Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-05-27

A pREAN

Therv was moral Ia that dream. mi
lord bard
"tscemcdto me, said tie hard,
''as though had been suddenly
aroused irom my ,lumber. hooked
around and iouud my self ~ the crn
tcr "i gay ani happy crowd. Tho
trst sensation ! experienced was
that ~ being borne along with H..
cu'lar gentle motion. | looked
around, aud found that wa in ol,e
ui l"ng tram oi cars, that were run.
ming over railway. could see
thr tram tar ahead; u Was turning
h.ni ia th" railway, amt seemed
Ca b. many miles iu length. Il va.
composed ~ ears. Each ,ar opened
~ the top, was filled with men and
men all happy, all laughing, and
talking ur singing The peculiar
gentle motion - thy ear interested
mc. | hooked over the sides AMI.
tu ms a~tnni~hmrut tuun,r tie raII-
ruai and ears were made utgIa-s.
The glass wheels moved over the
glass rail, without the least Noise ~
u-elllltion The son. gliding mo
ti'h prndu rd feeling u exquisite
pleasure. / was - happy II seem.
I'll to mc a. itcvcrN thing vas al rest
with me- wa, tall 81 peace. NhI,
] Was wandering over the rlrrum
stances, uvW sight attracted IuN a.
tcutlnn. AIi along thr road. ga
either side. within tnut 81 the
track, were lines IT collins, AID un
yIthyr side ~ the road, aui every.
one containing corpse dressed fur
burial, with It, cold white lacc NJ
turned g. the light The SIGHT filled
ne with unuttcmblc horror INell.
cd "a agony, but could make uu
sound. The party around mc only
rcdoublcd their singing aud laughter
At the sight ot my agony. and we
swept on ani on. gliding with the
glass wheels over the glass railroad
every moment oommis4g EsaIeT anI
nearer 10 the bend that formed an
angle with the road far ia the dis
tancc.
"Mho are these - ! cried ~ last
pointing to thc dead ln NJ, Il. liu~ o.,
our side.
"fhc-c are rrrsous a hu mada g..
mp before a., r.pIIrl una ol tho.,
near me.
~ bat trn, 81 asked.
why the trip We aiy now maG
mg, "a these gla,. cars, over to-
glass railway wa, n he answer.
"WhN a. they d. rlang thr rail.
road -cach one ia ms cutlius
Was answered with whisper
aud half laugh, Which seemed e.
iryeze my blood:
"Thyy were dashed a. pccc- "A
the cnd Of the rnal. san hc whom
addressed. You know the railroad
terminates at ~ abyss that l. with.
uut bottou or measure. II j. lined
With pointed rocks. As each ear ar.
rvc~ "a the end Il prycipitatr- ID.
passengers into the abyss. They az,
dashed 20 pieces against the rocks,
and their bodies arr brought ~ here
and placed ia coflins, a. warnings o.
other passengers. hut no one mind.
Il, we're ~ happy on the glass rail
rad.
can never describe the horror
with which those words inspired
me.
"What J. the name Of this raj.
rnady ] asked.
The person whom addressed re-
piled in low voice
1T j. the railroad of Habit. II j.
very easy To get into one 81 these
ears. Everybody j. delighted with
the so,, gliding motion. The car-
move 80 gently. Yes il j. the rail
road Of Habit, and with glass wheels
We are whirling over the glass rail.
road towards the iathomless abs -
ln a few mements we'll be- there. and
then they will bring our bodies anu
put them Ia cOfiins as warning "a
others but nobody will mind twill
theyr
was choked with horror: |
struggled tor brcath-made frantic
efforts 10 leap from the ears, aud IN
the struggle ! awoke. knew Il
was only dream, and yet whenever
| think OF u | can see that long line
Of cars moving gently over the glass
railroad. | can see the cars tar
ahead, as they are turning the bend
Of the road. ! see the dead IN their
cofEins, clear and distinction either
side of the road-while the laughter
aud singing of the gay aud happy
passengers resound Ia my ears, on
" see these cold faces Of the dead
with their CLASSY eyes uplifted, and
their frozen hands upon their shroud
Ii was a horrible dream.
And the bard's changing feature,
aud Frightening eyes attested the
emotion that had been aroused BY
the mere memory "f the dead.
II was a horrible dream. A LONG
train Of glass cars, gliding over !
glass railway freighted with q youth
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