The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01
A singular RereIation and Prophecy,

Quite sensation has been recently created
in Paris, by mysterious declaration of the
Archbishop of that city. 1t appears that at the
Termination of solemn meeting of the Pari-
sian clergy, in the church of st. Sulpice, the
Preate; in dismissing the members of the con-
vocation, pronounced address, full of elo-
epence, piety, and feeling, during which he
said:
IA frightfuf danger threatens the country !:
n danger which our order will be the first to
share. Time is not accorded to US to avert it.
for ID is here-eyen wkile speak, it is here and
knocking at the gate. | am not permitted to add
more in the way of warning, neither must re-
veal the nature CT the danger with which we
are threatened but res. assured, It is immi-
nent and deadly
More remarks of the same nature were added,
and the words of warning produced deep ex-
citement among all orders of priests who were
present, the more especially as both clergy and
people were of opinion that the Archbishop ut
tered sentences of inspiration. A superstitious
alarm was gradually stealing over the popular
mind at the last dates, from a belief that some
thing mystic and tremendous threatened France
in the near future and the celebrated prophe-
ey of Oryal, monk. who lived centuries ago,
is also quoted to show that tne mission of Ma
poleon III is near its close, and that all the in
stitutions he has reared will be oyerthrowR.
LIPs.-It makes ones mouth water to read the
following 'jotting" from the pen of n P. Willis:
But how can describe what is Piicolomini 5
great popularity? Her mouth, while she sings,
plays the most delicious pantomime possible to
conceive. The eye of the spectator Is so pelted
with kisses, exquisitely represented in q sort oil
alto reliepo, that it is absolutely bewildering.-
The natural action of the lips seems positively
that nd .ol- ~ 4
into harness, and made to do duty like sung
words. 1t is most difficult to realize as one
looks and listens when. she leans over the foot
lights with anything of habit of kisses ''seen
done," that is to What the rest of the audi
ence has not mysteriously disappeared, leaving
the matter entirely between ones self and her.
And then the absolute innocent confdingness
of the whole play and pout of those pulpy little
red lips-looking as if they implicitly trusted
and believed in you, while they tried to reach
you, makes it still more absolutely personal and
private. do not think there ever was before
such an actress on the stage-one who was un-
squivocaly stamped with the innocence of a
child, while she left upon every auditor the
memory of kiss Asthe. ballet says.
Such two lips to sigh for,
(By herads test,)
Should make tulips the cipher
Engraved on her crest:"
though T doubt not that the +" helmet and shield
OF the chivalric Piccolomini has had n blazon
much more warlike, won by their swords in
those Middle Ages when they were so famous
Hor DINNERS on SUNDAY-The Pacific, the
organ of the Presbyterians in this State, is
:" down. on the desecration of Sunday The
editor says:
We object to- a custom which holds largely
among protesting Christians, viz: the habit OF
making God of their own bellies on Sabbath
days BY keeping their cooks at home from
church to get up the extra dinners The in-
cense of these hot tables may please the king of
heaven, but we think he would rather have the
cooks prayers ascending in the sanctuary. We
do not advocate n law against this crime. Chris
tians should be a law unto themselves; rather
they should remember the Bible doctrine and
the fate of that old Jew who died picking up
sticks for hot dinner on I'D