The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-16
A VISION.
A Remarkable Dream.
Written. For The Intelligeucer.

AT the reunion of the New
ton family o few weeks ago, Mrs.
Olivia Evatt read the following paper,
which was dream Of Mr.. Isaac Newton,
the grandfather of Mr.. John Newton.
Mr.. Newton dreamed this dream few
years before his death and was SO
deeply impressed with it that he wrote
it down and it hiss come down from
generation to generation until now j
On the 18th of March, 1856, l
dreamed that / was walking in an old,
dull way, full Of leaves, sticks and
trash. I was going sunrise course.
I went ON in that old dull way until I
came to the big road. The big road
went along by the side of very large
old field. There were banks on both
sides of the big road. It was mud and
water from one side to the other;
every hole and horse track was full of
water, and diugy, blue scum on the
water. It looked so bad I thought 1
would not go the big road. Here is a
little place here that does not look
quite SO bad. 7 will Try to get across
the road in the old field, and I will go
through the old field nearer way. I
managed to get across the road in the
old field. 1 went but few steps un-
til I came TO little path that went
the way I was going, e sunrise
course) and it was very straight. I
thought J. might as we'll walk in the
little path as &c walk in the old Geld.
I stepped in il and went on. I
thoughs was 80 glad that / found the
little path, for I could walk in it as
easy as pleased. It's no trouble at
all to walk in this little path, for it
has been travelled &c much that IL is
worn smooth and not thing in the
way. AS I was walking I happened
TO look toward the big road and saw
several wagons going in that bad road
I would not 60. They were all cover
ed wagons. I thought old Satin, the
devil, had been out through the coun-
try, and had gotten as many Of the
wicked people as filled all those wag-
ons, and he was taking them home to
his den. I did not know whether he
had them tied or whether they were
willing to go with him and stay in the
wagons without tieing. I did not
know. While I was looking anthem
I saw one Of the hindmost wagons
turn off from the others to the right
hand side Of the road, and with much
difficulty got up the banks into the
old field, until he came to the little
path that was in. He took the little
path and followed me, and as we went
on I looked away before me 20 the far
side Of the old field, where fence
formerly had stood. The ssplins had
grown up 80 thick was afraid the
wagoner could not get through with
his load. We,went on until We came
70 the saplins. went through them.
looked to see If the WAGNER could
get through, and he was coming.
saw the top Of the saplins open, and
when he got through they came to-
gether again as they were. 1 was so
glad he got through and did not have
TO sc back. ! went TO the saplins,
and saw the bark rubbed off, and mud
and dirt left on them. I thought
those esaplins would be sign and a
good witness that the WAGNER did get
through and did not have to go back.
Then we went on our journey. We
travelled on until we came to place
where there was the most people chat
| ever saw in ell my life as one place.
Surely il must be very able man that
owns this place, for no common man
can own such place as this. The
little path took me to q multitude OF
people stsndingA up as close 60 each
other as they. could stand, all looking
straight forward. j thought surely
there is something to do OF some busi.
ness 70 settle. Then one Of the men
moved q little aside, like he wanted to
look over their shoulders'to see. When
he moved I saw Q little open place be-.
tween the people, and something like
hand.rail across before them. I
shonghs the owner Of the place was
over there. ! thought the people
could not get any further until the
owner OF the place let them through.
I looked tony right,hand and saw
people sitting down, as many AZ i tield
B full. thought the people sitting
down were good people. Ineyer heard
Sthem speak . word. There was no
black nor. blue coats, OF long IS beard