The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-05
THE LAND OF DREAMS.

dreams INDUCED in by. one or some
person in the northern part of our
territory. Ny curiosity was excited,
but L had no apple tree under which
to'sit, and l tried vainly many times
to get myself into proper condition
to dream. The fates of shadow
land would not favor me, and | was
driven almost to despair. In this
strait l sat one morning, and was
suddenly accosted by strange
semi-spiritua1 being who requested
me to follow him. 1 did not know
how nor where, but being impressed
with confidence, / arose and went
Where?, The road was sometimes
narrow and crooked, again wide and
straight, with forests, lakes, fields
and towns intersperSed in natural
beauty. North, south, east or west /
did not know. but wandered, with
open eyes but blinded senses, follow
ing him who babe me go. Distance
l could not guess for while we
seemed to travel swiftly and
straight toward our destination, the
time began to drag before we
stopped. e
At the entrance to a rude, quaint
hut, my leader told me to stop, and
I gladly rested while he entered.
Hewas not absent long, and on his
return beckoned me to follow,
through the open door. Within the
building what change! No walls,
no ceiling, no limit to room, nothing
but vast eXpanse, varied by hill
and dale, by stream and wood,
sl0ping gradually in all directions,
toward an unknown goal. Vessels
piled the rivers, cars and coaches
shook the earth with their speed
and strength, and thousands of
pedestrians dotted the country all
around.
The strangeness of the scene over
powered me at first, and before my
sense returned my guide informed
me that we had entered Dream
Land. The unknown place toward
which all travelled, was the little
Land of Justice. That great magis-
trate himself presided, and only the
truly worthy ever dwelt within his
dominions. He it was who opened
mems eyes, to show in sleep and
waking, the things that were to
come. Some ambitious charlatans,
who could not gain entrance to the
Land, had set up independent gov
ernments of their own, and sent out
emissariss to deceive the willing
mortalS. That class tOrmented with
all kinds Of feuds and strifes, love
and joy, the disturbed sleep of un.
settled minds. Thence / knew
from whence the Logan dreamer
got his knowledge, and did not envy
its possession.
The road to the Land of Justice
was difficult to others, because sur
rounded by rocks of avarice, lust
dishOnor, murder and SANDER. In
massive walls they barred the way
and only those whose vigor enabled
them to surmount the awful diff
cultieS could ever behold the super
human glories of the place.
Following my guide closely we
soon passed through the terrOrs OF
the entrance and found ourselves in
peace and bliss. Still there was no
idleness, and many messengers on
wings Of lightning sped from place
to place. to warn of future happen
ings. While passing through the
busy thOrOughfares, / thought l
must have lived long, long time,
since leaving my poor home. There
was no sharp practice, no deceit, no
jealousy. Merchant chatted with
merchant, and in pleasant fam
iliarity, sought to induce buyers
to deal with rival stores. Poor
men were paid full value for their
time, and bloated aristocrats and
money princes earned what they re-
ceived. When business was dull all
suffered alike. If a reduction of
compensation was necessary the
rich man Stinted his family TO pre-
vent the poor from starving. Fash
ion was almost unknown. Young
girls and ladies devoted their time
to mental and physical development,
and perfected themselves in arts
and accomplishments that would
be useful. Boys neither smoked nor
chewed tobacco, or drank anything
but that which bore the heavenly
mark of health. All kinds Of peo-
pie paid their debts, and when a
man whose loaned money drew
usuriOus interest refused to pay for
the education of his children mis-
fortune soon logged his footsteps.
School teachers studied, were
polished and gentle, and sought only
the good of those whose noblest
gifts were given them to mold. Pub
lie officers were honest men, and
Self was unknown in all their acts.
FaWners and fatterers sought other
realms where they might "crOok the
pregnant hinges Of the knee" eau
caSian, Indian, negro and Chinese
occupied the same positions, and 10
one ever heard of inequality or in
feriority. Boys and girls were ODE
dent to parents, and rendered all
service in their power as small pre-
payment of their many obligations.
Money was not a god, and personal
interest was superseded by the best
good to all. Officers chosen by the
people were not superior TO the peO-
pie, but b wed Obediently to their
will, and always sought the general
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