The herald., 1894-02-25
MANS COLUMN.


H., 10y 0Vnsttue things Htter tnelr Idbn
Clean from the purpose of the things them
most uncanny thing is the wa.
women have OF dreaming of events be
lore ever they can come to pass; righr
on the threshold, as like as not, OF hid
eous, porteutous change. Attention
Will now be called to but three OF these
uncanny dreamers, two OF whom have
long since taken their places among th'
dreamless dead, while their warnings
and the fulfllment thereof have been
woven in the majestic web of ancient
history. We refer to the wife Of PLATE
and her strange dream before the cruel
hxlon. to be followed by the disintegra-
ton and hnal downfall OF the Jewish
nation; to the dreaming wife OF Caesar
and her warning to him before his as
ssssinatlon, to be followed by the descent
OF Rome iato settled despotism. The
third dreamer-Oive Schrener--is still
living, and her dream picture of hell is
something which is being materialized
in so-called free, fruitful America day by
day. But portion of it is here tran
ecrioed. together with pertinent remarks
by b. y. Flower, who acts as her, inter-
prefer, in the Arena, for the general
public. His remarks are inclosed within
the brackets:
In the dark one nightI lay upon my
bed l heard the policeman's beat on
the pavement; | heard the wheels OF
carriages roll home from houses of en-
tertainment; | heard woman's laugh
below my window; and then | fell
asleep. And in the dark l dreamed
dream. | dreamed God took my soul to
hell.
He'll was fair place; the water OF the
lake WAS blue.
| said to God: 81 like this place."
God said: AYE, dost thou?"
Birds sang, turf came to the water
edge, aud trees grew from it. Away off
among the trees | saw beautiful women
walking. Their clothes were OF many
delicate colors, and chung to them, and
they were tall and graceful and had yell
low hair. Their robes trailed over the
grass. They glided in and out among
the trees, and over their heads hung
yellow fruit like large pears of melted
gold,
l eaid; 1T is very lair; would go up
and taste the"
God said: "Wait."
And we came where hell opened into q
plain, and great house stood there.
Marble pillars upheld the roof, and
white marble Steps led up to it. The
wind Of heaven blew through it. Only |
at the back hung a thick curtain. Fair |
men and women there feasted at long
tables. They danced, and l saw the
robes of women futter in the air and |
heard the laugh of strong men. The !
world OF the careless rich. What thew /
feasted with was wine; they drew it |
from large jars which stood eomeyhat
in the background, and eaw the wine
sparkle as they drew it. Wine as here
used represents acquired wealth which
ls expended in gratifying the passions,
appetites and selfish desires OF those
who revel in the fruit of the wine press.
The tgures employed in this alegory
are as striking as they are apt, and in
The range OF this kind of literature |
know of nothing finer than the imagery
here used
And said to God. 81 should like to
20 up and drink" And God said.
Wait" The first impulse of the
awakened eoul ia to enjoy that which.
though transient as dream, allures as
Ices the flame the moth. And | saw
men coming into the banquet house
hey came in from the back and lifted
he corner OF the curtain at the sides
md crept in quickly; and they let the
urtain fall behind them and they bore
.reat jars they could hardly carry. And
he men and women crowded round
hem, and the new corners opened their
srs and gave them wine to drink.
Those who have, through special priv
eges, class laws and speculation. &C.
ulred vast fortunes, find the world Of
he diisttante ready to welcome them if
hey are lavish with their unearned ,
'ealth, and are careful to drop the cur. ,
ain behind them. And when others
ad well drunken they set the Jars 8
mong the old onss beside the wall and +
,ok their places at the table. And ] ,
sw that some OF the jars were very old :
nd widowed and dusty. and others had '
I'LL drops OF new must on them. /
And said to God, "What is that?" !,
or amid the sound of the singing and
YER the dancing of the feet, and over J.
lie laughing across the wine cups. |
card cry. That cry is growing louder q
1d louder every hour. y
And God said, "Stand way off," And +
3 took me where saw both sides Of =
lie curtain. Behind the bouee was the
inc press where the wine was made. 4,
sew the grapes crushed and | heard =
lem cry. l said, do not they ON the r
her side hear it?" =
God said, THE curtain is thick thew n
e feseting" :,
And mothers poured out the wine and
their little children with it, and men /
I'D up the cup to women's lips and a
led, Beloved, drink ~ and women :,
led their lovers fsgons and held them :
D ; and yet the least went on.
And after q while looked and | saw
Q curtsins that hung behind the !
'use moving. l said to God, lis it n [
nd?"
And God said, "a wind"
And it seemed to me that against the N
rtain l saw pressed the forms of men
d women. And after a while the
'sters saw it move, and they whis-
red, one after another.
Then some rose and gathered the most
cups, and in them they put
lat was left at the bottom of other
ssels. Mothers whispered to their
ildren: "Do not drink all save a
tie drop when you have dunk"
And when they had collected all the
sgs they slipped the cups out under
, bottom of the curtain without lift
, it.
And after a while the curtain left off
wing. Conventional charity, in