The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-11-30
For the PnIaski Citizen.

or the FuiaSki CltlZen.
81 had a dream which was not all dream,
The bright sun was extinguished and the stars
Did wander darkling in eternal space"
could not sleep. Time drew near to
midnight and l drew near the corner. The
full November moon looked beautiful-so
did the stars. Oh! moon
That giveth such lambent light,
That art the queen of love and night,
Didst thou behold those dogs fight
That coon?
stood and gazed and exclaimed with
the poet: "Sail on, oh--ship of State!'' It
sailed on. I heard noise A solitary
pedestrian came slowly winding his way
adown the stony street of Second Main.-
What was painted on his dark brow I
couldn't see. He oped his mouth:
"Wo-ho-wo-ho-wope sur!''
1 marvled. He oped his mouth again:
"Heigh-who wee--who-wee- -whO-eeP'
His voice was rich and deep.
Hark! what light from yonder window
shines?' He turned in. I've got a wo-
mans curiosity. 1 followed.
"Thou comest in such questionable
shape" he said. Ihad questioned him not.
He spake again;
''Is this dagger which l see before me,
the handle before me hard?"
The clerk said it was "cheese-kuife."
He looked aloft But as for me,
"Gie' me the light in woman's o'ep'.
1t done him good to say it. We both look
ed at the clerk, and then and there, see
looked love to e'e." which spoke again
Oh! love, thou art a power!
"Gie' me strong drink" he said. The
clerk gied him. I took a little for my
stomach's sake. We sang a song. Twas
''Father, come home"
The tears came in my e'e--it was so touch
ingly sad. Thirteen more came in. They
talked of cotton and looked bad Their
ages were from nine years up to a hundred
Each SAID he didn't drink, but all took a
little. They seemed little excited. One
stirred his sample in the glass and drank it,
Ones hand trembled so he split hisen. One
says owe are drinking thirteen pounds of
cotton dident think so. 1t looked like
whisky to me. One said twas bound to
go up--another said 'twould go down, GER
tain. Both were right. It went up and
then went down. Ny friend got restless,
and sweetly said
"Gie' me the light so pure and bright,
That beams in woman's ee;
Let ithers praise the starry rays,
Her ee's the light for me-"
1 differed with him. L like -ey best. We
eyed. We went on the street. Ny friend
said:
ooh! Luna, thou art the moOn!''
1 said bully" We walked united
United we stand, divided we fall" That
was what old Spoon Butler said. The stars
shook. The papers said they'd fall. We
considered the source aud feared not. We
went to bed.
Confouud the Yanks! They tore up the
country nightly. They tore two holes in
} my blanket Friend got his head through
, one. So did L thought we were yoke
of steers. So did he. We dident gee well
? Friend looked at me and said:
"Gie me the light of woman's e'e!n
I said "Give me liberty or give me death. -
I got liberty. The old split. We sank tc
rest. Friend dreamed bad Dreams
Thought BrOwnlow had him. Friend tho
he had the itch. 1 spoke nOt--'twas my
bed. My soft dreams wero slumbers.-
Friend talked in his sleep. He said
aGie me the light in woman's e'er'
1 said "Give me some water" More w
saith not. Morning came.
Ny friends e'e was RED.