Graham guardian., 1899-08-25
Washingtons Vision.
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Onerman was on the 4tn OF Jul
8 l849, in independence; he W
then 9l and becoming very febl
But tho old his dining eyes +
kindled as he looked at Indepen
ence hall which he said he hs
come TO gaze upon once more b
| fore he was gathered home. "Whi
time is it," he said raising b
trembling eyes to the clock in tn
steple and advancing to shade th
former with a trembling hanC
"What time is it, | can't see aB wel
as / used to. Half past three
Come then" he continued, "let u
go into the hall, / want to tell yol
an incident in Washington's life
One which no one alive excep
myself knows and if you live yol
will before long see it varified."
give it as near as possible in hi
own words:
"When the action of our Con
gress in asserting the independ
ence Of our colonies became knowI
to the world, we were laughed a
and scoffed al as silly, presump
tious rebbles whom the British
Grenadier would tame into sub.
mission. But undauntedly we
prepared to make good what we
said. But the keen encounter
came and the world knows the re
suit. 1t is easy and pleasant for
those of the present generation to
talk of the days of '76 but they
little know, neither can they i'm
agine the trials and sufferings of
those fearful days. Washington
said: Il do not know whether it
was owing to the anxiety of my
mind or what, but this afternoon
as | was sitting at this very table
preparing a dispatch,
something in the apartment seem
ed to disturb me, looking up be-
held standing exactly opposite me
singularly beautiful figure. So
lstonished was [, for l had given
strict orders not to be disturbed,
hat it was some moments before /
lad language to inquire the cause
If her presence. A second, third
md fourth time did / repeat the
question, but received no answer
rom my mysterious visitor.
| began to feel as one dying or
ather to experience the sensation
which | have imagined aecompani-
d dissolution. | did not think,
eason or move. All were alike,
l was conscious off
,aziug fxedly at my companion.
PRESENTLY l heard voice saying:
"Son of the Republic Look and
Iearn," while my visitor extend
d her hand eastwardly. / now
eheld heavy white vapor at a
istance rising fold upon fold.
his gradually disappeared and /
ooked upon strange scene. Be-
ore me lay stretched out in one
asst plain all the countries of the
yorld, Europe, Asia, Africa and
.merica. | saw rolling and toss
az between Europe and America
be pillows of the Atlantic and be-
ween Asia and America the
'acific. Son of the Republic said
he same mysterious voice "A GEN.
ury cometh, look and learn at
hat moment l beheld dark
hadowdy being like an angel, stand
lg or rather floating in mid air
etween Europe and America, dip
ing water out of the ocean in the
ollow of his hand. He sprinkled
ONE water on America with his
light hand while he cast some on
Europe with his left. Immediate
Y dark cloud arose from each of
hese countries and joined in mid
cean. For a while it remained
tahonary and then moved to the
7estward until it enveloped !
america IN It's murky folds. ohafp |
ashes of tightening now cleaned
trough at intervals, and / heard
be smothered groans of the
.merican people. The second
Ime the Angel dipped from the
cean and sprinkled it as before.
he dark cloud was then drawn
o the ocean, into whose heaving
raves il sank from view.
A third time l heard the mys-
erious voice saying Son of the
Republic Look and Learn / cast