Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-05-02


corner, there was hurrying to and fro
men shouldering their muskets and all tend
ing TO one point, Washington. Ny ewes
fairly blazed from my head when from the
clear blue sky above me, heard once again
the mysterious voice ringing in my ears,
Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis behold
the armed legions Of the North, see the ag.
ony of parting; see the misery and desc
lation that are to follow. Jefferson Davis,
this is your work y My limbs trembled as
heard thes words uttered in those awful
tones. My brain reeled and fell headlong
from my position.
As this point, JEFF. Davis stopped talking
and wiped the cold sweat from his brow
Toombs remarked that it was a most wcn-
derful dream-most wonderful, when JEFF
erson, resaming, said, / thought that my fall
was not sudden, but that / occupied SOME
months in my descent, and during those
morths could see McClellan's Anaconda
tightening It's folds all around the Confeder-
acy and l felt the certainty that all was LOST,
that we would be crushed in one common
destruction. i saw the capture of Forts
Henry aud Donelson, and thrill of hor-
ror crept over me as saw that traitor to
the North and South, Floyd, steal away in
the darkness of the night, leaving the rest
to destruction. Along the lines saw our
armies possessed of a fearful dread, flying
from Nashville to Columbus; saw the bat
tie of Pea Ridge, and almos, in the twink
! ling of an eye, the Great Army of the Po-
tomac, in all its mighty proportions, appear
ed before me ard felt that all was lost
Again the solemn voice rang in my ears,
jefferson Davis, jefferson Davis thy doom
es sealed-meet thy rewardp No sooner
were these words uttered, than in the dis
tance | heard an unearthly shouting and
yelling that grated on my feelings Ike red
hot iron drawn through every portion of my
body. Soon there came in sight what
found TO my horror to be a body guard of
"imps" sent from the bottomless pit 10 bring
me to judgment. Placing themselves around
and under my body, we descended rapidly
toward Hades Soon we found ourselves
landed on a barren rock in the most desc
late place possible fer you to imagine
Stepping round to one angle, 1t disclosed to
my view wide entrance and all around it
grew the most beautiful flowers, and | SEEM
ed TO hear the most beautiful sounds imag-
Unable. One of my guards here spoke to
me and said, "child of mortality, fellow T-
He led the way and followed closely. 1t
was not long before the beauty of the en-
trance passed away and all became dark,
dreary, and desolate. Travelling what seem
ed to me great distance, we at last came
to great iron door, the nails upon which
seemed to sparkle and blaze with some in.
tense heat within. Here sat an elderly imp
as door keeper, and by his side was very
LARGE book, in which were written in letters
Of fire the names of all the inmates who
had preceded me. "Child of SIM spoke
the old man, "who art thou 2" and / an
swered, verify, my brain reels and know
not. "ChiId of sin, tell me by what name
thou vert known on the earth 2" and an.
swered, Jefferson Davis. No sooner had
he uttered this name than the imps with a
horrible, never TO be forgotten screech
sprang to a distant corner, and stood staring
with cleaning eye balls, that seemed tc
loath me with most tremendous loathing
/ tried to approach them, but they would
not permit it, seeming fearful of any con-
contact with me. Horror stricken and
amazed at the conduct of those / thought
would be my friends, / returned TO the
door which now found opem No soon
!, er had / entered than the door closed witt
heavy sound, and heard rolling and roll
ing in the distance my name as l was thus
|, introduced to the society of the damned
Onward and onward found myself travel
ing, and ever and anon, as passed by sornt
poor wretch writing id all the misery o
the lost, would turn my eyes to catch one
look of sympathy, one glance of commiser'
alton for my fate, but in vain. All seemed
TO look upon me with dreadful horror, and
pointing their burnt fingers of scorn as
passed, whispered TO each other, "ffen a
disqracedl He'll Is disgracrd !" Hur.
rying faster on, at last found myself be-
fore an open door, having printed overhead
in letters of fire the words, Enter and re-
ceice thu doom, p / entered, and there in
: the middle of large apartment was raised
, throne of living fire and upon it sat the
/ most awful being ever beheld. On hi;
, head was crown of living scorpions and
, round hi. neck and curled in his bosom wa;
) the deadly raitlesnake. 1 had but time
, to look, when, in a voice Of thunder. he said
to me, "who art thou 2" And through the
: long arches through which l had passed
/ came the answer, jefferson Davis, Jeffer-
t son Davisl Hell is disgraced-cast him
: out !" Transfxed with horror, the Deti
: seemed to gaze upon me, and m voice ol