Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-18

disappeared and | looked upon a
strange scene. Before me there lay
stretched out in one vast plain all
the countries of the world-Europe,
Asia, Africa and America | saw
Trolling and tossing between Europe
and America the pillows of the At
lantic, and between Asia and AM
erica lay the Pacific "Son of the
Republic said the same mysterious
voice as before, look and learnt"
At that moment l beheld dark,
shadowy being like an angel, stand
ing or rather floating, in midair be-
tween Europe and America Dip
ping 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. Immediately a
dark cloud arose from each Of these
countries and joined in midOcean. For
while it remained stationary, and
then moved slowly westward, until
| it enveloped America in its murky
folds. Sharp flashes of lightning now
cleaned thruout it at intervals, and
| | heard the smothered groans and
cries of the American people.
A second time the angel dipped
from the ocean, and Sprinkled it out
as before. The dark cloud was then
drawn back to the ocean, into whose
heaving waves it sunk from view. A
third time | heard the mysterious
voice, saying, "Son of the Republic,
look and Learnt"
"I cast my eyes upon America,
and beheld villages, towns and cities
springing up one after another, un-
til the whole land, from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, was dotted with
them. Again l heard the mysterious
voice say, "Son of the Republic, the
end of the century cometh-look and
Learnt"
Cat this the dark, shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa | saw an ill-omened spectre
approaching our land. 1t fitted
slowly and heavily over every vii
lage, town and city of the latter,
the inhabitants of which presently
set themselves in battle array one
against the other. AS l. continued
looking, | saw bright angel, on
whose brow rested a crown OF light,
on which was traced the word I'm
ion" bearing the American flag,
which he placed between the d1Vld-
ed nations, and said: Remember,
We are brethren"
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
friends again, and united around the
national standard And again |
heard the mysterious voice, saying,
"Son of the Republic, the second per-
il is passed-look and learnt"
"And I beheld the villages, towns
and cities of America increase in size
and number, till at last they COW
cred all the land from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and their inhabitants
became as the stars in heaven, or
as the sand on the seashOre. And
again | heard the mysterious voice,
saying. "Son of the Republic, the
end of the century cometh-look and
Learnt"
cat this the shadowy angel placed
a trumpet to his mouth and blew
three distinct blasts, and taking wa
ter from the ocean, sprinkled it up
on Europe, Asia and Africa.
"'Then my eyes looked upon a
| fearful scene. From each of those
| countries arose thick, black clouds,
which sooned joined into one and
| throughout this mass cleaned a dark,
red light by which | saw hordes Of
armed men. who moving with the
cloud, marched by land and sailed
bv sea to America which country
was presently enveloped in the vol
ume of cloud And 1 dimly saw
these vast armies devastate the
whole country, and pillage and burn
the villages, cities and towns that
had beheld springing up. AS my
ears listened to the laundering OF
cannon, clashing of swords, and the
shouts and cries of the million in
mortal combat, again | heard the
mysterious voice, saying, Son Of
the Republic, look and learnt
| "'When the voice had ceased, the
dark, shadowy angel placed his trum-
pet once more to his mouth, and
blew a fearful blast.
| Instantly a light from thous-
and suns shone down from above
me, and pierced and broke into frag-
ments the dark cloud which enVel-
oped America At the same mo-
ment / saw the angel upon whose
forehead still shone the word Union,
and who bore our national flag in
one hand and a sword in the other
descend from Heaven, attended by
legions of bright spirits. These i'm
mediately joined the inhabitants OF
America, who, I perceive, were well
nigh overcome, but who, immediate
lly taking courage again, closed up
their broken ranks and renewed the
battle Again, amid the fearful noise
of the conflict, l heard the myster-