The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-31
TWO AMArEuR pROPnErs.


Il believe" said Mr.. Schurz in reply to a
respectful question. that it ought to be as
ensy to know the future as 1t ~ to know the
past"
For ordinary mortals ?"
BY no means. | refer only TO those. OF
course. whose souls have been woven by the
world shuttle into the very warp and wool Of
the texture OF the ALL"
=" And has your soul been woven 7" VEN
tured to inquire.
" 1t has. he replied. THE soul is OF infinite
essence. Time. absolute or relative. is a condi-
iton Of the finite. The soul outlooks-that Is.
looks out. Free it from the trammels of the
earthly. and its outlook is infinite. 1t surveys
the future it prophesies. Is the proposition
logical p
But how."I asked. do you get rid OF tho
trammels Of the earthly ?"
" | have found great assistance" he replied
" in diet OF tea and fish. Music is an aid
music and constant exaltaton OF the imagina-
ton"
" Then l nm to understand" said I. that
having woven your soul thoroughly into the
texture OF the An and having exalted your Inn
agnution with the aid Of music. tea. and fish.
| you are in Il condition to foretell events"
Mr.. Schurz closed his eyes and lightly ran the
fingers Of his timber left hand over the keyboard
| OF the piano in weird caden2a. 1T is true" he
murmured. " have schooed my soul to that
| degree that It prophesies with the accuracy OF
one OF the minor propheis-possibyo Of Ezekiel"
" would esteem 1t a very great honor"
said. II you would consent to prophesy n little
now"
Mr.. Schurz made some objections at first. He
urged that 10 prophecy was against public pol
icy; that the operation was physically exhaust
| ing. and always left him very weak. particularly
In tb, t1,nt IN, paI fho I'M
OF the flesh. so to speak and permitted his soul
to survey the infinite expansc Of the Not Yet.
his soul beheld such multitude OF things that
| 1t was confused and perplexed. and hardly
| knew what to select and report. To all OF
which reioined tina: this function OF his soul
was so unusual and so remarkable that he ought
| to consider 1t not only JOY but duty to exer-
else it occasionally. At last. with weary sigh.
he waived his objections aud consented to
prophesy.
The following Is sum mary Of the prophecies
OF the Hon. Carl Schurzs soul when let loose
into the vastness OF the All. from notes taken
down at the time:
/ This nation is about to enter upon long and happy
era Of peace, property good will scientific progress.
and aesthetic elevation The new shall be ushered In
by series Of events entirely unexpected now.
? Within eighteen months an eminent soldier and poll
| ucan shall die at sea Of spontaneous combustion.
| within twenty and seven months, Bismarck. fugi
tive and exile. shall land at the port Of Baltimore. The
same Chinese army shall cross the UrAl Noun
| tains. and advance as lar as Nishm Novgorod
The Atlantic Ocean shall be raversed BY rail through
system Of iron tubes sunk deep enough to rest in quiet
water and sustained by Immense buoys placed at short
| intervals.
An Indian Instruction surprising all that have
occurred IL In the immediate future The ehiefAns Of
the military shall strive IN to suppress IT,
sheridan shall be defeated by sitting Bull = terrible
| engagement near the Great Knife River The point at
issue between the Hon Carl schurz aud the War Depart
ment shall then be forever settled The hostile tribes
shall at last be by single civilian who
shall so them alone armed only Orpheus was
armed. quelhng their savage passions by the divine
charm VI classic music
soon after aud before the Presidential election OF
1850 In response to a universal popular dcmaId six
teenh constitutional amendment shall pass both branches
Of Congress ami the Legislatures VI more than three
fourths of the States
This Sixteenth Amendment shah repeal that clause
OF the Constitution which makes citizens OF foreign birth
Ineligible flr the Presidency.
The next President shall be citizen Of foreign birth
who has elt the iron hand OF oppression, and whose
spirit has been chasienrd by many appointments
Then shall there he Sunday school airs sung
chanted the White House. In their place shall
sound the great fugas OF Bach the melodies Of
Schubcrth. aud the inspired Of the magician Of
Bayreuth All present Issues shall drop suddenly out Of
poiucs Civil service reform shall he accomplished
fact and campaign orators OF the highest ability shall
shall be appointed until he has passed seatchins
animation rhetoric political economy, geography, and
thorough bass The only political issues shall be ques
tons OF culture especially In music.
10 In 1854 the President OF the United States shall sing
at the Academy Of Music ~ New York the principal role
ola opera by Wagner. AMI with such thrilling effect
that he shah be reuominaed second term by aeea.
nation In the conventions OF all parties
From the Hon. Carl schurz's went directly
to the habtation OF his immediate predecessor
in the Interior Department.
The Hon. Zaccheus Chandler OF Michigan ac-
knowledged at once that he sometimes prac-
tiscd the art OF divInation. Il Ind 1t OF pract-
cnl value in politics" he said. don't mind
showing you my method"
He rang u bell. and instantly there appeared n
tray containing several articles Of necromancy.
borne by domestic rs black AS the art itself.
He is the seventh son Of Il seventh son. that
. niger" said Mr. Chandler, and this is the
seventh time have rung for him since dinner. y
In perfect silence the Senator from Michigan
illustrated his process OF preparing for proph-
ecy. H. filed a tumbler half full OF Il dRrk-red
liquid which yielded n tropical odor, and added
some steaming water q the same. Then he in-
PRODUCED other occult ingredients and sprinked
: half handful Of aromatic spice over the wholr
a., at the same time stirring the mixture round and
round with spoon. and mutterng strange
. words MS he stirred. The conjunction Of the ele-
mens being satisfactory and the charm perfect
= he swallowed the potion at u single draught
and without the slightest hesitation. Through
the distorted medium Of the glass his mystcrl-
Gus eye seemed to shine upon me with more
. than human intelligence. l perceived that he
i WAS intently studying the particles Of spice thai
j remained at the bottom Of tho tumber.
. What do YOU see p | asked.
He replied in u voice husky with the prophetic
, spirit Il see n ship coming over the Western
y Ocean with Man on board OF it."
= Do you see nothing eseY
. e. see clouds Of tobacco smoke rolling out o
. the White House windows"
And nowf'
T. see house in a Western village. There
y is Grape on the door. | see half dozen mel
l. with knives and saws in their hands standing
', over what appears to be a corpse lying flat OIL
u its face. They are physicians conducting pos
> norton They are looking eagerly for some
- thing which they don't seem to find. Now the
start back in astonishment and exctedly tall
and pOint OhOl No Wonderl Whorn ma I'm cl