The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29


but that occupied some months in the de-
scent, and during that time / could see the
great anaconda tightening it's folds all around
the Cnnfederacy, and felt certain that al
was lost, and that we should be crushed in
one common destruction. saw the capture
of Fort Henry and Donelson, and thrill of
horror crept over me as saw that traitor to
the North and South, Floyd, steal away in
the darkness Of the night, IL wing the rest
to destruction Along the line saw out
armies possessed of fearful dread, flying
from Nashville and Columbus saw the bat.
tie of Pea Ridge, and aim in the twink
ling Of an eve, the gre,t army Of the Poto.
mac, in all its mighty proportions, appeared
before me, AMI /! felt that all wa, lost
/ Again the soemn voice rang in my ear
: j fJrson Davis Jefferson Davis thy
doomis sealed n, s,,ner were these words
uttered than in the distanc4 heard an un-
earthly sh mting and yelling, that grated on
my feelings like red hot iron drawn thro'
every part of my body.
Soon tlere cane in sight what found to
be a body guard Of inpS,' sent from the
lower regions to bring me to Judgment =
Placing themselves around and under my
body, we dsSccn lei ranidly towards Hades
Soon we found ourselves landei upon bar
rem rock in the m ,st deSolate pace possible
for you toinagine. Stepping around an an
gle, it disclosed to my view wide entrance,
and all around it grew the most beautiful
vers, and seemed 10 hear the most beau
tiful sounds inaginabla One of my guards
here spoke and said Child Of mortality,
follow ! He led the way and followed
closely. II was not long before the beauty
Of The entrance passed away and all became
dreary dark and de>olate. Travelling, what
seemed to me greit distance, we at last
came to = greet iron door, the nails upon
which seemed to sparkle and blaze with an
intense heat within II re sat an elderly
imp as door-kecper, and by his side was
very large book, in which were written in
letters Of fire, the names Of all tho damned
who had preceded me-
Child of SIM spoke the old man, who
art thou = and answered, verify my brain
reels and know not Child of sin, tell
me i.y what name vert thon known on the
eartlg' aud answered, Jefferson Davis
NJ soon:f had uttered my name than the
inp>, with a horrible never to be forgotten
screec.i, sprang To a dlslaat corner, stood
staring At. slarins eyebal.s that seemed to
10 ,tlc III; With most terrible loathing.
tiled approach them, BAT they wouid not
perlnLit, aee,llag fearful .; any C intact with
:u,. ii rror stricken aud ain,n ID 1T this
c,n lat Of IN 80 who ,ijlgaht wonld be
inJ tt.,n l., resarnei to ih2 door which
tnnai ia.sop n No ,npr had entered
t,ian .ile do,r was clo ,cd with a aeayy sound,
au', hea.. lulii j, an rolling in the dis
tanae, M mans, as was then introduced to
the Soc, - o. the d,nI DaSard and
ol.ytrl I tou.i my SSH travelling and ever
and anon as passed 1y srns poor wretch
writI,ins in all llc ,nsery OF the lost,
would turn ms eye t. catch one look Of sim
pathy--onc ..taee of cutLmiseration, but in
ra..i.
Al seem j l.. look up, a me with u dread
ui horror, ani p,ntlis their burnt fingers
II ,corri "a p4s,ed, whispered 10 each 9th
er, Hell is dis sracejn llurryin. f.ster on
] ioui,i n.fseti 4store an open DOR, having
printed ia lttg of hte, the words, Enter
aud receive thy doorn 7 entered, and
there, III the ,nldile OF u large apartment,
was raised Il tl.rone of living fire, and upon
it / the most a vul being | ever beheld.-
on III, haal w.> crown of living scorpions,
and around ms neck and coiled in his bosoln
Was the deadly rattlesnake. had but a
snort time to look, when, in voice OF thur
der, he SAID to me, Who art thou 2 And
through the long arches through which |
passed, came the answer, Jefferson Davis
Hell is disgraced Cast him out! Trans.
fixed with horror, the Devil seemed to gaze
upon me, and in voice Of awful depth and
hardness, said to me, Jefferson Davis, /,
who now sit here, jaior of the damned, am.
bilious to, be something greater than the
greatest, rebeied, and was cast forth, and
this sentenced was passed upon me, to sink
down to He'll and have dominion over alithe
inquity of the world unll greater than
should appear. when should be released
and my dominion be given to Eim. jefferson
Davis, long have waited, long have tempt
ed but in vain, until to-day you appear be
fore me loaded down with crime that even
shudder as see you. Jefferson Davis,
said he, rising, take my seat and crown
As he uttered those awful words my oloot
seemed to freeze in my veins, and the mos
horrid wall Of agony arose from the myriat
Of the damned, and with shout, | awoke
trembling in every limb, and cold perspi
lration all over me, and broad daylight stream
ing through my w,ndows. The scefes seem
ed so real, and my doom SO prophetic, thai
it preys upon me like canker, aid finf
mysef unable to cast it Off"
Davis here ceass'I speaking, and they bott
, arose and unlocked the door, passed out, ant
as they did so caught glimpse OF them
and never till the day OF my death shall
forget the haggard, care,worn faces of thos
. arch traitors
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