Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-29

war. You remember that the bat
lie of Gettysburg was settled on
the 3rtl of July, though Lee lay on
his arms expecting another attack
on the 4th, and began his retreat
that night. The-surrender Of Vicks
burg occurred on the 4th. Gettys
burg and Vicksburg are eight hun.
dred miles apart, or perhaps more,
and no telegraph message had
been received at Gettysburg an
nouncF1g Tis-surrender OF 7icks-
burg-=at- lsfst;i if.there had been,
it could hardly reach headquarters
befops. shutdown. on. the 4th. The
Twelfth corps had been drawn up
in Lincoln. the afternoon of the 4th
with view of changing position,
and was standing at place rest
when one OF the soldiers exclaimed,
sVicksburg's taken!' The word
passed down the line, and cheer
broke from the troops. That news
and the certainty that Lee had sus.
tanned a severe defeat put new life
into them. But when an attempt
was made to trace the news to Off
cial sources it conldn't be done
That soldier sfelt it in his bones,'
and had spoken right Out. Next
day dispatches arrived that the
soldier had spoken the truth"
"Yes, these things are unaccount-
able" Ssid a third speaker. The
:intuitionS, or whatever they are,
needn't be so important either. |
remember that my father was sit:
ting in his library one afternoon,
when be took out his watch, looked
at it, and said; E will be here
in ten minutes b WAS his
brother in law, widowed in neigh.
boring town, and, though he called
over frequently, he was not expect
ed that day. After he had spoken,
my father seemed surprised at him.
self, and laughed a little awkward.
ly. MY mother asked how he knew
that E- would be there, and he
said he didn't know; he had spoken
on the impulse of The moment.-
Sure enough, in ten minutes the
bell rang. E was at the door.
He had only come to dinner, and
his visit was not important, but he
had, somehow, projected his per
sonality ahead of him."
: Said a fourth: "There really is
such Il thing as seeing beyond the
limit of human vision. I'll tell you
a little circumstance that | can
swear to, and then let's talk ;lbont
something else. When | was 16
Years old / had no more idea of go
ing to London than | had of going
to Nova Zembla. l knew practi
cally nothing about the city. One
night dreamed that [ was there
in park facing some public build
ings, and over the trees and roofs.
at the right were the towers Of
Westminster abbey and parliament
buildings. That night an impor-
tant letter was on its way summon
ing me to London. arrived there
as the man who had written the
letter was leaving his house for a
walk. [ saw my trunk safely
stoved and went along with him.
We strolIed out to St. James park
to hear a band play. AT one point
in the park [ looked behind me,
and there was the picture had
seen in my dream-treeS, towers,
public buildings, and all. Before |
went there | hadn't the slightest
idea how the city was built. For
aught l knew St. Paul's, Westmin-
lister abbey, Temple bar and the
British, stood in row on
one street. How did ! manage in
a dream to see those buildings east
Of St. James park just in the posi-
tons aud size, shape, and color that
they really were2"