The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-11
ghe Pretty Fortune-telIer.

stout msn. Ia lJng grey ovvrcoat. as
ceuded the tocrs'er~ Of = large marble
building pu the Rae les Jarsiins In
Pari.
o. tae door ~as golden plate bear
iDg 2 b5 following inscription.
LOUISE LENORMAND
The mSn rang the bell. and tall.
sleaIrr brunette opeEed the de-f to
him H. ki--..si her. d~-p.ie tlis rr-i.,-
ance sh~ Herd - hls etn brace
sire ar .he Exclaimed. protest
.ngly
'-uA dsn, ell iar - ny beauty. ll,,
rrple.l .'ill Keeping hi. arms around
i,sr. You sh,i. TIL nr my fortune
again 10 iay
The hsnf~ln- brunette disengage,i
herself from his arms. Her coun'e-
nance assumed 4 sombre air.
sire. -he s,ii gravely. do not ask
me 10 10 that auy more.
WHY not =
"Sapolecn Bonaparto. she S,id. al
most solemnly. a" | have BAD news for
you
Bad new. for nfe. Louise You are
joking Who can hurt me, Am no,
all powerful ?"
oh yes, uOw-nDw
And what Is ia store for me :"
sire. 10 you want 10 hear il '"
Il DO.
She le1 him into her boudoir. There
she took from her desk pack of cur
ious cards. She laid four of them on
the table
These cards" sue said. signify a
name"
w hat name :" he asked.
~B-L-U-C-H-E-R."
"Blucher who is he -
He Is a Prusslan general"
Il have never heard of him
She put four more cards on the table.
This General Blucher. sir, will bring
about Your ruin"
Napoleon burst into laughter.
"A Prussian general should be able
10 ruin me- Louise You are mistaken,
my beauty"
All, sire, no love. revere you -
Il know it.
She approached him with tender.
though sad glauce
Then let me warn YOU. Before me
| ace field OF battle. on which General
Blucher will rout your troops. and
then she hesi,ated
And then +" asked Napoleon, smil-
iugy.
"rnea YOU will DO transported to an
island ia mid-occan"
The Emperor laughed uprosriously.
w hat has got into you. Louise Z"
he asked. merrly " A Prussian gen
eral will font my troops. and then
bring about my transportation to al
island in mid ocean | never heard of
such nonsense. The Prussiau army will
be annihilated boy my veterans. IL has
nothing bat plockheads for generals.
and L"
You. sire she said. "arc the great
est snan that ever lived: bat you know
my supernatural powers.
All :" interrupted Napoleon. no
one can trighten mo with Prussia. Yes,
If you had talked about Austria. Rus
STA or England"
Austria and Russia" she said.
gravely. your majesty will bring To
the verge Of ruin next year"
Il that true Louise =" cried the EN-
reror. joyously.
Perfectly true. your majesty"
fic embraced her fsrvently
II that Is true. Lonise, your other
prophecy will fall to the ground
What sill Prussia do alone against
nae -
She shook her head glooinily.
The cards say a. tho country. sire,
she rejoincd
Napoleon laughed again AT her.
II is a we'll known fact that. like ail
Corslcans, he was very supers,itious. and
thewonderful predictions of the charming
tortune-teller. Louise Seuormand. which
had proven true in every respect. had
made deep impression upon him.
Her beauty had caused him 10 fall
in love with her. aud she. like most
ot the beautiful women of the French
capital. AZ that time had been only
too glad 10 receive his homage
lie left her with the name Of Blu
cher firmly impressed upon his mind
His wonderful memory never forgot
anything which concerned him per
sonnlly
Two years elapsed
The Emperor II France had artfulIy
managed To cause the foolish King
Frederick William the Third, of prus-
sia, and his equally foolish advisers. 10
declare war against him.
Every body knows the disastrous con
ssauences Of this rash act of folly.
The terrible battles II Jena and Auer-
steit were fought Almost IN single
a.y the t'russisn .rmy Was routed. and
the ham,listing detsa. Al Rosshsek MAS
more than reyenged.
Only BlucheFs divis,on. which hAd
performed proiigses of salar in the
great hattie, made al orderly retreat
in nor,hwesterty direction hnt the
French corps, under Marshal Victor.
flushed with victory. pursued him
With the utmost victory.
The rrussian soldiers Msse halt
starved and utterly exhausted when
they reached the asaa.sns city Of La-
beck There. after t,rtef struggle,
destitute Of ammaaitsoa sna prov,s-
ions. they were compelled 10 surrender
Buchcr and naos, Of has ofhcrs
broke their swords rather than give
them up 20 their hated sdssr0ries.
The yanQuishei general was treated
in au .lmos; bnrbArcas manner Hsv-
.ns refused 20 give bis parole thA. be
wouli never again bar arms against
the Emperor Il the French, he ~ss