The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
PICTURED IN DREAMS.
wondrous Ways Of Cupid In Bringing
Eund Hearts Together.

Five years ago Maggie Ballentine of
Montana, Kan. wrote her name m ad-
dress on an egg which she was packing
with others in a case in her fathers store.
1t led to her marriage tho other day to.
Ernest Brown of Kansas City after a series
of most romantic circumstances.
Tbs particular case of eggs which Mag
rie had deity packed was shipped to
Brown 81 Son, groeers, st Kansas City.
Ernest Brown, q son of the proprietor,
nnpacked it. In SO doing he came across
the egg on which the fair Maggie's name
was inscribed. The romanc Of the situa-
ton struck him at once, and he renl1ved
the contents of the shell and Kept it. For
three long years no had no other thought
Of a romantic kind excepting of this I'M
known maiden, whom he had never seen
and of whom he knew nothing but the
name.
What wonder that Ernest Brown should
dream Of Maggie Ballentinel And so it
caine to pass that in visions of tho night
he saw her as she was and as she y aft
srward revealed to him in all the beauty
and charm of living reality.
OF course he did not know at the time
that his vision was true and that he had
actually pictured this unknown damsel as
she was, but after awhile the fact was
made plain, and Ernest Brown the dream
or became Ernest Brown tho lover, filled
with devotion and wonder.
In the meantime Maggie's fancy was
not idle. Mr.. Brown had been SO deeply
impressed by his dream that he had writ
ten to her requesting If possible the pleas
ure Of a meeting. She had replied to his
letter, but, like the vise girl she is, had
made him no promise. Brown became
im~pcrtunato. He sent her pleading mes
sages and once mailed her a copy Of s'Oh,
Promise Me-" but Maggie stcadfastly re-
fused 60 promise anything.
She desired to know more about her
correspondent and wrote to a friend in
Kansas City asking her to investigate and
send her a description of him. Through a
confusion Of names the friend wrote to
her concerning a rcd haired, cross eyed
cripple who drove a delivery wagon. This
was q great disappointment to the charm
ing Maggie. but she did not despair.
One night she had a dream-a romantic
and delectable visicn-in the course of
which she saw her unknown lover just as
he afterward appeaAad when they first
mot. At that time she had not. even seen
q photograph Of him. 1t was purely q
picture of faney-a result, some say, of the
intuitive power of love, which can behold
the object of affection in dreams ever be-
fore it has been encountered in reality.
Hero was q situation indeed. Two young
people unknown to each other except in
spirit were pining for a sight Of each 9TH
er, each feeling certain that to meet would
mean love, and each determined that that
meeting should take place. What time
Ernest Brown was not wrapping packages
Of groceries and Inspecting country prod
uce he was reading poetsy.
And what IF Maggie? Something seem
ed to tell her that her friends description
of her supposed lover was wrong. She
determined to investigate, and for that
purpose. she Went to Kansas City during
the carnival last fall.
After reaching Kansas City Miss Bal
lantine located Mr.. Brown ut the store of
his father, a prosperous merchant, at 931
Independence avenue. She entered the
place with O party of friends and glanced
around to SOC II she could see her mysteri-
Gus sweetheart. She readily recognized
him, and tho recognition was mutual, SO
accurate was tho impression made by the
memorable vision in each case. She in
vited him TO her home at Montana, and
he visited her for the first time last Easter,
in honor of the egg which had brought
them togethaA in a manner 50 romantic.