Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-08-24

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withithe enormous weight Of her sins and
passions, anxious to give them vent in
the warm blood of the Nor,hern heart,
and so passed they all, one after another;
and the last appearing still more helllsh
than the first. No sooner weSe those
ended, than by change Of my position
l imagined myself standing on the top Of
Bunker Hill, and once more the panora-
ma of the State are presented before me.
This time It was the North. But why
enter into the details of this vision for
saw them in all their beauty Of the free
system, the chinlren on their way to
school, the old people 10 their noon-day
prayer-meetine the farmer in the field,
and the scholar at his study. All this
passed rapidly before me, ard felt a
fire IN my heart that 10 my disordered
brain threatened to consume me entirely.
Again the scene changed and l found
myself on a height overlooking Charles
ton Harbor. At that moment, the Star
of the West was attempting 10 carry pro.
visions to the, starving garTisons within.
| saw the shot fired forcing her to return,
and my heart sank within me, as heard
that deep solemn voice beside me; JEFF
ferson Davis, this is your preparation for
the halter.' ga Ola ea
"Again, saw another feet sail to the
relief of Sumter, saw the bombardment
and its fall. Once more | imagined my
self standing on The summit of Bunker
Hill, and the whole North Jay spread at
my feet, apd my God The change that
had come Oper he lapdI Where from
this very spot, and extended out to its
farthest corner. there was hurrylng to
and fro, men taking up their muskels,
and Ill tending TO one point-Washing-
ton. My eyes fairly blazed from my
head, when from the blue sky above me,
heard once again that mysterious voice
ringing in my ears: jefferson Davis !!
Jefferson Davis behold the armed legions
of the North; see The misery and desola-
ton that follows. Jetersoa Daga. this.
is your work.. 9na
"My life trembled, as / heard these
words uttered IN these awful tones. My
brain reeled, and | staggered and fell
headlong from my position"
AT this point, Jeff, stopped talking,
and wiped the cold sweat from has brow.
Toonbs renarked that this was most
remarkable dream, most wonderful, when
Jeff, resumiBg, said: 1e s
81 thought my fall vas not sudden,
but that l occupied some months in de-
scents, and during that time l could see
the great anaconda tightening its folds
around the Confederacy and felt certain
that all was lost, aud that we should be
crushed in our common destruction. ]
saw the capture Of Ft. Henry and Donel-
son and thrill of horror crept over me,
as saw the traitcr to the South, Floyed,
steal away IN the darkness Of the night,
leaving the rest to destruction. Along
the line / saw our armies possessed of
fearful dread, flying from Nashville and
Columbus saw she battle of Pea Ridge,
and The bloody field Of Shiloh, and al
most IN the twinkle of an eye the Army
of the Potomac, in all its mighty pro-
portions, appeared before me, and l fell
that all was lost. Again the solemn voice
rang in my ears jefferson Davis! JEFF
ferson Davis thy doomis sealed. No
sooner were these words uttered. than in
the distance | heard an uneartbly shout
ing and yelling, thai grated onmy feel
ings ike, red hot iron drawn thfoGgh
every part OF my body Soon there came
in sight what found 10 be. a body guard
Of Imps,' sent from the bottomless pit to
bring ne to judgment. Placing them
selves around and under my body, de-
scended rapidly toward Hades. Soon We
found ourselves upon barren rock, IN
the most deosolate place for you to iluag-
ine. Stepping round an angle, il disclOs-
ed to my view a wide enafahce,d and all
around is grew the most beautiful fow-
Iers, and seemed 10 hear The most beau
,ifu, sounds imaginable. One of my
guards herespoke, aud said, Child of
mortaity, follow y He led the way, aud
! folioxed closely. Il was not long be-
fore the beauty Of the entrance passed
away, aud all became dreary. dark and
desolale, Travelling what seemed to me
great distance, we at last came to q
great iron door, the nails upon which
seemed to sparkle and hlaze with intense
heat within. Here sat an elderly imp al
door keepers and by bis side was very
large book, 10 which were written the
names Of the damned who had preceded
me- Child Of SIN spoke the old man,
'who art thou r. Andd answered. .Yer
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