Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-01-26
AREMARKABLE DREAM.
@Dream. are but children Of an idle brai

AREMARkABLE DREAM.
sDream. are but children of an idle brain.
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy"
So saith Shakspear; but what may hold
COED in some cases does not hold good in all
cases, otherwise there would be general rules
without exceptions and that is held by logi-
ci,ns to be morally impossible. With me
dream is a dream, and there Is an end ont;
but not so with everybody. There are some
men in this world who attach considerable ini-
,,ortance TO the '.baseless fabric" of dream
which fits unbiddcn through the brain; and
believe as i general thing, it is conceded
that the female portion OF humanity has an
abiding faith in dreams whether they be of
good or of evil import. Why this should be
So, am not prepared to say, and leave the
question to those deeper vcrsed in human na-
lure than am, for solution, but do say
that the most intelligent lady that | ever was
acquainted With was firm believer in the
foreshadowing of dreams.
Come to think of it, the greatest affrout
ever gave lady was owing to dream. She
was I,ast certain age, and used to annoy me
iy asking ne what 'ssign" il was to dream Of
rhis or that Just as il l was second Joseph,
whose special mission il was TO interpret
dreams. bore il with great good humor for
a long time, bnt my patience finally gave way
and | ended the nuisance snmmaIily.
OneeyeniBs L was one of 4 select company
assembled in paror, and we were having
ga time of it" generally. When all the ordi-
nary topics were exhausted, and conversation
began 10 flag, the lady in question turned her
vinegar face towards me and said
.By-the bye, | had most singular dream
last night. L actually dreamed that | was
married to f,co husbands. Now can you tell
Iac what sign that is ~
..Certaialy, miss. 1t is a sign that you
or enough to fulfil half the dream at least"
sU...T! Whst a malicious rascal | must
have scc. in her estimation She said moth
ir- out her eyes flashed like those of hyena,
while her thin white lips quivcred with rage.
She never asked me TO interpret another
dream; in fact. If recollect rightly, she did
not speak 10 me at all for several years alter
this rather free interpretation.
But 10 nv story of remarkable dream !;
and if there be truth in the tale of the dream
er-and there is no reason to doubt his word
then, indeed, IL was i remarkable DREAM
Some years ago. in a little city of the West,
lived Richard Miller. an honest industrious,
sohcr shoemaker. He had emigrated from
Philadelphia a few years previous to the open
ing of ny story, with his wife and child ; aud
by economy of the closest attention to busi-
ness hc managed to lay up six hundred dol
lars. This SUM he would have undoubtedly
so Increased as to place himself and family
bevond she reach of want in L very few years.
had IL not been for that insidious monster,
Conmsuption. The fell destroyer came TO hlm
G Hruai suCn Cases, III Uau CpIus
for long tiGie he fattered himself into the
belief that il was only bad cold but, like
a skiIlfnl sapper and miner, it soon under
mined his constitution, and he soon began to
have some faint glimmering OF his real condi-
tion.
There was no use staying any longer in the
West so he sold out his stock and fixtures,
and returned to Philadelphia, where he took
up his permanent abode. Having become en-
tireIy to weak 10 work, he spent his days IN
that inactive. but petulant state so common
10 consumptIveS. .
One dav he took il into his head to consult
an eminent phvsician-one OF the Professors
of a medical college-in order to ascertain
his true condition. He called upon him and
stated his case. aud underwent the customary
examination.
..Youn1 man,'' said the Professor, ''your
luucs are badly affected, and l am only deal
ing frankly with you when say that, in my
opinion, YOU are not long for this world
MiIler's heart sank within him as he heara
his doom. He had the most implicit con-
fdence in the Professor and, as he thought
Of his wife and child, he felt very much as II
far the future the world would be a blank to him
aDid you ever drink wbiskey Z" inquired
the Doctor, as he paced the ROOM
aNever, except upon one, or perhaps two
occasions,'' said Miller.
oYou can keep yourself alive two years
kr. II is dangerous prescription, but IN
giving il 10 you have reason to believe that
YOU viii not let it obtain the mastery over
Won. Get the best whisky you can ouy, ana
drink pint of it a-day"
Poor Millerf ready to grasp at the iheres,
shadow of relief, went to liquor store ana
purchased tiemijohn of Bourbon wh'skey,anu
commenced to take doses OIL IL AZ in'ei'"''
throughout the day.
A year rolled away, and Miller was muen
improved. His cough was easier, anu une
stimulus appeared to impart Kihd Q, ",.'u
cial strength to his body; but regret 70 say ,
his appetite, which never before craVeo a'co- :.
holic drinks. had assumed an abnormal conoi.
ZION, to appease which it now required sa. no. ha
less than quart per diem. He felt that ne
ryas not doing much toward retarding MI
march down to the grave; but the heavy doses
of alcoholic stimulus invested the past, pres
ent and future with a feeling OF oohviousaes'
that w,s onite a relief to his melancholy brood
ings over his misery when ne vas properly
himself.