The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-04-04
Prophetic Dreaming.

haps that they cast mark upon the diaI
plate of Human Events which is beyond
the reach of my credulity. The following
however, is true. and wears about it the
grey robes Of mysterious prophecy
Upon the twelfth of February, I threw
myself upon my bed with mind as free
| from national anxieties as ever bIest our
peaceful moments Soon did the ange
Of sleep unknot the monotonous band.
that fastened me to earth-spread his sa
bic wings and passed silently on. A sin
| guar scene was that into which the ge.
Mus Of dreams first lei me Earth seemed
ragged and trownlng, and appalling dan
/ ger beset me upon every side The sound
Of grinding wheels in the sand came dis.
/ lractedy to nv tevered ear the booming
/ Of cannon far behind me, loaned terror to
she horrid scene; the groans Of DYING and
wounded filled the air, and the rushing OF
| blood could be distinctly heard as the
sound Of many waters behind me. Above
me, however, brilliant stars were shining
with sIivery iustre, and upon them seem
ed to build my faith and nope OF salvation
from the terror that heset me. During
all Of this time my face was towards the
north of a sudden heard a voice CRYING
as if one from the sublime nights of heav
en-" Let the children of men open their
eyes and road their tate in the astroIQgy Of
Hcuucn ~ As the voice echoed along the
houzon, it seemed to die away about \.
\. W. then at this point there arose a
glorious rainbow, gorgeous and beautiful,
beyond parallel. The termiuii of this
rainbow were beyond the reach Of vision,
while its upper extremity was at an eeva
ton Of forty-fye degrees. From this
glorious bow my vision was attracted west
ward in; the west (or perhaps west north
west) there arose an imposing towering
! light; slowly it continued to advance un>
til it stood, majestic and solemn in a po
siron from whence its briliiancy lighted
every part OF the earth oW the once
| glorious safe ties grew dim, and murky
haze seemed to obscure them. At tins
period of my dream there broke suddenly
upon my ear the sound Of lamentation
woe and hoFror; parents crying LOT 'hell
infants; infants crying Tor their parents
we're mingled with the gFo"hs OF 'h(
wounded ana d}'19 Turning my ''e'
towards the scene OF distress, o5Ne1d
llame Of destructive fire emanatlng from
the South East, and soon the blaze spec
along towards lie western horIzon lhouS
auds Of energetic hands were rushing TO
wards the devouring flames to quench -
fury; IN a short time the flame was eXun
gushed ID IT'S centre; again looked, ant
could behold only the smouGenng runs
OF what had been a terrific tire. | wa
here about to retire from the field, when
cry of inconce'vabIy greater horror an'
suffering IAN from the North Pole to th'
very extreme southern point of the land
Freezing with terror, | again turned t'
t4e dresItu cause, AMI behold soiic
fame. ray.ug FIRE was sEeeying the Who'll,
ea. ern horizon; he southern Gagots hal
been again iznited, and were burning in al
their fury. That demoIisLing fire sho'c
this time consume US, seemed unavoidable
On it cane, lighting heaven and earth il
/ its fury. Forests, villages, cities, hills an,
mountains were destroyed BY its force
The once brilliant stars that bad shone $
'''''l ''oii' ''o'' el 8"'''AE' i'" o'
black as earth. Soon, however, the.
were tearfu.ly lighted by the flames from
earth and fell about me in ashes l. wa