Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-04-18

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Europe, Asia, Africa. and America. r
saw rolling and tossing between Europe
and America, the billows of the Atlantic,
and between Asia and America lay the
Pacific. Son Of the Republic said the
mysterious voice as before, look and learn 7
AT that moment beheld dark shad-
owy being like anangel, standing, or rather
floating in mid air between Europe and
America. Dipping water out of the ocean
in the hollow of each hand, he sprinkled
some Upon Amerisa with his right hand,
while he cast some upon Europe with his
left Immediately a dark cloud arose from
each of those countries, and joined in mid
ocean. For while ii rernaited stationary,
and then moved slowly westward until it
enveloped America in its murky folds
Sharp flashes of lightning now cleaned
through il at intervals, and heard the
smolhered groans and cries of the Ameri-
can people.
A second time the angel dipped from the
ocean, and sprinkled it ont as before. The
dark cloud was then drawn back into the
ocean, into whose heaving waves it sunk
from view. A third time heard the mys-
terious voice, saying, SON of the Repub-
lie, look and learn!'
cast my eyes upon America, and be-
held villages, 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 voie e
say, Son of the Republic, the end Of a
century cometh--look and learn
At this the dark, shadowy angel turned
his face southward, and from Africa / saw
an ill-omened spectre approaching our land.
It fitted slowly and heavily over every
village, town and city of the latter, the in
habitants Of which soon set themselves in
battle array, one against the other As !
continued looking, | saw a bright angel, on
whose brow rested crown of light, and 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 tfe inhabitants, casting from
them their weapons, became friends once
more, and united under the national stan
dard. And again heard the mysterious
voice saying, Son of the Republic, the sec
ond periI is passod--iook and Ioarn'
And | beheld the villages, towns, and
cities of America increase in size and mum.
bers, till at last they covered all the land
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the
inhabitants became as countless as the stars
in Heaven, or the sands of the seashore.-
E And again heard the mysterious voice
saying, Son of the Republic, the end of a
century cometh-look and learn
AT this the dark shadowy angel placed a
trumpet in his mouth and blew three dis
tinct blasts, and taking water from the ocean
sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia, and Africa
Then my eyes looked upon fearful
scene. From each of those countries rose
the 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 Amer.
lea, which country was presently enveloped
In the volume of the cloud. And | saw
these vast armies devastate the whole coun
try, and pillage and burn villages, cities ant
towns that had beheld springing up. A,
my ears listened to the laundering Of can
non, the clashing of swords and shouts ant
cries Of the millions in mortal combat,
again heard the mysterious voice, saying
Son of the Republic, lcok and learn
When the voice had ceased, the darl
shadowy angel again placed his trumpet II
his mouth, and blew long and fearfu
, blast.
Instantly light, as from a thousand suns
+, shone down from above me, and pierce'
, and broke into fragments the dark clout
which enveloped America. AT the sam,
] time saw the angel upon whose forehea'
still shone the word UNION, and who Dor,
, our national flag in one hand and swort
! in the other, descending from Heaven, at
tended by legions of bright spirits. Thes
Immediately joined the inhabitants of Amer
, lea, who, perceived, were well nigh over
come, but who Immediately took courage
q again, closed up their broken ranks and re
! newed the battle. Again amid the fearfu
q noise of the conflict, heard the mysteri
Gus voice, saying, Son of the Republic
look and learn
= As the voice ceased, the shadowy ange
for the last time dipped water from tn
ocean and sprinkled it upon America. In
!, s;antly the dark cloud rolled back, with th'
armies it had brought, leaving Tie inhabi
tants of the land victorious. Then one,
more beheld the villages, towns, and cit
, les springing up where they had befor
been, while the brigh, angel, planting th,
! azLre standard he had brought with him il
j the midst Of them, cried in a loud voice :