The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-05-27
Written for the Citizen.l
Dreams.

There is a mystery about dreams
which l cannot understand, and to
solve which were a task beyond the
pale OF my philosophy. In refer
ence to animal magnetism, the sub
ject opersted upon loses all volition
by somnambulency, and the will is
entirely subjected to the control OF
the magnetism; but in our natural
sleep the mind is either left to wan
der at random to and fro uncon-
trolled even by itself, or else it is
guided, directed and governed by
some invisible spirit that loves to
play pranks while reason Is asleep.
Let US suppose the latter-that
Morpheus, the minister of Somnus.
sends his waiting goddess, Fancy,
to visit US in our midnight slum-
bers and either strew our bed with
the sweet roses of bliss or tuck be-
tween the sheets a few nettles of
misery in accordance with the man
ner in which we have spent the day.
If you have made wholesale grocer
les of your stomachs-have com
mitted the beastly sin of gormand-
izing, Fancy will lead you in your
dreams to q table covered with
dishes most loathsome and disgust
ing, such as rat tail soup, stewed
snakes, broiIed toads, frie, lizards,
cock roach pudding with bed bug
sauce, and all such undesirables
from all of which you will be com
PEELED to eat IN spite of non desire
or disrelish. II you have been in
dulging to excess in mean whisky,
your bed chamber will be haunted
by all the horrid apparitions of evil
that ever came upon midnight er
rands from the dark domlniOns OF
Pluto Demons of demUohns and
red eyed bottle imps which sur
round your thorn-covered couch
and grin at your sufferings.
If you have robbed, stolen or
cheated, you will perchance ever
and anon start from your fitiul
slumbers as though closely pursued
by a ''chawed-thumb' sheriff. Your
dreams at best will be chequered
with doubt and fear, and after trav
cling through thistles to pluck a
daisy you will come back with a
toadstooi and torn breeches. On
the other hand, if you have passed
the day decently, soberly, prudent
ly, piously, and have done unto
others exactly as you would have
them do unto you, your dreams at
night will be as pleasant and as
happy as your day transactions
have been honorable and good. II
they don't, you can just saw my leg
off ami send it to the devil as a
small sample of falsehood. The
most delightful of all dreams are
those of youthful love. Tom Moore
once observed that there was moth
irg half so sweet in life as loves
Young dream; and he further truly
remarked after it had forever flown
that door fled as soon as shed-the
winged beam of mona light that
could never shine again upon the
slug gish stream of life. All, yes ;
the dream of love is a glorious one
while it lasts; ut it soon fades
away aud never turns with the
same brightness. II is dismal a.
we'll as a nocturnal dream continu-
ing on from day to day, leading its
subjects through an inviting wilder
ness of idealIty, till at last the spell
is broken and they begin to think
it is but to look around and define
their positions as the politicians
say. When a young man is first
captured by Cupid. he then becomes
entranced, as it were, in u dream ;
the whole universe wears a bloom
ing aspect; the barren places of his