The colored citizen., 1866-05-19

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specting her future course of life. She
said to Josephine
"You will soon be married. That
union will not be happy. You will be-
come widow and then you will be Queen
Of France Some happy years will be
yours, and then you will die in hospital,
amid civil commotions." (pa. 25O)
On this prophesy the historian re
marks" In subsequent years, when,
toiling through the vicissitudes of her
most eventful life, she recalled the sin
gular coincidence between her destiny
and the prediction, and seemed to consider
that the negress, with prophetic vision,
had laid out her wonderful course
Mr. Abbott, though he treats the ''pre-
diction " as (" Sorcerv," admits that all
was conect except the dying in hos
pital amid civil commotions," Of which
he says, (pa. 26,) This pprt of the pre-
dction proved to be utterly untrue.
Josephine, instead of dying in a hospital,
died in the beautiful palace of Malmaison.
Instead Of dying in poverty, she was one
Of the richest ladies in Europe, receiving
an income of six thousand dollars year.
The grounds around her palace were
embellished with all the attractions, and
her apartments furnished with every lux
ury which opulence could procure. In
stead Of dying il friendlessness and neg
lect, the Emperor Alexander of Russia,
stood by her bedside the most illustrious
kings and nooles Of Europe, crowded her
court, and did her homage. And, though
she was separated from her husband, she
still retained the title of Empress, and
was the object of his most sincere affec
tion, and esteem" "Thus, this predic-
tion, upon which so much stress has
been laid, seems to vanish in thin air."
(pa. 227.)
Never was prediction more erroneous
ly or iniuriously interpreted. We give it
a very different Interpretation, not to prove
trne all the prophesy, about which we
care nothing, but to counteract the bad
influence Of Mr. Abbott's view of her
passive and spiritual life. Tho tsorceress
| had said, in answer to Josephino's request
for an explanation, II am not permitted to
render my revelations more, clear" pa.
22d). This was the case with all the Bible
prophets as well as " sorcerers," and
hence the various interpretations of
scripture prophecies.
Josephine fguratively died in hos
pital. What was the beautiful palace of
Malmaison" but a hospital in which
she was confined from the only object
on earth which enchained her hearts af-
fections The walls that imprison the
heart, need not imprison the body that
contains it only that side is sufficient,
which excludes il from the centre Of its
affections 1t has no desire to scale any
other. What more like a hospital than
a building providing by another, in which
she was overwhelmed by the kind sympa-
T thies Of those who. with her, deplored
that separation The most exalted hos
pitalities consist in administering cOnso-
lation to those who are sick at heart
Such was Josephine's malady, and such
were her brilliant and numerous COM
forters.
She was /" friendless and neg 'ected. "
What attention from all the rest of the
| world, could counterbalance the choice
] Of her own Napoleon, of the possibility OF
succession to his throne, to the exclu,
sion and neglect of her whom he profess
| ed ardently to love, from his life long
/ society aad comfort. !
J She was poor What was all the
Z wealth Of the world to her who had lost
f the idol Of her heart Six hundred
a thousand dollars had no more power thar
# 50 many grains of sand to heal hel
1 wounded spirit What were the beauties
a Of her palace, and the establishment oi
L its apartments, when he, whose presence
Ii gave them their highest interest and value
e was a prisoner at Elba and what was the
II title Of " Empress F" to her who was be-
d reft Of the Emperor ! " Let her answer
! these questions Elf | learn that | am the
} only one who will fulfill her duty, (that
y is, that there is no animate wall between
a YOU and me, no new wife that will be in
l nv wav, D nothing shall detain me- viii
] 60 to the only place whe e, henceforth
there can BE happiness for me. Sure
\ shall be able to console you when you are
there isolated and unfortunate. Say but
] the word and DEPART! f" (See the whole
j letter pa 324.) What, Josephine leave
+ all the outside wealth, all the embellish
ments and attractions of the beautiful
! nalace Of Malmaison, the attentions Q
( mobiles. kings and emperors, for the society
L Of conquered and .banished invader Q
" nations, On lone rocky island of th'
IL ocean? She answers, 81 am tru'
woman, there only is the object of my
he hearts alteration Excluded from that
n no wealth, grandeur nor magnifcence OIL
or earth, has charms for me-
or Such was Josephine's heart. designed