Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-18
sAt that moment / bebeld . dark

shadowy being like an angel, standing
or rather floating, in mid air between
Europe and America. dipping water
out of the ocean in the hollow of each
hand, he sDrinkled some upon America
with his right hand, while he cast upon
Europe with his left. Immediately a
dark cloud arose from each of the coun.
tries, and Joined in mid ocean. For
awhile it remained stationary, and then
moved slowly westward. until it enyelop-
ed America in its murky folds. Sharp
flashes OF lightning now cleaned
throughout it at intervals. and heard
the smothered cries and groans of the
American people.
~ second time the angel dipped from
the ocean, and sprinkled it out as be.
fore. The dark cloud was then drawn
back to the ocean. into whose heaving
waves it sunk from view.
A third time heard the mysterious
voice saying, Son of the Republic, look
and learn
II 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. And
again 1 heard the mysterious voice say,
Son of the Republic, look and learn
lat this the dark shadowy angel
turned his face southwark. and from
Africa l saw an ill-omened spec
ter approaching our land. It fitted
slowly and heavily oyer every village,
town and city of the latter, the inhabi-
tants which presently set themselves in
battle array, one against the other. AS
continued looking, saw bright an
gel, on whose brow rested crown of
light, on which traced the word Union,
bearing the American flag, which he
placed between the divided nations,
and said, remember, ye are brethren!'
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from their weapons, became friends
once more, and united around the ma
tional standard. And again heard
the mysterious saying, Son of the Re-
public. the second peril is past-look
and learn
And [ beheld the villages towns and
cities of America increased in size and
numbers, till at last they covered all
the land from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and their Inhabitants became as
countless as the stars in heaven, or the
sand on sea-shore. And again L heard
the mysterious voice saying, Son of the
Republic, the end of century cometh
look and learn
"At this the dark shadowy angel
placed trumpet to his mouth, and
blew three distincts blasts, and taking
water from the ocean sprinkled it out
upon Europe, Asia and Africa. Then
my eyes looked upon a fearful scene.
From each of those countries arose
thick black clouds, which joined into
one; and throughout this mass cleaned
a dark red light, by which [ saw hordes
of armed men, who, moving with the
cloud maj ched by land and sailed by sea
to America, which country was present.
ly enveloped in the volume of the cloud.
And l dimly saw those vast armies de-
yasUate the whole country and piIlage
and burn villages, cities and towns that
had beheld springing up. AS my ears
listened to the laundering of cannon,
clashing of swords and shouts and cries
of the millions in mortal combat,
again heard the myrerious 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 a long
fearful blast. Instantly a light,as from
thousand suns, shown from above me,
and broke into fragments the dark
clouds which enveloped America. AT
the same moment saw the angel upon
whose forehead still shown the word
Union. and who bore our national flag
in one hand and sword in the other,
descend from Heaven, attended by le-
gions of bright spirits. These lmmed.
iatly joined the inhabitants ofAmerica.
who perceived were we'll nigh over.
como, but who Immediately 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 and learn
AS the voice ceased, the shadowy an.
gel, for the last time, dipped water from
| the ocean and sprinkled it upon Amer.
lea. Instantly the dark clouds rolled
| back, together with the armies it had
brought, leaving the Inhabitants of the
land victorious. Then once more l be-
held the villages, towns and cities
springIng up where they had been be-
fore, while the bright 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 dew
upon the earth, 80 long shall the repub.
| lie lastl'
And taking from his brow the
crown on which still b!aZed the Union.
he placed 1t upon the standard, while
all the people kneeling down, said,
| Amen"
The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and at last saw nothing
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