The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-25

posed - have died by his own hand.
and the we'll -krosn story OF the appa-
rltion 20 have been invented bv him ss
:. b.iui 70 disgui>e III. intention. II 1t
he OBJ ect.i that NGsson would hardly
choose so unpleasant form # death. one
c-n only answer that IL the matter II
suici ie inca have often shown an l.. -
regulated taste-ffsts the late Abdul
Azik # Turkey. bot 4 speik Of many
more
Formerly they had rough qn1 ready
modes II testins claims 10 supernatural
powers '.D,st thou know where thou
wilt pass Christmas" asked Henry VII
Of an as;rologer H could not tell
Whereupon the King grace, which lid
still love merry Jest. made answer.
Then am wiser than 'hou. Tor | know
hat thou wilt spend Christmas in pTis-
on John Galieazzo, Duke Of Milan,
is said "a have made even merrier a.
the expense cf a gentleman who fore
told him he would die early And
how lorg 10 you expect to live" he IN
quired of the prophet. My lord, my
star promises me long life" Never
trust in your star, man; You are TO be
hanged this moment" And the Duke
took good care that his own prediction
should be fulfilled.
\ certain Arab general. whom the
French cbronicler calls lIeggiage. was
more courteous in the expression Of his
disp.easure. The general was sick,
when an astfologer, by way Of com .ort
ing him. assured his Excellency that
the illness from which he was suffering
would terminate fatally. Since you
have said it. replied the general. 1T
must b. 80, and have so great conf
deuce in your skill that | will be glad to
have the benefit OF il in the next world.
You will therefore be so kind as 10 20
the. first and await my orders" The
as.rologrr was Immediately decapitated.
Indeed, If any ole may express an opin-
ION in !lomely English, the wonder Is
that nstrologers should so often have
been such fools. Few seem 20 have had
the uresence Of mind of Trasuilus, who
once saved his neck with "A commenda-
bic. readiness ot wit. TlbcrluS, So the
Roman history informs "a, when living
ia exile At Rhodes. whittier he had been
I,anished 10y the Emperor Augustus,
loved to while away his time by coli
sulting OWNERS. Tne interview e.ten
took place on lofty eminence over
looking the sea; and II the diviner, by
some foolish answer, convicted himself
Of Ignorance or trickery. some slaves
were III attendance ts pitch him head
foremost over the cliff into the waves
below. Ii Glanced on certain day
that Tra,ullus was invited to one Of
these charming seances. Tell me,
said Tiberius. with a curious look. chow
long do youahink you have TO live =
Trasullus. who was 10 fool appeared
tn be absorbed in mysterious caicu.a-
tlops, then suddenly. with an expires
sion IF alarm thai Was not altogether
tcigned. he exclaimed that he was
menaccd al that very hour hy great
danger" Satisfied with the answer.
Ilberius embraced him. and hence;orth
Trasullus became Of the number OF his
iiends
4 luiierous instance of the result OF
trusting in predictions was afforded by
II citizen OF Lyons, who bad his horo-
scope drawn aad been assured that lie
should hv> exactly 20 years more and
no longer Dividing his fortune into
% parts (the somewhat clumsy me-
dieval substitute for the purchase OF
teru,inable annuity he lived eomf1rta-
bly,, working little. eating and drinking
much the citizens ideas were not lofty
till the - years wer" gone aud all
hi, money spent Bot death came not.
and he bad 10 beg lis bread. saying
Have pity OH u pcor man who Is living
longer than he expected" 1t Is related
of the famous C.rdan {lj5l '16) that he
had too much self respect to live on un
der such conditions He prophesied
that be should not live beyond the con-
plction OF his 10Th year. and according
IL on entering ms 10Th lie refused 10
touch food. TO 10 justice to our OWN
age It must ba confessed tina. had he
lived III the 18th century instead Of the
10th he would probably at the age of
- been requested 10 choose between
eating his dinner al nome or having II
forced down his throat IN n luuatic asy
INN. But. generally speaking, it may
bt don bted whether we deal as wisely
with the charlataury a the men Of
ruder age \ bench # Midilesex JUS
tees IN Elizabeth reign wonli have
f3uud ~pcesl.er solution II n celehrat
"a case than they seem likly 10 find -
Pal ndN Gds.tfe