Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-25
Ten or eleven years.
How will he dic2


He will die Of pcurisy, brought on by drink I
ing cold spring water one day when hunting IN
the Forest of st. German.
But take care, my child, you are saying this /
before room full Of people. Some one OF them
may warn the King, and the King, knowing that /
he will die il he drinks the spring water, he
may not drink it.
lie triU be warned, but he will drink it all
the same. lie will say that when he is hot he
can eat ice-cream therefore when he is hot he
can drink cold spring water.
Who will entreat the King not 10 drink the
spring water?
Your son, who will be one of his bosom
friends.
What! My son a bosom friend of the
King?
Yes; you know very well that in politics he
differs from you.
Ny daughter and exchanged glances and
smiled, for Alexander and have always quar-
relied about pslitics.
And 50 Henry V. being dead, Leon l. will
ascend the throne?
Yes.
And what will happen during his reign?
l can see no farther wake me up.
| FASTENED TO awaken her, and when fairly
wide awake, not one word of the preceding mar
ration could she remember. ! asked her some
Questions about Lamartne, Ledru Rollin, Hen
try v, Leon l., &C., at which she only laughed
\ then placed my thumbs upon her forehead pil-
Hug that she should recollect, and she did so i'm
mediately. l requested her TO begin a recital Of
what had Just passed, which she did with perfect
fidelity, and in so nearly the same words that
the persons who wrote down my questions and
her answers, could copy the last from the first
narration.
Very frequently since the day Of this dinner
party, | have tried other experiments in mag
nctism on this child, and never with her, or
rather upon her, did there appear to be limits TO
Its power. ! could makrnh hpr~aute, blind and
deal, and with wordstiaxihhi6 Hivs ilaaHesek
speech, sight and heariasnhsEs lsslias ase5s Il
wsmo n. n,nnc5 m,.i of at 'norG n,po 'Sa ss'
whether asleep or awake, and she would Jsgfh
playing sonata. A person present would
choose another air which he wished the child
ito play. The moment extended my hand to-
wards her, WHIing that the change should take
place, the playing of the sonata would cease
land the air requested would take its place. We
did this repeatedly, more than twenty times
land before the most incredulous persons, bu
not once did the experiment fail.
The house Of Maries father was built upor
a corner of an ancient graveyard, and som'
sculpturcd names eptaphs, AMI death s-heod
were still visible upon the tomb-sones in thu
garden wall, and in consequence the timid chilt
never dared to 90 into the garden after nightfall
The evening Of my departure from Auxerre
Madame D spoke of the chid's dread o
the tomb. stones, and as my influence over Ma
rie was very great, she thought might pcrhap
. dispcl the chid's fears. ! had become fa
! miliar with miracles, that said it was the easi
, est thing in the. world, and offered 10 try tn
experiment at once. Accordingly, called tn
child and placed my hands upon her head, lCHl
: ing that she should discard all fear, and the
said to her,
Marie your mother has given me som
peaches to take on my journey: go into the gal
den and get me some vine leaves TO wrap arour
them.
= II was nine o'clock in the evening, and vel
, dark. The child ran out the room singing al
returned singing, bringing with her handful
. vine leaves gathered from the vines upon Il
VERY wall where the tomb stones were place
which wall, even in the day time, she former
/ trembled TO approach. Since that time 81
shows no uuwillingneSs TO go into the garden
any hour oG the evening, and in the house s.
will 60 from room TO room in the night witho
q wishing light.
Three months after iny visit above mentione
II u IclUlltI W .NuAtllt anu Ilou lOl Sp'htll
!" my intended Journey to any person. Two da
no before / arrived Madame D wished to ha
iu one of Mares teeth drawn.
. No, dear mother, said Marie; Monsieur D
us mas will be here day after tomorrow.
will take hold Of my little finger while the de
a. a! tist draws my tooth, and then it will not h
''' me.
arrived as Marie had said, and taking
nc hands in mine, the tooth was drawn without
appearing TO feel any pain.
Do not require me TO explain the startling
pertinent have narrated; it would be impo'
er- ble. can only affirm that every word HI
written is strictly true. l am not partisan
we advocate of animal magnetism, and never y
Viii lingly exercise my powers, for the GatigueI
.pori-nee is extreme. believe that by the
ere Of magnetism, a bad man may DO much ha
and doubt whether "A good man by magnet
CO. can do any good Magnetism may be made
amusement, but it has notyet arrived at the
7"' nifty of a science.
e Wholesale Flagellaticu in Hungary
her For the purpose of Capitalization of the WI
s I Austrian Empire, the law Of Austria has b
introduced into Hungary, yet the old system
ms bar5ari,m, as II put in force during the
makes the authorities forget the more hun
laws, and commit those outrages, the recital