Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19

voice say. "Son Of the Republic. look
and learn" At this the dark shadowy
angel placed q trumpet in his mouth
and blew three distinct blasts and
taking water from the ocean, he
sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia and
Africa. Then my eyes beheld fear
full scene. From each of these CONT
nents rose thick black clouds that
| were soon joined into one and
throughout this mass cleaned dark
red light, by which / saw hordes OF
armed men. who moving with the
cloud marched by land and sailed by
sea to America, which country was
| enveloped in the volume of the cloud
and I dinly saw the vast armies de-
vastate the whole country and burn
villages. towns and cities, that I had
beheld springing up. 1
| AS my ears listened to the thun-
dering Of cannon, clashing of swords,
and shouts and cries Of millions in
| mortal combat l again heard the mys-
terious voice say, son Of the Repub-
| lie, look and learn" When the voice
| had ceased the dark shadowy angel
placed the trumpet once more to his
mouth, and blew a long and fearful
blast. Instantly a light as Of thou
\ sand suns shone down from above me
and pierced and brake into fragments
the dark cloud that enveloped
! America. At the same moment 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. descended from heaven at
tended by legions of bright spirits.
| These Immediately joined the inhabi-
tants of America, who perceived
were wellnight overcome, but who i'm
mediately taking courage again. closed
up their broken ranks, and renewed
the battle. Again amid the fearful
noise of conflict, l heard the mysteri-
Gus voice again saying. Son of the
Republic, look and learn" AS 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 1t had
brought, leaving the inha bitants VIC
torious. Then once more l beheld viii
lagos, towns and cities springing up,
where they had been before. while the
bright angel planting the azure stan
dard which he had brought. in the
midst Of them, cried with loud
voice, while the stars remain an.
the heavens send down dew upon the
earth. so long shall the Republic last
And taking from his brow the crown
on which was blazed the word
| Union" he placed it upon the stan
dard, while the people kneeling down
said, Amen"
The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve and l saw nothing but
the rising curling vapor / first beheld,
; this also disappearing. l found my
self once more gazing upon my mys-
terious visitor, who in the same voice
l heard before said, Son of the Re-
public, what you have seen is thus
interpreted: three great perils will
come upon the Republic. The most
fearful is the third, passing which, the
whole world united shall not prevail
against her. Let every child of the
Republic learn to live for his God. his
land and his union.'
| With these words the vision van
ished and l started from my seat and
felt | had seen vision wherein had
been shown me- the birth, progress,
and destiny of the United States
| Such. my friends concluded the
venerable narrator, were the words
heard from Washington's own lips,
and America will do we'll to profit by
them"
WESLEY BRADSHAW.