Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-16

~ INC Ioot ma organ ot nlacUlct IN NY
case" he mutterca. "As q matter o
fact, IL IA only graft upon wha, IN {
dcadlier, because u far more subtitle aud
invisible maIady. Sinceehildhood ] hay,
been given 10 u habit Of dreaming--oi
completely withdrawing myself from
my surroundings. and retiring into a
world Of my own creation. WhaI
Colerlase required opium to effect.
conld do without nStraneons AID, loi d
time, bnt ! soon .,nnl out 'ha,
stlmulant would rouse my faded I'm
agina'ion when IL tagged. First tea and
coffee were enough then, ns these lost
,bei: elect from constant use, resottrd
10 wine md m wine was slow In sit
effect, TO spirits The more dreamed
tho more significant appeared TO mt
the realities of life, aud the More
irresistible The temptation TO dream.
| The doctor, who was no, devoid OF In
NOR, here laid his maud on CliAord's arm
aud said, dcuutcly: MY aunt has ~ old
pony who has u habit Of shyiug ut uu-
considered ,rtlles. llc IL also wrong
headed pony, and she will not hear ot
his beng whipped, Whenever Thesis it's
come on you take her out for drive,
and your attention viii be- fully occu-
pied. For the rest cold water Ahowc,
baths, fresh fruit, indcxlng books any
thing that viii keep your minA occupied;
and--wcll, fthat won't do, 'bircl, your
body well with singing nc,tlcs.' |, l.,
u very ancient remedy, and J think
'nig ht answer M u mental diversion It,
your case, At all events, iorswcar the
bottle
"rhe bottle ~ answered Clifford .adly.
GLOW shall ] convince yon that do moi,
care for il ? Up to yesterday even had
fought for some time pretty successfully
against the dream demon, ns you call it,
aud had only drank moderately OF wine
ut my brothers table. IL was the after.
noon, that troublesome time toward,
four o'clock when our vitality is SAID 70
lc at the lowcst-,nine certainly is. |
thought glass Of absintl,c would revive
me, but il then occurred 10 me that The
absinthe would not give mo the slight
est pleasure or solncr Il ! could not
dream ever 1t. re hnl iu think on the
pas. and present after drinking it, II
would only intensity my feelings and
make them more terrible. SO | did
not drink, and turned my steps towards
home, sorrowtal and detected. II was
then that the enchanted castle arose DE.
fore me ~ all is alnremrn,s. ! was
drawn, % went, Il you will, towards It's
portals, and once enter tlcie my viii
is gone. Anything TO stay in it few
minutes longer. That means drink.
Anything 20 delay for few seconds the
return to actual he. That means drink
10 resume snmc-primary, Graft upon
IL, drink V
"Ronso yourself man. replied ne
physician with at'cctiouatc carncstucss.
Your case Is in your avn hands. Think
of ali the wise hold dear in liic--of
mans esteem, Of woman's affection, and
of the worlds honor
Surprising that like my world bet
ter than yonrs = replied tho dreamer
"Who knows which is the better, the
world Of facts or that OF fancy Here.
nm u shabby ou,cast; the very child
ron IN your streets cry out on me. There,
not royal Israel in his glory was arrayed
with more mngniiccncc than I. feast
of sun,ptuous fare served to mo by M
bian maids on golden alvora.9 drink
rich wincs from ,inwollcl goblcts, cooIrd|
by mountain snow. My nbodos are ivory
palaces, built by pleasant waters, where
tho white cygnet wooes the lily queen
and there ! am made glad. In my sa,
drns The tall cedar spreads her ample
canopy uga,ust The uoonday sun. Flow
ers pfgorgcous hucs aud subtle isngtnuc"
cluster over crystal lOnntAin..
"Thc luscious fruit haugs rpo upon
the lime and orange tIon. Terrace upon
terrace rises range Oh range, each
throHScd with graceful! statues, till all
are crowned by stately towers, whence
any banter floats The groves Beneath
are full Of nlghtingalcs and dancing ell
YES. Fatty minstrolsy awakcns the syI-
van echoes round about, and tiny utos
givv9 answer TO soft dulcmers, The
distant clash Of fair Titania'a cymbas
comes from nfar. With the lony,lrawn
notes Of horns and clarions, each with
silver sound. Only word is power. In
my audience halls await ambassadors
from subject nations. My laws give
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