Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-11-28
Waking Dreams.

Dreams are not as is sometimes suppos-
ed, confined alone to hours of sleep, but
various are the visionary scenes, with
which our waking hours are familiar.
How often is fancy detected picturing to
the mind, in adj vividness ofreality, either
those scenes which are forever gone, or
portraying before it bright dreams of
future hope and happiness, which are to
be realized in future. But these dreams
are not always bright. Sometimes they
are of dark and dismal character. They
vary to correspond with the tempera-
ments of individuals, or to suit the feel
ings of the same individual at different
times. While the cheerful, light hearted
one, dreams of naught save of sunshine
and happiness, to one of opposite dispo-
sition will be pictured dreary and dark
imaginings. But none of US are entire
ly exempt from waking dreams.' We al
dream of the past and the fnture, and o
the bright and dark side of the picture
How rapidly do the scenes of childhood
and youth pass before the "mind's eye ;
and we live over again those happy days
when there was to US naught of trouble
save the feeting sorrow of the passing
moment, and how soon would this vanish
at the sound of a mothers voice or the
light of her smile, and life would be ever
sweeter than before. Those school day:
toe, when first we were taught the mys
teries of P. Q. and w. and that treacher
GUS memory which allowed US so often tC
be lectured simply because we did not re
member to attach the proper name to it
corresponding form. These we ther
thought severe trials, but the many plea
sures of those days more than compensa
ted us. The large tree in front of tina
little school house, with the aged rocks a
its base on which we have whiled away
so many happy hours are often before us
The well remembered brook at the foo
ofthe hill-have We ever since seen /
brook, that would compare with that il
beauty? that we were forbidden to ap
proach, lest per-adventure, we might ge
our frocks and aprons soiled. The temp
tation however was too strong to be al
ways resisted, and often rebellious one
were obliged to stand before that wood
colored desk, TO receive the punishment
considered just by wiser heads. Blu
sadder trials than these succeeded US
For the time soon came, when we mus
form for ourselves, the above named p
! o., and then they must be combind il
words and sentences and form n compo
sition. This was indeed more myste
rious puzzle than any which had pro
ceeded it, the solving which TO many @
us, yet remains in the darkness of dream
land. Asthese phantoms of the past ris
before us, we picture to ourselves a bette
future, one not so fraught with errors
and before we are aware dreams Of tn
future are fitting past us. Many are tn
things we are going to accomplish, 70
our precious time is not henceforth to b
so squandered And various are tht
schemes we have for doing good tt
others. Then again our hearts fail with
in us, as the many obstacles TO be sur
mounted, present themselves, and "
wonder in our hearts if We were eve
made to benefit others. Surely shad
af sadness would be east over eyerythin
were it not for the bright dreams of fu
ture happiness in yonder bright wori
where We hope to awake and and last
ing reality. Il is indeed sweet to thin
of that home, where friends meet neve
to separate, where sin. sorrow and deaf
gain no admiltance, where lie VII