The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-05

UPON THE EARTH so LONG SHALL
THE REPUBLIC LAST" ARE THE
WORDS THAT WERE SPOKEN TO
THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY.
TRIALS II MUST ENDURE.
DIR. c. W. Roberts has in his pos
session an ancient paper containing an
alleged vision of George Washington
which is especially interesting at this
time. Washington is rcputed to have
related the details of his vision to a
companion In the following language:
II do not know whether IL was ow-
ing to the anxiety of my mind, or what,
but this afternoon, as J was sitting at
this very table engaged in preparing a
dispatch, something in the apartment
seemed to disturb me- Looking up, 1
beheld, standing exactly opposite me,
a singular beautiful female. So aston
ished was for / had given strict or
ders not to he disturbed-that 1t was
some moments before I found language
to inquire the cause of her presence. A
second. third and even a fourth time
did I repeat the question, but received
no answer from my mysterious visitor
other than a slight raising of her eyes.
BY this time 7 felt a strange sensa-
tion spreading through me. I would
have risen, but the riveted gaze of the
being before me rendered volition I'M
possible.
II essayed once more to address her.
but my tongue was paralyZed. A new
| influence, mysterious, potent. irresisti-
| bly, took possession of me. All I could
| do was to gaze steadily vacantly, at
my unknown visitant. Gradually the
| surrounding atmosphere seemed filled
| with sensations, and grew luminous.
| Everything about me appeared to rari-
| fy, the mysterious visitor herself be-
coming more airy. and yet even more
| distinct to my sight than before.
| now began to feel as one dying, or rath-
| er to experience the sensations which
I have sometimes imagined accompany
| dissolution. / did not think, l did not
reason, did not move; all We're alike
| impossible. l was only conscious Of
gazing. fixedly, vacantly at r.y COM
panion.
| A STRANGE SCENE.
presently / heard a voice saying.
Son of the Republic, look anG learnt
| while, at the same time, my visitor
| extended her arm and forefinger east
| wardly. / now beheld heavy white
| vapor at some distance, rising fold
upon fold: This gradually disappeared
and I looked upon a strange scene
Before me lay stretched out in one vast
plain all the countries of the world,
Europe, Asia. Africa and America. I
saw rolling and tossing between Eu-
rope and America the pillows of the
Atlantic, and between Asia and Amer
lea lay the Pacific. Son of the Reptib-
lic.' said the same mysterious voice as
before, look and learnt
AT that moment I beheld a 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 sprinkled some upon America
with his right hand, while he cast
upon Europe some with his left I'm
med!ately a dark cloud arose from each
of the countries, and Joined in mid
ocean. For while il remained station
airy. and then moved slowly westward,
until it envelopcd America in its murky
folds Sharp flashes of lightning now
cleaned throughout at intervals, and
heard the smcthered Eroans and cries
of the American people.
"A second time the angel dipped
from the ocean and sprinkled as be-
fore. The dark cloud was then drawn
: back to the ocean, into whose heavinq
t waves it sunk from view. a third time
} heard the mysterious voice saying
Son of the Republic, look and learn"
1 II cast my eyes upon America and
. behed villages, towns and cities spring
: ing up one after another, until thf
4 whole land from the Atlantic to the
S Pacific was dotted with them. Again
: l heard the mysterious voice say, 'Sor
s of the Republic, tie end of century
, | cometh, look and learn
AT this the dark, shadowy ange
u turned his face southward, and from
Africa I saw an ill-omened specter ap
preaching our land. 1t fitted slowl!
| and heavily over every village, tow
and city, the inhabitants of whicl
= presently set themselves in battle ar
ray, one against the other, AS / con
:, trued looking, I saw a bright ange
5 OH whose brow rested crown of ligh
4 on which was traced the word Union
{ bearing the American flag, which h
placed between the divided nation, an,
e said, Remember ye are brethren"
e from them their weapons. becam
e friends once more, and united aroun
S the mysterious voice saying, Son OF tn
Republic, the second peril is passed
look and learnt
And believe the villages, town
arh cities of America increased in siz
Of and numbers, till at last they covere
all the land from the Atlantic to tn
> Pacific, and their inhabitants becam
) as countless as the stars IN HeaveT
- or as the sand on the seashore. Agai
- heard the mysterious voice sayins
Son of the Republic, the end of
n century cometh-lcok and learnt
d SPECTER APPROACHED.
"At this, the dark, shadowy ang,
placed trumpet to his mouth, an
blow three distinct blasts, and takin
water from the ocean sprirkled it OF
o' upon Europe, Asia and Africa.
Then my eyes looked upon a fearfl
Ly scene. From each Of those countriC
ot arose thick, black clouds. which SOC
l. joined into one: and throughout III
mass CLEANED dark red light, l
Of which l saw hordes Of armed men, VII
ne moving With the cloud, marched !
e. | land and sailed by sea to Americ
which country was soon enveloped
81. the volume OF the cloud. And / dim
saw these vast armies devastate Il
n / whole country, and pillage and bun
tn the villages, cities and towns that
had bcheld springing up. As my ca
X listened to the thunder OF canno
olosbino nf Swor1S a nd the shouts n