The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11

-, 1.-THE prophecies OF
90 :. has been called has been
=. out Of tho convent and to
90. n. cell in which she i'm
Fn'a 10 occupy a conspicuous
s !, d. Paris exposition
y .. : who claims to be In com
N'' nth spirits and who hears
'aa. will be offered up II ner
/, ' ~ % persuade her, as fortune gae
~ ...,,tiou at the exposition Her
4 h' = forecast and foretell the
w Nv signs or cards as most
~ work. but by actually look
\" ~ ,u,ure at which work she is
W y ,ss spirits, who have been Of
\. assistance to her in material
n, ar in her career
4. always had Its seers and
s,,p... In the days of Louis XVI
s'.,. Antolnette there was Madame
,,a there were also the Mire-
Madame Theroigne. These
~ .a,sted sorrow for Marie An
r,ssmrh possibly the horoscope of
~ w. v,sible at that time to more
y va md they told the unhappy
n ~, her days would end in pre-
\. manner in which they did
IA outdone by the seers OF an
..,,ury Weldon has predicted the
n IN ~ France; and has attributed 1t
... treatment OF Dreyfus. Her
~, aThe Conspiracy of the Cen
s .sso declares that the French gov
y. ~ IA the French army are all COM
.,,ir,t Dreyfus, and that at the
Z. s.y the conspiracy will all be un-
\, oamphlet was suppressed and Ma
weldon, IN order to give it gen
,,rllalion, was accused of having
J rnoo the streets in person. When
AZ appeared she was booted and
N according to the Dreyfus or anti
kylg sertlmelL VI lht " N"N'
KIN a the present year she disap-
[..t ,ni her friends not knowing where
I. succeeded in laboriously tracing
n, convent. The Dreyfus people tried
,,yuade her to come out Of her cell and
,,.i d draw her in a gilaed chariot. II
you'd join them once more.
opce The most dangerous and the
I attractive woman OF France, Geor-
!, Weldon has led a life which, had it
,,.si 10 woman OF less talent, would
I rinped with the word adventures.
Wien woman has succeeded in win
y thousands to her cause, and has
Einag Of as many people as she can
M. d. one publ.c meeting, it is not
|, tst the word adventures should be
Mil 10 her. 1t must be remembered
| Blivatsky was at one time called an
)muress, and that Georgina Weldon
Sssslde 10 her own story.
Inc most conspicuous event OF her
M vas her life with Gounod. At one
!. bis lanilady, she came to be his
5s;. and ardent admirer. She repre-
Elk 10 the old gentleman that she was
| h.ltIt upon the subject of music and
y shs vorshlpped him as though he
h saint. Then she turned upon
b.sci aud sued him for all the money he
inysd. She had come In possession Of
on Of bis opera Georges Dandin."
tnrs that Il belonged to her. Gounod
p nwrcte the entire opera from mem
4 hul when he published 1t abe sued him
4 MNO and was allowed damages by
t'srs. It was said at one time that
i,au.nted Gladstone, but IL SO she did
4 Nuit BY II In material way.
(M st one time persuaded the public
Fiins that Gounod had forsaken
Fs,'s icr England, and the feeling
pms hin was very strong for a while.
Is said that his life was shortened by
@uanlance with her.
h'ir Rocheiort once wrote derlsive
|aa'ln about her and she pursued him
Y court TO court getting frequent in
|.saols against him and making applica-
y ls' Bis imprisonment. For this she
n lliad In an insane asylum and sue
Fs'a 10 getting herself from asylum to
tlsl W lawsuits. Ten years ago she
! IN % convent, but it is said that she
|. hsl out since that time and that she
n u fafls last year, but this can not
y. r''en' 1t Is thought that she was
~, i. Nsyius pamphlet which has at
~ 70 much attention is supposed to
~. ~ voice OF Victor Hugo talking
~. madame Weldon. The pamphlet
,,, ~. curious 1t is filled with the
NJ = .e OF the boulevards, and the
,,.,- ,ae nation Is freely predicted for
,nu ~ Of Dreyfus.
h, 4. Weldon can be persuaded to
\. Y, W exposition and install herself
Nm, ~, ,siier OF fortunes, she would be
! m, so!t 70 make her own fortune. for
y. y ~ OF the most interesting char
NJ w y he present day.
! me, nslaon's work is dedicated N Colo
s,.r' ss,lI In favor OF whom Francis de-
~. nas appealed to the Eumenides
A. su'cs' Just goddesses, weave
j sts., ne WI. wreath of heroes and brand
arE" va" the red iron Of eternal