Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-11-26
Sleep az an Institution.

One Oh inc pleaSauteSG pIaceS Ill tuc
1orld in which sleep can visit us is sum-
mer meadow, when the grass is in flower.
You nestle down among the tall, plant
green stalks, with canopy of great white
oxdaisies noddng over your head. You
lasily watch the big humble" bco in his
velvet suit Of black and orange, bustling
about from clover top to clover top-a fret
full lover or testy honey merchant. which
ever he may be, for he will reply to no
questions. Presently ho will come boupc-
ing at you, as if you were an interloper
whom he ut once hated and despised; aud
thea he will makc of in sudden rage, as
hot aud Sery as Blue Beard. Very soon
al sorts of quaint-sbapcd creatures, will
uas BY one appear, aud climb up into the
golden dishes Of the buttercup flowers, or
on to tho bending grasses to look at you;
little demure beetles will nod their heads
and move their antcnhn suspiciously; then
will follow dainty lady. birds in their gay
shells, and stealthy timid insects, who will
keep down low in the grass, and peek out
at the intruder into their dominion, aud
pugascious red ants who fear nothing. A
gsasshoppcr is safe to vault over you aero
6atioally. A moment after white butter.
Ay will career near you. reconnoitering for
The hidden fairies; aud little blue dragon
diss, With bodies like mere threads of sap
phiss, will skim past with their gauzy
wisgs, vosdering who on earth. You are
aud what you want Swallows will dart by
with curved flight, which is the poetry of
motion. Gusts of wild rose leaves will
eeseasr over you from the neighboriug
hsdgsa. All At once, rs you lie half asleep,
yoa will remember what it is you are like.
Why, Of course you are like Bottom, the
traasfsrmed weaver of Athens, waited On
BY fairies. The lark above. almost out of
sight in the warm blue air, is, no doubt,
Titaaia herself. singing to you before she
dsseends at twilight aud changes her shape,
and transforms the creatures that surround
you into Peasblosson,,. Oohweb and the
rest. They will dance around you and
then kseeling, OTTER you refreshments, dew
u asora-cups and honey in rose-leaves.
They will-but gradually the air gets still
u, . balmy calmuess benumbs you, q
s1optasus repose-you are asleep. Prob.
sbly, il you. are family man, the clamor
II many children will awake you, and q
,romping cluster Of urehins falling on you
will drag you in to tea or, If you are new
ly narrisd, even pleasanter form Of avak-
seisg nay arouse you, and two soft little
red lips may press yours, and tell the "la-
~, lasy fellow, in half dosen kisses that
suppsr u ready. ves e.,l{ s7es,
/ have often thought how pleasant it
would be to 20 to slespiin the centre of .
eoss-6eld--a eorn6eld where acres Of gold
- spesrs were swaying to and fro in the
wisd, and every breeze ploughed moment
ny burrows that close the instant the breath
bod passed. That delicious simmering
sound that promotes slumber; 20 also
would. that careless cracking as of fire
ruaniag through straw, which shows that
the grain is ripe. aud that the dry husks
are already parting. The languid poppies
would be pleasant dropping over ones
head, aad fair would futter the delicious
blue Of the corn flower. But then mother
earth Is hard, and moreover Farmer Giles
might strongly object. a's.'t 'a'' 7
y / oaes slept in tree-that was delicious
] Was : boy then, fond Of reading, and to
get time to myself, used to climb W
big sycamore at the end Of our garden with
my book, Pope's Odyssey, or the Arabian
Nights, to Ind green tent whore could
enjoy my dream, world all alone With
the delight of Jack-ofthe. Bean Stalk, /
used to climb and climb till could either
sit or sleep. The thrushes sang to me as l
lay there listening to the rustlipg Of the
sunny, transparent leaves, or, with hook
half closed, wondered how Aladdin ever
escaped from tfic cave in which the cruel
magician, his proud uncle, had just imnur-
ed him Then thfowing my arm around a
bough, with a delicious fear aud fun
knowledge that i might break ny neck il