The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-26

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the Pacific was dotted with them.
Again l heard the mysterious voice
" Son of the Republic, the end of a
century cometh; look and learn.
AT this, the dark, shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa | saw an ill-omened spectre ap-
preaching our land. 1t fitted slowly
and heavily over every village, town
and city of the latter, the inhabitants
of which presently set themselves in
battle array, one against the other.
AS continued looking, ! saw bright
angel on whose brow rested crown OF
light, on which was traced theIword,
Union bearing the American flag
which he placed between the divided
nation and said:
Remember ye are brethren.
Instantly the inhabitants casting
from them their weapons, became
friends once more, and united around
the national standard. And again |
heard the mysterious voice, saying:
Son of the Republic, the second
peril is passed; look and learn.
And ! beheld the villages, towns
and cities of America increase in size
and number, until 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
the sands on 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, shadowy angel
placed trumpet to his mouth, and
blew three distinct blasts; and taking
water from the ocean, sprinkled it out
upon Europe, Asia and Africa.
3" Then my eyes looked upon fear
full scene. From each of these coun-
tries arose 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
presently enveloped in a volume of
cloud. And | dimly saw these vast
armies devastate the whole country,
and pillage and burn villages, towns
and cities that ! had beheld springing
up. AS my ears listened to the thun-
dering of cannon and clashing of
swords, and shouts cries of millions in
mortal combat l again heard, the mys-
terious voice, saying:
Son of the Republic, look and
learn.
When the voice had ceased, the
dark, shadowy angel placed his trum'
pet once more to his mouth, and blew
long, fearful blast.
Instantly light, as of thousand
suns, shone down from above, and
pierced and broke into fragments the
dark cloud which enveloped 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, descend from heaven, attended
by legions of bright spirits. These
Immediately joined the inhabitants Of
America, who perceived were well
nigh overcome, but who, Immediately
taking courage again, closed up theii
broken ranks, and renewed the battle
Again amid the fearful noise of the
conflict, heard the mysterious voice
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
it had brought, leaving the inhabitants
of the land victorious. Then once more
| beheld villages, towns and cities
springing up where they had been be.
fore, while the bright angel, planting
the azure standard he had brought, in
the midst of them, cried in a loud
voice to the inhabitants: While the
stars remain, and the heavens SEND
down dew upon the earth, so long shall
the Republic last'
"'And taking from his brow the
crown which still blazed the wore
Union he placed it upon the standard,
while the people, kneeling down, saio
'Amen!
The scene instantly began to fade
and dissolve, and | at last saw nothing
but the rising and curling white vapol
| had first beheld. This also disap.
pearing, found my mysterious visit.
or, who in that same mysterious voice
| had heard before, said:
Son OF the Republic, what you
have seen is thus interpreted: Three
perils will come upon the Republic.
The most fearful is the second, pass.
ing 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 figure van.
ished. / started from my seat, anC
felt that | had seen vision wherein
has been shown me the birth, progress
and destiny Of the Republic of the
United States.
In Union she will have strength
in Disunion her destruction.
"Such, my friend" concluded the
venerable narrator, "were the words
heard from Washington's own lips, anC
America will do we'll to profit by them.
Let her forever remember that in I'm.
ion she has her strength; in disunior
her destruction.