Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-05
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Dreaming 10 Order.


My friend Maggie give me IA piece fcakc left
BY Jenny Lind, and promised her to dream over
II. AS bedtime approached, / said to myself
Nov, as have some dreaming 10 do ! must lry 10
get into dreamy state. For Maggie's saltcI should
like to do the job in the very best style" look
cd iato the fire, and sooa began TO see u number Of
forms, animate and inanifnate. playing fantastic
tricks in The CRATE. The boundary Inc bctwe en- the
real world and the dream world began TO waver.
aud the two worlds seemed to run into each other
beautiful haze spread itself around me- and for
time could see nothing clsc Then my body itself
seemed To acquire kind of hazy feeling the part
cies returning ,Ieir form, but becoming oiercaliz-
Cd y sense Of lishiness and expansion pcrvaded
my system. raised my arm and il did mt seem
willing to fall. | started To walk, aud fonnd that
acquired such impetus by touching one foot to
the ground that ] could scarcely get the other
down. | felt myself becoming more and NOR cthc-
real My soul seemed to expand from i'll seat in
tho BRAIN spreading itself till il filed every pore OF
my body. ! hoatcd along without being able to
touch the ground. / felt uncomfortable and wish
ed for some to steady mo. | was too high; for
the earth and too heavy for the air. Suddenly
iei thrill of ineibc pleasure in every part Of my
system. The power of gavitaiion was overcome;
and shot away from the earth with the speed Of
lightning. | could n longer even see the planet /
mad lett was in an atmosphere Of glory, bright
beyond all human Imagination; but the most gorge
Gus colors were blended and hnrnonzcd that
there was nothing glazing. brcahcd the splcnd-
or, and il seemed the appropriate food for my cthe-
real naturc. There was an exquisite sense of har-
inony throughout my system. There was nohfncre-
" visible, hut a1dibc adoption Of one r3rt 20
another. The seemed to be rnusical accom-
paniIncnt to the body; and even the fingers and diff
tercnt parts ofthe fingers, were audibiy harmonious
with each other Indeed, when saw or heard il,
soon discovered Tint the glory around me was the
harmony of the spheres The colors wero the sounds
that the heavenly bodies make in their motion, as
each Of them like as an angel sings still choirine
to the yonng-cyed chcrubim." They literally "sang
To my eye, well us to my chr
II Is impossible to describe in the language ofnnr-
tails the ecsac delight of my whole being as per
ceiycd the harmony Of the spheres with two senses
AT the time and these senses in heavenly degree
OF refinement. saw with my ear and heard with
my eye. and leach lent 10 each double charm -
The pleasure was not merely doubled by being de-
rived from two at the same time but render
cd thousand fold more intense By the harmony be-
tween the twoscnscs. Ahcavenly tone would throw
Of beautiful color and i, sound if all the beau
ties Of music had been collected into one note A.
gnn, would hear a sweet note. and ull beautiful
coors would seem to be mingled together in the
most enchanting glow. Then the harmony bctw cen
the two manifestations of the snme thing added in
tensely 10 the emotion.
Slortals may make some approx imaton To a con-
cepton OF my idea by imagining the rose TO sing out
its color. aud the nightingale notes TO form rain
bow Of song around IT, But thi- Il not all. The
rainbow must be heard as well seem and the song
OF the rose must be well heard. Nor Is
even this all The exquisite harmony between the
visible and the audible manifestations must be Ae1rd
and mnst be aeea.
While my delighted spirit was looking md listen
ing seeming TO be at the same time ell eye and oil
ear suddenly tone beautiful thnn any had
heard went sounding the cnipyrcan. looked, and
traced the brightness Gifts il oaie hrouy
the Of harmony. 1t had over me an irresistible
power Of fascination WINS obliged 10 follow. and
away few AS looked, tire sound seemed to form
itself into the features Of son On il few rs il err
nestly seeking for something. 4 dim spot came in
view, and | found we rapidly approaching the
GARTH The Northern ocean was soon beneath IA
The object was following flow on rapidv and ca.
gerry os ever till it enter a cottage in Swcde,
saw 1t no more; but Swedish maiden in the cot,
tage opened her lips, and the sound was thcrc
sinrtcd-therc was bright fire in the ern,c-
the teakottle which had been left on the ere n..s
singing and spouting steam. The vapor seemed IA
be the sound showing itself to the eve. "Havc |
been dreaming with my eyes open 2" said tn NV.
sell, and IL my music Of the spheres rotl,ing but
the music Of this sphere Of teakouleg In one
way or the other. however h.vo fulfilled ,n,.
promise TO Maggie TIE DREAMER,