The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
HIS DREAM DIARY


subject was introduced This followed:
Some people say they never dream
Whether they are to be onvicd is a
question. If one could push buttoa
and have a dream brought on when
ever desired a vision in sleep, dreams
might become Injuries; but as long a:
dreams continue TO come and go a!
they do, or as mine do me for 9
dreamlCSS sleep.
1T is mistake 10 suppose dreams
necessarily come from late rdrebitS
liquid connections and poorly yentiIat
ed rooms. The most hideOus night
mares in my recollection galloped OveI
me after | had remained in my room
all evening reading delicious poetry
and after dinner Of nothing but sea
sonable fruit; after | had taken tho
precaution 10 have the atmosphere Of
my room at hospital temperature and
after | had had a day unalloyed from
care.
A long time ago ! began keeping
a record Of dreams. | added after each
my mental and physical condition at
the time | went to bed. In looking
over this dream diary, however, can
form no deductions
There is no connection between
any dream and my business or COndi.
ton. have committed crimes in
my sleep as atrOCious as any OF which
| have read after day and evening
Eepent in the most delightful surround
ings, and tits when | was in prime
condition.
Il have written plays, poems and
books which cntranced multitudes who
saw and read, and which brought me
honor and wealth. All in my sleep,
never attempted either in my waking
hours.
These sleep visions have come TO
NE after the day was crowded with
anxiety and unsolved problems and
after ! had gone to bed raCked with
pain. A very learned person to whom
| stated the case said it was natures
.ecOmpense, or something of that sort,
The most charitable deed | ever
did. the one which made me feel that |
had won harp and a halo, was re,
warded in sleep by brutal attack
upon my beneficiary which would have
justified the community in lynching
ne.
Il had a friend in the fullest sense
Of the word. If there ever was man
for whom | would have laid down my
life il was this friend He sickened
and died. | attended him in his Attic.
ton, took charge of the funeral and
vas the sincerest mourner at his bier.
THE very night of the day on which
he was buried | went in my sleep to
his grave. resurreCted his body, carl
ried it TO a dissecting-rOom, sold ID
and danced gleefulIy as saw it mutt
lated and cut into fragments. Then
with the money had received | gave
banquet TO the men who had paid
me for my ghOuish work
This mean diary of mine is filled
with train robberies. acts of incendiar-
SIN. stranglings and other diabolical
acts.
Never shall | forget a night that
followed a day in which l had been
with the rector Of my church in a mis-
sion of mercy. | had laid aside my
business to help.
That night, in my sleep. you under
stand, | was summoned to Rome,
presented myself to the present pope,
who informed me that | was to take
the place of Merry del Val.
Il don't know how long | had held
The job, but the pope sent for me one
night and told me that he wanted me
to remove the bodies of all the dead
popes in st. Peters and have them
thrown into the Tiber. A big job, but
] took it.
When reported that the work had
been done the pope informed me that
he was tired of his place and wanted
to go back to Venice. He put it up to
me to destroy the Vatican and give
him safe conduct to the city Of tho
DagoeS You wouldn't expect me I'd
go into the details of this task.
don't know that there were any details;
| only know that the breaking up OF
the church of Rome was accomplished,
When | had landed the latest sue,
cessor of st. Peter as he had asked,
he rewarded me with an appointment
What do you think it was? He made
me commissioner of the Grand canal
with power to boss every gondola in
the waters. The dream ended there
After these few quotations from my
dream diary it is due to say that in
everyday life | am a conservative;
am not addicted to any vice. ! am moi
a gourmet. ! never use drugs.
Il am just plain, ordinary man
harmless and devoid Of any ambition
other than taht of living at peace witt
all men. have no excessive curiosity