Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-12
some with his left. Immediately

dark cloud arose from each of these
countries and joined in mid ocean.
For while it remained stationary,
and then moved slowly westv ard, un-
til it enveloped America in its murk y
fold. Sharp flashes of lightning
now cleaned throughout it at inter-
walls, and l heard the smothered
groans and cries Of the American
people.
A second time the angel dipped
water from the ocean, and sprinkled
it out as before. The dark cloud
was then drawn back to the ocean,
into whose waves it sunk from view.
a third time heard the mysterious
voice saying:
"Son Of the Republic, look yc and
learn"
l 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 l heard the mysterious voice
say:
"Son of the Republic, near a cen
tury cometh; look and learn"
cat this, the dark, shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa l saw an ill-omened spectre
approach our land. 1t fitted slowly
and heavily over every village, town
and city OF the latter; the inhabit-
ants of which presently set them
selves in battle array, one against
the other. As continued looking l
saw a bright angel on which was
traced the word UNION, bearing the
American flag, which he placed be-
tween the divided nation and said:
"Remember ye are brethren
"Instautly, the inhabitants casting
from them their weapons, became
friends once more,and united around
the national standard. And again
heard the mysterious voice, saying:
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 numbers, till at last they
covered all the land from the Allan
tic TO the Pacific, and their inhabi-
tants became Us countless rs the stars
in heaven, or the sands on the sea
shore. And again heard the mys-
terious voice saying:
"'Son OF the Republic, the end of 4
century cometh, look and learn
"At this the dark shadowy angel
placed a trumpet to his mo.'th, and
blew three distinct blasts, and taking
water from the ocean, sprinkled i
out upon Europe, Aria and Africa.
"Then my eyes looked upon fear
tnl scene. From each Of these coun-
tries arose thick, black clouds, and
they were soon joined into one
And throughout this mass CLEANED
a dark red light, by which l saw
hordes of armed men, who, moving
with the cloud, marched by land, and
sailed by sea. to America, which
country was presently enveloped in
the volume OF the cloud. And l
dimily saw these vast armies devas-
tate the whole country, and plllage
and burn the villages, towns and
cities tina, l had beheld springing up.
AS my ears listened to the thunder
ing of the cannon, clashing OF the
swords and shouts and cries OF the
millions of mortals, l again heard
the mysterious voice saying:
"'Son Of the Republic, look ye and
learn
"NVhcn the voice had ceased, the
dark, shadowy angel placed his
trumpet to his mouth again, and
blew long and fearful blast.
"Instan,ly light AS Of thousands
suns shonc down from above me,
and pierced and broke into trag-
ments the dark clowd which envel-
oped America AT the same mo
ment | saw an angel upon whose
forehead still shonc the word Union,
and who bore our national flag in
one hand and sword in the other,
descended from heaven attended by
legions of bright spirits. These inn
mediately joined the Inhabitants OF
America, who l perceived were well
nigh overcome,b but who took courage
again, closed up their ranks, and re-
newed the battle. Again, amid the
fearful noise Of the conflict, l heard
the mysterious voice saying:
"'Son OF the Republic, look ye and
learn
Gas the voice ceased, the shadowy
angel for the last time dipped water
from the ocean and sprinkled it up,
on America. Instantly the dark
cloud rolled back, together with the
armies it had brought, leaving the
inhabitants Of the land victorious.
"rhen, once more | saw villages,
towns aud cities springing up where
they had been before, while the
bright angel planted the azure stand
ard he had brought in the midst of
them, cried in loud voice to the in.
habltants:
"While the stars roam and the
heavens send down dew upon the
earth, SO long shall the Republic
last
"And taking from his brow the
crown on which there still blazed
the word Union, he placed it upon
the standard while all the people
kneeling down, SAID 'Amen.'
"The scene instantly began to
fade and dissolve, and l at last saw
nothing but the rising, curling white
vapor had first behcld. This alss
disappearing, l found myself once
more gazing upon my mysterious
visitor, who, in the same mysterious
voice | had heard 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 second, pass.
ing which, the whole world united,
shall never prevail against her. Let
every child of the Republic learn to
live for his God, his land, and his
Union
"With those words the figure van.
ished.
sT started for nv seat. and felt