Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-01-28

and oil Celia; of Gritty and OF Tom
Moore; oil bill in Chancery and OF a
love-letter; Of speech in court and OF
courting speech; all jumbIed up to-
gether in such manner that they can
not always produce the right plea in the
right place. They dream OF merchan-
dize and OF dancing; OF cutting tape and
OF cutting the pigeon wing; OF cordu.
roys and cetilons; of cod fish and con-
trs-dances in short, most wretched
assortment OF wares and values thrown
together in such disorder that it would
be difficult 10 lay hands Gu any thing
called for, without previous arrangement.
Sometimes they dream oil Office; oil pub
lie stations, where the talents, OF which
they dream themselves possessed, may
be brought into exercise, and gain them
high renown. These are dangerous
dreams, for young men especially. They
are apt to initiate the youthful dreamer
with vanity and sae,imes they become
so intricate, aud involved SO completely
in stratagems, that i, is well if the vi
slonary subject "awake and find ii all a
dream"
The dreams that visit men a little
more advanced in life, are so multitude
nous, that il would be vain to attempt a
description or classification OF them.--
Perhaps the most amusing part OF the
business is, 10 see the gravity and con-
sistency affected by some ct these sober
dreaners. They would not dream of
! love :-Ob ! no that is too pperile tor
their mature minds. | have known them
with "white hairs streaming IN the wind"
busting through solitary lille; dream
ing of wealth, Of honors, oil pleasure
while they sturdily deny being visited by
dreams of love, and connublal happiness.
Vain dreamers! They rejec, the means
Of enjoying the greatest degree OF fell
city which earth can give. | am resolv-
cd that, some time or other, will aban-
don this useless tribe, and take 10 my
self wfe--if l can get one without too
much trouble.
Bot il would be time wasted TO dwell
on the senseless dreams Of old bachelors.
Let US turn moment to the productive
classes, as a policai economist would
cal! them.
There are thousand forms and COL
ors to the dreams OF these classes.
Sometimes they ENJOY sweet vision OF
conjugal love; and taste oil pure
"Domestic happiness; the only source
"of bliss, that has survived the fall -"
As Cowper Ca bachelor sung. i is
! cheering, even TO bachelor, TO see p lea
sure beaming On the countenance Of a
husband who is ~rapt in such a vision.
| To hear him talk Of the thrilling plea
sure which the smiles of his vile, and
the boisterous nirth OF his children com
munlca,e.-Let not his happy slumbers
be disturbed. But | have discovered
that matrimonial dreams are not all plea
SAINT. Instances have come within my
notice, where the subject eroaned in all
the horrors Of the nightmare, and raved
necessarily Of brois, conventions, quar-
rels, deep and high Save nc from such
horrId dreams.
Tired or sa,ia.ed, I know no. which,
with the weets Of domestic lie, we often
find the description OF persons OF which
now speak, extending their visionary
/ views to scenes beyond the domlcile.
Perhaps il is the mere trick o. Queen
Nab, who visi them with all the witch
ely of her trade. Certain i, Is, these
grave and reverend Seignors" ire quenily
dream OF things which seem wild enough
to others. have known them, when
they had hard struggling to get their own
private business done, dream Of settling
the affairs of the state, or nation. And
then, 10 see how they would press Tor
ward in their dreams, aud go through all
the process Of electioncering. " Here,
boys; here's my treat: come, take some
corn take hold, take hold: I'm can
dida,e for The assembly. l know you'll
all vote for me. Come, drink success
10 my election"-and many other such
sentences seem 10 come from such
+ dreamers spontaneously. | know no.
how ii is bur never find man dream
ing Of Obtaining Office in this way, that
he does not greatly sink in my esina-
, ton. canno. help thinking, however
high his waking professions may be, thai
there is some latent spark oi corruption,
which, being usually kept smo.hered,
finds vent and fuel in these political
dreams. There are men who do not
dream of these things until they are "put
into their heads" by the loud call Of the
public and then their visions are undis-
turbed by intrigue, and unmingled with
bribery. l love such dresmers.