The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-16
oR1sP1s LUCKY HORN.
Which He Believes Gives Him I'm
munity From Danger.

When Napoleon l. was defeated and the
allies had entered into Paris and there
seemed no future in store for him, as
Baron Meneyal tells in his Memoirs"
just published, the great emperor took a
dose of poison, which made him dread
fully i'll, but did not Kill him. death
will have nothing TO do with me- You
know what | have taken" he said to his
doctor, the same doctor who had provided
him with the poison in RUSSIA TO be used
in case of his falling into the hands of
the Cossacks. Signor Crispi, the Italian
| premier, resembles Napoleon in this, if in
nothing else, that death will have moth
ing to do with him. The shot that was
fired at him Saturday last missed
him, and the shock to his system
has passed away. IL is well TO
| know to what Premier Crispi at
tributes his safety. The poet
and deputy to the Italian chamber, Sig
nor Cavaloitl, is very anxious to discover
the bullet-which has not yet been
brought to light-but he is a member of
the parliamentary opposition and poet
and playwright, and thus it is natural
that he should cast doubts on the genu-
ineness of the attempted assassination.
But, of course, he does not know. Signor
Crispi himself, according to what the
usually well-infOrmed Messaegero of
Rome relates, has another account to give
of the incident. When his daughter, Pep
pima, who came up from Naples on Sun
day morning with her mother, was weep
ing Historically with delight at finding
him safe, Crispi, to console her, said that
nothing evil could ever happen TO him las
long" he added, las / carry this with
me, - and he pointed to a little coral
corno, or horn, which'he always carries
in his pocket.
In his learned and elaborate essay on
1.-The Evil Eye the American writer of
''Roba di Roma'' and dozen other clever
works, w. w. Story, tells that belief in
the power Of fascination and the evil eye
are as old as history. at has numbered
among its adherents poets and lawgivers
emperors and slaves, learned men and saw
ages philosophers and fools" OF all am
ulets, says Story, there is none at once
more common and more efficient than
Bhose which are made in the shape of horns
thus the head of a bull or goat with its
horns, single horn, the horned moon,
are among the best of charms These OBJ
jects, formed of gold or of silver, or of
coral-the last being the most generally
used are attached to string and hung
on the necks Of children. There is, ii is
safe to say scarcely a man or woman Of
The working classes in Naples or Sicily
who has not confidence in the tiny horn
to bring them luck. or, like a light
ming conductor, ward Oft the thun-
dercolts of misfortune Crispi is the son
of his country. He has faith in the horn
he carries In his waistcoat pocket, and
tells his daughter to console her in her
tears, that nothing sinister can happen 10
him as long as he wears his charm. The
newspapers, and, indeed the more serious
minded among the people, have been max
ing merry over this tale OF a horn One
journal sums up the virtue Of the horn in
the following syllogism: Crispi is the
only man who can save italy But Crispi
is saved solely by horn. Therefore, the
safety of Italy rests solely in the horn!
The wife of Signor Crispi takes diff
ferent and more religious view of the
matter. She attributos his safety to the
assistance Of the Madonna OF New Pom
peii, before whose altar in the new and
beautiful church recently constructed
there she keep two lamps perpetually
burning.
One result that this attempt ON the life
of Crispi has produced is that many of
the hesitating members of the Italian
parliament have ranged themselves on
his side, and haye thus bestowed upon
him and upon the ministry he leads a new
lease of life. That this is likely 10 be but
temporary enthusiasm, which the strain
anu uliucully OF ueDdbe ana conduct IN
the chamber will soon bring TO an end, is
becoming painfully evident When com
plant was made in parliament against
the Punishment OF the family OF De
Felice-the deputy TO parliament con-
demned 10 eighteen years imprisonment for
his connection with the Siciliau disturb
anccs. Crispi was appealed 10 as "A father
having daughter, who ought 10 consider
the outrage inflicted by this banishment
q EaIlpnfa arh l..
that De Felices daughter was the daugh-
ter Of a maleiactOr. Tho Indignation Of
large number o. deputies was exceed
ingy great, and Crisp has since seen NJ
70 tone down his remarks and try y at
tenuhte them II be- continues 10 hold
90 10 Ohice for q few weeks longer. the
difficulties 0f t1e situation may DO post
poned for an0theT session.