Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-10
THE PIANIST.
xino Haakon VII. and the Fortune
Teller's Prophecy.


Among the many weird propnecios
that have been uttered with regaru "
t,nys and princes the following one
ohout King Haakon. which Is current
in Scandinavia. may not DE equ""9
we'll known elsewhere.
In 1890 Haakon, then Prince Charles
of Denmark, was cruising III the Meui-
terranean on the corvette Heimual.
The corvette put into the port OF Ma
laga. and the prince and ms ~iun'
Herdebred, went ashore with the o,hei
cadets The boatswain. who hau
knocked about all the ports In the Meu
,terranean. had told the young ineN
that I'm cafe in the Gale carmen
tbara was beautiful fortune teiier'
Dolores de Isla, of great reputation III
the evening they, Of course, all met Ut
this particular cafe, anu Prince On"iie'
asked Dolores to tell his fortune
The palmist took his hand ana scan
nod the lines attentivey. SUDDEN!
she drew back and in tremOiihs
voice said. But who might you De-
young gentleman"
"Oh. I'm the same as my comrades
here Danish naval cadet
"Show me your hand again. Perhaps
there Is a mistake. Come into the cor
ner wonder. under the lamp
There the prophecies spoke to the
nrince in a low tone, so that the others
could not hear. Presently the young
man returned to his friends. lie was
deathly pale No one ventured 10 ASH
him what had happened.
month later, when the cruise was
over and the Heimdal was entering
Copenhagen harbor. Prince Charie'
gave his friend Herdebred sealed EN-
yelope and made him promise TO keel
II intact until he should claim IL again
In the event of the princes death her
debred was TO break the seals ana rea'
the contents. =.
"Therein is noted down word 10
word what Dolores de Isla told me- /
is. of course, all nonsense. But SUI
hetwixt heaven and earth there al
mysteries-hypnotism, for instance
which the wise have not yet fathomeu'
On the envelope was written, "Mais
ga. 1S90.-Carl." ~
Ten wears later. in July, 1900, Herus
bred met the prince on the Strand Dol
,evard at Copenhagen. The greeting Z
the two friends was an auectiona'
one
"Come and lunch with IRE. My VII
and will be alone. And bring ths
envelope. You shall hear the eApian'
ton and the riddle"
when Princess Maud had retired an
the two men were smoking their clga
and drinking their coffee Prince "a
asked Herdebrcd to open the fatel
envelope.
"Yon will never know the tormel
that those words of the Malaga pan
,st haze caused me. Fortunately tn'
were nj rubbish. Read for yourself
HcrItlre,l read;
"You VIII lave a throne. You
cbol.cn v,Ir uaule without changii
your ldh5Id,,''
"You caa nov understand why W
so upset" sad TIE l'''..'e. ny prop
ecy ma 20 L.c, u-e.e i'd' Tar lro
my couAay. 18th,
you iaJy bow ic'e my pro'n'
No one IL tie world l. dearer 10 Il
Just thli.a. lis death alone could eau
the fvlhl.A."t OF tie prophecy I
ten wears every time ny brother Ohr
tian was aillua ! VS. prey 10
speakable ala. ash. The words OF u
fortune t...ler would rccur to me- a
the image VI Vi dead brother rise
before me.
"At length, wheB my brother M
ried. nv fears hexaD to be dissipat
and now that sun and heir Vhe III
Prince FREDERICK Is born to MIN
laugh at the lies Of Donna Dolores
Isla."
Five years later Prince Carl OF - y
mark became Haakon Nll.-brooA
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