The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-24

. the ~'eked thoughts Oh ,uai uninasinahi
night.
. During one ofthese Iclirious ffs. whe
TIER II nae a drram or afcaiiiy know mol
meihoughi heard the mos. angelic mus,
that e'er brcathed from heaven. ~ seen,
al to come nn The wln.ls-=io Use nu iron
Tn. syn - m.h down ffofn ,hr clouds
II was ut last like baud nr Instrumental
music, softer than Mid, such asI have
heard played ON board ship nf war.
heard rumbling noise with the music
and III" glorinus ghost nf n ship urpi roar
Ing pad me-, all illuminated WITH hnps-
her eoionls flymg every sail sci aud her
decks crowded with mrn. PERHAPS n real
ship sailed by with GstiF,iy on board Or
was II II vision Whatever il vns fell
no rrrlnng when il passed me by II
seemed something wholly alrn to me the
drhIium had swalowrd M all far, all s,l
tiahness the pnst and future were nike
forgotten, and kept Hoating along, self
questioned no longer, assured that was
some how or either part of the waves and
The tempest, and that the wonderful aud
heauliiui Vision that bad sailed hy me- was
an aboriginal creature 81 the ocean Th,r.
was an unsrcakablc pride and grandeur in
this dcllr'um. MAS more intensely con.
9cious "i II brighter existence Han ever
wat In The most glorious dream, aud in
stead of fearing death, | felt rs if ncr,
immortal.
THIS drIIrInm, think, must have gra-
dnaIiy subsidized during kind of sleep, for
diniy recoilrct mixed images OF pain and
pleasure, land aud SER storm aud calm,
tears aud laughter | Thought had com
panion NJ my side, even her hest loved
now Ike an nng'i comforting me, and now
like myself nreding la be comfori.d, lying
oo my bosom. cold, drenchcd, desparing
and insane, aud ultering with pale Qni,er-
ing lips the most horrid and dreadful i'm
precautions. Once heard, mcthought,
n"'se crying from below the waves
HAST ihon forge, Thetesa :" Aud look
ing down | saw something like the gl,m.
mcrine of shroud come slowly upwards,
from VAST depth, to the surface of tilc
wafer stopped down To embrace H. and
IN moment u CHASTITY blue swollen face,
deicatnr.d horribly, as ifby gnawing teeth,
of monsters, dashed against mine aud
rs 1t sunk again, knew well 10 whom be
ionged the black streaming hair. But
an0ke. The dclrium was gone, and was
al once n totally different creature.
a"oke into low, healtless, qnaiing, qni
Ncring, fear haunted, cowardly and weep
ing dcspondency, in which all lnrlitudc
was utterly Frustrated. The excitement
had worn out my very soul. A CORPSE ri
sing out of cold cinmmy gray. could moi
have been more woc-brgone, spirillcss,
bioodless Every thing WAS seen in IT'S alb
solute dreadful reality MAS cast away
no hope of rescue. IL was br0ad day
light and the storm had ceased but clouds
lay round the horizon, aud no land WAS Ia
be seen. What d,eadfnl clouds! Some
black spitch, and charged with thunder
others like cliffs of fire and hcre and
there all stresmed over with blood
II was indeed "A sullen, wrathful dcspair,ng
sky.
The sun itself was n dull brazpn orb,
cold, dead, and bramlcsa. behrld tire.
ships hii,r of, but all their heads were turn
cd away from me. For whole hours they
would adhere moti"nicss 10 the sea, while
drilled away from them; & then rushing
wind would carry them one by one into the
darkness of the stormy distance. Many
birds came close to me as if To Hap me
with their large spreading wings, scream
ed round and round me, and then flew u.
way in their strength, aud beauty aud hap
pincss.
| now felt myself indecddying A calm
came over me. ! prayed de>outIy for
givencsa OF my sins, for all my friends o..
earth. \ ringing was III my ears, aud
remember only the hollow huctna lions
Of the SEA with which the sea scene'd ben-
ded, aud II sinking down aud doiy q nm IN
fathomabe depth which ! III ,nght WINS
Death, aud into the kingdor, a.f the eternal
future.
| awoke from inscns'h.diy and Oblivion
with il hideoas rackipS pain in my head
and loins, and in y p,. ce of utter darkness.
| heard "A voice say, Praise the Lord.
My agony was DR. .adful aud cried aloud.
Wan, VI INNER, rs, melancholy lights kept
moving to Dad iro. A liidedus din WAS
overheard md around me the fierce dash
"i IN" yves. was lying in the cabin OF
ship, u al kindly tended by "A humane and
sklIi". mnn. had been picked up nppa
rcrd dead and cold. The hand Of God
tFaa there.