La Junta tribune., 1914-09-05
NEW NAPOLEON IN lsls.
Toastoy Saw War Cloud u 1910 ard
wroeN II Ses An Esrope b
R1anAes."


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. The following prophscy BY :
Count Leo Tolstoy was publish. :
: I'd In the Associated 8emi- Month. :
. ~ Magazines February %. isib. :
Tie Countess Nastasia Tolstoy :
to whom Il was dedicatsa. the 4,
Csar Of Russia. The King Of Eng.
land and the Kaiser are the only :
persons possessing signed cop :
Ice Of this remarkable prophetic =
document .
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That the great Russian author and
reformsr. Count Leo rolstoy. also
posssssed the gift Of prophesy-if
there is such . thing-appears to be
proved. 70 . degree at least, BY the
titantic struggle in which Europe
II now engaged. In the autumn OF
1910. shortly before his death. this
literary giant had 4 vision Of the
future. In II he forstold the pres
ent European upheaval. nor did he
fan In pointing out the cause At the
bottom Of Il all.
Strangely eaoush the prophecy
was put on papsr at the request Of
the kaiser and the King OF England.
These two monarchs. through the
car. asked for . message from the
Russian author. specifying that II
was to BE- something that had not
been published BY himself. The
car having NO love for the demo-
cratic count. yet not Wishing to Of
fsnd his fellow rulers. compromised
BY transmitting the request through
relative Of the author. Countess
Nastasla Tolstoy.
Tolstoy At first was at loss how
70 respond. saying that all his life
he had written messages to the
! |QaAs' ~ the suggestion Of the
oountoes. however. he decided to use
The vision. which. he said. had bsen
hauntins hin for some time.
Asessdiasix vash elossd eyes be
|111seaAe1 - ~ ssaaAses q sellsuas-
''5Ais = . rsvslatioa Of svsats-
a. univsssal character. which
must shortly eens 70 pass. TAsir
spiritual outlines are nov before my
syss. ! ~ floating upon the sur
face Of the - Of human fate the
huge silhouette Of . nude woman.
She is-with her bsauty. her polss.
her smile. her jewels super Ven
~. Nations rush madly after her.
each Of them eager. 70 attract her
especially. Bat she. like an stsr-
nal courtssan. flirts with all. In her
hair oenaasnts Of diamonds and
rublss b engraved her name: Com
msrcialism. A. allusing and b.
witching % che sssas. mueh de-
struetioa aad asony follows In her
wake. Her breath. rssking Of sor.
djd transactions. hsr voice Of ne
tallie character like gold. and hss
look Of srssd ars % much poisoa q
the natioas Who fall vlctims 70 her
charms.
"And. behold. she has three q.
eaatlc arms With three torches ol
vaivsral eosruptioa II hss haad. Ths
flrse toreh rsprsssnts the flame os
var. that the bsautiful eourtssan
carries from city 70 city and coun-
~ % country. Patriotism answer
With flaahss Of hossst flame. but the
snd h The roar Of gems and mss
kstsy
"Ths sscond torch bears the flame
Of bisotsy and hypocsisy. Il iishts
the lamps oniy IL temples and on
the altass Of sacred institutioas. Il
carries The sesd Of talssty and fan
aticism. Il kindlss he minds that
ars stiiI h cradles aad follows thsm
70 their graves.
"TAs thlrl TORCH h that Of ths
law. that dsaesrous feundaeloa Of
oil unsuthsatic traditions. vAiea
first dasss ~ fatal veek n shs faai-
y. shsa sweeps threush ~ lases
worlds of literature, ast esl seaess-
nanshio.
''Ths great oenflagrasiea win slast
aoout 1919. ~ ~ ~ oeepA g -
asn h Ne couatslss q oouehease-
ess DusoSs. e wi1l 1sveleD laoo Z
destructive calamity \ 1919. @
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