and where. he had
lived "a happy old bach. and never
thought OF matrimony, although the
fair Michiganders who resided in his
neighborhood had used their best en-
deayors to induce him to make propo-.
sails for their hands and hearts, which
they were prepared to accept after the
usual amount OF hesitation I Q,n
But our friend was as blind and
oblivious to their advances as d rniser to
a charitable petition; had no more idea
of matrimony, to use his own expression,
tumbled into bed, and as we said before,
was soon In the land OF dreams. In that
dream vision appeared unto him. He
arrived at place In Ohio which was
called Fremont. Itappearedt that soon
after his arrival In that place he formed
the acquaintance OF o young lady, and
that after short but happy courtship,
he married her and returned to his home
in Michigan, where he became wealthy,
liyed happily, and raised q numerous
family OF children, and In time trotted
his grandchildren upon. his knee; He
then awoke; 1t was broad daylight, and
his mother was at his door calling him
down to breakfast. AT. the breakfast
table he related his dream to the
old lady, and she was deeply i'm
pressed by it. He told her 1t was
his intention to at once seek out the
beautiful creature Of whom he dreamt,
and the old lady believing there was q
special providence In 1T. and being also
q firm believer In dreams, advised him
by all means TO go and find her II he
could, and II be couldn't find her, to
bring back an Ohio girl anyway. for
are quite smart" So. John packed. up
his little wardrobe and took the first
train out for Ohio, and lost no time In
reaching Fremont. When he arrived at
that place he was surprised to discover
that the sign at the depot, containing
the name of the place, was che exact
duplicate OF the one he had seen In his
dream, and that the depot building and
general appearance OF the city cor.
responded exactly with his vision. He
put up at the Helper House, and began
his search. Gs g a. gf45h !.
For two or three days he was unsuc-
cesstul, but finally, just before he was
on the point Of returning home, he came
face to face with q maiden at the post
Office. "'Tis she;" said he. all to him
self, then he walked uplmanfully and
told her his story !; his dream, and of his
place in Michigan, and frankly asked
her to share his lot with him. She
said something about its being sudden !;
she would rather wait 0 few days before
giving an answer but he was determin-
finally said she was all his own. He
accompanied her to her home. and that
evening he told her fond parents all
about It. And they pronounced IL good.
The day following they were married,
and they commenced their journey
Michiganward. The man a was fine look
ing fellow, and 50 happy that he could
scaecely contain himself He ,pr0tested
roundly that 1t was the woman he saw
in his dream, and that ne had met and
married, and that all, from first 70 last.
had been exactly as .piotgred IN his
dream. The fady. was q pleasing np-
pearing, comedy looking lady, q few
years younger than the man, and
seemed to be brim full of fun and to
enjoy the novelty OF the thing fully as1
much as her husband. Take them all
In all, they were we'll matched, and
were doubtless made for each other.
He said only one thing was lacking to
make his happiness complete, and that
was fulflllment Of the latter part OF his
dream. This is one of the most strange
matrimonial affairs We have ever seen
or read ado Of, and md doubt II Its equal has
dreams ofttimes foreshadow coming
events. We often hear Of men dreaming
OF sudden deaths, and dying; but we do
not know of case where the incidents
and characters were depicted and full
filled as In the present instance. III
there Ii a parallel case on record we
should like to hear it.