Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-03-20
A SiNEILAR nREANI.

Some ninety years ago, there fOurished
in Glasgow club of young men, which
from the extreme pronigacy Of its members,
and the lceutiousneSs of their orgies, was
commonly called The Hell Club. Besides
their nightly or weekly meetings, they held
one grand annual saturnalia, in which each
one tried to excel the other ir drunkenness
and blasphemy and on these occasions
there was no star amongst them whose lurid
light was more conspicuous than that Of
young Mr.. Archibald g., who endowed with
brilliant talents and handsome person, had
held out great promise in his boyhood, and
raised hopes which had been completely
frustrated by his subsequent reckless diss-
patton.
One morning after returning from the an
nual festival, Mr.. Archibald B., having re-
tired 10 bed he dreamed the following
dream
He fauced iha, he himself was mounted
on a favor,e black horse that he always
rode, and he was proceeding towards his
own house--then country seat embow-
cred with trees, and forming part of The
city-when a stranger whom the darkness
of the night prevented his distinctly discern
ing, suddenly seized his horses rein, saying
"Iou must 90 with me )"
"And who are you ?" exclaimed the
! young man, with volley of oalhs, while
he struggled 10 free himself.
| lITba, ,.,r ,.;II coo b,. o,J b,.i ~ oil
| the other, in a tone that excited unaccouna-
bic terror in the youth, who plunged his
spurs into his horse attempted 10 fly but in
vain. However fast the animal flew, the
his desperate efforts TO escape, the rider was
thrown but instead of being dashed 10 the
earth as he expected, he found himself still
falling, falling-faIinG still, as if sinking III
the bowels of The earth.
AT length period being pn, TO this mys
terous descent, he fonnd breath 10 inquire
Of his companion, who was still beside
him, whittier they were going. where am
Where are you taking me 3 he exclaimed
''To hell ~ replied the stranger, and i'm
+ mediarely inteTmnable echoes repeated
, the fearful sound 10 hell 10 hell Il
; he'll y
At length light appeared, which sool
increased to a blaze but instead of tn
cries, the groans, and lamentations whc
the terrified traveller expected, nothing me
. his ear but sounds of music, mirih and JOLT
and he found himself at The entrance of
: superb building, far exceeding any he ha
> seen constructed by human hands. Within
y too, was a scene ! No amusement, employ
ment, or pursuit of man Oh earth but lher
{ was being carried on with vehemence iha
. excited his unutierable amazement. Their
: lhe young and lovely still swarm throue
the maze of the giddy dance There III
painting steed still bore his brutal ride
5, through the excitement Of the goadeG race
There, over the midnight bowl, the inten
As perate still drawled out the wan,on song
maudeliug blasphemy! The gambler pile
n forever his endless game, and the slaves
= mammon ,oiled through eternity their bitt
task whilst all the magnifcence of ear
=. paed before that which now met his vie'
;; He soon perceived that he was among o
;, acuuantances, whom he knew 10 be dea
= and each, he observed, was pursuing the 0
:, ject, whatever it was, that had formerly g
~ CROSSED him; when, finding himself relieve
Il. of the presence OF his unwelcome conduct
a. he yentured to address his former fren
Mrs. D., whom he saw sitting, as h
ge been her wont on earth, absorbed at loo
Ie- requested her to rest from the game, a
nd introduce him TO the pleasures Of the pla
which appsa'sd 10 be very unlike what