San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-25

look and learn
AT this the dark shadowy angel plac-
ed q 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 looked upon q fearful
scene. From each Of these countries
arose thick, black clouds, that were soon
joined into one. and throughout this
moss cleaned dark red light. by which
I saw hordes Of armed men, who, NOV
ing with the cloud, marched by land
and sailed by seq to America, which
country was presently enveloped in the
volume of the cloud, and dimly saw
those vast armies devastate the whole
country, and pillage, and burn the vii
lagos, towns and cities that had be-
held springing up. AS my ears listened
to the laundering of cannon, clashing
of swords, and shouts and cries of the
millions in rsortal combat. again I 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, fear
full blast. IL. N.3t.t~ "a
Instantly light as of o 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 the nation
al flag in one hand and a sword in the
other, descend from heaven, attended
by legions of bright spirits. These i'm
mediately joined the inhabitants of
America, who, I perceived, were well
nigh overcome, but who, Immediately
taking courage, again closed up their
broken ranks and renewed the battle.
Again, amid the fearful noise of the
conflict, I heard the mysterious voice
saying, Son of the Republic, look and
learn r
GAS the voice ceased the shadowy an
gel for the last time dipped water from
the ocean and sprinkled it upon Anne
RIGA. ~ e' ga,
"Instantly the dark cloud rolled back,
together with the armies it had brought,
leaving the inhabitants of the land vic
torious. Then once more beheld vii
lagos, towns and cities springing up
where they had been before.
while the bright angel, planting the
azure standard he had brought in the
midst of them, cried in loud voice to
the inhabitants while the stars re-
main and the heavens send down dew
upon the earth, so long shall the Re-
public last Ht
"And, taking from his brow the crown,
on which still blazed the word Union,'
he placed it upon the standard, while
all the people, kneeling down, said
'AMENp
"The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing
but the rising, curling, white vapor that
1 at first beheld.
"This also disappearing, found my
self once more gazing upon my mystic
rious visitor, who, in that same mysteri-
Gus voice I 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, passing which the whole
world united shall never be able to pre-
vail agaidst her. Let every child of the
Republic learn to live for his God, his
land, the Union
with these words the figure van
ished.
Il started from my seat and felt that
I had seen vision, wherein had been
shown to me the birth, progress and
destiny of the Republic of the United
States. In union she will have strength,
in disunion, have destruction"
"Such, my FRIEND" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words I
heard from Washington's own lips, and
America will do well to profit by them.
Let her forever remember that in union
she has her strength in disunion, her
destruction