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


bon or Hume. that In the very year iu
which We are celebrating the Tooth
anniversary of the Introduction of tie
into this country. conrts
Of Justice shonll BE- busy with trials 0f
various persons for extorting money
FROM her Majesty. lieges by 'palmi-iry
aud other subtle devices. so slow Is
the progres. OF our rare. After four
centuries Of existence and lin England
at any rate nearly two centuries of
perfect freedom. the press la, been uu-
able to liberate the human m.nd from
some Of it, most degrading suprrsti
tions The belief in witclcraft has
hardly disappeared from some remote
country villages, while in great and
enlightened cities IL has been replaced
with thousands aud thousands of men
aud women by the astonishing creed
known as "spiritnalism There se"rns
to he small hope that human credulity
is likely to die natural death before
the light of knowledge and reason.
The wise few among men very early
came TO decisive opinion on the sub
ject of supernatural appearances.
omens, dreams, presagcs. &c.. dc. IL
is twenty centuries since Cato wittily
rebuked the mau who WAS frightened
because a mouse had gnawed away
part Of his shoe. Cheer up, my friend.
said he ; "tbe circumstance need cause
you 10 alarm, for it was of natural oc
currence. Now. # your shoe had
al. I ~ L
cred il an event of gloomy augury.'
Equally wise. but cOuched n l0ftier
language, was his answer when hidden
TO c0nsuit the Oracle-"Let us leave
oracies to women. To towards and 10
fools Tie brave man, independent Of
the gol-. knows how to live and dr.
himself"
Men mark when they hit" OBJ
serves Bacon, land never mark when
they miss - aud To this circumstance he
attributes the belief in dreams aud
popular predictions No doubt an ex-
traordinary number OF fulfilled pre-
ages and prophecies could easily be
collected There are. FOR instance, fcw
better attested facts than the certainty
OF his death which Nelson entertained
before the battle Of Trafalgar. As thc
captain Of the Euryalns took leave of
him on the morning of the 2lst of 0cto-
ber. God bless you. BlAckwood, lie
said, Il shall never see you again" 1t
is. however. equally certain that Mel
son, by wearing his full dress uniform.
with his four orders of knighthood,
Il IL ia
ful forebading with which he was
haunted First came a feeling of
gloom and then a rockles-n-ss conse-
quent upon it The rest followed
naturally enough. Mime Campan re-
lates another singular presage which
occurred 10 Marie Autoinette. The
Queen. usually went to bed very
late. and She Sas IN her room one even
ing toward the end of May, 1850, talk
ing Ia few intimate friends over the
events OF the day. which had been Il
troubled one Their were four candies
nn her dressing-tabie. One Of these
suddenly went out of itself Mime
Campan relleh'ed 1t. 4 second then
went out of itself. and third The
Queen shuddered, and. selling Mime.
Campans hand, >aid. Misfortune can
make one superstltuouS If the fourth
light goes oft rs the others. nothing
vail prevent me from regarding il rs
It sinister rresage" The fourth light
went out. Her attendant. however.
pointed out To the Queen that the tour
candles had probably been cast in the
same msid. and that flaw in ore had
naturally been repeated in all In con
frination Of this view il had | sep
noticed that the candles had gone out
in the order in whlch they were lighted
But of all stories If this kind, per
hars the most astonishing, "a il is also
one ot the most circumstantialy told is
that related by Nernior. in the A5tHir
National. concerning his f.iend Musson,
the artist. Ncrnier called on Musso,.
one day about four O'clock aud found
him in his studio busy cleaning his
boots. You are going out this even
ing he began. Yes replied Mus
sois dinner at Mame. lIaingueriot's
Good table, pleasant woman. charm
ing company" Il have a great mind
not 10 60. had bad dream last night
harm will hetall ne If 20 ont 10 night
| dreamed that | was ~ work. when |
heard three distinct knocks at the door
had hardly said come IN. when u tall
lady, her face vailed was seated In this
armchair IL is IL NJ MusSou. III
said, that have the honor If speak
ing:' To himself Madam viii
You draw my portraits 1 am at yogr