Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-11-28
AN AMUSING PROPHECY.
DOW AND FRANKLIN PIERCE,


me tedlum OF some twenty miles over the
Eastern rallroad by the recital of proph-
e'y made many years ago by Lorenzo
Dow, regarding Franklin Pierce, then
Representative in Conse.s We can
not look to the chronology, but hope for
the credit of our friend that Lorenzo
Dow didn't die some dozen years before
the time on which his story was based
Our friends twenty y.mile story We con-
dense as follows:
When MIR. Pierce was Representative
IN Congress from New Hampshire he was
called upon in Washington by the cele-
brated long-bearled preacher, Lorenzo
d w, who claimed to powers of prophecy
and went about the country, with staff in
hand and glrdled like John the Baptist
lie was remarkable man anyhow, and
won many proseytes by his wonderful
and mysterious power He swaye men
as trees are swayed by the wind and his
out door sermons brought many hard
enei SINNER to repentance. Mr.. Pierce
was IN his room at his inn engaged in
=" '"I ""4'e' raped upon inc
'''' '" 'o.''l'' n III 'i'at rou9h-anl-
tnm' e old teiiow down st, irs wanted to
-ce hin
te.- nm | an ensagel,' said Mr..
rv'
We s'He So Already sir sad the
''"' ''"' ne won pudge. Ind ed. he 5
the qaee est Old chap, I've ever seen, yer
"'"'.
-"o down ami tni out ais name. jun.
Sa'o VII. Pierce, and II 'he d fellow
wants 10 Sc me very muth' tell hun to
come 'Ga'' IN very busy now.
NJ 'ntn Went dowh, AMI Nr. Pierce
'e>u,,'ei MS writing ..
pe'ii oit ne IL go your non r.
S"'' INC waiter again 100 ins. IN grin =
II hg PF"dlg'ou'ly ne says MS name Is
po" ana must see YOU because ne got
d "'T,.'@e i9f you
e.i, jan. sali MI liefce. with
'ne 1"oa hamor that always characterized
MN Sh"E MN up.
IA 1t, IL" moments 'ae sa'n' anu sun
our q, IL : " a"'er'i'5 Jew aS ne "'s9 e"i'-
ca 500 IN the cnaln'er' "here ne was
e''u'' y received py rs occupant, VINO
!. "a. t'' nun TO " seataa -. uh''' ne shouIu
n''An MS "F''"8 me >"aise '''"
eo'nP,'ee, am, "a, "ne' tue "f'''p7 "as COM
.'e'I !; VII tGFGe 'n'oi'n1 u, ~ ta1e OIL
"l'. 1N.ieS '.'''oA ,,i'l 10 l"e 'aP',o' ana
III, Im' ''eu "''h 10 WAN 'I'''"ef WIN MN -
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'oo', 'sas'n ','' p''a1e' i'' 70" | mem
pe''a 'ilt n' n''i =, iI'' M! nus '.i oe',in';
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an,i ,n, o'','S ~ "''''' "' s1o'','''''o'''
oNi' anu '"e TWO Pfoeeeaeo "o"h e,'''-
y wanna ANoirc .oSc'ne'' attracting
''ue" a'.eh',o" y '"e contrast : '''e one
'''S>e.' III '"e ''o-'npo u 'l:''o'' ,! ."o
''nt' III Il S''' ''o' t'No any nm? ~ '"iN
WoF''' NOT = n'ei: III t""' "n'sl' Is 20
CONE w ,e''''' "iti s'i' 'o'''e"ess VI
'nc ''uc le''t',',e"' i',''0 no ~" -
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ashamed oi ms companion ana walked Oh
WIZ" h''' 10 Tue s'ct'o VI '"o V'f''ol
Here the prophet stopped; nc i'"'''
up to TINS moment saio ho'n''iS ot lhe
MISSION OF "hlch nc nau 4nIolilea ''i'
servant oat no" ne Sat,'
.l,i .ba. ar,ots vn,r oo,,;,e, 1;fc
w., go nov,, ponroso,to.ivcip in Con.
~" W. Ill ~ can't hoct 70 CON.
go . ~. - .h;s borso After tbis
7''''' 30, o,'1 - NV san. w hno,. boro ,r,;, bnt
!0' G.aon r, o,d ,bon vo, will
w. =" -, a,oro R,t b;sbor
oe :C'l' MY ,.a, r;ll hocomo =
minister of the Gospel of Christ -
Saving this. he turned away suddenly,
without further word of explanation, and
the prcsident-to- be, walked up the steps
and entered upon his duties, laughing at
the prophecy so strlngely made, which
he regarded as the mere fgment of a
seas o'''" rl .als.t,
tA'r - Oh III, P'op,', '''''
or tn balance Will be verihad remains 10
b. Snan.
Tha story vas told by one who firm
|, believed 1t was true. aud we list 'nea
with tho attention which 1t deserved,
with the reelection that more unlikely
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