Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-27
Washington's Vision.
The Fate of The Republic as
ForetOld at Valley Forge.
An Incident in the Life OF the
Great Commands Re-
toll by an Old Soldier
Who hadServedinth the
Continental Army.

commander during the Revolutionary
war. Mr.. Sherman, who WAS native
of New Jersey lived to be 80 years o'
ACE and was fond of telling this incident
He ALWAYS introduced and supplemented
it with. "And these words hcaro h'ySei'
from the lips of General Washington
The recital was made with so much iee''
ing that it never failed to impress all VINO
heard it. 1t was published in herman
pap.r years ago, from which TINS trans
lation is made. Two of the wars lore
+o,d il, the vision have already taken
place. Is it the one at present oeihe
wagcd with Spain the beginning OF the
complication that may make the third III
General Washington's vision reality Is
the question which the gentleman wh"
left the old German paper with the
Journal asked.
1.-The darkest period of the Revolution,
Mr.. Schcrlnan said, was III the year
1777, when Washington, after various
reverses. went into winter headquarters
at Valley Forge. Once during these
gloomy DAVIS | observed that General
Washington remained alone III his room
until after midnight, and as he came out
he appeared paler and more careworn
than usual.
LAS sat tonight at my table busy
writing and oppressed by care there APP
peared opposite to me the inquire Oh Il
beautiful woman Washington sad III
reply to inquiries regarding his appear
ance. 4 was surprised, for | had gwen
strict orders that | was to he dis
turbed BY no one. asked the visitor
what she wanted. There was no reply
| repeated the question four times with
out receiving an answer arose rom
nv chair but the glance OF my strange
visitors eyes made me powerless to
leave or to speak. An unknown, secret
power made me a prisoner | was uil-
able to do ANYTHING under the iascinat-
ING charm of those wonderful eyes. The
room filled with bright light and the
figure stood out more brilliant and clear.
I felt like dead person; ! could not
think, nor reason, nor make Il motioh'
"'Then heard voice saying: you
of the Republic, look and learnt
Suddenly then there was stretched
out an arm with finger pointing to-
wards the east Clouds rolled away IN
the distance and a picture opened before
nv ewes. Before me lay all the lands OF
the earth: Europe, Asia, Africa and
America. Between Europe and America
saw tossing the waves of the Atlantic
and between Asia and America the great
Pacific.
land the voice said: "Son "t the
Republic, look and learn.
suddenly saw the dark figure OF an
angel suspended over the ocean between
Europe and America. 1t scooped mp
water from the ocean with both hands
and sprinkled with it's right over America
and with its left over Europe. Then a
GREAT black cloud arose from both lands
and met in the middle of the ocean, A
long time it stbod still and then rushed
to the west aud lowered over America.
S,reaks of lightning illuminated the
darkness and heard the signs and com
plants of our people. Again the angel
drew up water from the sea and sprinkled
If as before. The cloud driited away and
sank into the sea. The third time
heard the voice. 1t said: 1.-THE end OF a
century approaches.
:" The bark figure disappeared and
from Africa saw approaching to our
land a spirit. 1t fluttered slowly and
heavily over the country; the people
gathered in battle array, one part against
the other. As watched this scene there
appcared bright angel. Upon his head
was crown with the word, Union" ii
his hands he bore the American starry
banner and planted it between the two
armies and cried: Thou art brothers >
1.-THE people dropped their weapons
and, becoming again friends, gathered
around the banner. The voice SAID
'Son of the Republic, the second danger
is past, look again and learn.
"'And | saw villages and cities an'
cultivated fields in great number, unit
the entire land was covered from thu
Atlantic to the Pacific and the peopl
were as the stars in the heavens or TIN
sands upon the seashore. The VOC
cried: "The end of century ap
pronches
"'The dark angel lifted a trumpet t
his Inns and blew thereon three times AM
then again drew up water from IN
ocean and sprinkled it over Europe, ASH
and Africa. Then appeared a frightft
scene. From each of these lands ros
ominous clouds and joined in one grea
mass which seemed illuminated with
blood-red light | saw heavily arme
men They marched over the land an