The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-12

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into n sort of trance, and to then re-
veal future happenings. Josephine.
brought up with all the ideas and SUI
perstitlons of the creole child, which
from its birth assimilates all sorts Of
African folklore, due TO its constant
association with negro slaves and serv-
itors, was far from soothing at her
nurses revelations and constantly
lived in the hope that she also might
some day be the subject OF Eupheinla's
prophecies.
Prophecy Of Euphemia.
1t seems that Euphemia, however, no
matter how easily she revealed the flu
ture of other people, seems to have
possessed a strange r~eticence about
Josephine's fate. And 1t was not until
the beautiful young creole had reached
the age of fifteen years that the old
nanny" could be made TO speak IN
this subject. One day, while seated
under the shade of a giant mango
tree, near the pool where Josephine
took her daily bath, guarded by her
faithful serVant-the visitor Ia La
Pagerie is still shown the gigantic
tree and the shaded pool where these
events took place-Euphemia's eyes
took on the far-away look that always
preceded her prophecies, and she
spoke:
You will be married to a mar OF
fair complexion, intended to be the
husband of another of your family.
The young lady whose place you are
called to fill will not live long. Your
star promises you two marriages
Your first husband Will be a man porn
in Martinique, but he win reside In
Europe and wear n sword he will ei-
joy some moments OF good fortune. A
sad legal proceeding will separate You
from him, and. after many great
troubles which are to befall the king
dom of the Franks, he will perish trag-
ically and leave You n widow with Lwo
helpless children. Your second hus-
band Will be of an olive complexion, Of
European birth; without fortune. yet
he will become famous; he will fill the
world with his glory, and will subject
Il great many nations to his power.
You will then become an eminent wom-
IN and possess a supreme dignity {; but
many people will forget your kind
aesses. After having astonlshed the
world, You will die miserably. The
country in which what / foretell will
happen forms a part of Celtic Gnul;
and more than once, in the midst Of
your prosperity, you will regret the
happy and the peaceful life you led
In the colony. At the momen you
shall Quit 1t (but not forever) a prod
ICY will appear in the alr-this will he
the first harblnger of your astonishing
destiny"
II All Came True.
How true this prophecy became Is,
of course, well known. The man OF
fair complexion whom Josephine first
married was the v%iscount Alexander
de Beauharnais, who was first ani-
anced to Maria, the eldest daughter OF
Monsieur de Tascher. Maria, however,
died in Martinique before her mar
riage took place. Shortly afterwards
Josephine married De Beauharnais,
after a brief engagement, and sailed
for France. De Beauharnais was then
n the French army of King Louis NVL
For various reasons he instituted legal
proceedings against Josephine after a
few years of married life. He was
guillotined during the French revolu-
tion, leaving Josephine a widow with
W children. She then met Napoleon
B~onaparte, who at the time was but
an humble lieutenant of artillery, and
subsequently married him. Her rise
to eminence at Napoleon's side and the
incidents of her unhappy life with the
emperor are but two well known.
Even the latter part of E%upliemla's
prophecy came true, for, when the ship
which carried Josephine to France left
the harbor of Martinique, the masts
of the vessel seemed to be tipped with
lire, according to traditions which
have been handed down. This, VI
course, was nothing hut an atmos-
pherlc phenomenon known as st. El-
mos fire, but 1t must have astonished
the youthful mind of the future en-
press of France to see this sign upon
her departure from her native shores
The third Napoleon, son of Hortense
de Beauharnais and, in Consequence,
grandson of Josephine. made some few
efforts during his turbulent reign TO
preserve the memory of the Tascher
family. He had n tombstone erected
In the church of the small village OF
Trois lslets to perpetuate the memory
of Madame I'ascher. his great grand.