The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21
a. Dream of Life

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II er.g a Dream Of Life oar ha
l stood on q rough craggy eminenee over
hanging the sea Twas wild, bleak and
barren spot far away from human habitati0h,
but to ne it was most beautiful Faras The
eye conid reach extended the deep blue
waters, like an immense mirror, freaeehng
the beautious face Of Heaven and as /
gazed from my airy heights, it seemed as If
/ looked through the earth and saw the
/ Heavens on the other side, so eloar WAS the
water, so distant and yet SO distinetthe re-
fection. -.
/, The soft light.of the NOM threw the
I shadows of the tall cliff IN fantastic shapes
! over the ocean. Now it-seened an embat-
/ tied tower; now a palatial pile now a
| church with minaret spire and dome
! a gain, it changed and in grim form it stood
/ forth a prison, a dungeon, tomb.
! From earth l turned to heaven, and there
1.-THE blue dome was lighted with myriad of
/ tiny Lights, ike sparkling diam0nda, and all
was clear save where the young moon show
! ed her pale crescent, and hung repOsing on
pile Of clouds, ike an infant being rocked
| to sleep in its cradle. All was so calm so
! peaceful and so still, that my soul seemed
! drawn from earth and lifted through the air
! to seek its homo, above where such peace
reigns forever
But rs my spirit winged its way on higEl,
it seemed to be Joined By sister spirit
! whom sagF not, yetI knew It was there /;
and a voice which knew not, but spoke to
my sense clear and distinct ike the mellow
cadence Of q faF-of tinkling bellr and It
/ said
Come with me, and win show yor q
/ lesson Of life. 81. .su
! "a Then thousht'that dreamed, yet I seem
/ Ell still to stand upon that tall cliff and view
the calm waters beneath. And the voice
I said -a@-l- -1i
q See thou this tall cliff rock on which we
stand This is a mans conscience; and
see the calm. quiet waves, with gentle and
caressing motion patting its base, these are
4 human passions which war against the soul
In youth they are so mild, so peaceful and so
still that they seem to offer no resistance to
the force of God ) viii on earth. And see
thou yon bright star, afar of IN heaven, tbs
the eye Of God, rejecting its light on the
conscience toshoW that it is a spark Of lea
/ venly fame, And now, look at it again ~
And l looked and behold a change
came on the spirit Of my dream The wa
ters dashed against the cliff, and I felt it
shake to its centre, and heard the greatrocks
grOan in their agony; and the fierce wind
I hOwled over the oceans faco, lashing it into
foam, and sterring it up to greater madness ;
and the tempest roared and shriled Ike de-
mons let loose, and felt the strong rock
] culver and bend like a reed before the blast
+ looked to heaven, and there was stjll that
star, but not so bright, for flying masses Of
clouds cOursed across its fair face, and str6ve
to hideits beauty; yet it still shone fainter,
and fainter, and l feltth reed grow weaker,
and thc wild waves tossed more tumultuOus-
! " as that STARS glory dimmed.
! At last It was zone, and then with one
/ great bound the biliJws came on, and the
vast rock was upUrned and fell heavenly
/ into the dark, troubled waters and the wild
winds laughed with demoniac JOY ct its
downfall
And / fell not, but seemed to stand on air
and view the great conflict Of the elements.
4 Then k1el0 that dreamed, yet wished that
/ l might see the end And again the voice
! spoke to me and said
=" And this, too is human life See the
/ fierce winds which stir the ocean up to fury.
/ These are the spirits Of evil In this world,
! ever. exciting tue human passions and goad-
/ Ing them on to ruin and the tall rock which
has fallen is the dead conscience Of man,
/ killed by the incestuous passions of life
Aud see how the bright star above hides its
/ face in sorrow at its fall And now see the
/ end !"
And gazed and beheId-nothiuc Where
! the surging waves and bowling winds bad
/ held this wild banquet Of destruction saw
/ nothing All around and about me was
thick darkness and far, far down / saw a
( red glaze, yet could distinguish nought and
+ heard gToanings, as Of mighty mass In
/ dire agony, aud from below arose heavy,
/ sulphurUus vapor which almost choked
and took my breath away. And again the
voice spoke to me and said -
This is human death f.
Then / Looked to heaven and saw that star
again. It grew brighter and brighter, and
heard a host Of heavenly voices sing -
/ 55n of mortal child Of clay.
Earthly things shall pass away.
/ Mans short tern below is given
To At b Is mind Tor things q hoavea,
The way to live. the way 70 die.
So that w'en earth has passed aaay
The King q heavsa may bs its stay.
Cand Of mortal. Of clay
The jays of hoavon pass nos swsy-'
The voices ceased and while I gazed the
whole heaven became light, and it seemed
as If bright beings with golden wings fitted
about me Aud the star became one vast
white, shining light and the beauty and
glory were too good for human eyes.
bowed my head a1d turned my fee away
then the voice said. -
% This is after death
started from my dream and aweke.
Preservation Of Eggs The best method
] know of TO preserve eggs Is to fll the pores
Of the shell with fresh clean lard; go as to
exclude all air. 1t is my opinion that this
sirnrla and easy method + urefaraitie to ar f.,