The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-10

wv iNNutNNtu ny dreams uuu PREVENT
mcnta. but when men " practical
minds. who are capable Of directing the
Affairs Of nation. such men ne Abra-
ham Lincoln ana Napoleon J.. give
heed 20 the signs % supcrstltlon. less
or men wonder and speculate and adj
vance theories OF their own TO account
for the phenomena.
The Bonapartos always we're super
stitiona. especially the mother OF Ma
poleon. She always had a PRESENT.
mont that the rise and fall Of he's faVl-
lily would occur In the same century
that the glory which was prophosled
Tor them would be followed by dlaaa-
ter. And the prediction was verified.
she died In her oighty-seyonth year.
having lived long enough 20 sec the
downfall Of all her children.
Napoleon l. always feared December
: a. an unluoky day. and Il Ia related
OF him that before every important
battle he would throw dice 10 aacer-
tain N he were TO lose or win. The
rcd men" yhom he always saw 20
Ing 10 battle with him was a deiuaion
that caused him much suffering
Among crowned heads. Louis Xi. Of
France was one OF the nrmeat boliov-
era In superstition. lie Il was who
had an unfortunate astrologer brought
before him who told him that a beau
tiful woman. n friend Of the kings.
would die )on. A few days later the
woman died. and Louis. enraged at the
verincaiion Of the prediction. sent for
the astroloEor. and when he was
brought before him ordered his oouf-
tiers 10 throw him out OF window Of
tho palace. before the order was
obeyed he asked the aatrologer with
a aneer n he could tell him 1.-THE king
the hour Of his own death.
Sire" replied the quIck-wittcd as
troloEer. bowling low. II shall have the
honor OF dying Just three days before
your majesty"
Not only did tho astrologer save his
life then, but he was treated with the
greatest care that his valuable life
might be indefinitely prolonged.
Lake Napoleon. Abraham Lincoln al.
ways believed he was man OF des-
tiny. lie thought he would rise 10
some lofty station In life. but that he
would have a sudden fall. lie was
pleased. yet alarmed. at what he look
cd upon az rent In the veil which
hides the future from mortal sight, for
the vision he saw was one VI glory and
OF blood.
iincoins friends never willingly al |
lowed him 10 dwell ON his faith In oc-
cult Influences. and not until tho dark |
shadow he anticipated had fallen did |
they see a strange fatality In his re-
curing visions. The one that most
impressed him happened In Springfield
In 1860 He was lying on a lounge In
hia own chamber. when. glanelnE into
mirror that hung near. he saw
double Image OF himself reflected
there. Al that time Lincoln
was In the full glow OF health
and hope, but In the mirror
tho face showed mortal pale
meas. Again and again he tried the
experiment. and always with the same
CHASTITY result, Afterward he tried Il
In the executive mansion. but there Il
failed.
He did not attach no much Import
anco 10 this viAion or Illusion until
1884. on the day OF his denomination At
baltimore ON that day Lincoln was
ut the war department In telegrAphic
communication with General Grant,
who was At Richmond. A telegram
arrived az the white House Informing
Lincoh. OF his denomination an presl-
dent, but though he went home for a
haaty lunch he did not stop 10 read the
Telegram. On returning to the war
department, a dispatch was handed TO
him telling him OF the nomination OF
Andrew johnson for the vice-preul-
denoy Mr. Lincoln was surprised, and
said; II thought II was customary
10 nominate the president first"
On being told Of the first telegram
he said, mournfully recalling tho i'm
axe In the mirror;
I'm never live through my second
term. That belongs TO Johnson at
least the beat part Of H."
shortly before hla assassination Lin
coin had strange dream. which he
related 60 bis wife and Mr.. Lamon,
his former law partner.
Il retired late. Tor had waited up
for important dispatches. aud | soon
fell into llght slumher | dreamed
there was deathllko stiffness about
me. but stlll could hear the subdued
SOUS OF u number Of people. lett my
room, went all through the house In
my dream. everywhere the same weep-
ing and walling but l could see no
body. Finally went into the east
room. and there / saw a conn with
many soldiers as guard.
"'who IL dead In the white HousoG''
! asked.
why. don't you know. said one
Of the soldiers, the president has been
assasalnated. Then loud burst OF
grief came from the crowd. and with
that / awoke,"
Mrs. Lincoln remembered the dream
on the fatal night OF his death. and
cried out;
Ills dream was prophetlcl"
Lincoln had one fortunate dream.
which he often dreamed. and which
he said was always welcome, as Il in
varlably preceded a great union vic
tory. He said he dreamed Il before