The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-12

orally occupied by the. doctor or the leading
attorney, if it is not boarding-school. We
passed through the usual oak-hoored hallmto
the usual dining-room, with its usual Turkey
carpet, its usual formal sideboard with the
usual portrait of the owner over it,, and the
usual array of leathern-seated chairs dnwn
up in hollow squares around the walls. But
where the table ought to have been, with its
usual red and black cover, was something cry
unusual.
There stood tomb ~ !
A marble tomb, rising out of the floor, half
above it and half below, on the slab Of which
SACRED TO THE MEMORY
EDWARD FLETCHER-BALDWvN,
OF CAULnERwOLDE,
WHO DIED
December 3lSt, 1870,
aged "a Years.
Now the man on the hill had said; Come,
and Will show you your grave" but this one
was that of some one else. Ny name is
Fletcher, not Fletcher-Baldwyn, and | have
nothing to do with CaulderwOldt whatever
| that is, or wherever it may be. | Iever heard
of such place. Thus | reasoned in my
| dream, and turned round to ask for an eXpla-
| nation; but the man was gone, AMI the house
was on fire, and the shock produced by the
| double surprise awOke me.
Dreaming this the second timeit seemed to
come with all the force of novelty. | had no
knowledge of what was to happen first, or
what would follow | awoke il suspense at
the end, as before and, as have already writ
! ten, did not give it second waking thought.
| landed at Southampton yesterday evening,
| took the first train for London. and arrived al
our q NAV now saw MN house sotired that |
went straight to nv room. begging Emma to
make NV excuses to Mcdonnell when he
should arrives
| This morning was nm as usual early. and
made for the breakfast-room. Whenmy hand
was on the lock of the door and hafore T had
opened it. before saw that there was man
dressed all in black standing with mis- back to
me on the hearth-rug, with the redglow of the
fire beyond him. INV dream flashed back I
knew he would turn round and hold ont his
hand as though we were old friends, and he
had been waiting for me.
know shouId accert bis so1rto+ic,, nc ,,,i+a
natural and that we sbCnid SholSo %orJs y,itb
ont word And 50 II u.es 10 +nrnad o,,oati,,
as aynected and ao,r ~, 'ni hi -
o % @ y; i,1 5 we '''''' INV ''''' ''''''
m, . 3 "
>, Inns IS What nakeme recall 1t, and really
| CleIe Is something very odd so 1ar'
REQ. .. After reading over what WI ote last
night it strikes me that there isn't anything so
very odd after all. 1t is nonsense to think that
saw Mcdonnell before | opened the door. 1t
was his black back and the tire-glow which put
me in mind of that silly dream and then,
IN ii ne tu' neu dloullOl' lahSieu MS lace was
me unat ol Clie man on tfle NIL NOW, thls Is
ultG way 70 sesC II, II nau asked yscH zen
m oeIole our meeting What the lace OF
~ iai as iihe, coulu nav lescrIpeu
th NJ niaL ,etCies the point now
SIM iI ouH LUNGS pecoliie Wllen gu
ollei was III mourning
ut i,iS ~ i"Ciiet ouS Vi ltsPecu lor US. ne
was va illLs HIS ndiiuS al tlG iiIe because IL
~ SaI toiI, anu consequently hdu 10 TURN MS
i Each 70 tile uooI we ilau never met put ne
naS MY was iiIe oillt oClieI lhdu III CilG mouse,
anu anu f me" ne was tlle ollIy guest. ~ would
nav hanG ueen absurd II Two future prothers-ln-
Ia" nau stoou on the ceremony OF an lhtro-
uue'ion, SsPeclally "Ieh one OIL theih was IN
nls own louse, aIiu Ghe oGher MS guest VI
COURSE we uluIl talk ABOUT graves, ana OF
eo Vll sc We siIooh nanuS WITHOUT word lie
says tlaC an nQI at an the sort OF man he eX-
Pecteu 10 ma IN Emma brother. Inc truth is
sue wanted me 10 make favorable impression
on her ioVer, ana therefore ana not Halter me
III ner descriptions. ehe Played the same game
Oh nun, anu we are mutually disappointed
aSreeaoly' ms SHOWS That ne mas not been
dreaming ABOUT me-
| Feb. IL. l have had that dream again, and
the face of the man on the hill is McDonnell's.
ways sos
FEB. 2S. Things are pettinc decidedlv sIodd,,
| AGAIN asked NcDonnaIT &c La -, on Wv :,
IT, ILL T1j Jii,ioii ~ u nc ne my" any
R La cannIu UauiuerMolue. ne ana hot' put