Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-14
Louise Lenormand's Prophecy
ROMANCE OF HISTORY.

On the fourth Of December, 1904,
small, stout man, in long gray over
coat, assembled the doorsteps OF larg
marble building in Paris.
The man rang the bell. and a tall
slender burnette opened the door T.
him. He kissed her, despite the re
sistance she offered to his embrace.
"Sire! sirel |" she exclaimed, protest
ingly."
"Oh, don't call me- so, my beauty,
he replied, still keeping his arms aroun,
her. "You shall tell me my FORUM
again to. day."
The handsome brunette disengaget
herself from his arms. Her counte
nance assumed a somber air.
"Sire," she said. gravely, edo no
ask me to do that any more"
"Why mott"
Napoleon Bonaparte," she said, al
most solemnly, 81 have bad news fol
you."
bad news for me, Louisei You are
joking. Who can harm met Am moi
all POWERFUL"
"Oh, yes, now-now |"
"And what is in store for me2"
"Sire, do you want to hear it,"
81 do"
She led him into her boudoir. There
she took from her desk pack of curl
GUS cards. She laid four of them on the
table.
"These cards" she said, " signify q
name"
"What name s" he asked.
"B-L-U-C-H-E-R."
Butcher! Who is he?"
"He is Prussian general"
81 never heard of him."
She put four more cards on the table.
"This Gen. Blucher, sir, will bring
about your ruin
Napoleon burst into laughter.
"a Prussian general should be able
to ruin me, LouiseP You are mistaken,
my beauty"
"Ah, sire, no I love, revere you p
81 know it."
She approached him with a tender,
though sad glance.
"Then let me warn you. Before me
see a field Of battle, on which Gen.
Butcher will rout your troops, and then "
She hesitated.
"And then 2" asked Napoleon, smil.
ingly:
"Then you will be transported to an
island in mid ocean,"
The emperor laughed uproariously.
"What has got into you, Louise 2" he
asked, merrily. GA Prussian general
will rout my troops, and then bring
about my transportation to an island in
mid ocean2 l never heard such non
sense. The Prussian army will be ami
hilated by my veterans; it has nothing
but blockheads for generals, and -
"You, sire," she said, care the
greatest man that ever lived, bat you
know my supernatural powers"
"Ahl I" interrupted Napoleon, emo
one can brighten me with Prussia. Yes,
if you had talked about Austria, Russia
or England
"Austria and Russia" she said, grave
ly, "your majesty will bring to the
verge of ruin next year."
is that true, Louise ?" cried tho en-
peror, joyfully.
" Perfectly true, your majesty"
He embraced her fervently.
of that is true, Louise, your other
prophecy will fall to the ground. What
will Prussia do alone against me ?"
She shook her head gloomily.
"The cards say to the contrary, sire,"
she rejoined.
Napoleon laughed again at her.
1t is we'll known fact that, like all
Corsicans, he was very superstitiors,
and the wonderful predictions of the
charming fortune teller, Louise Lenor-
mand, which had proved true in every
respect, had made a deep impression
upon him.
Her beauty had caused him to fall in
love with her, and she, like most of the
beautiful women of the French capitsl
at that time, had only been too glad to
receive his homage.
He left her with the name of Butcher
firmly impre sed upon his mind. His
wonderful memory never forgot any
thing which concerned him personally.
Two years elapsed.
The emperor of the French had art
fully managed to cause the foolish King
Frederick William III. of Prussia, and
his equally foolish advisers, to declare
war against him.
Everybody knows the disastrous con-
sequences Of this rash act of folly.
The terrible battles of jena and Auer-
stedt were fought. Almost in single
day the Prussian army was routed, and
the humiliating defeat at Ross!,ach was
more than avenged.
Only Blucher's division, which had
performed prodigies of valor in the
great battle, made an orderly retreat in
. northwesterly direction. But the
French corps under Marshal Victor,
flushed with victory, pursued him with
the utmost vigor.
The Prussian soldiers we're half
starved and utterly exhausted when
they reached the ancient city of Lubbock.
There, after a brief struggle, destitute
Of ammunition and provisions, they
we're compelled to surrender.
Butcher and most of his officers broke
their swords rather than give them up to
their hated adversaries.
The vanquished general was treated
in An almost barbarous manner. Having
refused to give his parole to the effect
that he would never again bear arms
against the emperor of the French, he
was confined in Q dungeon In the base.