The weekly Butte record., 1861-07-27


rope some with bis left Immediately dark
cloud arose from each of these countries, and
joined in mid ocean. For while it remained
stationary, and then moved slowly westward
until it enveloped America in its murky folds
Sharp flashes of lightning now CLEANED thro-
out it at intervals, and l 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,
into whose heaviug waves it sunk from view.
A third time I heard the mysterious voice,
saying "Son of the Republic, look and
learn
90 1 cast my eyes upon America, and be-
held villages, towns and cities springing up,
one after another, until the whole land, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, was dotted with
them. Again l heard the mysterious voice
say, Son of the Republic the end of a cen
tury 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 village,
town and city of the latter, the inhabitants of
which presently set themselves in battle array,
one against the other. AS l continued look.
ing, [ 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 nations,
and said " Remember ye are brethrenr'
as Instantly, the inhabitants casting from
them their weapons, became friends once more,
and united around the national standard And
again l heard the mysterious voice saying,
" Son of the Republic, the second peril is pass
ed-look and learn
"'And l beheld the villages, towns, and
cities of America increased in size and num-
bers, till at last they covered all the land from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, aud their inhabi-
tants became as countless as the stars in
Heaven, or 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 a
trumpet to his mouth, and blew three distinct
blasts, and taking water from the ocean, sprn-
kled 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
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 pilage and
burn villages, cities, and towns that 1 had be-
held springing up. As my ears listened to the
laundering of cannon, clashing of swords and
shouts and cries of the millions in mortal com
bat, l again heard the mysterious voice, say
ing, " Son of the Republic, look and learn"
GO When the voice had ceased, the dark,
shadowy angel placed his trumpet once more
to his mouth, and blew a long, fearful blast
"' Instantly light as from thousand suns,
shone down from above me, and pierced and
broke into fragments the dark cloud which en-.
veloped America. At the same moment saw
the angel upon whose forehead still shone the
word UNION, and who bore our national flag
in one hand and a sword in the other, descend
from Heaven. attended by legiops Of bright
spirits. These Immediately joined the inhabi
tants of America, who, perceived, were well
nigh overcome, but who, Immediately taking
courage again, closed up their broken ranks
and renewed the battle Again, amid the
fearful noise of the conflict, [ heard the mys
terious voice, saying Son of the Republic,
look and learn"
GAS the voice ceased, the shadowy angel,
for the last time, dipped water from the ocean
and sprinkled it upon America. Instantly the
dark cloud rolled back, together with the ar
mics it had brought, leaving the inhabitants
of the land victorious. Then once more be-
held the villages, towns, and cities springing
up where they had been before, while the
bright angel, planting the azure standard he
had brought in the midst of them, cried in a
loud voice to the inhabitants "While the
stars remain and the heavens send down dews
upon the earth, so long shall the Republic
last !"
"'And, taking from his brow the crown, on
which still blazed the word UNION, he placed
it upon the standard, while all the people,
kneeling down, said, "Amen ~
&c 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, I found myself once
more gazing upon my mysterious visitor, who,
in that same mysterious voice had heard be-
FORE said, " Son of the Republic, what you
have seen is thus interpreted: three perils will
come upon the Republic. 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 Union !"
'' With these words the figure vanished
started from my seat, and felt that had been