Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-07-07

way, the vessel caught on hfe.
| saw distinctly, in my dream,
the great sheets of flame gain
with fearful rapidity, Illuminating all
the heavens with their brilliant light,
and heard the woeful shrieks of ter
rifed women and children. | observ-
ed you, with other passengers, leap
overheard in alright, and saw many
swim ashore, but as you were among
the number who could not swim, you
Immediately sank. Some humahe
person threw you a life preserver,
but scarcely had you buckled 1t on
when q drowning woman clutched
around your waist.
"You had not the strength to sup
port her weight, nor could you loos-
en- her dying hold; after a few min
utes struggle you both sank, and l
saw you no more. Oh, it was horri-
blel my mental anguish was so great
that / awoke with a shrek, to find
cold drops of persperation upon my
brow. Bernard. if you love me do
not 90 on that excursion" and Ag
mes shuddered was it with pre-
sentiment
"Why, my darling replied DR..
Preston, laughing heartily, "this is
all nonsense, / had no idea that you
was so superstitiously inclined; don't
yeu know love, dreams always go by
contraries To reassure you, and
prove the absurdity Of your fears,
let me reason them away. / am pas
sionately fond of water, and have
been an excellent swimmer all my
life; does not that refute the first
part of your vision? and, in the next
place, suppose fire should break
out on a river, what would be easier
than to run the steamer ashore !"
Agnes not making any response,
DR.. Preston, jocularly tossing up q
cent, said, 81 will let this penny de-
eide my fate, darling heads up, |
come by rail heads down, by wa
ter"
Agnes heart sank with many mis-
givings, as the penny fell heads down,
but, not wanting to be unreasonable,
she desisted from further opposition,
and little Marguerite entering, at
that moment, the subject was dis
missed.
A radiantly, transcendently beau
tiful morn ushers in the first of May.
Has the blue canopy, DER shadowing
the earth, ever assumed purer, soft
er tint; did the sun ever before shine
with such dazzling brilliancy, or the
feathered choir gladden. all nature
with more dulcet, more melodious
notes?
Agnes weens not, and the lustre of
the day, typical of her light, glad
some heart, reflects itself in her hap
Ply face, as gleefully tripping from
room to room, in perfect fever of
delight, she joyously inspects the
numerous preparations for the COM
ing nuptial feast.
Never have the hospitable host
and hostess of "Sunnyside" honored
before so large concourse as are
cordially invited to grace tomorrow
with their presence. Hosts of invi-
tations have been sent TO Washing
ton, not to speak Of the distribution
among their many neighborhood
friends for Mrs. Kingsley is deter
mined to have the grand old halls
resound with hilarity and mirth, to
which, for some time, they have been
strangers and that, altogether, the
festivity of this joyful occasion shall
be unexceptionable.
All the arrangements are satisfac-
torily completed; the happy couple
will be Joined in the holy bonds Of
matrimony at eight o'clock P, NJ, by
the beautiful Episcopal ordinances,
after which the bridal party will
board the night train for New York.
At two o'clock in the afternoon