The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-19

apartment seemed to disturb me.
Looking up, beheld, standing exact
ly opposite me, singularly beautiful
female. So astonished was for I
had given strict orders not to be dis
turbed-that it was some moments be-
fore | found language to inquire the
cause of her presence. A second,
third, and even a fourth time did I re-
peat the question, but received no an
swer from my mysterious visitor other
than a slight raising of her eyes. By
this time, I felt strange sensation
spreading through me. / would have
risen, but the rivited gaze of the being
before me rendered volition impossible
! essayed once more to address her,
but my tongue had become naralyzed.
A new influence, mysterious, potent,
irresistible, took possession of me. All
I could do was to gaze steadily, vacant
ly, at my unknown visiiant. Gradu
ally, the surrounding atmosphere
seemed as though becoming filled with
sensations, and grew luminous Every
thing about me appeared to rarity, the
mysterious visitor herself becoming
more airy, and yet even more distinct
to my sight than before. / now be-
gan to feel as one dying, or rather to
experience the sensations which have
sometimes imagined accompany disso-
luton. I did not think, I did not
reason, | did not move all were alike
impossible l was only conscious of
gazing, fxedly, vacantly, at my com
panion.
Presently, I heard voice, say
ing, "Son of the Republic, look and
learn |" while, at the same time, my
visitor extended her arm and forefnger
eastwardly. | now beheld q heavy
white vapor at some distance, rising
fold upon fold. This gradually dissi
pated, and l looked upon strange
scene. Before me Icy stretched ont ia
one vast plain all the countries Of the
world-Europe, Asia, Africa, end
America. l 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 as before, "loOk and
learn I"
"'At that moment, beheld a dark,
shadowy being like an angel, standing,
or rather floating, in mid Lair, between
Europe and America. Dipping water
out Of the ocean in the hollow of each
hand, he sprinkled some upon Ameri-
ca with his right hand, while he east
upor Europe some with his left. I'M
mediatelv, dark cloud arose from each
Of these countries, and joined in mid
ocean. For while, it rem 2ined sta
tionary, and then moved slowly west
ward, until it enveloped America in
its murky folds Sharp flashes Of
lightning now cleaned throughout it
at intervals, and | heard the mothered
groans and cries Of the American peo-
pie.
ga second time the angel dipped
from the ocean, and sprinkled it ont as
before. The dark cloud was then
drawn back to the ocean, into whose
heaving waves it sunk from view. 4
third time | heard the mysterious
voice, saying, "Son of the Republic,
look and learn"
81 cast my eyes upon America, and
beheld villages, towns, and 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
century cometh-- look and learn.
LAT this, the dark shadogy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa | saw an ill-omened specter APP
preaching 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
5 | con tinued looking, | saw a bright
: angel, on whose brow rested q crown
t of light, on which was traced the
: word UNION, bearing the American
l flag, which he placed between the di-
vided nations, and said, "Remember
ye are brethren p
INSTANTLY, the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
} friends once more, and united around
. the national standard. And again
e heard the mysterious voice saying
! "Son Of the Republic, the second per-
3 il is passed-look and learn"
: "And | beheld the cities towns and
) villages 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 countless as the stars in Heaven, OF
as the sand on the sea-shore. And