The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-12-14

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Hoor. perceived ihs, had been msrel
dreaming . vivid dream.
To say that I vas not startled vonld b
untrue, ! was very mnch moved. but
vas with neither supersiitous fear nor th
slightest faith. Here. | thought was
grand opportunity to put my fsvorit
theories into practise. ] bad d~smed
dream Of suoh distinciivencss and detAi
that il might readily be supposed 10 be
fore~arning. Tha, II would prove 10 b
nothing Of the sort, i was perfectly con
vinced.
would write down the circumstances
and whom the event had proven then
wholly false, use the whole as knock
down argument against all faith in an,
forewArning whatsoever,
On further Investigation ! confess that
was somewhat puzzled. ] found Their
was such q railroad as the Northern New
York and CansdA that the cars we're of ths
color seen IN my dsesm. ] found farther
more, on ccnvesing with . psss0: rhs
had travelled over the route thai
the road crossed the Black river on 9
trestle bridge. and that. viewed mp the
river, the landscape would appear aboul
as had seen il.
was by no means convinced, however.
/ might have heard OF the railroad IN
question, and forgotten the fact. The col.
or OF the cars was such as is common to
railroads. The landscape may have borne
only general resemblance to the Black
river; moreover. my description OF the one
seen in my dream could at most have Civ.
en- few salient points, such rs hills, water;
few distant towns and trestle bridge,
common to hundred other regions in the
country.
Moreover, / could imagine no reason
why should travel over the route. My
parents live in northern New York, but in
visiting them my course would be at least
a hundred miles east Of the Black river.
The winter passed by with no renewal
of my strange dream, and the occurrence
OF no circumstance bearing upon it, and
the whole matter had passed out OF my
memory.
One morning / received q telegram
from home to the effect that my father
had been taken i'll, and that his physician
dcspaired OF his life.
Skeptic as was, was no infdel in the
matter OF my family Affection. made my
in haste and took the night
train for my fathers home On arriving
at Utica, ! learned that freshet had
washed out the track OF the regular line,
and that should be compelled to take q
branch road score Of miles further west.
NY dream now occurred to me. l
was travelling near the region l had dream
ed Of One accident had forced me nearer
to it than had reason to anticipate. But
was not foolish enough to suppose that
my set OF circumstances would bring
about the fulfllment Of my vision
During the night the train halted at a
arge town on the line, aud the passengers
we're informed that another transfer |
would be necessary. The rains which had |
destroyed tile track of the.regular line had
Ilso thrown down bridge on the branch. |
As alighted in the dark and made my |
way to the train in waiting admit that |
vas very much startled to read on the
,ars the words had seen in my dream
Northern New York 4 Canada II. r.
counted the cars; there were sixteen in
yellow and twelve red.
My philosophy was considerably shaken.
{ seemed as IL IN irresistible hand were
orcing me to the fulfllment Of my dream.
But was still stubborn in my belief.
resolved to investigate matters still
urtber and satisfy myself that I had
imply met with series Of condolences.
'reshets might occur on railroads without
he special intervention OF destiny. Cars
night be ofa certain color and number
Eithout proving dreams to be true
Al the earliest peep Of dawn | went
trough every car on the train, earnestly
canning the passengers faces, ! was
boxing for the girl in the gray travelling
nit. l was highly elated to discover that
o such person was on board. Here was
ne point in my favor.
But very shortly this point was opposed
y two OF very startling kind.
During halt in the forenoon alight-
and went forward TO the engine There
pom the brass plates on the sides was the
umber II. And as the engineer leaned
'om his window, / was stunned to recog.
ize the man in the dream. the red face
nd the black beard.
went back TO my seat in maze OF
onder and dread. My incredulity was
Dzing out ont at my Fl myers ends.
Just as the train was about to start,
,rriage drove fuaiously up TO the station,
I'd . late passenger was assisted aboard
ne Of the forward cars as the wheels be-
an to move. II was woman. whose face
could not see, for she wore veil, but
er dress was Of q light gray color and her
gure that Of . young girl.
BY this time ] was thoroughly unnerved.
dared not 60 forward and endeavor to
itch glimpse Of the girls face. / fear
to see the face OF my dream. threw
yself back into the corner Of my seat and
II into a moody reverie.
Bat. meantime. gathered from the
OF t~o passengers in the seat
fore me that We we're 10 cross the Black
YER on trestle bridge.
Presently the landscape on either side