The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-27


The Paris correspondent oil the London
Atlas relates the following uarvelioas s'oty:
You would be much amused by The various
gossipng stories which are afioat IN the sa-
looms vi Paris al this moment. Ihey re-
mind me OF all the wild IumOrs which were
CUR ent just at The period Of The FIRST revolu-'
ton, some of which have been handed down
10 US with such fearful exactness by the me-
moirs of The time. Among others 1 may
quote one which heard last night from The
lips OF gentleman who described himself as
an eyewitness Of the whole scene, and
whose character for truth is uuimpeachable.
The adventure happened las, summer; while
the whole of the ex-royal family were gath
cred together at Neuilly. The person who
told me the story had been invited to Dinner
by Louis Philippe, along with DIR. b., who
had be en- summoned To wait upon the young
Duke PHILIPPE OF Wurremberg, who had
been menaced with an attack OF the Group
10 which. he has been from his birth alarming
ly subject. The dinner was an early one,
according TO the laissier aller habits Of the
repast The whole company, instead Of adj
journng to the drawing room, sirolled out
upon he grass plot beiore the entrance 10 en-
joy the beauty Of The evening and the cool
ness oil the setting sun after the burning heat
of the day. DIR. b !, in addition 10 his great
skill in the management Of children, is
one of the first magne,izers in Paris, and the
conversation, as Is always the case when he
is present, turned upon magnetism. He told
many wonderful tales, of course, concerning
the clsirvoyance OF some oil bis patients, and
The extraordinary power in foreiellng The fu-
,ure OF others, until, beng pressed by the
king, he looked arc nd 10 see if any among
the company h0se outward sign OF any great
susceptibility to magnetic influence. He hes
hated, when Tue king bade him name the
person who would be most likely to be clair
voyanl 10 The company. 'There is one per-
SON present, said The doctor, 'who possesses
in most extraordinary degree every symp-
ION of this peculiar faculty. Madame La
Princess de JoinvIlle wouid,l am sure aston
ish us, would she but submit 10 The trial.
Curiosity had been much excited by the va
rious wonderful tales ofihe magnetlZer, and
the whole of the youthful portion of The roy
al family united IN The duplication 10 the
princess TO allow him TO NY his skill. Alter
some lille reluctance, connected, |. believe,
with religious scruples, the iair princess con-
senied 10 The experiment. 'She was seated
said my informant, upon raised mound Of
grass, formed around The base OF a wide
spreading oak; she had thrown over her
head the scarf of dak blue Grape which she
had worn upon her neck, and as she leaned
against the tree her pale thin features and
H..
spiritual, being just fitted to hold commu-
Mon with another world. In moment, aud
| believe with no other ceremony than the
placing OF his thumb against hers, did she
realize The doctors provision, and fall into as
deep magnetic sIumber as il was possible
To witness. There was deep silence among
the persons gathered there, and the doctor
having addressed few questions TO her,
turned To demand which member of the fam
ny would like 10 consult her in the name of
the rest. Madame Adelaide (slDce dead) il
was who volunteered, and to her Questioning
did The patient reply with such truth con-
corning the past that she fell emboldened TO
consult her with regard 10 the future. give
you my honor as gentleman added my in
dormant, that in that scene every event
iy TO asionish and confound Us all was Tore
told with most awful precision. The day,
the hour Of the fight was named, as we'll as
the despoilmeni of the Tulleries; the secre-
ting OF The diamonds once belonging to the
crown OF The Emperor by person about the
court, (hey have not been found J and Sec
ond catastrophe, not far distant, and which
concerns the Orleans family alone. you.
name me noi.' said Madame Adelaide; with
whom am TO hyr you will remain calm
y and peaceably in France,' replied The som.
nambule, at which observation he king lsughs
ed and said that this last prophecy was suffi-
Client 10 betray the fallacy Of The whole, as
his sister would be incapable Of deJeriing
them in The hour OF peril l have heard this
story from TWO or three individuals, aud from
one who declares himself 10 have been an
eyewitness TO the scene, and have nOieasOh
to doubt lis accuracy"
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