The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-08-19
A Wonderful Dream.

On the late train from New York over
the Valley road u week ago Monday
night came three individuals tothis city,
two gentlemen and young lady. a car
riage was called and the party were driv-
en- to the residence of well known citi-
zen on South Franklin street. The fam
ily were all absent, but the servants were
evidently apprised of their coming, for
they had no difficulty in gaining entrance
and subsequently in being provided for
the balance of the night. The next af-
ternoon the party lett in close covered
carriage which was driven across the
bridge. One of the strangers was man
of elderly appearance, the other young
gentleman, while the third was hand
some, fair-haired woman, somewhere in
the neighborhood of twenty. The ap
pearance of all favored the suppositon
that they were of one family come hith
er on visit The truth Is sometimes
stranger than fiction, and last evening a
Unjon- Leotler representative was re-
galed with story concerning these
people, that has not been matched for
absolute interest in good many years,
and perhaps never in this section. 1t APP
pears that the party were all from Bus-
ton, the city of classic culture and genu
inc aristocracy. 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 resem-
bled the situation of those in a trance
condition. AT these times she would ut
ter strange things, reciting verses that
were evidently coined while under the
influence of these spells, and would play
marvellously beautiful pieces on the
! piano, all strange and new. These spells
| lasted about an hour, and came once n
day. Medical advice was obtained, but
the physicians could not ascertain the
cause of these strange trance conditions.
The lady herself could not recall any
thing that transpired while she was in
them and was good deal worried about
what could cause them. She was
healthy, unusually so, had no trace of
insanity, was never injured in any way,
and what caused the singular frances
into which she fell daily, was torment
ing mystery.
About four weeks since the lady had
a dream which so impressed her upon
awakening that she Informed her family
about it. She said that she dreamed of
going to a city called Wilkes Barre in
Pennsylvania That she crossed river
in covered carriage and drove to a
large monument which stood little off
a main road that led by it. 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 a
small white stone, not much bigger than
a 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 enclosure
she was met by an old woman who told
her that as long as She kept the stone
somewhere about her person she would
never be troubled with the spells she was
subject to. The family, very naturally
laughed at the vision, but the young
lady did not seem to regard it i,
"A funny light at all On the contrary
she was deeply impressed with the dream
and avoided the family during Ghe day
That night, strange to say, the visior
was repeated exactly. as it was also OF
the third night. by this time the mem
bcrs of the family grew quite serious
and regarded the young ladys dream
with good deal of awe and interest
Her spells continued coming on daily
about three clock in the afternoon.
In the meantime the lady asserted he
determination to visit this city and ool
at the place she had dreamed about
Her physicians We're consulted, ard affe
some days of hesitancy they final,
agreed that it would do no harm t,
bring the lady here. 1t was on this oc
: casiou that she came week ago Monda,
night, accompanied by her father an,
= her physician. The wonderful part O
this strange story is,that when the part,
who had no difficulty in locating tn
Wyoming monument as the object o
the young ladys vision, arrived there
,, she was permitted to 90 alone inside tn
gate up to the tall shaft, Her eyes wer
fixed upon the ground with an intensit,
of observation that was most acute. N
word was said as she moved cautiousl
about until she arrived on the northern
side of the shaft, Then she gazed wit
a deeper look. Slowly she passed he
foot over the grass, missing nothing i
the steady survey. Suddenly she stoope
,, and with a cry of joy arose, She hadfonn
the very stone she had dreamed about
,, She carried it to her father, who exam
ined it very closely and then passed
over to the doctor. Both were dumb
founded. Very few words were spoke
, , and the party returned silently, all tn
more anxious to know if the strang
spell would return again, now that tn
talisman that was to Danish them ha
been found. The young lady passe
through that day without her usua
t trance. The same thing happened on tn
next day when the party returned to Bos
ton. A letter received from the youn
lady last night says that she has not ha
any spell since she found the stone
+, IVitkeS- Barre UniOn- Leader.
4 Dr. Lenz, in recent lecture at Pari
on his iournpV from Mbron.1, A., Fr;,,l .,,,