The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-09-14
SAVED BY A DREAM.
ATHRlCE REPEATED WARNING THAT
WAS LUCKILY NEEDED.

How Two Men Narrowly Escaped Assassi-
nation In Western Ontario Inn=Tho
Reality Was II Perfect Reproduction of
the Vision of the Brain.
Miss Mabel Wiloughhy, writing in
tho Toronto Globe, relates this strange
story:
Many years ago my great uncle. "a
magistrate of Niagara district, had oc-
oasion, rs he often had, to mako jour |
ney on horseback through some of the
moro unsettled parts of western On
tario. As those We're the pioneer days,
many parts of Ontario now thiolily SGT
tied and prosperous communities were
almost unhrokon stretches of forest, in
tersected by roads, passahlo only by
equestrians. The only places Of public
accommodation We're small tavorns or
inns to be found at intervals of many
miles along these trails or roads My
uncle and his father law who ac-
companied him, carried largo sums of
money with which To buy grain and
cattle from tho settlers.
''one afternoon, toward nightfall, rs
they were nearing tho small ipn where
they intended stopping for tho night,
they heard tho sound of horses hoofs
CLOSE behind them, and, turning iii his
saddle, my unclo SAW that tho strangers
approaching him were IL dark visagod
pair of men whom he had noticed Mt
the dinner table with him at tho last
hustelry. They, however, salutrd my
uncle and Mr.. H., his father i'll law, in
II very civil manner and returned tho
compliments of tho hour
Tho party soon reached tho inn,
and, TO unelo's surprise, the two stran
gers trotted ON past tho only resting place
there was for miles. But he concluded
that they We're hunters or settlers hv-
ing farther on, and 50 for tho time
thought no moro Of il.
Our two grain dealers took their
supper and shortly aftcrward retired
comfortably for tho night Not long
after going to bed Mr.. H., feeling thirs.
ty. rose and went down to tho harreom
for drink of water (No laughter here
lie was n local preacher aud stanch nd
herent to the Methodist church,
"on entering tho bar he was greatly
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