The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-03-12

ocean, in whose heaving waves il sank
from view. A third time, heard the
mysterious voice saying: 'Son of the
Republic look and learn" cast my
ey es upon America and beheld villages
and towns and cities springing up one
after another, until the whole land
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific was
dotted with them. Again | heard the
mysterious voice say: ''Son of the
Republic, the end Of the century COM
eth look and learn" At this the dark
cloud shadowy angel turned his face
southwark, and from Africa | saw an
ill-omened spectre approach our land.
1t fitted slowly ana heavily over town
and city of the latter; the inhabitants
presently set themselves in battle ar.
ray against each other. As | continued
locking saw a bright angel, on whose
brow rested crown of light, on which
was traced Union" bearing the
American flag, which was placed be-
tween the divided nation, and said
Remember, ye are brethren" In
stantly the inhabitants, casting from
them their weapons, became friends
once more and united around the ma
tional standard. And again heard the
mysterious voice say: "Son of the
Republic, the end of the century COM
eth: look and learn" At this the dark
shadowy angel placed trumpet to his
mouth and blew three distinct blasts,
aud taking water from the ocean be
sprinkled il upon Europe, Asia ard
Africa. Then my eyes beheld a fear
full scene. From each Of these coun-
tries arose thick black clouds that
were soon Joined into one. And
throughout this mass there cleaned a
dark red light. by which | saw the
hordes of armed men, who, moving
with the cloud, marched by land and
sailed by sea to America, which coun-
try was enveloped in the volume of
the cloud. And | dimly saw these vast
armies deyastate the whole country
and burn the villages, towns, and cities
that | beheld springing up. As my
ears listened to the laundering of can
non, clashing of swords, and shoutsIand
cries of millions in mortal combat, /
again heard the mysterious voice say
ing: "Son of the Republic, look and
learn.
a" When the voice had ceased the
dark shadowy angel placed his trumpet
once more to his mouth, and blew a
long, powerful blast.
/" Instantly light. as il of thous-
and suns, shone down from above me,
and pierced and broke into fragments
the dark cloud which enveloped Amer
lea. At the same moment | saw the
angel upon whose head still shone the
word "Union, and who bore our ma
tional flag in one hand and a sword in
the other, descend from Heaven at
tended by legions of bright spirits.
:" These Immediately joined the in
habitants OF America, who, | per-
ceived, were well nigh overcome, but
who, Immediately taking courage
again, closed up their broken franks
and renewed the battle. Again, amid
the fearful noise of the conflict | heard
the mysterious voice saying: "Son of
the Republic, look and learn"
LAS 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 inhabitants
of the land victorious.
" Then, once more | beheld villages,
towns, and cities springing up where
they had been before, while the bright
angel, planting the azure standard he
had brought in the midst of them,
cried in loud voice: "Whle the stars
remain and the heavens send down dew
upon the earth, so long shall the Re-
public last. And taking from his
brow the crown. oh which blazoned the
word Union, " he placed it upon the
standard, while the people, kneeling,
down, SAID, amen"
{. The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and at last saw nothing
but the rising, curling vapor had at
first beheld. This also disappearing.
myself once more gazing on my mys-
teri0us visitor, vino, in the same VI ice
| heard before. said: ''Son of the Re
public, what ye have seen is thus in
trepreted: Three perils will come upon
the Republic. The most fearful is sec,
ond, passing which the whole world
united shall never be able to prevail
against her. Let every child of the
Republic learn to live for his God, his
land, and the Union"
With these words the vision van
ished, and | started from my seat and
felt that had seen a vision wherein
had been shown me the birth, progress
and destiny of the United States. In
union she will have her strength, in
disunion her destruction
"Such, my friends, concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words
heard from Washington's own lips. and
America will do well to profit by
them" .. 2. Dabney.