Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-04-13

covered all the land from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and their in
habitants became as the stars in
heaven, or as the sand on the sea-
shore. And again I heard the mys-
terious voice saying, ''Son of the
Republic, the end Of the Century
cometh-look and learn
cat this the shadoWy angel placed
trumpet to his mouth and blew
three distinct blasts and taking wa
ter from the ocean, sprinkled it up
on Europe, Asia and Africa.
"Then my eyes looked upon
fearful scene. From each of those
countries arose thick, black clouds
which soon joined into one and
throughout this mass cleaned
dark red light by which I 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 l dimly saw these vast armies
devastate the whole country, and
pillage and burn the villages, cities
and towns that l beheld springing
up. AS my ears listened to the
thunderings Of cannon, clashing Of
swords, and shouts and cries of the
millions in mortal combat, again l
heard the mysterious voice saying,
"Son of the Republic, look and
tlearn.' And when the voice had
ceased, the dark shadowy angel
placed his trumpet to his mouth and
blew fearful blast
Instantly a light as from a thou
sand suns shone down from above
me, and pierced and broke into frag-
ments the dark cloud which envel-
oped America. At the same moment
saw the angel upon whose forehead
still shone the word union" and
who bore our national flag IN one
hand and a sword in the other, de-
scend from heaven, attended by
,legions of bright spirits These
Immediately joined the inhabitants of
America. who l perceived were well
nigh overcome, but who Immediate
ly taking courage again, closed up
| their broken ranks and renewed the
battle. Again amid the fearful noise
Of the conflict l heard the mysterious
voice saying, "Son of the Republic,
look and Learnt"
'As the voice ceased the shadowy
angel for the last time, dipped wa
ter from the ocean and sprlnkled 1t
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 l beheld the vii
lagos, towns and cities sprlnging up
where they had been before while
the bright angel, planting the azure
standard he had brought in the
midst of them, said in a loud voice
to the inhabitants while the stars
remain and the heavens send down
dews upon the earth, so long shall
the Republic last!'' and taking from
his brow the crown on which still
blazed the word Union" he placed
it upon the standard, while all the
people, kneeling down, said amen"
"The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, until / at last saw
nothing but the rising, curling white
vapor I had at first beheld. This
also disappearing I found myself
once more gazing at my mysterious
visitor. who in that mysterious
voice I had heard before, said: "Son
Of the Republic, what you have seen
is thus interpreted: three perlls Will
come upon the Republic. The most
fearful is the second, 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
Union!''
with these words the flgure Vah-
ished. I started from my seat, and
felt that I had been shown the birth,
progress and destiny of the Republic
Of the United states. In Union she
will have her strength, in disunlon
her destruction.
"Such my friends concluded the
| %ho he
T heard from Washington's own lips,
and America should profit by them.
Let her remember that in Union she
has her strength, and in disunion her
destruction