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

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Let US go into the hall, 4" he said.
i want to tell you an incident of
Washington's life-one which no one
alive knows of except myself, and if
you live you will before long see il
verified. Mark the prediction, you
will see il verified. From
the opening of the Revolution we ex-
pe1ienced all phases of fortune, now
good and now i'll, one time victorious
and another conquered. The darkest
period we had, think, was when
Washington, afer several reverses, re-
treated to Valley Forge, where he re-
solved to pass the winter of n. All!
have often seen the tears coursing
down our dear old commanders care
worn cheeks as he would be conversing
with confidential officer about the
condition of his poor soldiers. You
have doubtless heard the story of
Washington going to the thicket to
pray. Well, it was not only true. but
he used often to pray in secret for aid
and comfort from God, the interposi-
tion of whose Divine Providence
brought US safely through those dark
days of tribulation.
"'One day, remember it well, the
chilly winds whistled through the leaf
less trees, though the sky was cloud
less and the sun shone brightly he re-
mained in his quarters nearly all the
afternoon alone. When he came out
noticed his face was shade paler than
usual, and there seemed TO be some
thing on his mind of more than ordi-
nary importance. Returning just after
dusk he dispatced an orderly to the
quarters of the officer | mention, who
was presently in attendance. After a
preliminary conversation, which lasted
about half an hour. Washington, gaz-
ing upon his companion with that
strange look Of dignity which he alone
could command, said to the latter: Il
do not know whether it is owing to the
anxiety of my mind, or what, but this
afternoon as was sitting at this very
table engaged in preparing a dispatch,
in the apartment seemed to
disturb me. Looking up, beheld
standing opposite to me a singularly
beautiful femanle. So astonished was
!, for | bad given strict orders not to
be disturbed, that it was some mo-
ments before | found language to in
quire the cause of her presence.
second, third, and even fourth time
did repeat my question, but received
no answer from my mysterious visitor
except slight raising of the eyes. BY
this time felt strange sensations
spreading through me. | would have
risen, but the riveted gaze of the being
before me rendered volition impossible.
essayed once more to address her,
but my tongue had become poweress.
Even thought itself suddenly became
paralzyed. A new influence, mysteri-
Gus, potent, irresistible, took possession
of me. All ! could do was to gaze
steadily, vacantly, at my unknown Wis
itant. Gradually the surrounding at
mosphere seemed as though becoming
filled with sensations and grew lumin-
Gus. Everything about me seemd to
rarity, the mysterious visitor herself
becoming more airy, and yet even
more distinct to my sight than before.
now began to feel as one dying-or
rather to experience the sensations
which have sometimes imagined ac-
company dissolution. | did not think,
/ did not reason, did not move; all
were alike impossible. | was only
conscious of gazing fxedly, vacantly,
at my companion.
" Presently heard voice saying,
"Son of the Republic, look and learn"
while at the same time my visitor ex-
tended her ann eastwardly. now
beheld a heavy white vapor at some
distance rising fold upon fold. This
gradually dissipated, and looked up
on strange scene. Before me lay
spread out in one vast plain all the
countries of the world Europe, Asia,
Africa and America. | saw rolling
and tossing between Europe and Amer
lea the bilows of the Atlantic, and be-
tween Asia and America lay the Pa
cific. "Son of the Republic, a" said the
same mysterious voice as before, "look
and learn" At that moment | beheld
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 each hand, he sprinkled some
upon America with his right hand.
while with his left hand he cast some
upon Europe. Immediately a dark
cloud raised from each of these coun-
tries and joined in mid-ocean. For a
while it remained stationary, and then
moved slowly westward, until it envel-
oped America in its murky folds.
Sharp flashes of lightning cleaned
through it at intervals, and | heard the
smothered groans and cries of the
American people. A second time the
angel dipped water from the ocean and
sprinkled it out as before. The dark
cloud was then drawn back to the