Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-02

lows. Jefferson Davis. this is your work.
Ny life tremblcd as heard these words
dttefed In those awful tones. Ny Brain
reeled and I staggered and fell headIong
from my position. ..g.84I 49, gb a'l7
"a At this poiut JET Davis stopped talking
and wiped the cold sweat from his, brow,
Toomhs remarked that this was most
wonderful drcam-4must wonderful, " ben
jeff Davis resumipg, said s. lea yr3" lt'
thought my fall was not sudden, but
that I occupied some months in, descent.
aud during that time l could see the great
anaconda Tightening its fold all aroand the
Confederscy, and felt certain that allwss
lost and that we should be crashed in one
common destruction. I saw the capture
of Foris Henry and Donelson, aud thrill
Of horror crept over me as ! saw the trait.
or To the North aud South, Floyd, steal
away in the darkness Of the night, leaving
the rest to destruction, Aopg the lines ]
saw our armies possessed Of fearful dread,
! fyng from Nashville and Columbus--saw
the battle Of Pea Ridge, and almost 10 the
twiuklng of an eye, the great army OF the
Potomac, in sllils mighty proportions, ap.
peared before me, and felt hat oil was
lost Al gain the solemn voice rang in my
car, Jefferson Davis Jefernson Davis /!
thy doom is sealed, No sooner were these
words uttered, than in the distance heal
an uneorthy shooting aud yelling that
grated on my feelings like rcd hot iron
drawn through5 every part OF my body.
Soon there came in sight what found 10
be body guard of 'imps sent from the
hot ttomless pit TO- briug me 10 judgment,
Placing themselves around and under my
body, we descended rapidly toward Hades.
Soon we found oui selves landed upon q
barron rock ia the most desolate place
possible for yoc 10 Imagine. Stepping
uround an augle7it disclosed to my view a
wide entrance, aud all around it grew sthe
most beautiful lowers and seemed to
hear the most beautiful so und Imaginable
One of my guards here spoke aud said 'd
Child of mortality, follow z lie led the
way and followed closely. II was not
long before the beauty of the entrance pass
cd away, and all became dreary dark aud
deeolate Travelling what seemed TO me a
great distance, we ut last came 10 great
iron door, the nails upon which seemed to
spa klo ard blaze with an intense heat
within. Here sat an elderly imp us door.
keeper, aud 10y his side was q very large
book in which was Written, IN letters OF FIRE,
the name of all ihe damned who had pre-
ceded me- Child of SID, spoke the old man
t.wbo art thou :? and / Iauswered, Verify my
brain IeeIs and know mob. Child of Siu,
tell me by " hat name vert thou known on
1 cart h aud answered, jefferson Davis,
No sooner had uttered my nuhcithau the
limps, with a horrible, ,never.to-besfor gotten
? screecb sprng 10 a distant corner stood
slali ing win biaZ ug eyebails, that. seemed
10 luafbe NE with d must terrible loa hing
1 tried 10 approach them, bnt. they, would
uol speimit u, seeming, fearful Of aay ,couiaes
with me-. 81. Horror stricken aud amazed at
1 his Conduct VI those who thought would
/ DC my friends, tour"ned 10 the door which
] l now fonud opeuyo No soouer had | euer.
I'd than the door closed with q heavy
sound, and heard roillug in the distance
4 my name as / was thus introduced to the
society of The damhed- Onward aud on
(, waid found myself travelling, aud ever
aud anon as passed 10y some poor wretch
wrllhlug IN all The misery of the lost, /
would turn my eyeOto catch QUO look Of
sympathy-one glance OF for
my fate but in vain. sd .' ''.'
All seemed to look upon me with a
dreadful horror, and pointed their burnt
tiusels Of scornas | passed. whispering to
each other, Hell issdisgraced |! Hdryins
faster on, l found myself before an open
door, having printed in letters Of tire, the
words, Enle. aud receive thy doom l
entered, and there, in tle middle Of a
large upar; meut, was raised "a throne
Of living fire, aud upon it sat the most aw
iui being ever Geheld. On his head was
u crown of living scorpious, aud roisud bis
neck aud coiled 10 his. bosom was the deadly
ralllesnuke. had but u short lime 10
look. " heu in voice OF lhuuder, be said 10
me. who art thou I? and through The long
arches through which | passed came lhe
answer, Jefferson DAVIS ! Hell is dis
graced Cast hln out Traushxed with
horror, the Devil seemed 10 gaze upon me,
and IN u VOICE ot awful death aud hardness
SAID to me, j, ffersou Davis, / who now sit
here, jallor OF the damneu, Ambitious 10 be
greale than the greatest, reoelled aud was
cast forth, aud llIs seuteuce WAS passed up
Oh me, 10 sink down 10 Hell aud have dom-
lulou over all Tue lnIqully of the Sofld uu,
| Ill greater than l should appear, when
should oe released and my dominion be
gwen to him. jefferson Davis, long have
| attempted, but In vain, uutll to'duyr you
appear before me, loaded down with crime
that even shudder as ! see you. Jefferson
Davis, SAID be, rising, lake my seat aud
| crown s..F. I.....g,H ...-. ---.--, -..
As he uttered those words, my blood
seemed to freeze in my veins, aud the most
horrid wall Of agony rose from the myriad
of the damned, and with shout, L woke,
trembling in every limb, and cold persplra-
tion all over me, and broad day light stream
ing through my windows. Toe scenes
seemed 90 real, and my doom SO prophetic,
that il preys upon me like cahker. aud
/ find myself unable TO cast it of. Davis
here ceased speaking, and they both arose
aud unlocked The door, passed out, and as
they did SO caught glimpse. Of then.
aud never till the day of my death shall l
forget the hsggsrd care-wora faces OF ll.ese
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