Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
TON, DELAWARE THURSDAY AUGUST

Disda.n became much interested while
she was doing the honors of the place
and talking
ABOUT VISIONS AND DREAMS.
She asked if | had ever heard of the
prophecy uttered by n gentle Friend, all
of which has come true except The very
last prediction. This, my Lady Disdain
believes is only y question of time,
because of the internal discussions
which She feels are leading to it, Later
in the day she showed me the curious
| old manuscript, and kindly gave me a
copy of il. Only few exist, and il one
| will take the trouble TO 90 through this
| il will be seen how absolutely reliable it
Is. Joseph IIuag, the old Quaker, who
told this story, as he was moved to by
the spirit in the meeting one day, was
| supplemented farmer, loved and re.
| spectcd by all who knew him. First
| Day he come and he arose in his place
and said this: "About the year 1903,
was one day alone in the field, and
| observed the sun shone clear, but a mist
eclipsed its brightness. AS | reflected
ON the singularity of this, my mind was
brought into the most solemn silence
ever remember. ! said:
WHAT CAN ALL THIS MEAN?
l do not ever remember before to have
\ been sensible Of such feelings, and |
heard voice from heaven saying: This
which thou seest which dims the bright
ness of the sun, is a sign of present and
| coming time. | took the forefathers of
this country from land of oppression;
| planted them among the people of the
1 I tI,..t, i.I
they became numerous people. But they
have now become proud and have for
| gotten me, who nourished them and
protected them in the wilderness, and
are running into every abomination and
evil practice of which the old countries
are guilty, and have taken quetude
from the land, and suffered the dividing
spirit To come among them. Lift up
thine eyes and behold And saw them
dividing in great heat. The division
began in the churches, on points Of
doctrine. 1t commenced in the Presby.
terrain, and went through the various
religious denominations, and in its pro-
gress and close, its effects were the same
Those who dissented went off
WITH HIGH HEADS
and taunting, ensuring language. Those
who kept their ancient principles, re-
tired by themselves. l: next appeared
in the lodges of Free Masons. II broke
out in appearance like volcano, mas
much rs it set the country in an uproar
for time. Then it entered politics in
the United States, and did not stop till
it produced civil war. An abundance
of blood was shed in the course of the
combat, the Southern States lost their
power, and slavery was annihilated
from their borders. Then an monarchial
power sprung up, took the government
of the United States, established a
national religion, and made all societies
tributary to support its expenses. saw
them take property from Friends.
was amazed at beholding all this, and
heard q voice proclaiming: This power
shall not always stand, but with it
will chastise my people until they re-
turn to the faithfulness of their fore
fathers. Thou seest what is coming
upon the native country for their iniqui-
ties, and the blood of the Indians, the
remembrance OF which has risen before
. me-
This was the vision of the gentle old
, Quaker, and on the copy that was shown
to me was written this: 81 had no idea,
for many years OF writing it, until il
, became such q burden that for my own
! relief, l have written it,"
, Now, my friends, what does all this
, mean2 Is there monarchy coming to
: us? Is this to be the result of the fight
between labor and capital? Who can
, say! But, my Lady Disdain, when she
gave me the old prophecy to read
laughed, and said that she remembered
how her grandmother, another gentle
4 Quaker, went out to work among the
j Indians, and gay young brother, who
possessed the art of picturing people
drew sketch of her sitting on Il
. whisky barrel, smoking pipe of peace
while red feather waved in her gray
bonnet; about her were the Indians, who
all wore broad brmmed hats, and theil
:. squaws were dressed in Quaker costume
y Don't like the pictureY Truly, one may
7 be born to birthright Of reverence anC
7 stiffness, but human nature is very mucl
i the same, whether it is
UNDER A WORTH GOWN,
J or the gray frock of the kindly
i Quakeress. Antiquities? | am amonl
: them. The South is full of them bu
q they will never be carried to the bric.a
n brac shops, for the best of them are
q neither Of fine china or silver, of ivory
!, or of glass, but Of flesh and blood. In
Z deed, it does one good TO be among then
r once and a while, if only to realize tina
4 the world moved before we were eve
- born; and that we are more than ignoran
/ when we think that we have had al
" the beautiful side of life. 1t is onl,
- necessary to meet some one like m,
! Lady Disdain, to realize that we of to
r day, if we live TO be 80, will not com
. pare well with her. Bundles of nerve
n do not preserve well; they shrvel III
4 like the rose leaves, losing in time thei
II color and perfume; but dignity and re
II pose, like stalks Of lavender, are Away
r. sweet and beautiful Blu. what can W
r. do? We arc Of to-day, IN the world o
~ to-day, and we must make the best of il
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