Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-07
TWO STRANGE DREAMS.
A MISSING HORSE is FOUND AND A
LOST HUNTERS LIFE SAVED BY
VISIONS.


VISIONS.
A friend, not long ago, related
to me the following: "Ten years
ago l was residing in the town of
s., in the north of Nova Scotia.
| possessed a valuable horse, which
one night disappeared from his
stable. My barn had been broken
into and my horse stolen. The
thief had left nothing whatever by
which | could trace him, and there
seemed to be bIt little hope OF re-
covering my stolen property; yet |
planned, and worked, and thought,
and advertised.
All seemed vain, however. AT
ter retiring one night, about two
weeks after my loss, | fell to think
ing, more deeply perhaps than ever
before, about my horse. not on.
ly valued him for his worth, but |
was much attached to the kind,
noble creature. 1t seemed that |
had tried every means without the
least shadow of success. While
thinking what would give to know
where he was ! fell asleep. |
dreamed that l was in small
country settlement, which was en-.
tlrely strange to me. l was stand.
ing by the roadside conversing with
a tall gentleman, also o stranger.
/ asked him the name OF the place,
which he told me was W.
"The name was familiar TO me.
| knew il was a settlement OF
which ! had often heard, but had
never visited. 1t was about sixty
miles from my place Of residence.
The tall gentleman seemed at once
to take me into his confidence. He
told me he had an idea of buying
horse from a man who had recent.
" purchased it in Prince Edward
Island. AS his friend lived near
he wished me to go into the stable
with him and see the horse and
pass my opinion on him, adding
that he was considered very fine
animal round there. He led me to
the stable, which was not far away,
and as we entered it l beheld, to
my surprise, my own lost horse.
"My first impulse was to spring
forward and claim him; but some
thing held me back. l simply
passed q few favorable remarks on
the animal and we left the stable.
Just then | awOke. It was day
break in early summer. My dream
came to me with such force that 1t
seemed almost indeed reality. |
, lay in deep thought few moments,
then arose and prepared to go to
f W. knew it was only a
dream, and possibly | was starting
on wild goose chase yet | could
not help thinking there was some
thing in the dream to my advan'
tage. By inquiry ! found that l
could get to within twelve miles OF
my appointed destination by rail-
Reaching that point l hired horse
and buggy and drove the twelve
miles over a rough road and
through forests, with here and
there a clearing and few settlers
"About the middle of the after
, noon | reached W, and stop
ned at one of the first houses Ia
put up my horse and get some
nourishment for myself. This
, done, | started on foot up the road
AS vet [ saw nothing that seemed
in the least familiar to me. While
rounding a curve in the road, how
ever, | suddenly met q man, whom
| recognized at once as the tall
man of my dream. The man stop
ped. addressed me, inquired my
I name, where l belonged, etc., and
then began to talk about the horse
! From the instant. he mentioned
horse | felt that | was sure OF my
D favorite, for, although formerly
, never much OF a believer in dreams
nv faith IN such just now was very
q strong indeed. The conversation
]
which passed between rs about the
t horse corresponded exactly Will
= that of my dream. When he turn
| ed to lead the way to the barn
8 recognized the building in the dis
, tance. The place where We hac
a been standing and other objects
+ around began to look familiar also
r "When we entered the stable
t sure enough, there stood my horse
, What passed between US there cor
9 responded very closely with thai
8 of my dream also. l quietly left
}. pretending business with a man II
= another part OF the thinly settled
Y bushy looking district. l returned
4 home as quickly as possible, got g
4 constable and two of my nelghDor'
who knew my horse, and Will
them put back to W with al
speed. The horse was seized, the
, thief capured and brought to JUS
4 tice, and, of course, be had to pay
c the penalty of the law. The tai
f man was no longer friend OF hin
= who had proved himself a thief
but became very intimate friend
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