Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-28

taking water from the ocean,
sprinkled Il out upon Europe, Asia
and Africa. Then my eyes looked
upon a fearful scene. From each
of these countries arose thick,
black clouds, which soon joined
into one. and throughout this mas:
cleaned a dark red light, by which
l saw hordes of armed men, who.
moving with the cloud, marched by
land aud sailed by sea TO America,
which country was presently envcl
opcd in the volume of the cloud.
And I dimly saw the vast armies
devastating the whole country and
pillngc and burn villages, cities
and towns that had beheld spring
ing up. AS my ears listened to the
laundering of cannon, clashing OF
swords and shouts, and cries of thu
millions in mortal combat, l again
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 n long fearful blast.
Instantly light, as from thou
sand suns shone down from above
me and broke into fragments the
dark cloud which enveloped
America. At the same moment l
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,
descending from heaven, attended
by legions of bright spirits. The st
Immediately joined the inhabitants
of America, who I perceived were
well nigh overcome, but who inme
diately taking courage again, CLOSED
up their broken ranks and renewed
the battle. Again amid the fearful
noise of the conflict, ! heard the
mysterious voice saying, Son of
the Republic, look aud learn.
AS the voice ceased, the shadowy
angel, for the last time, dipped
water from the ocean and sprinkled
it upon America. Instantly the
dark cloud rolled back, together
with the armies il had brought,
leaving the inhabitants on the land
victorious. Then once more l
beheld the villages. towns and
cities springing up where they had
been before, while the white angel
planting the azure standard he had
brought in the midst of them cried
in loud voice to the inhabitants:
While the stars remain and the
heavens send down dews upon the
earth, so long shall the Republic
last
"And taking from his brow the
crown on which still blazed the
Union, he placed it upon the
standard, while all the people
kneeling down, said, Amen!
THE scene instantly began TO
fade and dissolve, and I at last saw
nothing but the rising, curling
white vapor I had first beheld.
This also disappearing, found
myself once more gazing upon my
mysterious visitor, who in that
same mysterious voice 1 had heard
before, said, Son of the Republic,
what you have seen is thus inter
preted.
"Three perils will come upon the
Republic. The most fearful is the
second, passing which the whole
world united shall never be able to
prevail against her.
""Let every child of the Republic
learn to live for his God, his Land
and Union!
with these words the figure van.
ished.
II started from my seat and felt
that had been shown the birth,
progress and destiny of the
Republic of the United States.
In union she will have strength, in
disunion her destruction"
Such, my friend, continued my
venerable narrator, were the words
l heard from Washington's own
lips, and America will do we'll to
pr oft by them.
Let her remember that in union
she has strength, in disunion her
destruction.