The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-05
Two Strange Dreams.


a friend, not long s-o, related 10 me-
the foEoWing Ten years ago was
residing in the town is, in the north
Of Nova Sooiia possessed valuable
ierss, ~ficb ouenigilt dissp preared from
Ms stable. My barn had been broken
into and my horse stolen The thiefhad
left nothing whatever by which I could
trace hiui. and there seeused 10 b. bui
little hope Of recovering my stoisa prop
eny; vet I plsnnel, and worked, and
thought, and ADVERTISED.
All seemed vain. however. Affes re-
firing one night, about two weeks after
my loss, ! feli 70 thinking more deeply
perhaps than ever before, about Iny horse.
I lot only valued him for his worth, but
/ vas much attached 70 the kind noble
creature 1t seemed that I had tired
cyers means Eitbout the least shadow e
Success Hhile thinking What I would
give to knou where he vas I feH asleep.
! dreamed that ] vas in small country
settlement which wss entirely strange
10 me. was Standing by tie roadside
conrersing with a tall gentleman. also
4 stranger. asked him The name q the
place, which be tod me vas W.
The name Was familiar 10 me 7
knew Il was a settlement or which 7 had
ofien heard, but bad never visited. Il
vas about SIXTY miles from plsoe Of resi-
denoe- The tai gentleman seemed ct
once 70 take me into his confidence He
tod me had be an idea of buying horse
from q man who had recently rsurchsed
It in Prince Edward Island As his
friend we'd ne1r he wished me 70 70 IN
to the stable with him and see the horse
and pass my opinion on him. adding that
he was considered q very fne animal
ro1nd there. He lei me 10 the stable,
which was not far away, aud as We en-
tered il I beheld. 10 NY surprise, my own
lost horse.
Ny frst impulse Was to spring for
ward and claim bin : but something held
me back. / simply passei few favor
able remarks on the animal and we leh
the stable. Just then 7 aweke Il xls
daybreak in early summer. Ny dream
came % me with such force that Il seem
ed almost indeed reality. Hay u deep
thought a few moments. then arose aad
p-epared to 70 70 ". ! kaeE It was
only dream, and possibly E4s starting
on a Wild goose chase, yet / could not
help thinking there MAS something IN
the dream - my sdvaztage- BY inq1i-y
I found that could get 10 within twelve
miles of nv appointed destination BY
rail Reaching that point ] birel
horse and basgv and drove the twelve
miles over a rough read and through for
ests, with here aid there a clearing and
few settlers.
About the middle Of the afternoon I
reached W, ami stopped Al oBe Of toe
/ first houses 10 put up my h0r-e and sef
some nesrissmsn1 for myself This doae.
started on foot up the roaa As yet ]
saw nothing that seemed in the least
familiar 10 me. While rounding Curve
in the read, however. suddenly met .
man, Fhom recognized At onoe as the
I tall nan Of ny dream The man stoPI-si
addressed me, inquired ny name, Nbsre
/ belonged, etc, and then began 70 tax
about the horse From the instant he
mentioned horse felf that vas sure of
my f5Forite, FOR altho1gh forraeriy never
much Of believer In my dreams, my
faith IN such just Dow wzs very strong
i1deesl- The conversation which passssi
between us shout the horse esrresponded
exactly with that Of my dream When
be turned TO lead the way to the barn I
recognized the building IA the distance
The place where se had besa stsnsling
and ether objects around began 10 iook
familiar also
we entered the stable. sure ezou@h,
there stood my horse What Passei be
tween Us there coresPonded very closely
with that o. my dream also. ] quietly