Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-06-26
from the kuickrrbockcr
THE DIVINITY OF DREAMS,
ny .. d. TIME-kLrrER GrNT.

ALL iAt -lI1 OE oAt-IlA2Ag'
ny o. d. rIME-KLrrER GrNT.
The student, Karl kohlnichter, sat in his
study, seGately pulling his meerschaum, and
looked troubled dare say that III tHc walls oi
Goilihgen there was no. u more perp'oXcd, be
deyiled, student than Karl that Eighl. On the
morrow the medal for the best metaphysical
Glsqulsi;On was to be awarded, and all the
Uurghers and lair damsels U. GuttingGn would
be there to see. 1t was whispered that from
all the men OF The University Karl kohlnich,er
was likely To bear of the palm. HIS yet uu-
iIHished thesis lay on the table, but II Was not
ihs which SO sUddened the thoughts and length.
ened the face Of the student indeed It had been
entirely out of his mind Tor full two hours and
he still, with half closed eyes looked into the
Goals, heaviug many sigh as he blew clouds Of
smoke into the air. lie seemed uneasy OH his
chair, frequently changing his feet OH the fen
der, but otherwise lie gave 10 token that either
II his five senses were awake. Had he been
less dormant he " wVuld have known iha: il was
a terrible night. The spirits OF the storm and
the wind were roaring and rOl!icking like mad,
ont do0rs. The little devils who ride Oh the
pinions Of the blast were striking and dancing
about the tuIrels aud s,ceples, ratIiug down
bricks and tiles through the gusty streets and
III the Gathering paveinents, and raising such
deuce Of row With roofs and windows, and
rusty crcakng weather cocks, as made the
good Fat burghers OF Gotilngcn shake III the
bed, like Jelly, and caused the curl-lnprrs Of
all the sly ina,deEs III the city 10 come to gen
eral falling ont With the jc,,y r.ugl,ts, III sheer
fright. The wind raced up and doAn tho dcs-
uiutc streets, and wAs.eu round the corners,
.Iu,pllpI IN heavy rolls a pIIs Is tl,, lull-
'nss, shook the spires and jngled tha bell, in the
Old Cathedral, came moaning down the chin.
.uey like the beIowirgs Of half dczen bulls
Of BAshau in chorus, and 50 shiilly whstcd
through lis key hole, aud ratified his door 10 that
degree, that karl kohlnicht,r must have heard
It If he hadn't been AS u1.tracted as an owl.
Bat lie didn't hear it, and he wouldn't il it hll
blown his great grandfather into Rherng
Straits, and hi, wig to the neon. Karl was III
love! Many an hottest man has been there be.
fore, but dare say 10 ono ever !c.t what II
was tn love the bln9k-cyed Irau!cn RoSIna
Bickbauehig, whose father was President Of the
Municipal Board. krl was poor, while Frau
lem Rusiua rode III her carriage, and eat sA,ler
kraut with a silver fork and vinegar made from
the cures, kind Of crab apples. Poor uud in
love! In sooth, my good Karl these two are
enough 10 leng,hen any body's visage, To induce
many night lasting reveres by the fire. H.
thought Karl, she only knew Of it, or Indeed
knew me, il might mend the matter ewhat
bu! that's tie thing Of 1t. Karl Kohnchtcr
nigh, as well be in Heaven for all she knows
or cares abou, him. Musng on which, he re
lapsed into yet deeper z loom, and looked more
searchngly into the now fading thinning en-
bers. The bells in the wind sormed Cathedral
chimed the quarter after midnight, Karl heard
not. suddenly ilinging down hia pipe, and
kicking his slippers into the fire. The devil
take it ! exclaimed Karl.
My dear sir, wW = replied voice behind
him.
Looking around, t.cre sat the Old Dragon
himself perchcd upon his TAIL which coiling
spirally from bis body, stuck firmly its ilukrd
point into the floor, upon which he now sat
teeterng and swaying. as much at his ease as il
in everlasting fires.
30 YOU smoke, MyuheerT p said Karl res.
pcc,lully rendering him pipe.
Yah, Herr drawled out the enemy; i smoke
; men =
Oh calculated Karl npologeically.
, III tell you what began the Tempter, set.
ting down on his spiral tail till lie nearly touch.
ed the floor, and then slringiug up on ,ho
:, quvcring coil I'LL his horns touched the cell
ling. Herr Karl, you are as poor as a church
mousse
Il wish could deny it, replied Karl
you are in love-
Kar! sighed.
You expect to win the golden medal on the
morrow, with that unfinished thesis Oh the table
, Karl hoped so.
But you wont do ii, hand it here my chick
en-"
= The Old Serpent took il, and blowing blue
. flames Oh it from his nostrls, it crumbled into
y ashes.
'What The dcyil--'b began Karl in anger
No profanity if you please interrupted The
: Adversary. '.NoW You are ready to proceed t.
business
II Karl was about to intimate that he considerr,
the business pretty well done for him already
# when Ills Blackncss' cut him shor, by abrupt
i ly bringing his hoois TO the floor, tuckug III
!. tail under lis right arm, and bidding Karl FOL
q low him. Now Karl had read OF young mel
r going to the Devil rather prematuroly, and h
looked upon the course as 0pprobransi bu
e having never met in his reading with cas-
- like the present, lie thought, rs the Devil ho
J. come to him, he might iuuocently enjoy his so
10 ciety for all hour or two, 50 they two went hi