The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-18
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~ I'Nl'''''oiiR 'DlP'hi 'll'Ns
by the hand, in the summer of 17I9,
near Halle, in Prussia; ''givc me a few
pcnnics and will tell you your W and
your sons fortune"
The matron was the wife of the Rev.
DIR. Strucnsce, an eminent clergyman of
Halle, and the boy was his second son,
IJohn Frederick Struensee.
Nine. Struenscc was II God-fearing
| woman, and at first blush the offer of
THE Gypsy oma to tell her her fortune
almost shocked her; but then womanly
curiosity got the better of her, and so
she gave the woinan a grOschen and told
lher to reveal the future to her.
The Gypsy woman took her hand and,
after looking ut the palm, said:
"Your life will be to the last an un-
lruiled one. You will die blessed by n
flowing husband and anectionatc chill
ldren."
"Good! Good" exclaimed the cler-
Igyman's wife. "And now tell me NY
%lson's fortune.n
The ~soothsaycr gazcd several minutes
at the palm Of the handsome, golden
haired boy, As she was doing so her
face assumed a somhcr expression At
last she shook her head gloomily, and
said:
"Poor mother, do not ask me to re-
veal to you what | read in your boys
hand!"
"Is it, then, 50 t~crrible?" exclaimed
Nine. S~truensee, turning very pale.
"For heavens sake, tell me what it is!
Do not torment me by further delay"
at is your WILL said the Gypsy
woman, "amd so | will tell you. Your
son, madam, will become great and
illustr;ous. lie will stand neal a royal
throne. a queens smile will brighten
his life-path. But then" She
stopped short.
"But Them" asked Nine. Strucnsce,
in almost GREATNESS suspense.
"Then," replied the soothSaycr sol.
EMMY, "he will ascend Il scatrUld, and
his head will fall under the executions.
er's AK"
The mother uttered II sharp cry of
pain. Then she turned savagely upon
the Gypsy M and cried:
"Begonc, vile impostor! | was fool
ish to listen to your nonsense. Begone,
l say, or ! shall call a Landreiler and
have you locked up"
y "Indeed you will not" said the
! soothSaycr calmly. 81 have told you
the truth, and if you live you will mourn
over his terrible fall" So saying, she
turned away.
Madame Strucnsec returned with a
heavy heart to her husbands home.
A few years later DIR. Struenscc re-
c;ivcd Il call to the principal Lutheran
Church ut Altoona, then one of the lar
gcst cities in the kingdom of Denmark.
Lis son had, meanwhile, displayed in
tefcctual faculties of the highest order.
After II brilliant course in college, he
studied medicine mt the Universities of
Goettingen, kiel and Paris, and in 1903,
when but little over twenty years IF age,
he became a practitioner of medicine.
In that capacity he was wonderfully
successful. His skill rs Il physician be-
came proverbial, and his commanding
appearance and rare conversational
powers added greatly to his popularity.
In 1866, King Christian the Seventh
of Denmark made his entry into Altoona
with his bride, the charming Queen
Caroline Matilda, an English princess.
The King, owing to youthful excuses,
was in feeble health. The Burgomaster
of Altoona, upon hearing his sovereign
complain about his ailments, said to
him:
"iour Majesty, we have in our
midst an eminent physician, DR.. John
Frederick Struen.ee. Young as he still
is, he has already performed many al
most miraculous cures. Ii your Males.
ty should place yourself under his treat
ment, there is every prospect of your
recovery, than which nothing could be
more agreeable to your loyal subjects
After a consultation with his wife, the
King of Denmark sent for DR.. Struen,
see. The latter put many questions to
the King concerning his health, and
then said:
"four Majesty can be cured provided
you will keep your mind at ease"
"Alas!" exclaimed the King, with q
profound sigh, that is easier said than
done, A king is often only a miserable
creature. The royal castle at Copen
hagen is not an abode of happiness
| You have doubtless heard about the in
trigues of the warning clifues there.
have vainly tried to put an end to them
tremblc in thinking of my return
thither."
"Sire," said DIR. Struensee, almos
solemnly, "you owe it to your peopl
to say yourself from an early death
which see written in your face if yo,
should continue worrying as you hay
hitherto done"
The King then urged him to bccom
his physician.
"Give me a few weeks time 10 max
up my mind" replied DR.. Struensel
"lf l accept your offer ! shall go t
Copenhagen, and personally tell 20
So"
The King and Queen returned TO CO
penhagen. But there, as he had col
rectly foreseen, fresh domestic trouble
awaited him. During the latter year
OF his fathers reign, his step.mothel
Queen J~uliana, had been the ruler c
the kingdom to all intents and pun
poses. Juliana was an ambitious, III
~scrupulous woman. She was supporte
by her mother-in-law, and by the Prim
Minister Holck, an unmiigated villair
who, as subsequent events Shove,