The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-07-13

lake about the matter. That l had
been to hell and-was not there
l thought he must he in heaven, for he
was member Of - church, IN good
standing. and died in the triumphs Of
faith. st. Peter told me to examine
the records myself. did SO and could
not find IS name there. Back l
posted to hell, and examined the books
there with no better SUCCESS. Al the
invitation Of his Satanic majesty took
walk through his dominions, being
previously furnished with a euit cf
clothes that protected me from the
flames. An heaven was superior to
what ! had supposed it was, 40 was hell
far worse than supposed it could be.
| will not attempt to portray what |
saw and heard because it makes me
shudder to even think Off
As | was about taking m, leave the
devil tapped me on the shoulder and
invited me to walk into his private
apartment. We entered; found i
furnished with everything though,
could con jnre up to make one happy
"These are the things that We use 10
entice mortals into my serv ce. Once
entered you see how they are treated" !"
lie stopped talking for few moment.
and then asked me where I was from.
| told him was from the earth, and
that part Of it Gale! the United States.
"When did you leave the earth ?' l
told h'm. lie thrust his long bony
fingers through his hair, leaned back
IN his ponderous armed chair, his clcv.
en- foot raised high in air, his counte.
nance in every line the picture of des.
pair; at last in thunder tones he ex.
claimed, II have it, SIR Come with
me-" He led me 20 the outer walls of
hell, around which, lhang thick clouds of
smoke, SO thick no oljcc, could be
discerned.
He stepped upon the wall, gave two
or three strokes back and forward with
his hand, and the curtain Of smoke
slo~l, parted. At his request l step.
ped npon the wall and looked down.
AZ f.r ~ the eye could reach bodies
could be seen moving round, hn, M,
so AZ TO discern what were their forms.
An opera glasa ,f powerful dimensions
was handed me. The place was awful
beyond anything l had yet seem
Upon close examination I could see
ourang.outangs, monkeys, babboons,
various other animals. snakes, lizards.
aud all the filth Of all the universe and
even Of hell itaelf was poured into this
internal pit. I discovered in one corner
a pile Of newspapers, among which
we're the New York News, Cincinnati
Enquirer, Chicago Times, Crawfords
vile Review, and various others Of that
class F,om underneath the pile =
being in the shape Of = man crawled
out and stood erect. Upon his fore.
head was written, Jefferson Davis The
traitor" Immediately behind him,
acting as servant, espied the man
I had been 50 long seeking. l was
astonished to find hm in auch com
pany, but more aston;shcd. npon looking
at him, to see the following, on a large
placari pasted 10 his forehead, which
he vainly tried to tear down: II was \
copperhead, and did the mean. dirty
work Of rebels. who we're attempting
to overthrow the best guverument on
earth. While the rebels we're firing in
the front, coward ike, fired in the
rear"
Seeing me, he begged me to nse my
influence with the devil 10 let him leave
the place. He said the worst place in
hell would he heaven in comparison
to the place he was in.--Bcfore I could
Say . word the devil intcrposci. II was
useless, "for," said he. "whcn the frs,
traitor was sent here from the United
States, my subjects we're almost in a
etate Of ma,iny. l promised them tha,
all should be right if they would return
to duty. l knew not what to do. |
had received information hat copper.
head was on his way here, and As my
subjects hated copperhcad worse
than rebel, I thought shoml,l
have to resign. While doubling wha,
to do, received = Telegram from Ii.
Almighty to eend all traitors and cop
perheads to dwell with reptiles, for the,
would be disgrace to hell itself"
awoke from my dream, and hay,
concluded that il won't pay 70 max,
any further attempts TO cnfiect the note
J. ", VAN ORMAS.