The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-27
From The Logan county (Ohio) Gazeite
A WOND ERFUL VISION.


know, know. Let all The people read
what is here written, and ponder The won
derful things have seen in a vision. For
much of that which | have seen in vision,
I will be seen in the reality by all, in .he full
ness of the evil time which is coming and
which now is. For voice hath said, that
which thou seest, write -
My son-our frs. born-the object of our
dearest love and most affec,ionale care
whom we had reared in The ways of virtue,
and educated with the view 10 an honored
life, was among the dead al GeHysburg.-
We brough, him home : 10 that dear hearth
By which he had grown from infancy 10
young manhood; 10 the home which he had
Left but few months ago in the glow OF
health and :he enthusiasm OF hope. We
had bror2nl him back, manglec corpse
with ghasily wound on his fair brow
hardly TO be recognized now, even by the
loving mother who bad borne him, and
who hewailed him with anceasing lamen.
taiion.
Dead And my honse was filled with
| the sad faces OF neiehbors aud friends, who
/ had known and loved our boy, and who
came now TO condole with Us in the hour OF
overwhelming sorrow.
He was buried. And returned to home
which was sadGened forever, TO that famll-
lar room, where, in the years that passed,
/ my boy had often, from his infancy 10
manhood, sa. on my knee, or by my SIDE
/ How dark il seemed How doorous
And sleep had a ed from me. My eyes,
which had refused TO weep, seemed as #
they were scared, and blessed slu mber
came not.
All through The dfeary hoUrs-honrs
which seemed ages l-of that awful nighI
waited and watched, aud knew not fepose.
That long night wore away at last and a
night came again.
As looked out of the window 10 the
Nonh, great light, neiiaer OF the sun, nor
moon. nor stars, but brighter aud clearer
than mid day, Illuminated what seemed a
vast plain, upon which The minutest object
nigh b. dscerned with clearness which
was wonderful
Aud as looked, beheld The coming of
a great host, marching 10 the sorrow!ul
sound of mufflsd drum AZ thew came
nearer, ard glided past, remarked that
there was no sound OF footsteps wAeFe they
trod. Then knew they we're speetres-
the shadows OF the countless dead, fallen in
baItls. Their garments were soied and
torn Aud observed, with a shuddes
which thrilled horribly through me. that the
death wound was npou every form, and that
each ghdsily face was the face OF corpse
Great Col here was an arm shot away,
and there a cash on the forehead again,
aud an eyebal b0rsi with a shot; and YET
again, temple crushed as by blow OF a
sun barrel. And as the specire-hosl glIded
by. heard voice, say ing ''Weary. in
deed wilt thou be gazing for days and
days must elapse, marching al this forced
march which thou behoidest, ere this vas
army of The dead can pass" turned away
in horror, and prayed that ] might be spar
ed a spectacle which seemed TO freeze the
very blood in my veins. But now knew,
as had no, known before, what multi
tude had fallen in battle.
When | looked again, the vision had
chang ed and 10 in the place o! those
grizzly shadows, behed a great pool oI
blood 1t was 30 large that ships might
ride on It's crimson pillows. And congre
gated, by the hundred thousand, all around
the wide circumference of Us margin, were
women, paid and fearful, each clad ir
robes of sombre blackuess, and having lit.
tie children by the hands, who wept inces.
sanity, and gazing into their mothers iaces
and called upon those who could make no
response, for their blood was in the pool a
their feet And far beyond this horrible
pool nv gaze extended TO houses made
desolaie, and families impoverished. be
! held these widows in their struggle TO
bread. I could see Them chilled and shiv
ering and crouching in scant clothing owe
wretched embers which impaired nc
warmth, buI which were all they could pro
cure. And beheld those orphan chiliren,
squaIid and wretched, uncared for and un-
educated, going down into the haunis o
vice, swept into the vortex of crime, for the
wart of the fa'her's guiding and restrain
ing hand And cried ont, in the bitterness
OF nv heart : ''How long, oh Lord. how
long 2" And what shall we oblain which
will repay US for all these horrible sacrif
ces 90
And the voice answered "Look TO III,
left of the pool which is before thee, ant
see what thou beholdest."
And looked, ard beheld vast grove o
trees, which were leafless and dead ant
on the branches o. the trees were huddlet
myriads of unclean birds Iazily fappIn,
their wings, and wiping what seemed 10 b.
blood from their beaks. And underneatl
was multitude of men, crying, "blood
blood1 more blood - And the voice said
tsThasa are The Shoddv Contracinrs Mace