The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-02-04
cURIoSI1IES OF CHRoNoLoGE
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From the Pail Mall Gazette
The dies nefastt are numerous for Eng
land and the world. The Goth of Nav,
1860, is still remem bered rs having ipa1.
gurated the shameful reign of Charles II
for over associated with the loss of Dun.
kirk, the sound of hostile cannon heard in
London, and host of other sorrows and
dlsgraces brought on the country by its
"Nell-Gwynne- Defender" as Mr.. Carlyle
has termed him. But it is not 80 generally
known that on the goth of May, 1853, may
be said to have been laid the foundation
stone of the Eastern Question, with it's
perennial crops ofwars and rumors of wars:
for on that day Constantinople was taken
by the Turks. Fatal to the Teutonic race
rs me I4:h OF Octo Der, day of jena and
dochkirchen, and SeDlac, which our faith
ers called Hastings. Fatal to the House of
bourbon is the l4th of May, marked in
1910 by the assassination of Henri w., and
In 1913 by the death of his son and success
sor. There are now days on which the
powers of good and of evil seem to contend
now one, now the other overcoming.
Cromwell's lucky day, Bird of September.
oecame' as everyone knows, the day of his
death. What inspiration of Ate induced
the Pretender to set up his standard at
Braemar on the anniversary of that day in
the year l7l5. Perhaps the same which
made Napoleon I'LL, declare war against
ms uncle delivered himself up to British
officer (July I6I5-7O.) But the most re-
markabie anniversary in the history of the
French Revolution and Napoleon, so insep-
arabiy entwined together, is the 5th of May,
IN l|o9 1t saw the States General meet at
versailles; in 1921 it saw Napoleon die at
ot' Helena. In that short space of thirty
SIX years the Revolution seemed to have
run Its course, produced it's greatest man.
raised h1m to the summit of human power
and glory, and left him miserably to perish.
On the other hand, the coincidence of the
oates OF the coronation of Napoleon l., of
the battle of Austerlitz, and of the eoup
d'etdt which established the Second En-
plre December 2, 1904, 1905, 1851, was
DOT unlntentiOnal, at least with regard to
the last of these events for belief il the
sun OF Auster'itz is common to every Ioyal
Bonaparte. But not every one can turn an
to account. Lord Raglan NAV
nave secretly augured of.success when on
the fortleth anniversary of the glOries of
w aterloo, quorum pars magma fuir," he !
nlrected the attack on the Redan. But
"a 1000 the 18th of June refused to favor Us |
though it is worth noting that the failure of
the assault was mainly occasioned by Cen
9rai Mazan mistaking blazing fusee sent |
Up from the Brancton redoubt for the rock
1T signals which had been agreed on as the
lotlce for general advance. On such q /
lay the stars in their courses would fight
gainst our brave allies, and we were in
,olved in their ill fortune. The day of
Waterloo was also the day of Kolip, 1857,
"a day which, if the Greek superstition still
etained its influence, would be held sacred
o Nemesis, day on which the two great
at princes of modern times were taught,
" aterrible experience, that neither skill
OF VAlor can fix the INCONSISTENCY of for
nne." The 18th of June, it should be add
o. mas not always been fortunate for Eng
IL. W 81, Il -.
abbot was defeated and taken prisoner bv
Dan of Arc. Montha, too, have tier pro
of January being to disagree
18th kings, Charles /. coming to sipnal
REF on the Both aud Louis XVI. on the
lst. On the other hand, one is bound to
Omit that February is not much more t
ropitious, as the deposition of James II.
? the Act of the Convention in 1859 Feb
lary 13th) and the abdication of Louis
hlhppe fn1S4S February 24tb) may tes- 4
fy. The year 1859 naturally recalls 1889,
I'd this is only one of the numerous in
ances IN which history seems TO arrange '
J chronology neatly, and with the kindly
tention of helping human memory. Sim
srly 1915, 14l5, 1915 show a harmonious
ogression of centuries and events; Magma 7
larta, Agincourt, Waterloo. Our de-
endants may look out for great events in
l5-possibly the millennium, which ap-
ars to a good 800 years off at the present =
oment. In 1888 expect great but not \
'emediabIe disaster, if you at all acknowl.
ge the subtle influence. of numbers. 1906
marked by the Great Fire in London; L,
II by the surrender of Burgoyne at Sara he
ga. Other instances of natural naemoriD y
hRicB are the deaths of our three first 10 10
wards in 1907, 1927, 1877 while II
bps one to remember 90 of the same GEN. &C
", when the carse of the bards on the
Bterity of the ruthless king was fulfilled,
d. the third Edwards' grandson died r
,rhaps) of starvation.
My son." said Mr.. x, kindly, to his Er
I'll baSr &C. l. I