The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
WASH|NGToN's VISION.
A Most Wonderful Heavenly Demonstration as Il Was Told
By WashIngtoFs Friend.
OF Considerable Interest 10 the People Of This Community
Who Believe In Visions.

poor soldiers. You have doubtless
heard the story of Washington going
to the thicket to pray. Well it is not
only true, but he used often to pray
In secret for aid and comfort from
that God, the interposition OF whose
providence alone brought US safely
through those dark days Of tribulatiop.
One day, remember 1t we'll, the chill
ly wind whistlcd and howled through
the leafless trees though the sky was
cloudless and the sun was shining
brightly, he remained In his quarters
nearly the whole Of the forenoon alone.
When he came out / noticed that his
face was shade paler than usual and
that there seemed to be something on
his mind of more than ordinary i'm.
portance. Returning just after dusk
he despatched an orderly to the quart
ers OF the officer mentioned who was
presently in attendance. After a pre-.
liminary conversation which lasted
some half an hour Washington gazing
upon his companion said to the latter:
l do not know whether it was owing
to the anxiety Of mind or what, but
this afternoon as l was sitting at this
very table engaged in preparing dis.
patch, something 10 the department
seemed to disturb me. Looking up
beheld standing exactly opposite me a
singularly beautiful female. So aston.
ished was l, for l had given strict Or
ders not 10 be disturbed, that it was
some moments before found language
to inquire the cause of her presence.
A second, third, and even a fourth
time did repeat the question, but he.
ceived no answer from my mysterious
visitor, other than slight raising Of
the eyes. BY this time felt strange
sensation spreading through me. l
would have risen. but the rivetted
gaze OF the being before me rendered
volition impossible. l essayed once
more to. address her, but my tongue
had become paralyzed. A new influ.
ence, mysterious, potent, irresistible
took possessisn Of me. All could do
was to gaze steady and vacantly at my
visitant. Gradually the surrounding
atmosphere seemed as though becom-
ing tiled with the same sensation aud
grew luminous. Everything about me
seemed to rarely, the mysterious visi-
tor herself becoming more airy and
even more distinct TO my sight than
before. l now began TO feel as one
dying, or rather to experience the sen.
sation which ! have sometimes i'm.
agined must accompany dissolution.
did not think; did not move; all
were alike impossible; l was only con-
scious Of gazing ixedly, vacantly on
my companion.
Presently heard voice saying:
"Son OF the Republic, look and learn"
while, at the same time, my visitor
extended her arm and foreiinger east
wardly. / now beheld heavy white
vapor at some distance rising field up.
on fold. This gradually dissipated,
and / looked upon strange scene.
Before me lay stretched out, In one
vast plain, all the countries OF the
world, Europe, Asia, Africa, and
America, ! saw rolling and tossing
between Europe and America the bill
lows OF the Atlantic, and between
Asia and America lay the Pacific.
"Son OF the Republic" said the same
mysterious voice as before, "ook and
learn" AT that moment / bcleld a
dark and shadowy being like ar angel
standing or rather floating in mldair
between Europe and America dipping
water out of the ocean in thu hollow
OF each hand; he sprinkled some on
America with his right; while he cast
upon Europe some with his left. In
mediately a dark cloud arose from
each OF these countries, and they
joined in mid-ocean For while IL
remained stationary, and then moved
slowly westward until it enveloped
America in its murky folds. Sharp
flashes OF lightning now CLEANED
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