The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-21

N"oficdn Tag which he placed be
tween the divided nation and said
l"membsr We are brethern.' Instrnt-
~ the inhabitants casting from them
thelr weapons, became friends once
more, and united around the old stand.
ara And again heard the mysterious
voice saying: Son of the Republican,
look and learn. And beheld the
villages, towns and cities of Americ .
In size and numbers Til at last the v
covered all the land from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific and their Inhabitants be.
came as countlt IS as the stars in heave n
or the sands of the seashOre. Ard
and again heard the mysterious vol, g
saying: Son of the Ropublc, the end
OF century cOmeth, look and learn
At this, the dark shadowy angel
placed trumpet to his mouth and blew
three distinct blasts, and taking waite :
IRON the ocean, sprinkled it out upon
Europe, Asia and Africa Then my
eyes looked upward on fearful scene
From each OF these countries arose
thick, black clouds, and they were soon
Joined into one. And throughout this
mass cleaned dark red light, by
which | saw herds of armed men, who
moving with the cloud, marched by
land sailed by sea to America, which
country presently evolved in the
vOlumn of the cloud.
And | dimly saw the vast armies
devastate the whole country, and pill.
age and burn the villages, towns and
cities which | had beheld springing
up. And my ears listened to the
laundering of the cannon, clashing of
the swords, shouts and cries of the
millions of mortals: again | heard the
mysterious voice saying: Son OF the
Republic, look and learn"
when the voice had ceased the
dark shadowy angel placed his trumpet
to his mouth and blew long, fearful
blast. Instantly light as of thous-
and suns shone from above me, and
pierced and broke into fragments the
dark cloud which enveloped America
At the same moment saw the angel
upon whose forehead still shOne the
word UNION, and who bore our ma
tional flag in one hand and sword in
other, descend from heaven attended by
legiOns of bright spirits.
These Immediately joined the in.
habitants Of America, who | perceived
were well nigh overcome, but who i'm
mediately took courage again closed
up the broken ranks and renewed the
battle Again amid the fearful noise
Of conflict, heard the mysterious voice
SAYING: Son of the Republic, look and
learn" As the voice ceased, the
shadowy angel for the last time dipped
water from the ocean and sprinkled it
upon America. Instantly the dark
cloud rolled back, together with the
armies it had brought, leaving the in
habitants of the land victorious. Then
once more | saw villages, towns and
cities springing up where they had
been before, while the bright angel
PLANTED the azure standard he had
brought 10 the midst of them. cried in
loud voice to the inhabitants: while
the stars remain and the heavens send
down dew upon 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 upon the standard, while
all kneeling down said, Amen
"The scene Instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and at last saw nothing
but the rising, curling white yapor |
had behed. This also disappearing,
found myself once more gazing upon
nv mysterious visitor, who in that
same mysterious voice heard before
said: Son of the Republic, what you
have seen is thus interpreted:
"Three perils will come upon the
Republic. The most fearful is the
second, passing which the whole world
united, shall never prevail.
"Let every child of the Republic live
for his God and for his country With
these words the figure vanished. !
started from my seat, and felt that |
had seen vision wherein had been
shown to me the birth, progress and
destiny OF the United States. In the
Union, she will have her strength, dis
union her destruction"
"Such, my FRIEND" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words l
heard from Washington's own lips; and
A....,.ion mill do wall tn nrnlit by them