The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-02-07
Mother Shipton's Prophecy.

SNAAo"o PoPuOSAOos Auo .AOAtV"NiS
lineq are said to haze been published
before the Crimean war of 1853,
some authorities dating them as far
back as l452.
''In twice two hvadred years the Bear
The Crescent shall assail; Co.. .-.. r. ... ..
But if the Cock and Bull unite,
The Bear shall not prevail. ..''t..
But look! in twice ten years again
Let Islam know and fear
The Cross shall wax, the Crescent Wane,
Grow pale and disappear"
"Twice two hundred years." from
1853, brings us to 1853. This was
the beginning of the "Crimean war"
France (the "cock"). and England
(the "bull') declared war in alliance
with Turkey (Islam) against Russia
the "bear'), in March, 1854. Iu
1856 peace was concluded by Con-
gress at Paris. "The bear did not
prevail" "Twice ten years" from
this period brings us to 1875, during
which year disturbances commenced
in Herzegovina, Bosnia and R"lga-
ria, Montenegro and Servia, which
finally involved the Porte in q war
with the last two named provinces,
and although attempts at compro-
misses and mediation were made by
the Congress which assembled at
Constantinople in the Fall Of 1876,
Servia alone yielded to Turkish au
thority. Montenegro refused all
overtures looking to submission, and
Russia having completed prepara
sions for the war, made haste to take
such action as has already given as
surance that
1.-The Cross shall wax the Crescent wane,
Grow pale and disappear"
There seems to be little doubt that
Mother Shipton's famous prophecy
was published in 1883 and revived
in 164l. It rune thus:
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fll the world with woe,
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the tWinkling Of An eye.
Water shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, yet shall be true,
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found ut root Of tree.
| Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse or ass shall be at his side.
} Under water men shall walk,
= Il! ride, shall sleap, shall talk.
I In the air men shall be seen
! l.. tie, in black, in green. -
/ I-"n in the water shall float
! As easy as q wooden boat.
/ Gtlt si.Hll be found and grown
| T.. nd thats not yet known.
! Fire ana water shall wonders do,
England at last shall admit Jew,
The world to - I'D shall come
In eightec" hulr.,:, and eighty-one."
Here We Lavo the distant an
Douncement OF the discovery ofsteam
telegraphy, the Keeley motor, the
Copernican system, the Mont Ceuis
and other tunnels, California gold
mines, diving apparatus, balloons,
iron. shipbuilding, the marvels of
modern chemistry and natural sci
ence, and tue political eufranchise~
ment of the Jewish people in Eng
land, eliminating in the predomI-
nant power of Disraeli. Mother
Shipton has surely brought matters
'".a fine point. She may fail in To-
catiue the day of Judgment in 1881,
but who will feel easy until that fate
ful year shall have come and gone
without q grand tinales
| DEATH.-Wo shall come down to
the time when we shall have but ten
days left, eight days, seven days, six
days, three days, two days, one day.
And then hours; threo hours, two
hours, one hour Only minutes are
now left; three seconds, two seconds,
lone second. Comet Life's chapter
cndodl the books are closed! the pulse
at rest! the feet through with the
Journey! the bands closed from all
workl No word on the lip! No breath
Il IL 4 AZ.