Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-17

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or rather floating in md-air between Eu-
rope and America. Dipping water out of
the ocean in the hollow of each hand. he
sprinkled some upon America with his
right,hand, while he cast upon Europe
some with The left Immediately dark
cloudraised from each Of these countries
and joined in mid.ocean. For awhile it
remained stationary, and then moy ed
Slowly westward, until it enveloped Amer
lea in its murky folds. Sharp flashes Of
lightning cleaned thro ughout it at inter,
vals. and beard the smoothered groans
ond cries of the AM eIican people.
A second time the angel dipped water
from the ocean, and sprnkled 1t out as
before. The dark cloud was then drawn
back TO the ocean, l. whose heavin @
waves it sunk from view A third time
heard the mysterious voice saying:
Son of the Republic, look and learn
j cast my eyes upon America, and be-
held villages, tows ard 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 cometh look and learn
Al this, the dark, shadowy angel turn
ed his face southwark, and from Africa
saw an ill-omencd spectre approaching
our land. 1t fitted slowly and heavily
over every town and city of the latter,
the inhabitants of which presently set
themselves in battle array against each
other. As continued looking, ! saw q
bright angel, on whose brow rested a
crown Of light, on which was traced the
word UNION bearing the American
flag, which he pacea between the divided
nation and said:
Remember ye are bretherD y
Instantly the Inhabitants casting from
them their weapons became friends once
more, and united aroupd the national
standard. And again heard the mysle-
rious voice, saying:
''Son of the Republic, the end of a cen.
tury cometh look and learn.
AT this the dark, shadowy angel placed
n trumpet to his mouth, and blew three
distac; blasts, and taking water from the
ocean, sprinkled it out upon Europe,
Asia and Africa.
Then my eyes beheld fearly scene.-
From each of these countries ar lse thick
black clouds, that were soon joined into
one. And throughout this mass there
cleaned n dark-red light, by which saw
hordes OF armed men, who, moving with
the cloud, marched by land and sailed by
sea, to America, which country was pres
emily enveloped in the volume OF the
cloud. And dlnlly saw these vast arm
les devastate the whole country, and pill
lage and burn the villages, towns and
cities that had beheld springing up. As
my ears listened to the laundering OF cam
non. clashing o! swords, and shouts and
cries ofthe millions in mortal combat, |
again heard the mysterious voice, saying:
'ISon of the Republic, look and learn.
when the voice had ceased. the dark
shadowy angel placed his trumpet once
more to his moth and blew long, fearful
blast.
Instantly light ms of a thousand suns
shown down from above me, and pierced
and broke into fragments the dark cloud
which enveloped America. AT the same
moment ] saw the angel upon whose fore.
/ head still shone the word UNION and
who bore our national flag in one hand
and sword in the other, descend from
Heaven attended by legions of fright
spirits. These Immediately Joined the
inhabitants of America, who | perceived
were well nigh overcome, but who, imme.
iiately taking courage again, closed up
their broken ranks and renewed the bat
tie. Again Amid the fearful noise of the
conflict ! heard the mysterious voice, say
ing:
"Sor of the Republic, look and learn.
As the voice ceased, the. e.shadowy angel
for the last time dipped water from the
ocean and sprinkled it upon America -
Instant, the dark cloud rolled back, TO-
gether with the armies it had brought,
leaving the inhabitants of the land victori.
Gus. Then once more | beheld villages,
towns and cities Springing up where they
had been before, while the blight apge,,
planting the azure standard he had bro't
in the n,sdst Of them, cried in loud voice
to the inhabitants;
''While the stars remain and the Hea.
yens SEND down dew upon the earth, 20
lorg shall the Republic last
And taking from his brow the crowp
on which still blazed the word UNION
be placed it upon the standard, while the
people kneeling down said 'Amen'
The scene instantly began to fade and
dissolve, and at last saw nothing but
the rising, curling white vapor had first
beheld. This also disappearing, found
my self once more gazing upon my myste-
rious visitor, who, in that same mystic
rious voice had heard before said:
''Son of the Republic, what you have
seen is thus interpreted. Three perilS
will come upon the RerubIc. The most
fearful is the second, passing which the
whole world united, shall never be able
to prevail against her. Let every child of
the Republic learn TO live for his God, his
land and the Union
with these words the figure vanished
Il started from my seat, and felt that
had seen vision wherein had oeen
shown tc me the birth progress and des-
tiny of the Republic of the United States.
In Union she will have her strength,
in Disuninu ber Destruction
Such my friend concluded the venera-
BILE narrator, were the words | heard