Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-01-04


parting, see the misery aud desolation !
that are to follow. jefferson Davis, !
this is your work :" My iimbstrcmbied /
rs heard these words uttered in those |
awful totes. l.y brain rcelcd and fell !
hcatllong from my position"
Atthis point Jcll. Davis stopped talk I
ing and wiped the cold sweat from his
brow. Tooabs remarked that il was
most wonderful dream, most wonderful
when Jefferson, rcsuming said, Il tho't |
that my fall WAS rot sudden, hut that |
occupied some months in my descent,
and during those months | could see
Grants anaconda tightening its folds
all around the Confederacy, aud / felt
the certainty that all was host, that Wa
should ho crushed in one common des-
truction. | saw the capture of Forts
Henry and Donclson, and thrill Of
horror came over me rs saw the trait
or to the North ana South, Floyd, steal
away i'm the darkness Of the night,
leaving the rest to destruction. All
along the lines | saw our armies pos
sessed OF Il fearful dread, flying from
Nashville to Columbus; saw the battle
of Pea Ridge, and almost in the twink
ling of an eye the great army Of the
Union in all its mighty proportions, ap-
pcared before me, and | felt that all was
lost. Again that awful voice rang in
my ears, "Jellcrson Davis, Jciitrsop
Davis! thy doom is sealed meet thy
reward"
No sooner were these words uttered
than III the distance heard an unenrth
~ shouting and yelling, that grated on
my feelings tko red hot iron drawn
through every portion of my body
soon there came in sight what found
TO my horror to be Il body Of imps sent
from the hottomlcss pit to bring me to
Judgment. Placing themselves around
and under my body, we descended rap
idly towards lIadcs. Soon we found
ourselves landed Oh Il barren rock ia
the most desolatc place possible for you
20 imagine. Stepping around to enc
angle, it disclosed to my view wide
entrance and all around il grew the
most beautiful flowers, and seemed to
hear the most beautiful sounds imag-
Unable One OF my guards here spoke
TO me and said, "Child of mortality,
, Iollow!n lie led the way and follow
ed closely. 1t WAS not long before the
/ beauty OF the entrance passed away
and all became dark, drcary, and desc
late. Travelling, what seemed to mc q
great distance, wc ut last came TO n
great iron door, the nails Upon which
seemed to sparkle and blaze with some
Intense hcat within. HcrGsa an elder.
~ imp rs Il door keeper, and by his side
was very large book, III which were
written in letters Of fire the names Of
all tie damned who preceded NE
"ChiId Of sin," spoke the old man,
pa who art thou ?" and Iunswercd EYER
iIy my brain reels and know uut"-
Child Of sin, tell me 10y what name
thou vast known on the earth" and |
answered, Jefferson Davis"
No sooner had spoke this name,
than the imPs, with horrible, never to
he forgotten screech, sprang 10 distant
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