The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-07
AN IRISH FAUST.
Harvcy's Disclosures Of Life in Other
Worlds aud His Prophecies.

Harvcy's Disclosures OF Life in Other
Worlds aud 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. lie was tall and round shout
dered, pale faced and lynx eyed, and, as
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 anu 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 mouptony 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 ut work.
Harvey, like all well regulated dis
ciples of the black art, rejciced when he
heard Of the birth Of monster and wepI
when informed that promising babe
had come into the world. He had high
respect for the sun, and uncovered at
mention of the name Of that valuable
body. He was sound and solid in the
classics, and literally pntromzed the cir
culating libraries by hiring from them
all books that had the stampof learning.
He was pious. moreover. though he went
not to church. In politics his ideas were
mixed, or rather, like the hero of John
Phenixs story, he had no politics.
When Harvey paced the streets he
trudgcd slowly along. carrying long
black stick, and, bent early double, his
eyes fastened to the ground, talking
10 himself in a low pnes; went his
wa,, needing no one though needed
by all. And this was his picturesque
attire: A long. hanging coat Of
good stuff, buttoned its entire length;
a broad SLOUGH hat, a wide neck band
with tassels. broad tosd SD oes. tho latch
cts tied with stout twine. no waistcoat,
and no gloves.
His biographer has recorded some OF
the prophecies, among-which are the FOL
lowing: In A. ID. COCO the talltst man
will be but five feet high; in A. ID. 1900
these dates should be carefully noted in
order that the notifications may be OBJ
served he viii be r, Iuced another foot
in height: through the remaining 500
wears OF the world existene-f'Dr in 4.
ID. 5000 Prospero's p.ediction Will be full
flled-he will be cuodown TO two feet
six inches.
Ii is interesting to know, too, chat the
day is coming when Mahomet will be
considered as The Prophet by " good
part of the world beside Arabia nd the
east. and his standard will wave, from
China to Peru, and even float OVER New
York city.
The biographer of this wor derful
man promises a second volume. to con-
tain accounts Of the public exhl ,tions
which Harvey gave of his skill in NEGRO
NANCY. But 1862 years have fled since
this promise was made and the book has
not yet appeared. and il begins to look
now as if the author would never ac-
complish his purpose. - Boston Tran
scriDt