The Nome daily nugget., 1918-04-03

the pillows of the Atlantic, and be- tween Asia and America lay the Pa cinc.
 "'Son of the Republic, said the same mysterious voice as before, look and { learn;'
 At that moment l beheld a dark, shadowy being like an angel, stand l ing, or rather floating In midair, be- tween Europe and America. Dip 1 ping water out of the ocean in the hol- 1 low of each hand, he sprinkled some ] upon America with his right hand, 1 while he cast upon Europe some with ! his left. Immediately a dark cloud and joined in mid ocean. For while it remained stationary, and then mov- ed slowly westward, until it enveloped America in it's murky fold. Sharp 1 flashes of lightning now gleamed thru it at intervals, and l heard the smoth- cred groans and cried of the American people
 "A second time the angel dipped from the ocean, and sprinkled 1t out drawn back to the ocean in whose , heaving pillows it sank It from view.
 "A third time heard the mysterious voice, saying, Son of the Republic. look and learn'
 T east my eyes upon America, anG beheld villages, towns and cities springing up, one after another until
 whole land from the Atlantic was dotted with them.
 Again l heard the mysterious voice say, son of tho Republic look and learn.
 At this the dark, shadowy angel turned his fact southward, and from Africa | saw an ill-omened spectre ap- preaching our land It 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 I continued looking I saw bright angel, on whose brow rested a crown of light, on which were traced the words UNION bearing the American flag which was placed between the dl- vidcd nation, and said, Remember, ye are brethern.' Instantly the inhabi- tants, casting from them their weap- ons, became friends once more, and united around the national standard.
 Again I heard the mysterious voice saying Son of the Republic. the second peril has passed--look and learn'
 And l beheld the villages, towns and cities of America increase in size and number till at last they covered all the land from the Atlantic to the Po- cific, and their inhabitants became as countless as the stars of heaven.
 And again I heard the mysterious voice saying Son of the Republic. the end of the century cometh--look and :earn!'
 At this the dark shadowy angel ! placed Q trumpet to his mouth, and 1. blew three distinct blasts. and taking upon Europe. Asia and Africa Then my eyes looked upon q fearful scene. From each of these countries arose thick, black clouds, which soon joined into one; and throughout this mass gleamed a dark red light, by which I 1 saw hordes of armed men, who. nov !, ins with the cloud, sailed by sea, and !! marched by land, and America was enveloped In the volume of the cloud. | And I dimly saw these vast nrmies devastate the whole country. plllage | and ruin villages cities and towns | As my ears listened to the laundering of cannons, clashing of swords and shouts and cries of millions In mortal {. combat, I again heard the mysterious voice saying. Son of the Republic. ! look and iearn.'
 When the voice had ceased the | shadowy angel placed his trumpet once | moro to his mouth and blew a long and fearful blast.
 Instantly the light as of thousand suns shown down from above me, and pierced and broke into fragments the dark cloud which enveloped America. whose head still shone the yorl UNION and who bore our national flag In one hand and a sword in tho