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Lively charadlers, over whom flight troubles Aide 

 eafily away, are the ieaft able to withftand heavy 

 calamities. 



She faid to me : ** Oh, my kind neighbour! I 

 ** dreamt to-night, that I faw Firginiay clothed in 

 ** white, in themidft of bowers and delicious gar- 

 ** dens. She faid to me : I enjoy a felicity greatly 

 *' to be envied. Then, fhe approached Pau/y 

 ** with a joyful air, and carried him away with her. 

 ** As I was endeavouring to retain my fon, I felt 

 ** as if 1 was quitting the Earth myfelf, and that I 

 " followed him withapleafureinexpreffible. Upon 

 ** that, 1 wilhed to bid farewel to my friend, but I 

 ** perceived her coming after us, accompanied by 

 " Mary and Domingo. But what is ftill more fin- 

 ** gular, Madame de la Tour has had, this very 

 ** night, a dream, attended with exaAly fimiiar 

 ** circumftances." 



I replied : *• My friend, I believe that nothing 

 *' happens in the World, without the permiflion 

 *' of God. Dreams fometimes announce truth." 



Madame de la Tom related to me a dream en- 

 tirely refembling this, which (he had that fame 

 night. I never obferved that thefe two ladies 

 were in the lead inclined to fuperftition. I was, 

 therefore, ftruck with the co-incidence of their 



dreams^ 



