Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-12-22
NY DREAM.
J. r BROWN.

That hangs before the eyes of men
And hides jewelled scene.
1t happened on the night, think,
November Twenty Third,
saw no mortal vision,
No mortal voice 1::heard,
For it was late the hour hand
Had passed the mark eleven,
Whom was given other eyes
And told to look at Heaven
l looked, and do you ask me what saw?
Well cannot, cannot say;
For the things saw and heard that nigh,
All up and down the way,
Are haunting me by day, by night,
As l try to lift the scroll
To take one lasting, longing, look,
Whore eternal pleasures roll.
OF the sights, remember few things,
will write them down for you,
II am given language
To express the thing that's true;
So II you should 60 where did,
And see the self same scenes
You will listen with better ear,
DTc honest. peoples dreams -
At first spirit lifted me
Far. far, beyond the ken;
knew was approaching heaven
Tho guerdon of honest men,
And 1t Frightened me extremely
To see this crystal port,
For the why was not certain,
l.
OF their calling me to court,
was halted cut about mile
From.the gates Of eternal bliss;
A pair of eyes of different style
To the ones now possess, ~
We're givon to me by an angel,
That might the better unfold
The mysteries of Gods Heavenly house.
The resting place of souls
! noticed many, many men!
Who sat in circles round,
And seemrd attsntively watching
Something In tho neither ground.
Those IN circles had Instruments
On which, each one played q song
While others sat in seats above.
To cheer them loud and long.
There was one among the happy crowd
knew without bother;
A man, who, when he lived on earth.
Allowed me to call him father.
He camo out on portico
Which extended half mile.
Wearing his old accustomed looks
And his ever welcome smile.
This time he was not appareled
AS ! mad seen him when live;
But he had enough of old time looks
To make my spirit strive,
mat It might enter the courts of heaven.
Aeet father in warm embrace.
Clasp hands across the unknown sen
And converse with him face to face.
He beckoned me to come to him.
As though he did not feel
Like coming out of the house of God,
Nor Vi leaving tina music's peal.
30 started, as l had known to do
In many by gone day,
When father spoke, or beckoned me.
knew must obey.
But when made my forward bound
Through the intervening space,
fsit was travelling toward the ground
Icould feel change of place.
Inc angel came and took my eyes
The picture was then all gloom
! awoke and found was standing
IN tho middle Of my room.
looked out at myswindow-
To my wonder and surprise
saw at least one thousand stars
TO bounding through the skies.
! gaxed upon these meteors:
Az thay faded from my sight.
Then thanked the kindly spirit
Inat had shown me heaven that night
Now ! know it was not thinking
On any Astronomic theme,
Nor reading any ghost story
That brought about my dream;
FOR had not r ad a single line.
Nor to others did speak
VI anything in our newspapers
For considerably more than weak.
NOR did know If the coming star
spoken OF BY learned men
20 Know. what saw that beautiful nigbt
So far as am concerned. N
Is Heaven, ard viii be
A. long as:I can discern
III isvsout the days assigned me.
% ma, one OF che ransomed thronp.
ses neaven-its glories--its erandeuree
ana know for myself that I'm wrong.
The Official count shows that the
electoral collage will star1. fvio.