American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-09
From the ST. Louis Reyeilie.
THE NTHREE SIXES''-A PILOTS DREAM
BY PIIhZMA.

BY PIIhZMA.
Strange and wild are the stories known and
passing current among the rough navigators of
the western waters. Many common ear is
RECALLED with rich material for novel and TO-
nance, aud many an original natural drama
lies slumbernI untold, save now and then when
a tedious hour between watches on the boiler
deck may happen TO let loose the tongue Of the
same story teller. The following most strange
and remarkable relation IS emnGntIy calculated
10 make the eyes start aud the hair stand; and
though p0rtaking in huge extreme Of the ex-
tIavagant, vet that is ust 'such stuff as dreams
are made off, and there are few Of Us that have
not known even stranger stories in sleep, though
they pass away and are forgotten forever ia our
waking moments.
Discardiag further preliminary our pilot
shall now tell his own story. No matter
where or when it was, but in Il conversation
once turning upon dreams, durjng night
watch, an old pilot very graycly ic!i into re-
ininisceuco as follows;
at was chill, dlizzly night, remember,
and the fog was so thick thatubouttW O'Clock
in the morning We had 10 lay to, was tired,
but somehow not inclined to 20 to bad, and the
second mate and Sd. down in the social hall
where a dice box and dice were on the table.
We threw for mere noEcs3u5o a little while,
and then threw for porter, which we drank
accompanying ii with cheese, smoked beCfand
bread that the steward had left for us. Well,
We tossed the dice, believe, for about half an
hour, when both OF US grew heavy and went TO
bed.
81 can't tell what time it was in the night
only know that it was the only dream ever
had could remember. hope no other man
will ever have such a dream. thought was
suddenly dead don't know how-my body
was put into a pine box, and | was carried
ashore and left in little tavern with orders
for the people to bury me the next morning
heard the steamboat leaving the shore, and
soon all about the tavern crawled up ladder
and went to sleep overhead. Then was un-
conscious for time, and the next thing that |
seemed to become aware OF was the presence
Gts dream, you know, and there can be no
irreverence in mans sleeping thoughts of two
beings bending over me, each tugglng to draw
me away in opposite directions. At once |
knew that these were opposing agents who
sought the disposition of my future fate. One
was diabolical looking rascal, and tho effect
of his appearance seemed to send red hot lead
thrilling and scorching through my VEINS
The other was the opposite Of this, though
most singular parsonage indeed. You would
Daf0IV expect 10 sGc suCh ali uHBtl III
He was buttoned up tight in drab coat with
pearl buttons, right handsome affair, and he
mad a broad brmmed hat of the same color on
his head wanted him TO get me, but the
other fellow put his nails into my flesh, and
pulled away as strong as his opponent. At
length thought the blaek-looking fellow,with
fiery eyes, pulled out dice box, and in ac-
ton defed the other to settle the contest by a
throw!
"This was agreed to, and they left off pulling
me, while the Iiendsh looking chap went 10
work rafting The dice, which he continued for
some moments, looking steadily at the gentle
man in drab. Still gazing with searching
glance upon my friend opposite, the dark fellow
turned down the dice box right upon my chest,
and deIiherat ly raising it, there saw three
sixcs He still kept his eye fastened on my
friend in drab aud threw again. A fiery agony
ran through me, asl waited to see the dice box
raised, that seemed - le upon my chest as
heavy as an iron weight. The box was raised,
and again three SKIES appeared! ! seemed t.