Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-06-06

"Son of the Republic look and learn.
al cast my ewes upon America,
and bohold villages, towns and cities
springing up one after another, until
the whole land from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific was dotted with them. Again
heard the mysterious voice say
Son of the Republic the end of the
century comoth, look and learn"
cat this, the dark shadowy angel
turned his face southwark aud from Africa
saw an illumned spectre approaching
our land. 1t fitted slowly and heavily
over every town and city of the latter, the
inhabitants of which presently set them
selves in battle array against each other
AS | continued looking, / saw bright
angel on whose brow rested crown
Of light, on which was traced the word
"UNIoN," bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the divided
nation, and said:
"Remember yc are brethren y
Instantly the inhabitants, casting from
them their weapons became friends once
more, and united around the national
standard. And again heard the mystic
rious voice saying:
"Son Of the Republic, the end Of the
century cometh, look and learn.
eat this the dark, shadowy angel
lacod trumpet to his mouth, and blew
three distinct blasts and.takng water from
the ocean, sprinkled it out upon Europe,
Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes bchcld fearful scene.
From each Of these countries, arose thick,
black clouds, that were soon Joined into
one. And throughout this mass the o
cleaned dark red light, by which saw
hordcs Of armed men, who, moving with
the cloud, marched by land and sailed by
sea, to America, which country was
presently enveloped in the volume of the
cloud. And | dimly saw these vast armies
dcvastate the whole country, aud bum
the villages, towns and cities that / had
bchcld springing up. AS my ears lis
tenc TO the laundering of cannon
clashing of swords, and shouts and cries
Of the millions in mortal combat, again
heard the mysterious voice saying:
"Son Of the Republic, look and learn
"When the voice had ceased the dark, ,
shadowy angel placed his trumpet once
more to his mouth and blew long fearful
blast.
"Instantly light as of thousand
= : suns shone down from above me, and
= pierced and broke into fragments, tht
i dark cloud which cnvcloped America
At the same moment | saw the angel up
y on whose head still shonc the word Union
y y ana who bore our national flag in one
y hand and sword in the other, descended
- !, from heaven attended by lcgions of brigh
v ', spirits. These immediatly joined tn
VI inhabitants of America, who I percoiv
!. were well nigh overcome, but who imme
:, ~ datly taking courage again, closed N
10 their broken ranks and renewed the bat
u tie. Again amid tho fearful noise of tn
" ~ conflict / heard the mysterious voic
- saying:
"Son Of the Republic look and learn.
"As the voice ceased, the shadow angc
" y for the last time dipped water from tn
y : ocean and sprinklcd it upon America
y Instantly the dark cloud rolled back
u together with the armies it had brought
y leaving the inhabitants of the land vic
- torous. Then once moro | beheld vii
~ lagos towns and citios springing up where
Is they had been before, while the brgh
=. - angel, planting tho azure standard h
~ had brought in the midst Of them, erie
u in loud voice.
"Whle the stars remain and the hcav
III ems send down dew upon the earth, s
.. long shall the Republic last.
u' And taking from his brow tho crow
~ on which still blazed tho word "Union,
he placed it upon the standard, while tn
to people, kneoling down, said Amen"
t., "The scene instantly began to fad
ch but the rising curling white vaporI ha
to first behcld. This also disappearing
d found myself once more gazing on m
al mysteri Gus visitor, who in the same vol
ad | had before said:
ID, "Son of the Republic, what you Ia,
nd seen is thus interpreted. Three peril
s. will come upon the Republic. The mo-
a fearful is the second, passing which, I'll
ut whole world united, shall never be able t
IS. Republic learn to live for his God, HI
MS land and tho Union
va "With these words the vision vanisl
" ed. and ! started from my seat, and fc
TO- that ! had seen vision wherein ha
ut been shown to me the birth, progress an
% destiny of the United States.
ID. "ln Union she will have strength
o. Disunion her destruction"
l "Such, my friend" concluded Il
t. venerable narrator ..werc the words
" heard from Washington's own lips, al
as America will do well to profit by them.
Ut Effect OF War upon AgricuItur,
" More than hundred thousand acti,
III northern men have rescntly forsaken Il
VI VI ordinary pursuits fagricdlturo, manufa,
'c lures and trade, for the defense of the
y rnuntrv and th, pntirc Lnly of tboea Ia