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

the riveted gaze of the being before
me rendered volition impossible.
essayed once more to address her
but my tongue had become para
lyzed. A new influence, potent, ire
sistible. took possession of me. All
I could do was to gaze steadily, va
cantly at my visitant. Gradually, the
surrounding atmosphere seemed as
though becoming filled with sensa-
lions. and grew luminous. Every
thing about me appeared to rarity,
the mysterious visitor herself be-
coming more airy and yet more dis
tinct to my sight than before.
now began to feel as one dying or
rather to my experience the sensa-
lions which l have sometimes 1mag-
ined accompany dissolution. l did
not think, I did not reason, l did not
move; all were alike impossible. I
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vacantly, at my companion.
Presently l heard a voice saying,
"Son of the Republic, look and
Learnt" while at the same time my
visitor extended her arm and fore
finger eastwardly. 1 now beheld a
heavy white vapor at some distance,
ici, col fn11 rrr2 l.
ly disappeared and | looked upon a
strange scene. Before me lay
stretched out in one vast plain all
Of the countries of the world
Europe, Asia, Africa and America.
saw rolling and tossing between
Europe and America the pillows OF
the Atlantic and between Asia and
America lay the Pacific. "Son Of the
Republic" said the mysterious voice
as before, "look and learnt"
cat that moment I beheld a dark
shadowy being like an angel, stand
ing or rather floating, in mid air
between Europe and America. Dip
hollow Of each hand he sprinkled
some upon America with his right
hand, while he cast upon Europe
some with his left. Immediately a
dark cloud rose from each of these
countries and joined in mid-ocean.
For awhile it remained stationary,
and then moved slowly westward, I'M
til it enveloped America in its muir
ky folds. Sharp flashes of lightning
now cleaned throughout it at in
tervals. and I heard the smothered
groans and cries of the American
people,
"a second time the angel dipped
from the ocean, and sprinkled it
out as before. The dark cloud was
then drawn back to the ocean into
whose heaving waves it sunk from
view A third time 1 heard the mys-
Republic, look and learn
Il cast my eyes upon America and
beheld villages, towns and cities
springlng UP one after another until
the whole land from the Atlantic to
the Paciffes was dotted with them.
Again I heard the mysterious voice
say "Son of the Republic, the end
Of the Century cometh-look and
Learnt"
Eat this the dark. shadowy angel
turned his face southwark, and from
Africa I saw an ill-omened spectre
approaching our land. 1t fitted
slowly and heavily over every vii
lage, town and city Of the latter,
the inhabitants of which presently
set themselves in battle array, one
against the other. AS 1 continued
looking I saw a bright angel, on
whose brow rested a crown Of light,
on which was traced the word 'Un-
ion," bearing the American flag
which he placed between the divided
nations, and said remember, We
are brethren"
Instantly the inhabitants, casting
from them their weapons, became
: friends once more, and united the
} national standard. And again
: heard the mysterious voice saying,
: "Son of the Republic, the second
peril is passed-look and learn
"And l beheld the. villages, towns
: and cities of America increase in
size and number, until at last they