The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-18
THE IRIsHMAN's DREAM.

AZ d temperance meeuDS In ireland, a
MIR. Flynn was called up. AS lie stood
upon his feet, he said he would relate a
curious dream he had had.
! i thought, said he, i was going down
Patrick street, and saw two fellows
racking off two puncheons of the devils
own" (cheers) and I had the curiosity
TO peep into the bung-hole, but being so
long tetotaler the fumes got the better
of me, and into some old ruin in the Lib
erty ! strayed, and there fell fast asleep;
how long slept I know not, but my
dreams were long enough. | dreamed
that was on long and weary road, and
1T was covered over with grains and wash,
and as was looking around me saw all
old fellow that lived in the Liberty and
kept public house, so | went up to him
and asked where that road led 10! leads
to, said he, why it leads to Old Nick. =
Oh, murder, said /, am on the road to
hell (cheers)? Sure enough you are, said
j he. Well, said ], you will be with me
at any rate. | think said he, you will
I not get in: but come along any how
We logged on at all events until we came
to turnpike gate, and out jumps little
fellow and asked me what wanted! |
] want to pass on, said l. You cannot,
said he. Why, said l? There is no
person to pass here to-day, said he, but
two; and who might they be said r.
} One is the postman from Cork, Limeric.
and Clonmel, and the other is the report
err from the Tetotal Uorld, for Old Nick
himself cannot stop him Qaughter). You
must pay a penny any way, said he
For what, said 1! Ill let You pass, said
he if you do; for you will not be noticed
at the other gate if you overtake the flu
7 neral. Give me change of that, said |,
pulling out my medal; and when he saw
the name Of Dr.. Doyle on it he sighed,
, and was closing the gate, but rushed in.
Oh! said he, there is positive orders not
to let any tetotaler 60 this way: all others
are welcome (cheers). Oh! said |, you
are keeping me too long, so Irun by him
and got up to the old chap again. We
. were chatting away as we went, and on
reaching the next gate, there we saw the
hearse, and next to it the drunkard's ON
nibus. 1t was full of briefs. warrants.
lattitats, summonses, executions, inform
atoms, death warrants, and every piece OF
paper that was ever invented to annoy
and ruin man was pinned all round il
Qaughter). On the top of it was a bar
boy, with his coat off, and he standing
before three pull porter machine, and
he working with all his might, to the tune
of coming sir-(cheers). On the back
seat was the jolly bacchus sitting on a
! keg, labelled on the end, rich raspberry:
, (cheers). He had another small cask be.
fore him, and it had label on it of arc.
matte infusion-( cheers). Next came &
dozen horses that | often saw under por-
ter drays, and they had yoked to them
the stretcher-( laughter and it was CO
vered with pail. ! was curious enough
to lift it up, and what do you think | saw;
why it was fnll of glasses. naggins, cans
quarts, troopers, jugs, and bottles all laie
t on labels of ginger-beer, telotal cordials
and Guinesses' Xxx, with pure malt, &c
| Where, said I, can they be going with al
the empty vessels! Empty, indeed, sait
! he. Yes, said |. Why, said he, they
; are all full; so lifted up the pail again
: and I saw few of the women's poke
pistols (cheers); it must be these lha
are full, said L; SO l took one and looke'
into it, but could see nothing; so | wen
: to him and asked him what was in them
Why, said he, they are full of the or
!. phan tears and the Widows sighs-the.
. are full of the blood Of the murdered, ant
f the remorse of the murderer-they ar
!, full ofthe curses of the ruined maid, am
n the broken-hearted parents-they are fu
: of the groans of the convicts, and tn
e last words of the dying felon. Yes, sal
he, they are overlooking with all the mise
ries, the curses, the blasphemies, that ev
er disgraced this earth; but since tetotal
ism has spread abroad, his satanic males
ty sent to gather them in, as they woul
not be of any longer use on earth; he
n going. to bury them and the corpse togetf
q err. And where is the corpse, said l! |
= the hearse, said he. Now the hearse wa
an open one and yet could see no coflir
= There is no corpse in the hearse. said
Indeed there is, said he, two; but the
are wrapped up SO close together tn;
you cannot see them. And who are they
! said I. Oh! said he, his grief almo
.e smo,hering him, it's the publican's licen'
ic es and the patent of Denny brook fair
it (cheers). And where are they to be b,
II ried, said I, Near Johns Well, said HI
r. These roads are very much deserted. sal
III I. Not of late said he; for we have tie
d or twelve Of them coming daily sinceM
e. Corkran and Mr.. Haughton. and fe
ne other gentlemen began to advoca
nj temperance; but when Father Mathe
r. came, he gave them a galloping declin
.,ee and they are coming since that in hui
be dreds. Did you try no doctors. said
a Oh! we did. said he, and who mig
III they be, said !, for know almost all Il
ef Dublin doctors. Why said he, we tri'
he doctor ginger-beer, surgeon pop, d 'ct
at treacle beer, and surgeon aromatic inf
d. sion; and our apothecaries were, NJ
g, tincture Of lemon, Mr.. .repealers' cordi;
le and Mr. imperial spruce; but it was ;