Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-12
[For the Herald.l
A Dream That is Not AL a Dream.
By 4 PHYSICIAN.

1t was on a bright aud beautiful
night in May, while sitting in my cot
tage door contemplating the shining
stars and the ponderous cavalcade Of
solar bodies along the milky way, ]
was made to feel like eXclaiming with
one of old: The heavens declare the
glory of God, and the armament shew-
eth his handiwork'' And while thus
viewing the grandeur of the scene.
my eyelids grew heavy, and L retired
and soon fell asleep, and dreamed
that a man approached me and said,
''let US take morning excursion
heavenward on the wings of the spirit
power. " Gomez said he, 1.-THE char
lot is already at the door Steeds Of
light stand before it. Their harness
is made of star-rays. The reins are
principles. They are as strong as the
infinite will-beautiful as the ways of
wisdom. Come, let us ascend %
We entered the chariot. The glitter
ing reins are in our right hand. The
steeds of light, clad in their bright
ness, arose gently as the morning
lew. They do not dilate with hot
blood, neither 10 they start like a ball
from the throat of cannon. Bat
their flight is as noiseless as truth :;
and their speed IS wifi and sure, like
the electric life of the infinite.
Behold the earth sinking lower
deeper-a vast earthen bowl dropped
in the sea. There is little difference
in the appearance of low valleys and
high mountains. Rough places are
smoothed and crooked things are
straighted by distance and generaliza
tions. Tumultuous rivers flow peace
fully below, thunderous waterfalls are
melodious as church organs, and dark
rolling oceans look white and still in
their soft beds. The costly mansions
of the rich dwindle to the size of bird
cages. The proud landlord looks like
puppet in Snowman s box. Villages
seem like clusters of painted boxes
Great trees look lilzo small bushes in
the garden. Most beautiful shrub
berry is lost in the grasses of the plain.
Distant cities, mostly hidden by mists
and clouds, seem like mole-hills. The
people, SO important in opinion and
so splendid III dress, look like bugs
and pigmies. They run in end out
like flies on July cheese. They leap
to and fro like frogs on the margins
of stagnant ponds. They cross and re-
cross each others paths like ants in a
hill of sand. They dig into each
others interests like rats in a cellar.
They meet and part fIom each other
| like different birds confined in the
same cage. There is no difference be-
tween the rich and the poor. Dis
tance levels all distinctions. Brocades
and tinsel look no better than rags
and tatters. Horses look like little
dogs. Dogs are small as mice. Men
look like quadrupeds walking on their
hind legs. 1t is impossible to tlistin-
guish clergymen from other sinners
Mechanics are as bright as ministers
Churches look like court houses. Fac
tories and machine shops glimmer and
shine like blocks studied with dia-
monds. They look attractive and
beautiful. The earth looks low anC
dark bosomed. Yet it is sparkling
below i'll a deep rolling sea of sun
beams distilled from on high. Al
ocean of clouds is between our eye:
and the still sinking globe. A disma
and stormy night, with roaring winds
surrounds us and ends all obserYa Yation
Yet onward and upward we sal
through the tempest. The clouds 0
earth drop beneath our flying chariot
These stebds of light travel through
the darkness of error. TB ~. rusl
without noise. They run straigh
like the life lines of the eternal mind
They fearlessly invade the storm
clouds of ignorance. They seattle
the sunshinesof truth upon the hill
of error. They awaken the notes O
e harmony in the valley of shadows
Like rising thought we soar abov
the region of storm. The sunkel
! earth, in the midst of thousands Q
+ clouds, is already forgotten. A nc'
e world is visible in the distance. 1t
y bathed in the light of beauty. ]
is frightened with the smiles of celes
tial wisdom. With measureless mag
nitude it opens in every direction
s The Imagination cannot embrace
% world so vast, It is the Summc