Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
D-McMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE SATURDAY. FEB 81 1885,

81 cast my eyes upon America, and
beheld villages towns and cities spring.
ing up, one after another, until the
whole land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific was dotted with them. Again
heard the mysterious voice say;
6" Son of the Republic, the end of
century cometh ; look and learn
cat this, the dark shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa | saw another dark cloud APP.
preaching our land. 1t fitted slowly
and heavily over every village, town
and city of the latter; the inhabitants
Of which presently set themselves in
battle array, one against the other AS
continued looking | saw a bright
angel, on which was traced the word
UNION, bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the divided
nation and said
Remember We are brethren
INSTANTLY the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, once more
became friends, and united around the
national standard. And again l 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 Atlantic to the
Pacific, and their inhabitants became
as countless as the stars 10 heaven, or
the sands on the seashore. And again
| heard the mysterious voice, saying {:
"'Son of the Republic, the end of a
century cometh, look and learn
cat this, the dark, shadowy angel
placed trumphet 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 fear
full scene. From each of these coun-
tries arose thick, black clouds, and
they were soon joined into one. And
throughout this mass cleaned dark
red light, by which | saw hordes Of
armed men, who, moving with the
cloud. marched by land, sailed by sea,
to America, which country was pres.
emily enveloped in the volume of the
cloud. And I dimly saw these vast
armies devastate the whole country,
and pillage and burn the villages,
towns and cities that | had beheld
springiDg up. AS my ears listened to
the laundering of the cannon, clashing
Of the swords, and shouts and cries of
the millions of lnortals | 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 to his mouth and blew a long, fear.
full blast. Instantly light as of a
thousand suns shone down from above
me, and pierced and broke into frag-
ments 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 a
sword in the other, descend from
heaven attended by legions of bright
spirits. These Immediately joined the
inhabitants of America, who | per
ceived were well nigh overcome, but
who, Immediately taking courage again.
closed up their broken 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 and
learn
GAS the voice ceased, the shadowy
angel for the last time dipped water
from the ocean and sprinkled it upon
America. Instantly the dark cloud
r rolled back, together with the armies
it had brought, leaving the inhabitants
of the land victorious.
"Then once more saw villages,
towns and cities springing up where
f theyJhad been before, while the bright
: angel, planting the azure standard he