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

win mat strange look of dignity
winch he alone could command. said +,
the latter:
i 90 not know whether it was owino
10 the anxiety of my mind, or what,
out thls afternoon as | was sitting at
TINS very table, engaged in preparing n
dispatch, something in the apartment
seemed TO disturb me. Looking up, |
oeheld, standing opposite me, singu.
lar, beautiful female. So astonished
was |, for had given strict orders not
TO be disturbed, that it was some mo
ments before found language to in.
qulre the cause of her presence.
a second, third, even the fourth
lime did repeat the question, but re.
celved no other answer from my mvs.
'erlous visitor than the slight raising
OF the eyes. by this time | felt a
strange senation spreading through
me. would have risen, but the riyit.
ed gaze OF the being before me reu.
dered volition impossible. essayed
once more TO address her, but my
tongue become powerless. Even though
itself became paralyzed.
new influence, my sterious, potent,
irresistible, took possession of me. All
could do was TO gaze steadily, vacant.
ly at my unknown visitant. Gradually
the surrounding atmosphere seemed as
though becoming full of sensations,
and grew luminous. Everything about
me appeared to rarity, the mysterious
visitor herself becoming more airy, and
yet more distinctly to my eyes than be-
fore. | now began to feel as one dying
or rather TO experience the sensation
which have sometimes imagined ac-
companied this dissolution. did not
move: all were impossible, was only
conscious OF gazing iixely, vacantly at
my companion. Presently | heard a
voice saying: son of the Republic,
look and learn while at the same time
my visitor extended her arm and fore
finger eastward. now beheld a heavy
white vapor some distance, rising fold
upon fold. This gradually disappeared
and | looked upon strange scene.
Before me lay spread out on one vast
plain, all the countries of the world -
Europe, Asia, Africa aud Americn.
saw rolling and tossing between Europe
and America, the pillows Of the Allan
tic: and between Asia and America
laid the Pacific.
"'5ou of Republic said the mysteri-
Gus voice "a before, look and learn
Al that moment beheld dark
,hadowy being like an angel standing
or rather floating in mid air between
Furope and America. Dipping water
out Of the ocean in the hollow OF each
hand she sprinkled some upon America
with the right hand, while he cast
upon Europe some with his lett. I'M
nadiately a dark cloud arose from each
Of these countries and joined 10 mia
OCEAN For while it remained sra-
tionary, until it enveloped America Id
i,s mnrky fold. Sharp flashes oil light
nino now cleaned throughout IL at
intervals. and heard the smothering
oroans and cries of the American peo'
pie. ,,.,
ga. second time the angel dipped
water from the ocean and sprlnkleu as
Aofo.a The dark cloud was then
drawing back to the ocean, INTO whose
,v.yos it sank from view. a thru Time
+ heard the mysterious voice saying:
,Son of the republic, look and learn
+ cast nv eyes upon America ana DE-
ho,d villages, towns and cities spring
ing MP one after another nn'll 'ne
rho,e land from the Atlantic 10 VIC
pao;ec was dotted with them. Again
ho.rd the mysterious voice saying
Con Of the republic, the end OF CEN
.,,nn cometb: look and learn" AT th's
'he dark shadowy angel turned Ms lace
outward and from Africa l saw al
i IL, formed spectre approaching our
40 ~ lifted slowly and heavily over
oos nv yi,Iape, town and city OF ire
litter: the Inhabitants of which pres
ar,ly set themselves in balt'e a'i"s, ,
en''' 'o 'a, Tho other. As continued