The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-13
TILE LOVE DREAM.

have had tonight strange, but
beautiful dream. 1t seemed to me that
walked in garden full of flowrs.-
1t was spring-the birds sang, the
heaven was clear, the air mild and pure,
all was beautiful around mc--but ]
did not feel myself happy. | wander
ed softly along and looked toward Al
fred, who walked in the same direc
ton with myself, bat upon another
patch, separated from me by a little
stream. whose silver waves sprang
forward one over another, and whisper
ed, ''How charming, how charming
it is to rock upon the cool waves!"
And was obliged to repeat for my
self, s'How Charming, how charming!'
Alfred also looked necessarily towards
me, and il seemed to me that our looks
by degrees began to beam.
All at once he went down to the
shore, and stepped into little boat
which noated across the stream, and
suddenly paused at my feet. Alfred
reached forth his hand to me to enter.
would not, and wept, | knew not
rightly why. Then he took my hand,
and drew me with gentle force near
him in tie boat. wept still, but felt
myself not unhappy.
Then began the boat, as if guided by
Invisible hands, to move itself, and
rocked lightly and pleasantly down the
stream, whilst the silver waves splash
ing kept around it and sang melodl-
ously. elbow charming it is 70 rock
together upon cool "aves!'' l wept
no longer.
Alfred and talked with each other,
and that which we slid enchanted us.
We floaied softly away under balsamic-
breathing hower-arches Of lilacs anj
roses. The flowers loosened them
selves from their stems and fell down
upon us, whilst voices from them WhlS-
pered, "How bl essed it IS to love ono
another, and be united!'' aud we re-
peated amid Joyful feelings, 'How bIes-
sed!' Then came the night, bat a
night without darkness. for all the flow
ers began to shine in their bright col
ors, and every wave looked upwards
with little bright shining diamond in
its point. Above our heads noated Il
light cloud, from which beamed mil
lions of stars. All at once Alfred said
"See there the graver' And before US
| SAW something dark, formless, ho!ri-
BILE, into which we were hastily driven.
felt, however. no fear. Then some
thing like the waiting Ola wing touch
ed our eye-lids, and we slept. But our
sleep had lovely dreams, and we ceas-
ed not 10 see one another Then it
it was to me, as if gentle kiss was
pressed upon our lips, kiss like that
with which another awakens herseep-
inc child, and we awoke. A beaming
nlorning.red surrounded us. We held
one another by the hand, and ascend
ed even higher and higher into an at;
mosphcre of rose odor. | felt my be-
ing light and ethereal. Every particle
OF heaviness, Of depression, Of dIscom-
fort, was vanished; felt it was forever.
In a sea Of crysta. cIearness, whichlay
below US, our figure were reflected,
and saw myself so beautiful that it
enchanted me. "Now for the first
time" thought |, Il am worthy of him.,
In the midst of the transporting feeling
of pure and increasing joy, stole sud
denly the thought through my soul, '''i
all this should be only IA dream, and |
should wake no more in dream but in
reality" All, truly, all was only Il
dream. perceive all at once the cry
Of the night-watch, "The clock has
struck one!'' and the bell of the Coun-
tess which called me to her. The
Countess fancied she heard a mouse in
her sleeping room, and would aIIot to
me the part of ii cat, which ! perform
ed extremely unskiIIully.-Frcderika
Bremer-From Tie SofiIary.