Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-04-18

gaze OF Tue Del0g before me, rendered vol.
tion impossible. ! esssyed once more TO
address her, but my tongue had become
paralyzcd A new influence, mysterious,
potent, irresistible, took possession of me.
All | cond do was TO gaze steadily, va.
cantly, at my unknown visilant. Gradu.
ally the surrounding atmosphere seemed as
though becoming filled with sensations, aud
grew luminous. Everything about me APP
pearcd TO rarity, the imyTerious visitor
herself becoming more airy, and vet even
more distinct to my sight than before. /
now began to feel as one dying, or rather
TO experience the sensations which / have
sometimes imagined dissolution.
i did mt think, / did not reason, ]
did not move all were alike impossible.
L was only conscious of gazing, [xedy, va
can,ly, at my companion.
Presently heary a voice, saying Son of
the Republic, look and learn ! while, at
the same time, my visitor extended her arm
and fore6nger eastward. / now beheld a
heavy white vapOr at some distance rising
fold upon fold. This gradually dissipa ed
aud L looked upon a strange scene. Be.
foreime lay stretched out in Que vast plain ell
Y,
Africa, and America. | saw rolling and
tossing between Europe and America the
hiIows of the Atlantic, and between Asia
and America lay the Pacific Son Of the
| Republic, said The same mysterious voice
ss be'ore, look and learn -.
At this moment beheld q dark, shad.
owy being like an angel, standing, or rath-
er floating, in mid uir between Europe and
America. Dipping water out of the ocean
in the hollow Of each hand, he sprinklcd
some upon America with bis right hand,
while he cast upon Europe some with his
left. INN, dately dark cloud arose from
each of these countries, and joined in mid
ocoan. For while it remained stationary
and then moved slowly westward, until it
enveloped America in its murky folds. =
Sharp Fishes of lightning now cleaned
throughout it at intervals, and heard the
smothered G, oanS and cries of the Amer.
can people.
A second time the angel dipped from
the ocean, and sprlnkled it ont as before.
The dark cloud was then drawn back to the
ocean, into whose hea Virg waves it sunk
from view. A third time l heard the mys.
terious voice, saying. Son of the RepuJ-
lie look and learn. .-
cast my eyes upon America, and be-
seld villages towns and cities springng mp,
one after another, until the whole luud
from lbe Atlautic to the Pacific, was dot
ted with them. Again heard the myste
riuS voice say, Son of the Republic, The
end of century comeih-look and learn
At this, the dark, shadowy angel turueC
his face southwark, and from Africa i saw
an i'll omencd spectre approach onrs land
II fitted slowly and heavily over every
town, village and city of the latter, the in
habitants of which presently set themselves
III battle array, ono against the other. AS
continued looking, saw bright angel
on whose brow rested crewn of light, Oh
which was traced the word UUIoN, bearing
the American flag, which lie placed be
tween the divided nations, and sad, Rem
ember 20 are 6retheren ...- --"E 70
Instantly, the iHhabitents, casting from
them their weapons, hecdm friends ones
more, and united around the national stan
dard And ugaiu heard The mysieriou:
voice. saying, 'Son of the Republic. the
second peril is passed-look and learn
And | beheId the villages, towns and
cities Of America increase in size and mum
bcrs, till at last they covered all the lauo
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and lheiI
inhabitants became as countless as The
stars in Heaven, or as the sand on the sea
shore. And again heard the mysterious
voice saying, Son of the Republic, the end
of century cometh--look aud learn.
At this, the dark ,shadowy angel placed o
trumpet to his mouth, and blew three dis
inct blasts, aud taking water from the
ocean, sprinkcd it upon Europe, Asia aud
Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon fearful
scene From each Of those countries arose
thick, black clouds, which soon joined into
one and throughout this mass CLEANED
dark.red light, 10y which saw hordes o
armed men, who, moving with the cloud
marched by land aud sailed by sea tt
America, which country was presently Ell
veloped in the volumne of the cloud. AnC
| dimly saw these vast armies devastate
the whole country, and pllage and burr
villages, cities and towns that had behell
spriHging ur AS my ears listened to tht
laundering Of cannon, claShing of swords
and shouts and cries of the millions in NOR
tai combat, | again heard the mysteriou
voice, saying Son of the Republic, look ant
learn.
When the voice had ceased. the dark
shadowy angel placed his trumpet one
more to his mouth, aud blew long, fear
full blast
Instantly q light, as from thousan
suns, shone from above me, and pieree
and broke into fragments the dark clou
. which enveloped America. AT the sam
8 moment, saw the angel upon whose fore
head still shene The word UNION, aud VIII
} bore our national flag in one hand and
sword ia the other, descend from Heaven
] attended by legions Of bright spirits
These Immediately joined the inha abitant
of America, who, l perceived, was wei
/ nigh overcome, but who Immediately takn
5 courage again, closed up their broken rank
aud renewed the battle. Again, amid tn
fearful noise of the conaict, heard tn
f. mysterious voice, saying, Son of the Reput
/ lie, look aud earn. ...... ...-.-
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