The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-22
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Published In a Boston Newspaper in
1861

1901
Editor of Evening Banner lin the
month of July 1861 in our sitting
room at Bennington Falls there my
father. John A. Atwood read the fol-
owing vision published in one OF the
Boston papers, think it was the
Boston Journal An old man told the
vision to man connected with the
paper as they sat on one of the seats
IN Boston Common. July T. 1861
The old man said his father was al
great friend OF General Washington
and one OF the officers in the Conti-
lental army AS Washington feared
it might dishearten some Of the sol,
diers he wished it kept a secret un-
Ill after the war was past and have
watched the progress Of our nation
nd noticed how truly the vision was
leing fulfilled and often wondered
what was to bring about the great
asst war and wondered if | should
i've 10 see the worlds great crisis we
ire now passing through.
The vision, II was during the mid
light Of Freedom in the winter of
us. AS General George Washing.
on with his army the faithful, scanti-
fed and scantily clothed few were
their winter quarters at Valley
Forge. One day General Washing
on had some plans to consider and
some writing to do. He gave strict
orders for no one 10 be admitted into
| his room As he sat there in deep
hought. he heard a step near the door
nd as he looked Washington saw a
cry nohe-looking lady dressed in
llack He asked what her business
was and why she was there after he
.aa given orders rot to be disturbed.
She looked al him very earnestly and
aid To him, Son Of the Republic.
ooA and learn" and pointed with her
right hand And be saw very plainly
naped ue'c-a him North ard S3uh
America and Europe and Asia and
Africa. Aud misty clouds hung dark
~ over the English colonies in North
America; and beneath them he heard
he sound Of battle and the cry OF dis.
ress, But after awhile the clouds
and fog raised. then disappeared in
he Atlantic ocean and the lady said
he American colonies are free. "
Then Washington saw cities and vii
ages springlng up further west and
they began to cover the prairies. But
cloudy fogy mist began TO gather
ever the country which the lady
called the United States Washington
heard the voices Of hatred and disput-
ings, Then these clouds gathered
thickly and the sound Of heavy canon
aiding and the cry Of distress and sor-
row among the people. but after a
time half as long as the first conflict.
the clouds cleared away and dis
/ persed as before. beneath the waves
Of the Atlantic ocean. And an angel
appeared with liberty cap and "a
wreath and placed them on the Amerl-
can flag and said to the American
9ecp'e Remember you are brothers
Then Washington saw greater i'm.
proyements than every before. Even
q great highway across the Rocky
Mountains ard along the Pacific coast
Then thick fog and heavy clouds
gathered over Europe and extended
over Asia and Africa and slowly ex.
tended over North and South Ameri
ca; and the most terrific fighting and
the most heart rending cries rent the
very air Then Il spread as through
the waves of the Atlantic ocean and
the clouds thickened and there were
sounds OF cannons and heavy conflicts
end great cry of distress OF the PEG
PIE in the United States But it was
comparatively short duration
3oat half as long as when 81 fought
mong ourselves.
Then the clouds cleared iron
America and from the rest OF the
world and all was as before. covered
by the waves Of the ocean. Tn,
angel that placed The liberty cap an(
wreath on the American flag pro
claimed TO the American peofla tha
this Is the last war We should eve
have And ;c vas great rejoicing
throughout the length and breadth o
our beloved country the United
States And ,el was harmony
among all The people and all wer,
very happy in this prosperous nauol
. whose God Is $40 ord of the heavens
and Tho earth.
James *. Atwood,
WI Doyor W