Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-19

looked upon us a rent In the veil which
hides the future from mortal sight.
for the vision he saw was one of
glory and OF blood.
Lincoln's friends never willingly al
lowed him to dwell ON his faith In
occult Influences. and not until the
dark shadow he anticipated had fallen
did they see a strange fatality III mis-
recurring visions. The one thai most
impressed him happened In Sprinfield
IN 1860. He was lying on "A lounge in
his own chamber when glancing into
a mirror that hung near. he saw u
double image of himself reflected there
AT that time Lincoln was in the full
glory of health and hope, but In the
mirror the face showed u mortal pale
ness. Again and again he tried the eN-
pertinent and always with the same
CHASTITY result. Afterward he tried Ii
in the executive mansion, but there 1t
failed.
He did not attach so much import
ance to this vision or illusion until
1864, on the day of his denomination
at baltimore on that day Lincoln was
at the war department In Geographic
communication with Gen. Grant. who
was at Richmond. a telegram arrived
at the White House informing Lin
coin OF his denomination AZ President,
but though he went home for hnsty
lunch ne did not stop to read the tele-
partment dispatch was handed to
him telling him of the nomination of
Andrew Johnson for the Vice presi-
dency. Mr.. Lincoln was surprised and
said:
~ thought 1t was customary to NOM
mate the President tirst.'
On being told of the first telegram,
he said mournfully recalling the
double image in the mirror:
I'm never live through my second
term. That belongs to Johnson-at
least the best part of IT.
Shortly before his assassination Lin
coin had strange dream, which he
related to his wife and Mr.. Lamon.
his former law partner.
II retired late, for | had waited UP
for important dispatches. and | soon
fell into light slumber. dreamed
there was n deathlikc stiffness about
me, but stil / could hear the subdued
sobs of number Of people. l left my
room. went all through the house in
my dream, everywhere the same weep
ing and wailing. but ] could see no.
body. Finally l went into the East
Room, and there / saw coffin with
many soldiers as guard.
"'Who Is dead in the White House?'
! asked.
why don't you know said one of
the soldiers. the President has heen
assassinated.' Then q loud burst Of
grief came from the crowd, and with
that awoke.''
Mrs. Lincoln remembered the dream
on the fatal night OF his death, and
cried out:
His dream was prophetic"
Lincoln had one fortunate dream,
which he often dreamed, and which he
said was always welcome, as 1t invari-
ably preceded a great Union victory.
He said he dreamed It before the bat
tie OF Antletam and again before that
of Gettysburg and several other On.
gagements. He dreamed that he saw
badly damaged ship sailing away
rapidly, while pursuing vessels over>
took and demolished the wreck. This
dream always comforted him.
When Mr.. Lincoln would be called
to task by his friends for his belief in
dreams he would invariably quote the
Bible for his authority. After his
most important dream he said:
I'm the morning when ] took up my
Bible the first chapter opened at was
the twenty eighth of Genesis. relating
Jacobs wonderful dream. looked
| through the Bible and everywhere l
seemed to find the same lesson. Six
teen chapters in the Old Testament
| and four or five in the New Testament
that reveal Gods meaning In dreams '
His former partner Mr.. Lamon,
saws:
THE more intense the light which Is
| poured on what may be Mr.. Lincoln's
weakest point the greater and grander
Will his character appear"