Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-01

through thOse dark days OF trlbulatIOn.
One day. remember well-the chill
wind whistled and howled through the lea
less trees, though the sky was cloudless an
the sun shining brightly-he remained
his quarters nearly the whole of the after
noon alone. When he came out, | notice
that his face was shade paler than usual
and that there seemed to be something o
his mind of more than ordinary Importance
Returning just before dark he dispatched al
orderly to the quarters of the officer men
toned, who was presently in attendance
After preliminary conversation, whic
lasted some half an hour Washington, gazin
I upon his companion with a strange look 0
/ dignity which he alone could command, SAT-
/ to the latter
1 | do not know whether it was owing t
anxiety of my mind or what, but this after
noon, | was sitting at this very table en-
gagged in preparing dispatch, something il
the apartment seemed to disturb me. Look
ing up, beheld, standing exactly opposit,
me, singularly beautiful figure. So aston
| ished was for | had given strict orders
not to be disturbed-that it was some mo-
ments before | found language to inquire the
cause of her presence. A second, third and
fourth time did | repeat the question, bu
received no answer from my mysterious
visitor. | began to feel as one dying, ol
rather to experience the sensation which
have sometimes imagined accompanies disso-
luton. | did not think, reason or move
all were alike impossible. | was only con-
scious OF gazing ixedly, yacantly at my com
panIon.
Presently, heard a voice saying - Son
Of the Republic, look and learn !" while at
the same time my visitor extended her arm
and forefnger eastwardly, now beheld a
heavy Whirp a distance ms %
fold upon fold. This gradually disappeared
and | looked upon d strange scene. Before
me lay stretched out in one vast plain all
the countries Of the wOrld-Europe, Asia
Africa and America. | saw rolling and
tossing between Europe aud America the
blllows 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 \ century
cometh-look and learn
At that moment | beheld dark, shadowy
being like an angel, standing, or rather float
ing IN mid air be tween Europe and America.
Dipping water out OF the ocean in the hollow
of his hand he sprinkled some water upon
America with his right hand, while he cast
some upon England with his left. Immedi-
ately dark cloud arose from each of these
countries, and joined IN mid ocean. For
awIle 1t remained stationary, and then moved
TO the westward, until 1t envelOped America
in Its murky folds. Sharp flashes Of light
ming now cleaned through il at intervals,
ami | heard the sm0thered groans of the
American people
4 second time the angel dipped from the
ocean, and sprinkled It out as before. The
dark cloud was then drawn TO the ocean,
into whose heaying waves i: sunk from view.
\ third time | heard the mysterious voice,
saying, 81 Son of the Republic, look and
learn.
| cast my eye upon America, and beheld
villages, towns and cities springing up one
after another, until the whole land from the
Atlantic to the Pacific was dotted with them.
At this the dark, shadowy angel turned
his face southward, and from Africa | saw
an lll-omened spectre approaching our land
Ii fitted slowly and heavily over every vii
lsge, town and city of the latter, the inhab-
ltauts of which set themselves in battle ar
ray, one against the other. As | continued
looking, | saw bright angel on whose brow
rested "A crown of light, on which was traced
the word UNION, bearing the American hag
which he placed between the divided nations,
and said Remember we are brethren 80
Instantly the inhabitants, casting forth
their weapons, became friends once more and
united around the national standard. And
again l heard the mysterious voice. Son
Of the Republic, the second peril Is passed
look and learn
And beheld the villages, towns and cities
Of America increase in size and number, till
At last they covered all the land from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific, and their inhabitants
became As countless as the stars in Heaven,
)r a. the sand upon the sea shore. And
gain heard the mysterious voice saying,
Son of the Republic, the end of centu ~
and learn
At this the dark and shadowy angel placed
trumpet to his mouth, and blew three dis
met blasts, and taking water from the
,cean, sprinkled it out upon Europe, Asia
md Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon fearful scene .
from each of these countries arose thick .
black clouds, which soon joined into one ;
md through this mass cleaned dark red
light, by which | saw hordes of armed men,
who, moving with the cloud, marched by
and and sailed by sea to America, which .
country was presently enveloped in the vol
lme OF the cloud. And l dimly saw these
7ast armies devastate the whole country, and .
1illage and burn villages, cities and towns
lad beheld springing up. As my ears list
med to the laundering of cannon, clashing
# swords, and shouts and cries of the mil
ions in mortal combat, | again heard the
mysterious voice saying" Son of the Re
nublic look and learn.
When the voice had ceased, the dark shad-
wy angel placed his trumpet once mere to
lis mouth, and blew long and fearful blast
Instantly as from a thousand suns, shone
Own from above me, and pierced and broke
ntO fragments the dark cloud which envel-
ped America. At the same moment | saw
he angel upon whose forehead still shone
he word Union, and who bore our national
lag in one hand and a sword in the other,
escend from Heaven, attended by legions
f bright spirits These Immediately Joined
he inhabitants of America, who, | perceived
aking courage again, closed up their broken
anks and renewed the battle. Again amid
he fearful noise of the conflict [ heard
Mysterious voice saying - Son of the Re
ublic, look and learn
As the voice ceased, the shadowy angel,
or the last time, dipped water from the
cean and sprinkled it on America. In
tantly the dark cloud rolled back, together
With the armies it had brought, leaving the 4
Inhabitants of the land victorious. Then
nee more l beheld the villages, towns and
titles springing up where they had been be-
ore, while the bright angel, planting the
zure standard he had brought in the midst
f them, cried in a loud voice to the inhab-
tants - While the stars remain and the
eavens send down dew upon the earth, so
1ng shall the Republic last
And taking from his brow the crown, on
Ihich still blazed the word Union, he placed
. upon the standard, while all the people,
Deeling down, said, 90 Amen "
The scene instantly began to fade and dis
olive; and at last saw nothing but the ris-
lg curling white vapor | had first beheld
his also disappearing, l found myself once
lore gazing upon my mysterious visitor,
Tho in the same mysterious voice | had
card before said:
g Son OF the Republic, what you have seen
J thus interpreted: Three perils will come
pom the Republic. The most fearful is the