The record-union., 1896-01-16

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out as before. The dark cloud was then
drawn back to the ocean in whose
heaving waves it sank from view. A
third time I heard the mysterious voice
saying:
:" Son of the Republic, look and
learn"
g I 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 Pa
cific was dotted with them. Again I
heard the mysterious voice say:
g "Son of the Republic, the end of
the century cometh, look and learn
g. At this the dark, shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa I saw an ill-omened scepter ap-
proach our land. It fitted slowly and
heavily over town and city of the latter,
the inhabitants of which presently set
themselves in battle array against each
other. As I continued looking, / saw a
bright angel, on whose brow rested a
crown of light, on which was traced
Union" bearing the American flag,
which was placed between the divided
nation and said
Remember We are brethren"
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
friends once more, and united around
the national standard And again l
heard the mysterious voice saying:
.' Son of the Republic, the end of the
| century cometh, look and learn"
"' At this the dark shadowy angel
placed a trumpet to his mouth, and
blew three distinct blasts, and taking
water from the ocean, sprinkled it upon
Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes beheld a fearful
scene From each of these countries
arose thick black clouds that were soon
joined into one. And throughout this
mass there cleaned a dark red light, by
which I saw the hordes of armed men,
who moved with the cloud, marched by
land and sailed by sea, to America,
which country was enveloped in the
volume of the cloud. And I dimly saw
these vast armies devastate the whole
country, and burn the villages, towns
and cities that 1 beheld springing up.
AS my ears listened to the thunder of
cannon, clashing of swords and shouts
bat, I 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 long,
fearful blast.
Instantly a light as if of a thousand
n
pierced and broke into fragments the
dark cloud which enveloped America.
At the same moment I saw the angel
upon whose head still shone the word
Union" and who bore our national
flag in one hand and a sword in the
other, descended from heaven, attended
by legions of bright spirits. These inn
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"
LAS the voice ceased the shadowy
angel for the last time dipped water
from the ocean ana sprinkled it on
America. Instantly the dark cloud
rolled back, together with the armies it
had brought, leaving the inhabitants of
the land victorious. Then once more /
beheld villages towns and cities spring
ing 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:
s'''While the stars remain and the
heavens send down dew upon the earth,
SO long shall the republic last"
"'And taking from his brow the
crown on which blazoned the word
Union" he placed it upon the standard,
while the people, kneeling down, said
Amen
The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing
but the rising curling vapor l had first
beheld. This also disappearing, 1 found
myself once more gazing on my mys-
terious visitor, who in the same voice
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 prevail against her
Let every child of the republic learn to
live for his God, his land and the
Union
' With these words the vision van
ished, and started from my seat, and
felt that / had seen a vision wherein
had been shown me the birth, progress
and destiny of the United States.
:" In union she will have her strength
in disunion her destruction
Such my friend" concluded the ven
cradle narrator, were the words I
heard from Washington's own lips, and
America will do we'll to profit by them. :"
WESLEY BRADSHAW.