The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-25
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PI ATE'S WIFE'S DREAM
~ LOUISE ,. vICEROY.

One Pickering taper's feeble ray
Streamed through the stately gloom,
When TO and fro. with gliding tread
A LADY paced the room,
But sorrow hrooded in the eyes
With joy so wont TO beam,
As tcartuy she muscd upon
4 strange, mysterious dream,
vague, unearthly dream.
And, leaning from the easement nov,
She hears the watchmaH. cry,
Aud aces the fair Atlantaies
Lool, softly from the sky:
Then, with ciasped hands and trembling lip.
She murmufrd reudeIiy,
"Oh, Plate, would that | could feel
That al were we'll with thee,
Forever well with thee
" Shall | awake thee, but To- pour
This vision IL thine ear,
And meet ,hv -m.'c. when | shall saw
! know not what | teag,
No. sluUhcv on. ! viii not break
The rest thou nccd"st so
Though heavy on my heart there iie-
The sense Of coming woe,
Some new, unfathomci Noe,
"oucc more III ,erk mg couch, and hope
Ths; ere the coming day,
These haunting, phantom fears shall bc
Forever fled away"
Her head i on the pillow pressed,
Her dark eyes closed, and then,
Far through the mystic realms OF i ep
Her spirit strsys again,
WonicTiugly strays again
And sees the earth, all beautiful
A. fresh from chaos burst,
And tie deep lovely, as the Lord
Moved on its waters first.
While man arrayed with innocence
In most blest abode,
Where lengthening shadows softly crept,
Could walk, and talk with God,
Zen with the Eternal God
And next she secs, where on that scenc
A mouruiul change hath been
For midst the peace OF Paradise
The hidcous form Of sin
Had come, in serpent guise, and walked
The element OF strife,
And Eden banished man had dared
To spill the stream Of life,
Zen take bis brothers life.
ot darkness, age on age,
Till earthly life but seemed To man
a iisrnal heritage.
But for the hope, by prophets sung,
Of One, whose arm 10 save
Was mighty, cen to conquer sin,
Aud triumph DER the grave,
Could taste, but spurn the grave.
Then brightly, brightly, rose star
Star of the heavenly morn
And music-breathing words sang sweet,
THE blessed Babe is born"
The skies grew beautiful, the air
Was swept by angel wings,
As lOrdlier mssc, wakening,
Proclaimed Him King OF kings,
Gods Son, and King Of kings.
And then she sees meek -browed man
The plains of Judah tread;
His life is love, yet has he not
Whereon TO lay his head;
He heals the sick, bestows the gift
OF sight TO sightless men,
Has walked the waters, and recalled
The dead 10 life arain,
To mortal life again.
Has taught new doctrines, aud ,,roola;r,od
The reign OF Christ begun,
While Gods own voice has said OF him,
"My well-beloved Son.
Aud vet, what scoflers round him crowd;
Zen at this hour they cry,
False prophet vile, blasphemiaC one
'Tis time that thou shOuliSt die,
o Plate, let him de
She starts, she wakes; this !. no dream
MY husband, where is he?
Gone, then away my messenger,
And tell him this for mc,
With Jesus in thy trial hall,
Who waits his doom from thee,
Thou must have naught to do; twas -
Revealed in dreams 10 me,
In troubled dreams 10 me.
But Plates words are written now,
Written beyond recall
While not one voice for Jesus pleads,
In that Sanhedrim hall.
Save thine, q woman, in whose dreams,
The wondrOgs vision came;
But hleSt thou art, who in that hour
Didsi own thy Sayiour's name,
Thy Savinur'- blessed name.