The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-23

until it enyelOpei America in it's muTky folds sharp flashes Ofhghtnins now gleamed through.
 out it at intervals. and I heard the smothersd
 grOans and cries ofthe American people
 second time the angel dipped from the ocean and sprinkle it ou. as before. The dark cloud
 was then withdrawn back to the ocean, into
 whose heaving waves it sank from view 4 | third time heard the mysterious voice: ''SOn of | the Republic, look and learn" I cast my eyes | upon America, and beheld villages, cities, and towns springing up one after another, until the whole land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
 was dotted with them. Again heard the my sterious voice Say: "SOn of the Republic the end Of century cOmeth. look and learn' At this the dark, shadOwy angel turned his face south ward, and from Africa I saw an ill-omened spectre approaching our land. It fitted slowly over villages, towns, and cities of the latter the inhabitants presently set themselves in battle
 array one against the other AsI continued
 looking l saw bright angel on who's brow
 res ed crown Of light, on which was traced the
 word ''UniOn," bearing the American flags,
 which he placed between the divided nations,
 and said: Remember ye are bret ren." In
 stantly the inhab tants. casting from them their
 weapons, became fri nds once more, and united around the nations standard And again l h, ard the mysterious voice >aying ''Son of the
 Republic, the second period is passed. look and
 learn " And tehtld the villages, towns and cities of Amerca increase in size and numbers tll at last U ey covered all the land fr,nn the Atlantic to the Pa. fife and their inhab tants be- came as countless as the stars of heaven or the sands of the seaSho!e
 And again heard the mysterious voice say ing: Son of the Republic, the end of the cen tury eometn look and learn" At this the dark shadowy angel placeda trun pet to his mouth and blew rec distiuc blasts and taking waer from the ocean sprinkled 1t out upon Europe, Asia and Africa. Then my eyes looked upon a fearful scene. From eleh of these countries arose thick black clouds which soon joined in- to one and throughout this mass gleamed deep red light by which saw hordes of arm. men who. moving with the clord rrs-cl-cc' - lsr-
 aud sailed oy sen .1 Anercs. winch country
 was presently enveloped in the volume oi the
 cloud And dimly saw .he vast armies devass
 tate the whole country an5 Uil1ace a0e 1-r ths'
 villages, --.-e- s-- towns that J had Deheld sprinsing up. As my ears listened t0 tha thCn- aorius O. caaHrrs. the ,iasiiue of swar-7- sr1 LA. 5l.... .-. e.--.,. fh- ..Ilss. .u lle-r.. combat, 1 again heard the myste s1ous voice say ing: "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 light as from a thousand suns shone down from above me and pierced and broke into frngs mentS the dark clouds which env,Ioped Ameri- ca. At the same tine saw the angel on whose brow still rested the crown of light on which was traced the word ''Cnion." descend from heaven attended by 1egions of brigh. spirits. These immediately joined the inhabitants of America who perceived were we'll nigh over come, but who immediately taking courage again closed up the broken tanks and renewed the battle. Again amid he fearful noise of the conflict heard the mysterious voice saying Son of the Republic, look and learn,"
 AS the ice ceased, the shadowy angel for the last time cipped water from the ocean and sprlnkled it upon 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 the villages, towns and cities springing up where hey had been before, while the bright angel, planting the azure standard he had brought in the midst Of them, cried in a loud voice to the inhabitants While the stars remain and the heavens send down dew upoa the earth so long shall the Republic last"
 And taking from his brow the crown on which still blazed the word Union, he placed it up- On the standard, while all the men kneeling Town said, Amen"
 The scene instantly began to fade and dis solve, and at last saw nothing but the curling white vapOr had at first beheld. This also dis found myself gazing once more on ny mysterious visitor who. in the same myste- riOus voice that had heard before said Son of the Republic, what you have seen is thus in- .erprcted: Three perfls will come upon the Re ubiic. The most fearful is the second passing which the wh le world united shall never be able to prevail against her. Let every child of the Republic learn tO live for his God. his land end the Tuf1u'
 .r.. .". -atJf are -le words 1 heard .,J.. Htss.s...51l. .s own lips, end America wan do well to profit by