Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-06-20
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sS1sETGTBF's VISION.
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o.e..tal 1te0um yer, feeble. ba, though
80 Old. bis lImAins eses rex nl.ed a3 Doe
lpokel a; Independence Htl, W 'rh. he
.ail, he Ai come u saEe upoa Oncc more
be'ore ne wls gathered home.
"lVhat time is IT," said he, raising his
,-cmh'lnr ewes t9the clock iu The s'er1'e,
aad eulelv0r.ne 20 shade the FORMER with
a sinking ban --''what time is ~ j
CAME 80. 30 well aou a. J used to-
"Fliiplst three
aCsme, then" De- continued, ..let % 90
into the liall: ! want 70 tell sou an incl
dent OF washington litc-one which DO
one alive knows @. except myself, and if
,oa u.e, ,ou Rill, before long. see u verb
ICED NuS me. / ann not aupey--itious,
but sou siil see u tciluet.
Reaching the visitor room, IN which
the sacred relies o. our early days are pre-
served, we sat down upon one ot the old
fashioned w0olc. benches, AMI fep vcner-
able te.ond related o. ms tac 0iio'ins
angular narrative, which. from the pecu-
harity OF our national affairs "a; the pres
emit time, have been induced 10 give to
the world J give il, as nearly as posi-
ole. Boa his own words
"Nhou the bold action OF our Congress,
,a asserting thc independence OF the colo
MES. became known in The world. sc were
huoEcd and scolicl Il, rs silly, presnmp-
t0gs rebels. whom British grenaIiers
would tame into Submission; but. undaunt.
edly, NC prepared % aake good what we
had said The keen encounter came, and
the world knows the result. 10 is easy
D.
Grafton o. tails and write 0t the DAVIS OF
Seventy SIX, bui they little know -neith-
or can they ima-iae--thc tria.s and suffer
ings of those icwlul days. And there IS
one thing that ] much fear, and that j.,
chat tie American people do not properly
appreciate the boon OF freedom. Party
spirit IS yearly becoming stronger and
stronger. and. unless it J., checked, will,
at no distant day. undermine and tumble
into ruins the noble structure OF the Re
public BUT let me hasten 20 my narla
tive.
"Fron. the opening the Revolution.
we experienced ali phases oi. iortune--nou
GOOD and nOu ill. az one time victorious,
and cd another conquered. The darkest
period We had, however. was, / think,
when Washington. after several reycrScs,
retrea,ed 10 Valley Forge. where he re
solved % pass the winter OF -. Ahi
have often seen the tears cOursIng down
our dear oil commuters care-wurn
checks % he would be conversins with
officer about the condition of
his poor SolHer-. on have doubtless
heard the story oi' Washington going to
the thickct to pray. Well, it is not only
true: hut he uscI often % lety in secret
for aid and comfort rom that God the
Interpolation n whose divine providence
alone hrought " sueiv through those
dark DAYS oil trihaation.
..One da-. I remember it wcll--the
chilly wind histlel and hpwled through
the lcAacss trees. thoueh the sky WIS
and the sun shining brighdy-he
rcmAiuei ia h.s quarters nearly the whole
llL,rnoou, alone. When he came out,
noticed thai his face Wis a shade paler
lhan usuai. and there seemed 10 be SOME
thing on his mind u. more thta ordinlrs
Importance. Returning Just after duSS,
he Dispatched au ORDERLY 90 the quarter,
OF the office mentioned, WAC wts Pres-
eati, In Attendance. After preliminary
hour. Washington, gazing upon his com
pau.on with that strlnge look ot dignity
which he alone coald communal, said 10 the
Latter:
Il d. no know whtth-r twas owing TO
the auNiet, oi nv mind. cor what, bur this
Afternoon, as nas sitting al tbs very "a
bile. engaged preparing Dispatch. some
thing ia the apartment ,o'ucd 10 disturb
me. looking up, bche.l, standing eX-
activ opposite mc, "a slngn.ar't beautiful
femiic. - sstouishcd was for had
given strict orders not 90 be disturbed
that il vas )mc moment. before found
language u inquire the cause ct her pres
cncc. i secJud, thiri, ana even fourth
time did repeat the question, but receiv
cl ~ answer from ms mysterious Wis tor
other than a slight raising OF her ewes.
Ilv this time ! tcit strange sensation
spreading through me. would have ris
ca but the rivcted gaze ut the being before
me rendered volition impossible. essay
ri once more "a address her, but my tongue
had become paralyzcd \ new influence,
potent, irresistible. took pos
session OF me All could do was to gaze
ant. Gradually. the surrounding atmos-
pherc seemed as though becoming filed
with sensations, and grew luminous.
Everything about me appeared % rarity.
the mysterious visitor herself becoming
more airy, ami yet even more distinct t.
ms sight shan before nogbcean 20 feel
as one dying, or rather % experience the
sensations which have sometimes mag
med accompany dissoluti0n. did not
think, | Gid not reason, did not move
all we're alike impossible. ! was only
conscious OF gazing, Gxedly, vacAntly, At
ny companion.
presently I heard voice, saying,
''Son Of the Republic, look and learn
while, n the sauc time. my visitor extern
del her arm aud ioreiinser eastwardly.
1 now beheid a hcavy white vap0r at
some distance rising fold upoa fold. This
gradually dissipated, and | looked upon Il
strange scene. Before lie las stretched
out one vast plain all the countries OF the
Asia, Africa, and Amer
lea. ] saw rolling and tossing between
Europe and America the pillows OF the
Atlantic. and between Asia and America
lay the Pacific. "Son OF the Republic.
said the same mysterious voice rs before
"iook and learn
AT that moment beheld dark, shad
owy being like an angcl, standing or
rather floating in mid-air between Europe
aud America. Dipping WAGER out of the
ocean in the hollow Of each hand, he
sYrin kled some upon America with his
right hand, while he cast uD0n Europe
some with his left. Immediately dark
cloud arose from each of these countries,
and Joined in the mil-ocean. For while
Il remained stationary, and then moved
slowly westward, until il cnyc'opcd Ame-