Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-07-01
A Day Dream
For the Fayetteville Observer.
BY BUIDE.

in some way satisfactory to our
selves, explain why We dream,
yet the dreaming-the acts
one of those secrets which the
mind will not give up to our
most earnest pleadings. We
may fall asleep, dreading the
wilful effect, which, the mo-
ment reason withdraws her con-
troll, imagination plays upon the
soul. During sleep, the will
Isurrenders her influence into the
hands of the remaining facul-
ties, which lead the mind into
every mad inconsistent vagary,
playing wild pranks with, OF
rather, upon the fancy, leading
Imagination a docile captive
To some, the night, and sleep,
are blessings Of the greatest es-
timated value. Those who are
continually pressed with care
during the dull gray clouds Of
everyday life, find sweet re-
lief in sleep, and in dreams they
obtain glimpses Of a more per-
feet rest, more lasting joys.
The hasheesh-eater is induced
by the wondrous combination
Of his drug-intoXicatcd imagina-
ton to repeat the eating. only
because his sense Of pleasure is
gratified thereby. He is, under
the influence Of that most sin
gular drug, only for the time a
dreamer. But his dream is a
hallucinatiOn, is of a character
too that fires his heart as well
as mind; with waking eyes he
sees-is cheated into believing
that he sees-actually before
him all that his imagination en-
braces, and is all the things he
believes himself to be; yet, re-
alizing, strangely inconsistent
as it may appear, his condition,
and knowing the false work Of
his mind.
| hope my kind readers will
not feel themselves cheated,
when [ tell them that my dreams
do not Eartake Of the nature
and character Of either Of tie
two classes above alluded TO,
and that they are recorded by
one who is always sufficiently
wakelul to t0he notes. The GU
rlOus will ask what is the state
physically Of those who dream
and records them after this most
curious fashion? l have allu-
ded to two distinct classesaboyc;
the hashcesh-eater, whose Va
carries are owing to the power
full influence Of the drug upon
his systematic mind is reached
through matter-and the subject
of the other reached in a far
different manner, mind in that
case acting from under the in
fucnce Of the will, reached
without matter, acting indepcn-
dent Of matter. The first secs
himself in an imaginary form,
and under imaginary circum-
stances, which he knows to be
untrue. The other sees himself
only, and sees that self wholly
in relation to external fOrms.-
Now strike out the physical
cause Of hallucinatiOn from the
first, and the spiritual influence
from the second, and you have
the state, as nearly as | can pos
si6ly describe it, into which,
when weary of the ordinary en-
Payments Of everyday life, by
strong effort of the will | seek
to throw myself. Those ac-
quainted with this trait, and
who have INDUCED it to any con-
siderable extent, will very read
lily understand what | am spend
ing so many words explaining.
Hated learned more in a single
hour that he slept than can be
learned from all the musty vol
umes that learned ignorance has
heaped up in ages.
Thus far | had written when
throwing down my pen l turned
aside for a chat with my dear
little friend FTheodosia," with
whom in late days | have spent
many happy hours, which other
wise would have passed dreari-
ly and heavily. Upon her ask
ing me if l had been dreaming
any of late days, | showed the
foregoing, and then the remain
der of the evening glided away
pleasantly to me, tho bright lit
lie being entertaining me with
many dreams, real and unreal,
commenting in her own gentle
way, till the golden sun began
slowly to sink behind clouds Of