Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
tween Asia and America lay the Pa

tween Asia and America lay the Pa
cific.
"'Son of the Republic, said the
same mysterious voice as before, look
and learn, century cometh, look and
learn. At that moment l beheld a
dark, shadowy being like an angel,
standing, or rather floating in mid-air
between Europe and America, dipping
water out Of the ocean in the hollow Of
his hand, he sprinkled some water on
America with his right hand, while he
cast shame on England with his left.
Immediately a dark cloud arose from
each Of those countries, and joined in
mid-ocean. For a while ii remained
stationary, and then moved to the west
until in enveloped America in it's murky
folds. Sharp flashes of lightning now
cleaned through it at intervals, and ]
heard the smothered groans Of the
American people.
"A second time the angel dipped
from the ocean and sprinkled it at as
before. The dark cloud was then
drawn to the ocean, into whose heaving
waves it dropped from view. A third
time heard the mysterious voice, say
ing: Son of the Republic, look and
learn, cast my eyes upon America
and beheld villages, towns and cities
springing up one after ANOTHER, until
the whole land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific was dotted with them. At this
the shadowy angel turned his face
southwark, and from Africa / saw the
ill-amened spectre approaching our land.
1t fitted slowly and heavily over every
village, town and city of the latter, the
inhabitants of which set themselves in
battle array, one against the other. AS
/ continued looking / saw a bright
angel on whose brow rested crown of
light, on which was traced the word
Union, bearing the american flag,
which he placed between the divided
nation, and said: Remember, We are
brethern.' Instantly the inhabitants,
casting forth their weapons, became
friends once more and united around
the national standard. Again heard
the mysterious voice, Son of the Re-
public, the second peril is passed, look
and learn, and | beheld The villages
and cities of America increase in size
and number, till at last they covered
all the land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and their inhabitants became
as countless as the stars in heaven, or
tie sands upon the seashore.
"'And again heard the mysterious
voice saying: Son of the Republic,
the end of a century cometh, look and
learn. AT this the dark and shadowy
angel placed a trumpet to his mouth
and blew three distinct blasts, and taxi
ing water from the ocean, sprinkled |
out upon Europe, Asia and Africa. |
Then my eyes looked upon fearful |
scene. From each of these countries ,
arose thick black clouds which joined
into one, and through this mass cleaned |
a dark, red light, by which saw boards !
of armed men, who, moving with the ,
cloud, marched by land and sailed by
veloped in the volume of the cloud, and
/ dimly saw these vast armies devastate
the whole country, and pillage ard burn
the villages, cities and towns which l
had beheld springing up. AS my ear
listened to the laundering of cannon,
of swords, and shouts and cries
of the millions in mortal combat,
again heard the mysterious voice say
ing: Son of the Republic, look and
learn. When the voice had ceased, the
dark and shadowy angel placed his
trumpet once more to his mouth and
blew a long and fearful blast. Instant
ly light as from thousand suns shone
down from above me, and pierced and
broke into fragments the dark cloud
which enveloped America. At the same
| saw an angel upon whose
forehead still shown the word Union,
and who bore our national flag in one
hand a sword in the other, descend ,
from heaven, attended by legions of
bright spirits. These Immediately joined
The inhabitants Of America, who seemed {
to take courage, and again closed up
their ranks and renewed the battle.
Again, amid the fearful noise of the
conflict, heard mysterious voice say
ng: Son of the Republic, look and ,
earn.
"As the voice ceased, the shadowy /
nigel for the last time dipped water ,
rom the ocean and sprinkled it on
Instantly the dark cloud
oiled back, together with the armies ,
t had brought, leaving the inhabitants ,
# the land victorious. Then once more /,
beheld the villages, to,sns and cities
bringing up where they hid been be- {
ore. while the bright ar gel. planting 4