The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-07
Mr.. Bruggles Gets a shower of Light.
lBreakfast Table,

tBreakfast Tablet
A small party of.men were gathered
in DIR. Fussyhx ems office, last Tuesday
evening, discussing metaphysical topics,
when an old gentleman with a
face like a postage stamp album, came
in, carrying one arm in sling and a
crutch under the other, sat down unob-
trusively in one corner, took off his hat
and exposed shaved spot at high water
mark, neatly rooted in with sticking
plaster.
"Sit down, Bruggles, and get your
nerves quiet" said the doctor. eli
overhaul them bruises of yours again in
few minutes"
"All right, Doc, take your time.
Pm not sufferin', an amt in no pertic-
Ter hurry. They've been middlin' easy
to-day, an there amt no special need
to be in rush."
The interrupted conversation was
then resumed, and the doctor went on
TO say:
As was about to remark, the mind
is very peculiar in some respects, which,
if generally understood, would clear up
many mysteries and Danish superstition
entirely. Judgment is the first faculty
of the human mind disturbed by disease
or injury, and memory comes next. In
case of death judgment is also the first
to die, and when a person goes to sleep,
Judgment is the first to slumber, and the
last to wake up. You can easily satisfy
yourselves of this by referring to your
dreams. Sometimes YOU awake in the
morning, and you recall a dream-a
most nonsensical and ridiculous vision,
perhaps, but at the time everything
seemed reasonable and all right, The
reason of this is, that at the time of the
dream Judgment was asleep and couldn't
weigh and decide upon the subject.
At other times you will awake and con-
clude that you haven't dreamed any
thing at all, because you can recollect
nothing. There you are mistaken. The
dreams occurred as usual, but memory,
being asleep, could not recall them.
Whether the imagination ever sleeps or
not, is question impossible to decide,
because all the other faculties slumber
first. 1t is the same in lunacy and
drunkenness. Men do foolish things
when somewhat under the influence of
liquor, simply because judgment has
been stupefied and put to sleep, and
when sobered up they have no recollec-
ton of their idiotic actions because the
memory was in the same fix"
The old man in the corner had been
listening with an open mouth, noddiDg
his head in knowing manner, and
pickering up a wink now and then to
signify to the visitors that the doctor
was man with q crowded head, and
they could accept everything he offered
the same as so much gospel. When the
doctor struck a pause, he ambled his
chair up little nearer to the groupand
said:
81 understand you TO say, Doc, that
mans Judgment kin go TO sleep like
pig in warm corner, while the man
himself may not even be in doze. DO
/ collar your drift rightly, Doc.?"
eyes, Bruggles, that's the idea, to a
dot"
DWELL, Doc, do you know that that's
exactly the same thing as lightin' up a
sixteen-burner chandelier on the inside
O my head?"
The crowd laughed and the doctor
shook his head.
Yes, that's about the way 1T stands,
Doc, an know now how it comes that
Pm in this bruised and skinned-up fix,
better'n do that ] won't be able to
chaw tough meat for as much as two
weeks yet. You see, when | swallered
all the talk of that Teller Grippins, that
the worstkickin' mule that ever jumped
stif-legged could be tanned down an
made as gentle as widder's second hus-
band, by jest washin' his legs with coal
lie three times day, an went out TO
the stable to try it on with that long
cared imp O Satan traded for last week,
an got scattered all over the barn
quicker'n lightnin' could make up its
mind where it was goin' to strike, before
I'd fairly got the hair on one leg moist
with the lie, it's my candid, unbiased
opinion, Doc, that my Judgment had
its eyes shut as tight as business, an
was a snorin' like class-leader at camp
meetin; but the memory, Doc, was as
wide awake as a pup with heavy flea
contract, an as for the imagination you
kin Jest conclude that it had it's hands
full tryin' to study out what'll become
O. that mule as soon as l get able to
handle crow-bar. Them views O
yourn has jest Strengthened it all out
Tor me, Doc. / couldn't cipher it no
way at all to suit me before"