Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-01
beheld standing exactly opposite
me, q singularly beautiful female

me, q sipgularlv beautiful female
So sstonished was for | had
given strict orders not to be dis,
turbed--that II WAS some moments
before | found language to irquire
the cause Of her presence. A
second, third, and even a fourth
time did repeat the question but
received 10 answer from ny mys-
terious visitor other than a slight
raising Of the eyes. By this time
] felt strange sensation spread
through me- / would have risen,
bnt ihe rive'ed gaze Of the being
bef re me rendered volition inpo
sible. | essayed once more to
address her, tut my tongue had
become paralvzed. A new infu
ence. mysterious, Potent. irresisti.
BILE. took possession of me. All
| could do was to gaze steadily,
vacantly, at my visitant. Gradu-
ally tie surrounding atmosphere
seemed as though becoming filled
with sensations and grew luminous.
Everything about me seemed to
rarity, the mysterious visitor her,
self becoming more airy, and even
yet more distinct to my sight than
before I now began to feel as one
dying or rather to experience the
eensations which ] have sometimes
imagined accompany disso tions.
did not think, / did not reason.
/ did not more; all were alike inn
possible, I was only conscious of
gssing, fixedly; vacantly, on
my companion.
Presently I heard Q voice,
saying, Son Of the Republic look
and Learnt while at the ssmetime
my visitor extended her arm east
tardly. ! now beheld q white
vapor q distance rising fold upon
fold. THIS gradually dissipated
and l looked upon a strange scene.
Before me lay stretched out in
vast plain all the countries Of the
world--Europe, Asia, Africa and
America. ] saw rolling and toss
ing 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 as
before, look and Learnt!
"At that moment l beheld q
dark shadowy being like an angel,
standing, or rather floating in mid
air between Europe and America.
Dipping water out Of the ocean in
the hollow of each hand, he
sprinkled some on America with
bis right hand, while be cast upon
Europe some with his left. I'm.
mediately o dark cloud arose from
each Of the countries and joined
in mid ocean. For a while il re
mained sta ionary, and then moys
ed slowly westward until it envel-
oped America in its murky folds.
Sharp flashes of lightning eleam>
cd throughout it at intervals, end
/ heard the smothered groans and
cries Of the American people.
, "A second time the angel dips
ped from the ocean, and sprinkled
it out ss before. The black cloud
was then withdrawn back 10 the
! ocean into whose heaving waves it
sunk from veiw. A third time I
heard che mysterious voice, Son
Of the Republic. look and Learnt
81 cast my eyes upon America,
and beheld villages, cities, and
towns springing up one after an
other, until the whole land, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, was
dotted with them. Again ] heard
the mysterious voice say, Son of
the Republic the end Of a century
cometh--look and learnl
"At this, the dark shadowy
angel 'urned his face southwark,
and from Africa, / saw On Ill
omened spectre approaching our
land. 1t fitted slowly over village
town and city, Of she latter, the
inhabitants Of which presently set
themselves in battle array, one
against the other. As l continu>
ed looking. i saw q bright angel,
Oh whose brow rested o crown Of
light on which was traced the
word UNION, and bearing the
American flag, which be placed
between the divided Nations, and
said, Remember ye are brethernv
Christianity, the Inhabitants,
casting from them their weapons,
became friepde once more, and
united around tbs national stand>
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