Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-20
A Wonderful Dream.
If Leads to Very Singular ResuIts.

From the WiIkesbarre Union -Leaderl On the late train from New York over the Valley road a week ago Monday night came three individuals to this city, two gentlemen and young lady. A carriage was called and the party were driven to the residence of a well-known citizen on South Franklin street. The family were all absent, but the servants were evidently appraised of their coming, for they had no difficulty in gaining entrance and subsequently, in being provided for the balance of the night. The next after noon the party left in close covered carri- age which was driven across the bridge. One of the strangers was man of elderly appear ance, the other young gentleman, while the third was a handsome, fair haired woman somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 The appearance of all favored the supposition that they were of one family come hither on visit. The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, and last evening U1ai0z-LeHde7' representative regaled with story con- corning these people that has not been matched for absolute interest in good many years, and perhaps never in that section. It appears that the party were all from Boston, the city of classic culture and genuine aristoc- racy. The elder gentleman was the father of the young lady and the other was her family physician. About three months ago the lady was suddenly seized with spells that resembled the situation of those in trance condition At these times she would utter
 
 evidently coined while under the influence of these spells. and would play marvelously beautiful pieces on the piano, all strange and new. These spells lasted about an hour, and came daily. Medical advice was obtained, but the physicians could not ascertain the cause of these strange trance conditions. The lady herself could not recall anything that transpired while she was in them, and was good deal worried about what could cause them. She was healthy, unusually so; she had no trace of insanity and was never injur- ed in any way What caused the singular frances into which she fell Edaily was tor menting misery.
 About four weeks since the lady had dream which SO impressed her upon awaken ing she informed her family about it. She said that she dreamed of going to city call ed Wilkesbarre in Pennsylvania. That she crossed river in a covered carriage and drove to a large monument which stood little off a main road that led by 1t. That upon arriving at the monument she entered the gate and walked inside. Just in front of the northern face of the tall shaft, lying in the grass, she observed small white stone not much bigger than walnut, on which were seven round, black spots, which she picked up and put in her pocket. She then went away but before getting out of the enclos- ure she was met by an old woman who told her that as long as she kept the stone some where about her person she would never be
 
 The family very naturally laughed at the vision, but the young lady did not seem to regard it in a funny light at all. On the con- trary she was very deeply impressed with the dream and avoided the family during the day. That night, strange to say, the vision was repeated exactly, as it was also on the third night. By this time the members of the family grew quite serious and regarded the young lady's dream with a good deal of awe and interest. Her spells continued con- ing on daily about o'clock in the afternoon.
 In the meantime the lady asserted her de- termination to visit this city and look at the place she had dreamed about. Her physici- ans were consulted, and after some days of hesitancy they finally agreed that it would be no harm to bring the lady here. It was on this occasion that she came, week ago Monday night, accompanied by her father and her physician. The wonderful part of this strange story is that when the party, who had no difficulty in locating the Wyom- ing monument the object of the young la- dy's vision, arrived there, she was permitted to go alone inside the gate up to the tall shaft. Her eyes were fixed upon the ground with an intensity of observation that was most acute. No word was said as she moved cautiously about until she arrived on the northern side of the shaft. Then she gazed with deeper look. Slowly she pass
 d her foot over the grass, missing nothing in the steady survey. Suddenly she stopped, bent down. and with cry Of joy she arose. She H0d found tue 0e1y stone she h0d dreGnae6 about She carried it to her father, who ex- amined it very closely and then passed it over to the doctor. Both were dumbfound- ed Very few words were spoken, and the party returned silently, all the more anxious to know if the strange spells would return again. now that the talisman that was to ban ish them had been found. The lady passed through that day without her usual trance. The same thing happened on the next day, when the party returned to Boston. A letter received from the young lady last night says that she has not had any spells since she found the stone