Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-27

he remained in his quarters nearly tn
whole of the afternoon alone. When b,
came out, no iced that mis- face was /
shade paler than usual, and that ther,
seemed to be something on his mind Of
more than ordinary Importance. Re
turning just before dark he dispatched
an orderly to the quarters Of the officer
| mentioned, who was presently in at
tendance. After preliminary conver-
sation, which lasted some half an hour,
Washington, gazing upon his companion
with strange look of dignity which he
alone could command, said to the latter:
| l do not know whether it was owing to
anxiety of my mind or what, but this
afternoon, as / was sitting at this very
table engaged in preparing dispatch,
something in the apartment seemed to
disturb me. Looking up, beheld, stand
ing exactly opposite me, a singularly
beautiful figure, So astonished was L
for | had given strict orders not to be
disturbed-that it was some moments be-
fore | found language toinquire the ecause
of her presence. A second. third and
fourth time did | repeat the question,
but received no answer from my mystic
rious visitor. began to feel as one dy-
ing, or rather toexperience the sensation
which have sometimesimagined accom-
panies dissolution. did not think, rea-
son or move all were alike impossible.
| was only conscious of gazing fxedly,
vacantly at my companion.
Presently, heard a voice saying:-
Son of the Republic, look and learn p
while at the same time my visitor ex
tended her arm and forefinger eastwardly
| now beheld heavy white vapor al
some distance rising fold upon fold. This
/ gradually disappeared, and looked up
on strange scene. Before Ire lay
stretched out in one vast plain all the
countries of the world Europe, Asia
Africa and A aeriea. saw rolling ana
tossing between Europe and America
the billows of the Atlantic, and between
Europe and America the pillows of the
Atlantic and between Asia and America
lay the Pacific. "Son of the Republic, :"
said the same mysterious voice as before.
"look and learn! A century cometh-
look and learn
. AT that moment Ibeheld dark, sbad-
owy being like an angel, standing, or
rather floating in mid air between Eu-
rope and America. Dipping water out
, of the ocean in the hollow of bis hand
J he sprinkled some water upon America
. with his right hand, while he cast some
upon England with his left. Immediat-
i ly dark cloud arose from each of these
countries, and Joined in mid ocean. Fol
awhile it remained stationery. and then
o moved to the westward, until it envelop-
!. ed America in its murky folds. Sharp
h flashes of lightning now cleaned through
= it at intervals, and l heard the smother.
: ed groans of the American people.
!. A second time the angel dipped from
the ocean, and sprinkled it out as before
i The dark cloud was then drawn to the
3 ocean, into whose heaving waves it sunk
> from view. A third time I heard the
, mysterious voice, saying, "son of the
Republic, look and learn"
/ cast my eye upon America, and be
held villages, towns and cities springine
up one after another, until the whole
land from the Atlantic to the Pacific
was dotted with them.
At this the dark, shadowy angel turn
9 ed his face southwark, and from Africs
! | saw an ill-omened spectre approaching
!, our land. 1t fitted slowly and heavily
/ over every village, town and city of tn,
latter, the inhabitants of which setthem
. selves in battle array, one against thu
other. As continued ,oking. | saw {
bright angel on whose brow rested /,
crown of light, on which was traced th,
word UNION bearing the American fla,
: which he placed between the divided ma
. tions, and said" Remem Der I've ar,
brethr n y
Instantly the inhabitants, casting from
their weapons, became friends once NOR
and united around the national STANDARD
4 And again heard the my sterious voice
!, -"Son of the Republic, the second per
! II is passed-look and learn"
'e And l beheld the villages, towns ant
'e cities Of America increase in size an'
number, till at last they covered all th
" land from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and their Inhabitants became as counties
e as the stars in Heaven, or as the san,
:, upon the sea shore. And again hear,
. the mysterious voice saying. "Son o
6 the Republic, the end of century com
eth-look and learn"
l At this the dark and shadowy ange
u placed trumpet to his mouth, and blew