Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17
Monday Evening, March II, 1879.
MORE PROPHECIES,

Baltimore Americana
Not long ago we made a few remarks
concerning fulfilled prophecies; we
now propose to collect together a few
more of such waits and strays.
Mother Symptoms prophecy, though
supposed to be uttered three hundred
years ago, is probably no older than
that time Ga century since) when spu-
rious antiquarian lore was made fash
ionable by Ireland and Chatterton.
1t contains, however, even if that date
be the true one, curious predictions as
to t~elegraphs, ocean cables, locomotive
engines, etc, and it prophecies the
worlds extinction in 1881. This is in
direct conflict with the prophecies of
Nostradamus, who really lived in
Henry Wills time, and published a
thousand years of prophecies, four
lines to every year. 1t wa he who
grained credit in his own lifetime for
prophesying the death of Henry III of
France, slain in a tournament by a
splinter from a lance, which pene-
trated his eye-ball through the golden
bars Of his helmet. N~ostradamus'
book was printed in 1888, and its pro-
phecy for the year Of 1649, the date of
the execution Of King Charles | was
very remarkable: "The senate of
London shall put to death their king"
Another verse predicted the great fire
Of London on its right, date 1866. 1t
also foretells the restoration Of King
Charles ii, and the raid Of the Dutch
ships, which did him such dishOnor
THE king in the island shall be restored
London shall quake for fear Of sails dis
covered"
a book called the Prophecy Of
Orval was printed in Luxembourg
in 1914. There was a copy still ex-
tant, laid up with the archives Of the
town, during the early part of the
French revolution, but it persisted in
a sack of the mo~nasteries. All that
now remains of it are some prophecies
about Napoleon, copied by French
officers. At hat time a young man,
come from beyond the sea into the
caantry of Celtic Gaul, shows himself
strong in council. But the mighty
will send him to combat in the land of.
captivity. Victory will bring him
back. The sons Of Brutus will be
confounded at his approach, for he
will overpower them and take the
name of emperor. Many high and
mighty kings will be'surely afraid, for
the eagle will carry off many scepters
and crowns. Men on horse and foot
carrying blood-stained eagles, and nu-
merous as gnats in the air, will run
with him throughout Europe, which
will be filed with CONSERVATION and
carnage; for he will be so powerful
that God himself shall be thought to
combat on his side. The Church Of
God in great desolatiOn will. be
somewhat c~omforted, for she shall see
her temples opened to her lost sheep"
So far we might have suspected some
connivance on the part Of the French
officers, but the seer goes on to say
The mighty one is blinded for his
crimes. He leaves the great city with
an army so mighty that none was ever
seen to compare to it. But no var
fior can Withstand the power Of the
heavens and behold the third part,
and again the third part Of his army
has persisted by the cold of the AL
mighty" Then comes NapoleOn's
downfall, his exile, his return, then
all is finished with the man Of the
sea-" The ancient blood of the
Cap" returns to Paris. But after a
while the 0 n of Brutus (evidently
revolutionaries) increase nightly "the
poor old Cap leaves the city, and /" a
mighty one calls himself king of the
people" for the crown will be placed
on his head by workmen who have
combatted in the great city
Our copy of this prophecy wa
published in a French news.
paper in 1889. 1t goes on Il
predict thatthis king Of the people,
being ill-seated, should be hurled
down. Our copy is imperfect, and W,
know not what succeeds this prophec,
of Louis Philippe's downfall till Their
comes a prophecy of the siege Of Pari
and the commune. Howl, ye sons 0
Brutusl Great God, what a noise 0
arms Behold, many warriors ar,
coming Woe to the great city. Be
hold, the kings armed by the Lord
But already the FIRE hath leveled the
with the earth" "God loves peace
Come, young prince, quit the isle o
captivity. Listen from the lion to tn
white hower-come y 1t continue
20 prophecy peace and prosperity {
France and the restoration Of re
1irfon. Finally it describes the de
struction of the Man of Sin, who
Ito be of two races" But prophec
is never interesting when too much i
advance Of us. Another Frenc
prophecy. by a monk Of Bordeaul
dates from the close Of the last eel
tury. 1t was taken down In writir
and published in 1886. Thib too al
pears to prophecy Of the Commpn
1.-TWO parties, it says, will be forme
in France which will carry Of a vi
Of determination. But the wickC
shall not prevail, and in this dil
catastrophe shall perish Of them
great multitude. They will hal
hoped utterly to destroy the chuYc'
but for this they will not have b;
time, for the fearful crisis shall be
short duration" But If this is to J