Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-22
q Sinrular Dream.

Some ninety years ago there Aourished
in Glasgow, a club Of young men, which,
from the extreme prohigacy ofits members.
and the licentlousne5s ol their orgies. was
commonly called Hell Club Besides
their nightly or weekly meetngs, they
held one grand annual saturnaa, in which
each one tried to exc Il the other in drunk,
enness and blasphemy; aud on these oc-
CaslOns there was no star amongst them
whose lurld light was more conspicuous
than that Of young Archibald B, who,
endowed with brilliant talents and hand
Hts5.ne person, had held ouG great promise
IN mis- ooyhood, and raised hopes which
mad been completely frustrated by his sub
5equent reckless dissipation.
One morning after returning from the
annual festival, Mr.. Archibald B hav-
ing retired, dreamed the following dream:
lie tancled that he himselfwas mounted
on tavorlte black horse that he always
rode, and he was proceeding towards his
own house-then country seat embower.
ell with trees, and situated upon a hin.
nov entirely built over, and forming part
OF the city-when stranger, whom the
darkness OF the night prevented his dis
unctly discerning, suddenly seized his
horses rein, saying" You must come
with me T.
And who are you 2" exclaimed the
young man with yolIey Of oaths, while he
Struggled to flee himself
That you will see, by and BY" return.
ed the other, in a tone that excited unac-
countable terror in the youth, who, pung-
ing his spurs into his horse, attempted to
fly, but in vain. However fas! the animal
flew, the stranger was still beside him, till
at length, in his desperate efforts to escape.
the rider was thrown; but ins cad of be.
ing dashed to The earth as he expected, he
found himself falling, fallng-faIling
still, as if sinking into the bowels Of the
earth.
At length, a period being put TO
mysterious descent, he fonnd breath to en-
quire fhs companion, who was still reside
him, whittier they were gong "Whero
am l?-Where are you taking me 7" he
exclaimed.
To hell /" replied the stranger; and
Immediately nterminabe echoes repeated
the fearful sound" to hell-to heIl-to
hell"
At length light appeared, which soon
increased to blaze but, instead of the
cries, the groans, ana lamentations which
the terrified traveller expected, nothing met
his cars but sounds Of music, mlrth, aud
Iiollity and he found himself at the en-.
trance OF superb building, far exceeding
any he had seen constructed by human
hands. Within, too, what d scene! Nc
amusement, employment, or pursuit of mai
on earth but was there being carried OF
with a vehemence that excited his unutera
Bile amazement. There the young and love
ly still swan through the mazes OF the gid
dy dance. There the painting steed still
bore his brutal rider through the eXcitemen
Of the goaded race There, over the mid
night bowl, the Incorporate still drawle'
out The wanton song or maudllng bIasphemy
The gambler piled forever his endless game
and the slaves of mammon toled through
enternity their bitter task while all tn
maqni6ence of earth paled before that whicl
now met his view.
He soon perceived that he was among
old acquaintances, whom he knew to b.
dead, and each, he observed, was pursuing
the object, whatever it was, that had form
erly engrossed him when finding himsel
relieved of the presence of his unwelcom'
conductor, he ventured to address his for
mer friend Mrs. D., whom be sav
sitting, as he had been her wont on earth
absorbed at loo-requested her to rest fron
the game, and introduce him to the pleasure
of the place, which appeared to him to b,
very unlike what he had expected, aud in
deed an extremely agreeable one. Blu
with cry Of agony, she answered that there
was no rest in hell that they must eve
toll on at these very pleasures and innu
merabIe voices echoed through intel minabl,
vaults" There is no rest in hell #" Will
h rowing open their vests, Zach disclosed