The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14


villages, towns and cities spiinging UP.
one after another. until the whole iand
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, WAS
DOTTED with them.
At this the dark, shadowy angel turn
ed his face south ward, aud from Africa
[ saw an ii omened spectre approaching
our land 1t fitted slowly and heavily
over every village, town and city of the
latter, the inhabitants of which presently
set themselves in battle array one against
the other. As | continued looking | saw
Il bright angel on vi hose brow rested Il
crown of light, on wllieh Was traced the
word UNION bearing the American flag
which lie placed between the divided IA
tons, and said, Remember i-ye Are
brethernl'
Instin;iy the inhabitants, casting FROM
them their weapons, became friends once
more, and united around the national
standard. And again | heard the nays
| ferrous voice-'Son OF the Republic, the
second peril has passeo-iook AID
| learn -
Aud | beheld the villages, towns and
cities Of America inc ease In sac aud
number, till at last they covefe ali the
| land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
| their inhabitants became Countless As
The stars in Heaven, or as the sand upon
tie sea shore. Aud again | heard the
| mysterious voice saying. Son vi the Re
public, the end Of the century cometh-
| look and learn.
| At thi, the dark shadowv angel placed
| a trumpet to his mouth, a;1 blew three
| blasts, taking water fir, III the ocea.I,
sprinSled it out upon Europe, Asia and
| Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon a fearful
scene. From each of thee countries
arose thick. black clouds, winch soon
joi4ed i.ito one; and throughout this ina~-
cleaned dark red light, 10y which - "
hordes OF armed men, who, moving with
| the cloud, marched 10y iaud TAD sailed ny
sea To America, which country "a, pres
! entity envcioted in the volume OF the
cloud. And | dinly saw these vast arm
les devastate the whole country and t,li-
| lage and burn villages, cities aud towns
had beheid springing up. As my ears
listened to the laundering Of cannon
| claahiBg OF swords, and ss.t.ti:s a,,! q les
of the millions IN mortal Combat, again
| heard Tie mysterious voice saying, Son
Of the Republic look aud learn
| " hen the voice had cea >e.!, the dark
sEadowy angel placed the trumpet once
more to his mouth, and blew long aud
fearful blast
Instantly Il ght as from thousand
suns, sIone down from ab"ve NE, aud
pierced aud broke into fragment, i;le ti.r.1
cloud which enveioieJ An ei lea. At the
same moment | saw the angel upon - hose
| forehead sui >hone the word UNlo. and
who bore our national tag in one hani
and Il sword III the other, descended from
Heaven, attended by legirn> of br!s ht
spirits. Those imnediat iy julue the
inhabitants Of America. wao, ieIctiy ed
! taking courage again, close np-theIr bro
ken rank and renewed the battle Again
| amid tie fearful noise IF the conflict
heard 4 mysterious voice saying, Con of
the Republic, look and learn
As the voice ceased, lie eiiadovy angel
for the last time, Dipped water from the
| ocean and sprInkied ii on America Ia
siautly the dark cloud rolled back ,toyeth
er with the armies ii hal bruuI t.t. i.ayi 2
| the inhabitants Of the laud victnri,.u,
Then once more | beh4ii the village,
towns aad cities springing up 9here the,
had been l'etore, while the brish angel
planted the azure standard lie bad brous la
IN the mn ist OF them cried "a "a loud voice
to tne Inhabitants ~ h.le III. stars re-
main aud the Heavens send down dew
dpon the earth, SO long shall the Repub-
| lie last
And taking from his brow the crown
on which still blszed the word UNION he
| placed it upon the standard, while ali the
people, kneeiing down, said Amen -
The scene instantly began to fade and
dissolve; and at last saw nothing but
the rising curling white vapor had first
beheld. This also disappearing, | found
myself once more gazing upon my mys-
! terlous visitor, who, in that same nyster
/ ious Voice had heard before. said
Son OF the Repubhc, what you have
seen is thus interpreted: Three reril> viii
come upon the Republic. The most fear
fiil is the second, passing which the
whole world united shall never be able 10
prevail against her. Let every child of
the Republic learn to live for hi, God hi,
Iaiid ar,i Union.
Nith those words the figure vanished.
L started from my seat, and felt that |
had been shown the birth, progress, and
destiny of the United States, U.sunion
will be destruction.
Such my friends, concluded the ven
cradle narrator, were the words [ heard
from Washington own lips, and Ameri-
ca will Do well TO profit by them.
Let her remember that in the Union
she has her strength, In Disua;on her
destruction
NAULvI Mohammed SaIimuz-yaman,
IL, 4.