The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1888-11-24

AuU Uutt0Eu1cS ukut1y HOVCIuS thckO-
over. There were sullen forests, inter-
laced with walks and filled in with
tangled thickets, from which pro.
truded heads of wild bears, of tigers,
of hyenas, of toads, of serpents, and of
devilsi There were little water falls
leaping from rock to rock or pouring
over abrupt cliffs, losing themselves in
the spray which fell on the tree-tops
below, or rising in a cloud of stars,
ghtteriDg like diamonds meath the
rays of the rising sun, that arose to
see what night had wrought.
Then came lakes and oceans, on
whose bosoms could be seen ships sail
ing smoothly along, or plunging
madly over the rolling waves be-
fore q tempest that seemed to be
fairly bowling. There were rivers
covered with various craft, along
whose banks walked students with
their books, philosophers with their
thoughts, Spectators with their plans,
hypocrites with their promises, child
rem with their playmates, lovers with
their hopes; and dancing, grinning
devils following after, overtakiDg here
and there cor victim who had been
abandoned because of his taken on
lading. There were rivers lying be-
tween banks lined with bending grass,
or lofty trees, bluffs reaching 80 high
that it seemed as if their tops were
piercing the dome of heaven. Groups
by the fireside - bands of angels
crowds of spirits intervening and in
terlacing with each other, were pic
tured out with the greatest accuracy,
by the frost workers on the window.
There were solitary farm houses,
silent graveyards, lonely chambers, and
deserted prisons. There was battle
fieli, on which could be seen soldiers
engaged in deadly strife with weapons
now flashing in the sun-warriors, on
foot and mounted, rushing hither and
thither-horses, plunging over the
forms of the dead and dying-groups
of soldiers bearing off q wounded COM
rade-officers leading their forlorn
hopes-soldiers kneeling in prayer or
writing in agony engaged in hand
to- hand conflict, and standing sentinel
on the outpost-squads of men beside
cannon, in front OF which lay wreaths
of dead and wounded-officers tents
regiments of men not yet called into
action. Over this field lowered ravens
and angels, while on it could be seen
women guarding and nursing those
dearer to them than life itself. God
bless women, the best of all gifts to
man and humanity.
Every artist from the spirit world
must have been engaged here last night.
There were implements and machines
of all kinds. A printing press stand
ing beside guillotine-a cradle be-
meath q gallows-a violin and case of
surgical instruments lay side by side
on a card table-a cannon On which
was pipe Of peace, stood boldly forth
"a brosd-sword and quill pen hung
suspended from the same hook-a
pleasure carriage and an artillery wag-
on stood ready for use, while in the
distance was a railroad on which was
train made up of cars, stages, high
back cutters, wheel barrows, stone
boats, Chinese ploughs, and Indian
dug-outsl And each was perfect, as
though these were the patterns from
which every thing of the kind had
been fashioned. We could see them
all as articles in the road and the fields
of the present and future all In one.
There were crowded ball-rooms-
picnic parties roaming through grot-
toes, and resting in sylvan like retreats
and hidden trysting- places. There
were preachers holding forth to crowd
ed audiences, composed of bareheaded
men and yelled women. There were
farm scenes and city scenes. There
were sportsmen on the plain In full
pursuit of buffalo-soldiers on horses
chasing flying Indians-hunters in the
forest standing beside tree, or kneel-
ing behind log, waiting the approach
of q deer, seen in the distance, snuffipg
danger from ATARI Every thing that
man could think of was here, 30 beauti-
fully designed, 90 boldly commenced,
so lightly finished, 90 perfect and 90
varied, that it seemed as If the entire
panorama Of eternity had been spread
before those who chose to witness the
magnificent display. There were
libraries filed with books-carriage
filled with people-stores filled with
goods-air filed with birds-faces of
men, women, and children, filed with
JOY, hope, fear, love, hate, doubt, sor-
row, anguish, remorse, and despair
heavens filed with angels, ornaments
studded with stars, each scene glisten-
ing, flashing, and glittering under the
rays of the morning sun with q far
greater brilliancy than ever shone
from pearl or diamond. Beautiful
and my sterious!
have just been in 10 look at the
window again, and such a changei My
stars have all disappeared the delicate
tracings making the foliage of the for