Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-11


7 did not think. did not reason, I
did not move; all were alike impOssi-
BILE. ] was only conscious of gazing
fiXedly, vacantly at my companion.
Presently l heard a voice saying
Son Of the Republic, look and learn
while at the same time my visitor ex-
tended her arms eastwardly. l now
beheld a heavy white vapOr at some
distance, raising fold upon fold; this
gradually dissipated, and 1 looked
upon a strange scene Before me lay
spread out in one vast plain all the
countries Of the world, Europe, Asia,
Africa and America. / saw rolling
and tossing between Europe and
America the billOws Of the Atlantic,
and between Asia and America lay
the Pacific.
"SOn Of the Republic" said the
same mysterious voice a. before,
Took and learn"
'At that moment I beheld a dark
shadowing being like an angel, stand
ing, or rather floating in mid-air be-
tween Europe and America. Dipping
water out Of the ocean in the hollow
Of each hand he sprinkled some upon
America with his right hand while he
cast upon Europe some with his left.
Immediately a dark cloud raised from
Z each of these countries and Joined in
mid-ocean. For a while it remained
I stationary, and then moved slowly
westward, until il envelOped America
Z in its murky folds. Sharp flashes OF
/ lightning cleaned throughout it at
I intervals and / heard the smOthered
/ pie.
"a second time the angel dipped
water from the ocean, and sprinkled
il out as before. The dark cloud was
then drawn back to the ocean, in
whose heaving waves it sunk from
view. A third time I heard the mys-
| terious voice saying:
"Son Of the Republic, look and
| learn"
II cast my eyes 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.
Again I heard the mysterious voice
say:
"Son Of the Republic, the end OF
the century cometh, look and learn. "
"At this, the dark, shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa I saw an illOmened spectre ap
preaching our land. It fitted slowly
and heavily over every town and city
/ of the latter, the inhabitants of which
/ presently set themselves in battle
array against each other. As [ con-
I tinued looking / saw a bright angel,
Z on Wrsh HnA 70
light, on which was traced the word
I"USION," bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the divided
/ nation and said:
Remember ye are brethren -
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
! friends once more and united around
the national standard. And again I
/ heard the mysterious voice saying:
"SOn Of the Republic, the end Of a
| century eOmeth, look and learn
"At this the dark, shadOwy angel
placed a trumpet To his mouth and
blew three distinct blasts, and taking
water from the ocean sprinkled il out
upon Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes beheld q fearful
| scene. From each Of these countries
arose thick black clouds, that were
soon Joined into one. And through
out this mass there cleaned a dark
red light, by which I saw the hordes
of armed men, who, moving with the
cloud, marched by land and sailed by
/ sen. to America. which country was
I presently envelOped In the volume OF
I the cloud. And 1 dimly saw these
vast armies devastate the whole eOun-
try, and burn the villages, towns and
cities that had beheld springing up.
As my ears listened to the thunderiRg
of the cannon, clashing Of swords,
and shouts and cries Of the millions
in mortal combat, again heard the
mysterious voice, saying:
"SOn OF the Republic, look and
learn"
"When the voice had ceased, the
dark, shadowy angel placed his trum.
pet once more 20 his mouth, and blew
a long and fearful blast.
Instantly light as Of a thousand
suns shOne down from above me, and
pierced and broke into fragments, the
dark cloud which envelOped America
At the same moment / saw the angel
upon whose head still shone the word
''UNION," and who bore our national
flag in one hand and a sword in the
other, descended from heaven attend
ed by legions Of bright spirits. These
Immediately Joined the Inhabitants Of
America, who 1 perceived were well
nigh overcome, but would Immediate
ly, taking courage again, closed up
their broken ranks and renewed the
battle. Again, amid the fearful noise
of the conflict, I heard the mysterious
''son Of the Republic, look and
learn"
"As the voice ceased, the shadowy
angel for the last time dipped water
from the ocean and sprinkled il upon
America. Instantly the dark cloud
rolled back, together with the armies
il had brought, leaving the inhabi-
tauts of the land victorious. Then
once more / beheld villages, towns
and cities springing up where they
had been before, while the bright an
gel. planting the azure standard he
had brought in the midst OF them,
cried in a loud voice:
ssWhile the stars remain and the
heavens send down dew upon the
earth, so long shall the Republic
last
And taking from his brow the
crown on which still blazed the word
s'UNIoN, % he placed it upon the stand
ard. while the people, kneeling down.
said "Amen."
1.-The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and l at last saw moth
ing but the rising curling white YapOr
I had at first beheld. This also disap-
pearing, I found myself once more
gazing on my mysterious visitor, who
in the same voice as before said:
"SOn OF the Republic; what you
have seen is thus interpreted. Three
perils will come upon the Republic
The most fearful IS the sec md, pass
ing which, the whole world united,
shall never be able to prevail agalnst
her. Let every child OF the Republic
learn to live for his God, his land and
the Union"
with these words the vision van
ished, and started from my seat, and
felt that 1 had seen a vision wherein
had been shown to me the birth,
progress and destiny Of the United
an UNION she will have her
strength, and in Disunion her de-
struction."
"Such, my friend" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words
I heard from Washington's own lips,
and America viii do wal TO profit by
them"
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