Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-10-22
were alike impossible. Il was only
conscious of gazing. fxedly. .iyacsntly,

IL "Presently, i beard o voice saying
Son of tho republic look and learnl
I. while, at the same time, my visitor ex
tended her arm and fore6nger east
wardly. ! now beheld a heavy wbit'
!, vapor at some distance. 4 rising folt
npon fold. This gradually dissipated,
and / looked upon strange scene.-
Before me lay stretched out before me
in one vast plain all the countries in the
: world-EHrope, Asia. Africa and
I America. saw rolling and tossing
between Europe and America the BIZ
lows! of the Atlantic, and between
Asia and America lay the Pacific
Son of the Republic said the same
mysterious voice as before, 'look and
Learnt u t1a G1-is e ,asa1H
SAT that moment I beheld dark,
shadowy being like an angel. 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 America
with rbisright hand. while be cast upon
Europe some with bis left. Immedi.
ately dark cloud arose from each of
these countries, and joined in mid
ocean, For a while it remained sta
tipnary, and then moved slowly west
! ward, until itenyeloped it America in its
murky folds. Sharp flashes OF light
ming now cleaned throughout it at in
tervals, and / heard the smotbered
groans and cries Of the American peo-
pie. 81 = g s1a avoj vraual It .
"a second time the angel dipped
from the ocean, and sprinkled it back
as before. The dark cloud was then
drawn back to the ocean, into whose
beaving waves it sunk from view. A
third time / heard the mysterious
voice, saying, Son Of the Republic,
look snd learn 7hfss iea gu 3i "a
81 cast ny eyes upon America, and
beheld villages, towns and cities
springing up one after another, until
the whole land from the Atisntic to the
Pacific was dotted with them. Again
l heard the mysterious voice say, Son
of the Republic. the end Of q century
cometh-look and learn" @T 4a5
cat this the dark shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa / saw an illumined specter ap-
preaching our land. II fitted slowly
and heavily over every village. town,
and city Of the latter, The inhabitants of
which presently set themselves in bait
tie array. one against the other. As I
continued looking. I9saw bright
angel, on whose brow rested a crown Of
light, on which was traced the word
Union bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the divided
nations and said: Remember, We are
BRETHREN fn' % "IT z"'r7
-"IDstantly, the inhabitants casting
from them their weapons. became
friendly once more, and united around
the national standard. And again /
heard the mysterious voice saying,
Son of the Republic, the second peril
passed-look and learn. hes .a-
"And l beheld the villages. towns
and cities 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 of Heaven, or
as the sand on the sea shore. And
again / heard the mysterious voice say,
Son Of the Republic, the end Of CEN
tury cometh-look and learn
"At this the dark. sbadowed angel
placed trumpet to his mouth, and
blew three distinct blasts, and taking
water from the ocean, sprinkled it
upon Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes looked upon fear
full scene. From each Of those coun-
tries arose thick black clouds. which
Joined into one; and throughout this
mass CLEANED dark, red1ight, by
which l saw bordes Of armed men,
who, moving with the cloud, march
ed by land and sailed by sea to Ameri-
ca. which country wss presently en-
veloped in the cloud. As l dimly saw
the vast armies devastating the whole
country. and pillage and burn villages,
cities and towns that l had beheld
spriDging up; as my ears listened to
the laundering of cannon, clasbiBg OF
swords, and shouts and cries of the
millions in mortal combats l. again
heard TIE mysterious voice saying,
Son of the Republic, look and
llearn.' te4a o. gti.i5e Ell III aa5h
"Wheul the voice bad ceased, the
dark shadowy angel placed bis trum :
pet once more to bis mouth, and blew
q long, fearful blast. sii ,sii seiss41g
o. "Instantly light, as from q thou
sand suns shone down from above me,
aud pierced and broke into fragments
, the dark clouds which 3 enveloped
!, Amefics. AT the same moment | saw
the angel upon whose forehead shope
the word Union and who bore oHr
) national flag in one hand, a sword In
rbeI other,7 descending from Heaven,
attended BY legions Of bright spirits.--
These Immediately joined the, inhabi.
. tsBtsl Of America, who, i perceived
were well nigh overcome but. who,
. Immediately taking courage 1sgain,
!, closed up their broken ranks and re-
newed ihe, battle. Again. amid the
fearful noise 1.-the conflict, 1 heard
: the,mysterioas voice saying Son of the
! Republic. look and leaTu.'saoa sbaa %
. trAs the voice ceased, thes shadowy
! angel for the last time,, dipped water