The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-31

OeIQfC. ECW Degan 10 teel as One 0yl1g,
or rather to experience the sensations which
l have sometimes imagined accompany DISC
luton. did not think, did not reason, |
did not move: all were alike impossible. l
was only conscious of gazing, hxedly, vacant
ly at my companion.
Presently | heard voice saying Sou
Of the Republic look, and learn . while at
the same time my visitor extended her finger
eastwardly. l now beheld a heavy white
vapor rising fold upon fold. This gradually
disappeared, and | looked upon strange
scene. Before me lay stretched out in one
vast plain all the countries Of the world
Europe, Asia, Africa and America. | saw
rolling and tossing between Europe and Am
erica the pillows of the Atlantic, and between
Asia and America lay the Pacific. Son Of
the Republic said the same mysterious voice
as before look and learn y
At that moment | beheld dar& shad-
owy being standing, or rather floating in mid
air @etween Europe 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 his left. Immediately dark
cloud arose from each Of these countries, and
Joined in mid ocean, For awhile it remained
stationary, and then moved slowly westward
until it enveloped America in its nurky
folds. Sharp flashes oflightening now gleam-
ed through it at intervals, and heard the
smothered groans and cries Of the American
people.
A second time the angel dipped from the
ocean, and sprinkled it out as before. The
dark cloud was then drawn back to the
ocean, and down into its heaving waves it
sunk from view. \ third time | heard
the mysterious voice, saying, Son Of the Re
public, look and learn'
cast my eyes upon America and b2Aeld
villages, towns and cities springng 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, ,hc end of a century cometh
look and learn
At this the dark, shadowy angel turned
his face southwark, and from Africa | saw an
ill-omened specter approaching our land. 1t
fitted slowly and heavily over every viii
age town, and city of the latter, the lnhab'
itants of which Immediately set themselves
in battle array, one against the other. AS
continued looking, saw a 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 nations, and said Remember ye
are brethren
Instantly the inhabitants, casting from
them their weapons, became friends once
more, and united around the National stand
ard Aud again heard the mysterious voice
saying Son Of the Republic, the second
peril is passed-look and learn
And bcheld the villages, towns, and cit
les Of America increase in size and numbers
till at last they covered all the land from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and their Inhabitants
became as numerous as the stars IN Heaven,
OF as the sand on the sea shore. And again
heard the mysterious voice, saying Son
of the Republic the end of century cometh
- look and learn.
At this, the dark, shadowy angel placed
trumpet TO his mouth, aud blew three dis
tinct blasts. and taking water from the ocean
sprinklcd it out upon Europe, Asia and
Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon fearful scene.
From each Of those countries arose thick
black clouds, which soon joined into one, and
throughout this mass cleaned 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 presently enveloped in the volume OF the
cloud. And dimly saw these vast armies
devastate the whole country, and plage and
burn villages, cities and towns that had be-
held springing up. AS my ears listened to
the laundering of cannon, cashing OF swords,
and shouts and cries Of the millions in m ortal
combat, I again heard the mysterious voice,
Son of the Republic, look and learn.
When the voice had ceased, the dark
.hadowy angel placed his trumpet once more
to his mouth and blew long, fearful blast.
Instantly light as from a thousand suns,
shone down from above me, and pierced and
broke into fragments the dark cloud which
enveoped America.
At the same moment saw the angel up
on whose forehead still shone the word UNION,
and who bore our national flag in one hand
and sword in the other, descended from
Heaven, attended by legions Of bright spirits.
These Immediately joined the inhabitants OF
America, who, perceived, were we'll nigh
overcome, but who, Immediately taking cour-
age again, closed up their broken ranks and
renewed the battle. Again, amid the fearful
noise of the conflict, heard the mysterious