Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-12-21
THE DREAMER--NO. III.
BY SIMON sNoRER, ESQ.

But surely dreams were ne 'er indicted treason.
BURNS.
An ancient philosopher advises Me-
yer tell thy dream, for though thou
myself may'st take pleasure in telling
thy dream, another will take no pleasure
in hearing it,"
Every one will readily acknowledge
the excellence Of this advice, to be OBJ
served as general rule--like all gene
raj rules, liable to exceptions and eve-
ry one will plead an exception in favor
of the identical dream which he feels
inclined 10 relate. Animated by this
laudable spirit, | proceed to lay before
my readers one Of those sleeping fances
with which | am frequently RECALLED /;
convinced that they would never have
forgiven me, had withheld so exqui-
site an entertainment from them: that
is, il they could have known any thing
of their loss.
Nethought; Qhis is the established
form, believe, in case of dream mar
ra,ions made and provided -melhonght
l was conveyed BY some mysterious
power--one Of those for which dream
ers are never at loss-to a town, siluat-
ed, for aught | know, thousand miles
distant from the city Of Carthagena-
and set on the pinnacle of spacious
white house, adorned in front by a paint
ing, on which the rising sun shoots forth
his beams in all the gorgeous splendor
of gold leaf. The night was dark and
lowering, A few stars, family glimmer-
ing through occasional openings in the
heavy clouds, afforded but doubtful
view ofthe objects around me. AS soon,
however, as l was comfortably seated on
the ridge of the aforementioned ed fee,
| took an opportunity to survey as well
as | could the singular being whom
found at my side. His appearance, (al-
though very dissi'nilar from that grave
personage) reminded me of character
OF whom my readers will recollect to
have heard III the veracious history cali
ed the Devil upon two sticks" For
though my attendant was no, supported
by crutches, and seemed hardly to be-
long 10 the tribe OF demons, yet his pre-
sent occupation and certain knowing
look he had, brought the renowned As
modeus forcibly to my recollection.
Observing the attention with which
scrutinized him, he very graciousiy SAID,
81 have brough, you hither< to
shew you the ways OF the great, not
doubling that you will instruct the world
10y which | mean the people OF your
neighborhood) by recital of the occur
rences which will fall under your OBJ
servation in this nights adventure. What
am, whether ga spirit of health or
goblin damn'd" is not material for you to
know your business is o attend-to re-
member-and to communicate" Icould
do no less than thank him for his polite
ness, compliment him on his great read
ing (as eyinced by the quotation from
Shakespeare aud promise the most ex-
act attention.
"You see," said he--!hough in truth
he was rather hyperbollc here, for could
see very little; "you see that capacious
building before US, which has risen like
a phoenix in renewed magnilicence from
its own ashes: that, l mean, where
the two rows of windows are partial.
ly lighted by candle or two with
in. In that house the wise men, Sc.
lected from all the people of this ex.
tensive province, are wont to assemble,
as is generally supposed to revise the
"a ,i,I, int
Look" Indeed my good SIR" said l
interrpptIng him, sit is not SO easy for
me to look through this darkness-as
am not Of the cat kind" True-very
true" said he, smiling 81 must lend
you pair Of night glasses" On this
he drew his hand once or twice across
my eyes, and told me that could now
see and not be seen. l found myself
possessed as it were, of the magical
spy-glass, which enables one to see
through opakc bodies. The building to
which he had called my attention now
displayed two large apartments, one d.
rectly over the other, besides smaller
chamber above, in all which l could
discern several little groups Of men
deeply engaged, apparently, in CONVEX
sation. $ These" observed, +" are no
doubt discussing the various subjects Of
importance connected with their duty"
{" Why-yes-partly," replied the genius
-"thoseparties sitting near The fires, WHO
seem so calm in their deliberations, have
several matters before them which were
specially assigned them by the grand
council: the others, standing in the
darker parts Of the house, who seem 80