Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-12-22

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the billows of the Atlantic and between
Europe and America the pillows of the
Atlantic and between Asia and Ameri-
ca lay the Pacific. Son of the Repub-
lie" said the same mysterious voice as
before, " look and learn A century COM
eth-look and learn"
At that moment beheld dark, shad-
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 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 awhile it remained stationary, and
then moved to the westward, until it en-
veloped America in its murky folds
Sharp flashes of lightning now cleaned
through it at intervals, and l heard the
smothered groans of the American peo-
pie.
A 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 heaving waves it sunk
from view. A third time | heard the
mysterious voice, saying, =" Son of the
Republic, look and learn"
| east my eye upon America, and be-
held 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 turn.
ed his face southwark, and from Africa
| saw an illomened spectre approaching
our land. 1t fitted slowly and heavily
over every village, town and city Of the
latter, the inhabitants of which set them
selves in battle array, one against the
other As | continued looking, saw a
bright angel on whose brow rested a
crown of light, on which was traced the
word UNION, bearing the American flag
which he placed between the divided ma
tions, 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 l heard the mys-
terious 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 to the Pacific,
and their inhabitants became as count
less as the stars in Heaven, or as the
sand upon the sea shore And again
heard the mysterious voice saying, Son
Of the Republic, the end OF century
cometh look and learn"
AT this the dark and shadowy angel
placed trumpet to his mouth, and blew
three distinct blasts, and taking water
from the ocean, sprinkled it out upon
Europe, Asia and Africa
Then my eyes looked upon fearful
scene. From each of these countries
arose thick, black clouds, which soon
joined into one; and throughout this
mass cleaned dark red light, by which
| saw hordes of armed men, who, mov-
ing with the cloud, marched by land and
sailed by sea to America, which country
was presently enveloped in the volume
of the cloud. And / dimly saw these
vast armies devastate the whole country,
and pillage ana burn villages, cities and
towns l had beheld springing up. As
my ears listened to the laundering of
cannon, clashing Of swords, and shouts
and cries of the millions in mortal COM
bat, again heard the mysterious voice
saying =" Son Of the Republic, look and
learn"
When the voice had ceased, the dark,
shadowy angel placed his trumpet once
more to his mouth, and blew long and
fearful blast.
Instantly, as from 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
forehead still shone the word Union, and
who bore our national flag in one hand
and sword in the other, descend from
Heaven, attended by legions of bright
spirits. These Immediately joined the
inhabitants of America, who, / perceived
taking courage again, closed up their
broken ranks and renewed the battle,
Again, amid the fearful noise of the
conflict, heard mysterious voice say
ing: Son of the Republic, look and
learn"
As the voice ceased, the shadowy an
gel, for the last time, dipped water from
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