Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-01-04
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JEFF. BAVIS' DREAM.

JEFF. DAVIS' DREAM.
One day, during the war, while sit
ting in a hotel in Richmond, Va, to-
tai stranger to every one in the city,
took up daily paper for.the purpose OF
passing away an idle hour, and for my
comfort | seated myself in the recess OF
n bay window, and WAS thus wholly
hidden from thcvicw Of any who chanc-
eel to enter the room. | was the one
solitary occupant of the room, and had
but just become Interested in the latest
news, when ! heard the door open and
the footsteps Of two persons approach
ing. They seemed To be talking conf
dcntially together and | thought it my
duty to make known my presence by
some sign, SO that | might not hear
anything not intended formy ear, but on
pecring into the room, imagine my sur
prise when ! recognized in the occu-
pants JetE Davis and his traitor friend
Toombs, OF Georgia. / hesitated uo
longer, but settled myself back in my
seat and bent every effort to listen Ia
II low tone.
But said Toombs, Mr.. Davis, you
must not give away to the vaEaries OF
your brain. Come tell me al, about
this wonderful 0ieHm, and, Ely word
for it. yo2 will feel better after tie re.
citnl.' Davis, rising, turned The key in
the door, and resuming his scat close by
! Toombs, gave the following version OF
| the dream which disturbed him. Said
he, ~ had n party OF friends 10 suppcI
last night, who prolonged their visit to
late hour. / ate heartily during tie
evening, and cXperienceda Il strange feel
ingothuaNinc 5 sbciorerctiring. My room
you know, is well supplied with large
windows, aud the night being splen-
did one, lay on my back gazing ut the
heavens, sparkling Us it were with dia-
mouds, and ruminaliug on the destiny
Of the C0nteGcracy. How long | con-
tinuCd tlu5 | know not, but stealing
over my senses us it appeared to me, in
stantly came clearer perception Of our
cause nom the beginning.
/ thought myself in Washington, in
that same room where we all met that
night to perfect our plan for the destruc-
tonOf the great republic. thought
thatyou were there, roombs, and Brcck-
\, ril al y,ct u
TO live over again the closing scenes
which wcTC cHactedin the last Congress,
and | was startled from the contcnipla-
ton by low, deep, solemn voice close
by my pillow saying, " jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis - This WAS the be.
ginning. ] started andAlookcd around
to see who it was that spoke in those
awful tones, and cold clsill Of horror
.crept over me as saw slim, shadowy
figure disappear in tic distance Pres
entity nay gaze iccaHc fixed, and before
mo passed. alhe whole Southern land
one Statc are another. Maryland
hehyinG ahd teasing as upon the waves
OF iLq er.an, doubling which way to
plunge /; Virginia, " iih asmiing exte-
rior, hut lAe nl0si deadly damning hate
ranking in her lsart; Georgia, CRAZY
with tic enormous weight OF her sins
and her passions, anxious to give them
vent in the warm blood OF the Northern
heart, aud SO passed they all, one aftcR
an other, the last appearing still more
he.iish than the first ...# .s...
No sooner were these ended, than hy
some singular change in my position
inagincil n1yselfstanding on the top of
Bunker i'll and once more the pano-
rama OF the states was presented bcGoi O
me. This time it WAS OF the North. .-
But why enter into the details ofthis
vision? for | saw item in all the
beauty of the free system; Tie children
on their way TO sclNoi, the Old people
TO Tie noon day prayer meeting. the
farmer in the field, ard the scholar In
his study. All this passed rapidly be-
fore rne, and felfa fire in my heart
chat to my disordtlc! brain threatened
to consunIe the entirely. Again the
scene changed. and / found myself on
"A hight overlooking Charleston liarbor
just mt the precise momcntthc Star Of
the West was attempting 10 carry. pro
visions 10 the Starving garrison. saw
the fatal shot fired, forcing her return.
and any heart suak Within re rs !
heard that deep and solemn voice close
beside me say, Jefferson Davis, JEFF
serson Da -. thfs your preparation for
the E;aterW Again, | saw another
feet sail TO tie relief OF SuBter- saw
the boa nbarinent saw the fall
Once more imagined myself stand
ing on the summit OF Bunker Hill and
tbs whole Eorth lay spread out at my
feet, aud, my God! tile change that
had come oyer this land. ifor, from
this very spot and extending ons 10 lis
farthest corner, there WAS harrying To
aud fro, -Dlep s!souldcring naaskcts and