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

shadowy being like an angel, standing, !
or rather floating in mid-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 ho cast upon Europe
some with The left. Immediately dark
cloud raised from each Of these countries
and joined in mid>ocean. For awhile it
remained stationary, and then moyed
slowly westward, until it enveloped Amer
lea in its murky folds. Sharp flashes Of
lightning cleaned thro ughOut it at inter,
walls, and heard the smoothered groans
and cries of the AG erioan people.
A second time the angel dipped water
from the ocean, and sprinkled 1t out as
boioro. The dark cloud was then drawn
back to the ocean, l. whose heaying
waves it sunk from view 4 third TING
heard the mysterious voice saying:
''Son Of the Republic, look and learn
q 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
AT ths, the dark, shadowy angel turn
ed his face southwark, and frCm 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 placea betwcep 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 myste-
rious voice, saying:
Son of the Republic, the end Of CEN
tury comoth, look and learp.
AT this the dark, shadowy angel placed
n trumpet to his mouth, and blew three
distinc. 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 arose thick,
black clouds, that were soon joined into
! ore. And throughout this mass there
cleaned q 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 envcloped in the volume Of the
cloud. And | dimly saw these vast arm
les deyastate 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 fcau-
non, 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 moth and blew long, fearful
blast.
Instantly a light as of thousand suns
shown down from above me, and pierced
and broke into fragments the dark clout
which enveloped America. At tho same
moment saw the angel upon whose fore
head still shone the word UNION anC
who bore our national flag in one hanc
and q sword in the other, descend from
Heaven attended by legions of right
spirits. These Immediately joined The
inhabitants of America, who ! perceived
were well nighoyercome, but who, imme
liately taking courage again, closed VI
, their broken ranks and renewed the bat
: tie. Again Amid the fearful noise Of th(
conflict heard the mysterious voice, say
ing:
= ''Son of the Republic, look and learn.
AS the voice ceased, tboSshadowy ange
for the last time dipped water from th'
ocean and sprinklod it upon America -
Instantly the dark cloud rolled back, To-
+ gether with the armies it had brought
| leaving the inhabitants of the land vctori
Gus. Then once more | beheld villages
. towns and cities springing up where they
had been before, while the bright angel
planting the azure standard he had bro
in the mslst of them, cried in loud voic,
: to the inhabitants;
= ''While the stars remain and the Hea
, yens send down dew upon tho earth, 81
lorg shall the Republic last
e And taking from his brow the crowr
= on which still blazed the word UNION,
| he placed it upon the standard, while tn
= people kneeling down said 'AmenH
7 The scene instantly began to fade ant
S dissolve, and at last saw nothing bu
the rising, curling white vapor had frs
I beheld. This also disappearing, | toun,
+ myself once more gazing upon my myste
. rious visitor, who, in that same myste
| rious voice had heard before said:
r ''Son of the Republic, what you hav,
o seen is thus interpreted. Three peril
= will come upon the Ropublic. The mos
fearful is the second, passing which th
J. whole world united shall never be abl
,, to prevail against her. Let every child 9
the Republic learn TO live for his God, hi
- land and the Union
, with these words the figure vanished
Il started from my seat, and felt that
had seen a vision wherein had oee
= shown tc me the birth progress and des
: tiny of the Republic of the Unitod States
q IN Union she will have her strength
/ in Disupiou her destruction
, Such my friend concluded tho yenera
BILE narrator, 'were the words | hear
a from Washington's own lips, and AmeriC