The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-10

UlStrlCt rang Win my pTdiSeS. hC HAS
ter" said they, "is a ine accommodating
mamie isn't mite partikler about his Wit
ties" So much accomplished in single
week would have puffed up any body, and
meekness herself might have pardoned the
innocent strut that conveyed me to the neigh
bouring village of B., on Saturday after
noon. An acquaintance met me in the street
was struck with my altered appearance,
and expressed much sarcastic regret to find
that had fallen into consumptive habits
Taunts and jeers, however, affected me
not. An honest pride supported me. But
pride must nave a fall, and the fall of mine
was heavy one. During that memorable
Saturday night, fancy, in the shape of the
incubas, caused me to execute somerset,
the like of which was never performed but
once, and then it was done by Luciter.-
The tumble, however, being only part of
my involuntary freaks and sufferings on the
night aforesaid, shall take the liberty to
narrate them in order and at large.
AS for the reader, be he ever 50 sleepy, the
nightmare shall keep him awake while we
are in company-but if he has not the pa
tience to read a description of it, l heartily
wish him the reality, and leave him to his
slumbers.
At nine o'clock, found myself in bed,
and few minutes after, i'll the desert OF la.
harra--for the nightmare is an excellent
traveller. Notwithstanding the short period
of time occupied in crossing the Atlantic, my
sides ached horribly. / was no less jaded
than if the journey had been performed on
a trip hammer | strained my eyes in vain
to find place of shelter. There was moth
ing to DE seen but a circular plain OF reddish
sand, bounded by the horizon. Suddenly
the heavens assumed tempestuous aspect;
but hailed this symptom OF rain water with
extacy, for hitherto burning sun had con-
sumed the outward man, and aburning THIRST
the inward. Oh! how longed for one OF
those well saturated clouds, that seemed to
withhold their moisture on purpose to tanta-
! lize me. In ten minutes could have made
a dry sponge ofthc whole atmosphere. My
contemplation of the skies WAS all at once in
terrupted by the most frghtful grunts, pro
ceeding from myriads of swine, who encom-
passed me round about in concentric circles,
and knashed their tusks in vengeance. They
we're apparently broiled by the sun, and des-
titute of bristles. The latter of these mis-
fortunes they suffered in common with my
self, for terror had made me she'd all my
hair. Yes--I was attacked, literally, by {
legion of live pork. The horrid circle con
trActed rapidly around me. Flight. IN am
sense of the word, was impossible In thi'
agonzing moment the clouds opened ant
. discharged a tremendous shower of--dough'
nuts. Henceforth let no melancholy victim
of cnnni complain Of feeling blue, till he ha!
felt the "peting of the ptiless Storm" +
: very nut seemed to strike like the ball Of :
nine FOUNDER. was reduced to paste i'll ;
twirkling. In short time the clouds begat
to slacken fire, when ventured to raise n,
head, which had been pummelled into the
sand, and take peep at the horizon. But
] .! horror of horrors, the circle Of hogs re
mained unbroken. They had stopped bu
, moment to riot OIL the mama which har
: fallen to inyigoratc them, and to seal m,
: fate. | watched them awhile, without tn,
4 power of motion. They soon prepared fn
another onset, and l was quietly resignini
i, yself to destiny, when my natural gravi
t tating powers were suddenly suspended. Fo
. ME this world had lost its attraction. | fci
, into the air, rent asundcr the dense canop
j of dough-nuts, tumbcd head over heel
:, through space and landed fat upon my bac
: on the broad side Of Stturns belt. The plar
;, ct which, to my mexpressible disnay,
y now found TO be an immense batter pudding
OF thousands Of miles in diameter, was j0sr
c led out of its orhit--instautl, rolled over III
o carcase, and left it slap jack. The cr.s
p awoke me. was lying on my back, wit
n the pillow on my face. After looking ont
the window to assure myself that the un
S verse was in good order, crawled again t
: bed; and there awaited the dawn of d4y in
= state between sleeping waking stat
! from which sincerely hope the complaisat
S. reader is exempt.