Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-06
AN IRISH FAUST.

Harvey's Disclosures of Life I'm Other
Worlds and His Prophecies.
Early in the last century there lived In
Dublin famous conjurer whose name
was Harvey, and by no other name was
he ever known to man. Nor did man
ever know when or where he was born
or died, and none of these facts or other
of a social nature touching his life has
yet been found on parish register. But
Harvey's personal appearance was known
to many. He was tall and round shout
dered, pale faced and lynx eyed, and, as
became n man who was given up to the
studies of the black art, never laughed
except, one may presume, when he
thought how easily the world was hum
plugged. Harvey knew all about the
planets and their inhabitants, and
through his disclosures we know that
Mars, Mercury and Venus are peopled by
courtiers, soldiers and the polite world,
who have nothing to do and lots of time
to do it in, as they live for several thou
sand years. Free from sorrows as well
as from cares, they pass their days in
feasting and vary the monotOny Of their
existence by trips in aerial chariots be-
tween the three planets. In Saturn
knaves only abound, and very common
sort of folk are described on the directory
of the moon. We shall know more about
these things when the big Lick telescope
is set at work.
Harvey, like all well regulated dis
ciples of the black art, rejoiced when he
C.l. I
when Informed that promising babe
had come into the world. He had high
respect for the sun, and uncovered al
mention of the name of that valuable
body. He was sound and solid in the
classics, and literally patronized the cir
culating libraries by hiring from then
all books that had the stamp of learning
not to church. In politics his ideas wer,
mixed, or rather, like the hero of JOIN
Phenix's story, he had no politics.
When Harvey paced the streets h
trudged slowly along, carrying a Ions
black stick, and bent nearly double, hi
eyes fastened to the ground, talking
to himself in a low tones; went hi
way, needing no one though heedet
by all. And this was his picturesque
attire: A long, hanging coat o
good stuff, buttoned its entire length
broad SLOUGH hat, wide neck banc
with tassels, broad toed shoes, the latch
cts tied with stout Irvine, no waistcoat
and no gloves.
His biographer has recorded some O
the prophecies, among which are the fol
lowing: In A. D. 5000 the tallest mai
these dates should be carefully noted il
| order that the Notifications may be OF
served) he will be reduced another foo
in height through the remaining 90
years Of the worlds existence-for in A
d. 5000 Prospero's prediction will be full
! filled-he will be cut down to two fee
six inches.
1t is interesting to know, too, that tn
day is coming when Mahomet will b
considered as The Prophet by goo
part Of the world beside Arabia and tn
cast. and his standard will wave fror
China to Peru, and even float over Ne>
York city
The biographer of this wonderfu
man promises second volume, to cor
tain accounts of the public exhibition
which Harvey gave of his skill in necrc
NANCY. But 1863 years have fled sine
this promise was made and the book Ia
not yet appeared. and it begins TO loo
now as if the author would never M
oomplish his purpose. - Boston Trar
script