Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-08-31
A Dream.

And being informed Oy BhOSt on the way
NV respects to Old Nick | straightway must pay,
Forthwith to his throne went, and fell PROSTATE
And paid my respects TO the arch old apostate;
Then rising he bade me follow his wake,
And a trot thro' his kingdom for pastime we'd
take,
an show you," said he show my quarters are
crammed
In various parts with the ghosts of the damnd." |,
"Nough said,'' replied, "go ahead and III fol-
low.''
SO our pathway we took across a big hollow.
As we wended our way, saw on the right
palace of iron, of towering ight;
viewed it with wonder-as drew higher,
Discovered il was but furnace OF fire:
Its ap1rtfnents above, its basement below,
Were crowded with beings the image of woe.
"What's thsl' was the query. The devil repli-
.sTfs the place where my saveholding ldren are
fried,
| As they said on earth, white man must be
Above the id nigger, SO It's here you see.
The whites are above, and the niggers below
/ The birthstone to stir and the bellows to blow.
But let us get on you shall sec as we pass
! The punishment due ola still meaner class
That place to the left is the fiery abode
Ola class, who by thousands tread the broad road,
They are hireling watchIneH, who strive to in
crease
The size oftheir flock for the sake of the fleece,
/
Dumb dogs were they while the wolf ran at large
There priests of all classes, divisions and
names
Condemned to be broiled in the sulphurous flames;
But the meanest by far of these miserable crea-
lures
Are those factors Of hell-the pro-slavery preach
They preach that the Lord mide the nigger's skin
black
That the white man might ride to Heaven on his
back;
And slavery's divinity, they'll make it so plain,
To deny it is taking the Lords name in vain,
| Disputing with them is time thrown away,
For the Gospel they preach, says servants Obey'
| They mike a long prayer, sermon comes next,
And, scursed be Canaan" they take for a text.
But here a new light on their vision has burst,
And somebody beside poor Canaan is cursd
Just few steps ahead will show you their sta
ton,
| Along with those men, who would ruin your ma
lion.
And now as We stood on the prec pice dire,
| saw far beneath US the great lake OF fire;
Like the sea in tempest its surf, ,cc was tOssd
While it swarmed with the pale burning ghosts OF
the lost.
| Rock -boul d on all Sides the hollow roar
Offs surges ressunded whire Iashing the shore;
THE blacknrss of darkness'--a sulphurous cloud
Hung over the scene like funeral shroud;
!
As they d.shed the grim crass which threw back
tteir spray.
Etch wave as it rose displayed on its crest
Some dozen pale ghosts there riding abreast,
Till striking the crags, they sank from the sight,
And others rushed in like men to the fight.
, lis here" quoth the devil, "i demagoguei
throw,
When they come end call for their lodging below
As they never loved aught but brawng and strife
And were true to nobody OF party in life,
Ever t1rnng and twisting and dodging around,
No place more befitting for them could be found,
For here they are tossing and dodging forever
Like drift wood afoat on Niagara River.
'Tis here YOU will find thoss wicked men
Who devoted their powers-the tongue AMI tn,
pen
To propagate slavery and spread it abroad,
And make all men accursed OF God.
Twas such that brough on your great civil war,
And Justify are they condemned here therefor,
With the meanest of devils, who dared to REBEL
To boil in the flames of the nethermost hell.
Here are living Reporters. Editors and Speakers,
And old Union Sayers--the compromise shriekers
But new class of sinners came not long ago,
And what to do with them swear, don't know
saw them t'other day while crossing the Styx, 3
(Sent here SUPPOSE for their id dirty tricks
For of all who arrive here, day after day
There's none but the meansst come in that wav,)
AAoating down stream at ease tcward the lake;
a
Their heads covered with copper, their bodies will
scales,
And scorpion like, they have stings in their tails
They agreed with those here like water with OIL
And in less than an hour Lad all hell in a broil
And now am puzzled to know what to do
With this low lived, whte-livered, copper-he
, crew.
III be glad to see the whole world come to hell
I'm fond OF mean men, but they please TO
well.
In their zeal for my cause and the good Of thi
place,
They've brought the whole kingdom and cause t
disgrace.
! Though loyal enough to my kiRgdom and throne
! They've furnished its honor wherever they'r
. known.
But they served without paw or hope ofreward.
So I'm bound bv M bargain, to show them regard
think I'll just take them outside OF the town,
, Where the drainings and filth and ofll are thrown
And toss the whole pack of them into the ditch,
, Then cover them up with sulphur and pitch,
And set il afre, and leave them to choke,
, And writhe in the fumes or strange in smoke.
When Jefferson Davis and his rebel host
Shall arrive at the gates of the home of the lost,
I'll meet and assign them place my throne
And Davis and Foyd shall be stars in my crown
0 But this cursed crew to the ditch III consign,
They were true to my cause, but can't call thel
mine.
Just then came messenger HiSLiiy uONn,
And called out: "You Maesty's wanted up towr
For another batch OF the peace shri-kng crew
Have come snsakng down and are asking Il
you."
an 20 and, by HE'LL kick them out OF the place
Their stencil, detest. | can't bear them near,
And I'll let them know they shant stay here;
: Tis too much for US, with our devilish nat ures,
To bear with such fallen, such cowardly crea
: tnres.''
So saying and wearing terrible frown,
A trident he seized and hurried mp town.
Then quickly l heard mingled whining an
r shrieking,
= And, in thunder and wrath, old Bclzebub sp cal
a ing:
/, "Get out Of my court, you rascaly crew,
4 You're too mean to stay wlere the common damn
:, ed do"
i And then, like man Of reason bereft,
Satan tumbled and pitched them about. right an
lett.
They yelled and shreked-"Peace, pray, Satar
hold on
We are loyal to you.'' Cried Satan: "Begone.
l., While the blows he dealt out made the peac,
makers scream,
: With their yells in my ears, 1 awoke from IN
dream. -ro-. ~