Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
Mast ITONS TALKS
CONDUCTED BY
Mas WI. FELTON,
MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS

the pleasure of a great and progress
sive nation to commemorate great
deeds, and to memorabilia its great
and worthy citizenship. After death
places the seal of silence on human
lips and the life career has been
finished, those who have served we'll
should be properly remembered l
am hoping that Georgia will at
some future day-the near future to
be preferred-to erect a monument
on the capitol square in Atlanta to
the memory Of General Robert E.
Lee. 1t should be a fine one, too
one that the people of other states
would duly appreciate. General Lee
was model soldier, but he was even
Il greater citizen. AS d father, nus
band and brother he was without re-
proach also, without fear of any
thing but wrong and error. His
name is clear from the faint of cor
ruption and bribery. He stood four
square for the things that were true
and just. 1t would not surprise me
| if England should at the same time
| erect a monument in London OF
| George Washington, and | am hop
| ing, too, that Georgia will erect q
worthy one to another great Geor-
| gian. If General Lee could come
back and speak to us, he would also
say do not forget my righthand
man, James Longstreet."
Georgia owes that much to Gen
! eraI Longstreet's memory and he will
have forgiven much if in the other
life he can see and understand the
! feeling that will be here, when a
monument is erected to Lee and
| Longstreet
[ am also moved to express my
| hope, that the monument to be erect
ed to former President Roosevelt,
shall be placed in Atlanta-Where the
passing world may see it. The old
Bullock home at Roswell was his
mothers girlhood home-but Savan-
nah has larger claim to any Roose-
welt monument-than Roswell. Mrs.
Roosevelt, was born in Savannah;
and if Atlanta fails to get the Roose-
Welt shaft, then Savannah shall well
come it. Surely we can be broad
enough to memorabilia the great
grandson of Archibald Bullock-one
of the best of Georgia's early gov
ernors-whom that descendant prov
ed himself noble son, of noble
sire. That the great grandson was
fond of Georgia goes without saying
He was always willing to come more
than half way. Except for the estab-
ent in her prejudices as she is de-
voted to her performers-he would
have been more demonstrative. There
is a limit where even an accepted
swain must hesitate to offer toe
much demonstration-and 1 have
reason to believe that Mr.. Roose-
welt was greatly inclined to be fond
of his mothers native state. had
a brief talk with Mr.. Roosevelt In
1912, at Chicago. I was impressed
with his grasp upon the race ques-
ton. Time and again have | regret
ed that he could not make the dem
onstration, and carry out the feasible
plan, that | am satisfied he mao IN
his mind. Let us have noble mon
ument placed nthe capitol square
in Georgia's capitol city.
Mother Symptoms Prophecy
The following, which is known as
Mother Shipton's Prophecy" is said
to have been first published in 148S,
and republished in 1641. 1t will be
noticed that all the events predicted,
except that of the last two lines,
have already come to pass.
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe;
Around the world thought shall fly
In the tWinkling OF an eye!
Water shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, yet shall be true.
The world upside down shall be.
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
Under water man shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in water shall float
AS easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and coined
In land that's MOI now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit a Jew;
And the world unto an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
Mother Symptoms Last Prophecy
Mother Shipton was born al
Knavesborough, says tradition, anC
was generally regarded as witch
the popular belief being that she
sold her soul to the evil one IN re,
turn for the power of lifting the vel
shrouding the future. Although uni
versally believed to be a dealer In
black art, she died quietly in her oWr
bed, and in the churchyard nearby &
headstone bore this inscriptions
Here lies she who never lied,
Whose skill often has been tried;
Her prophecies shall still survive,
And ever keep her name alive"
1t is said that each morning Of
her life was signalized by the utter
ance of some remarkable prediction
of veal or woe to her neighborS Oh
her country. To Henry VII, she
foretold his suppression of the mon
asteries, his marriage with Anne
Boleyn, Wolseys downfall and death
and the fagot fires of Smithfield. TIC
Elizabeth she also made equally true
predictions, and also to King James
It is recorded that in her last public
utterance Mother Shipton gave forth
the following prediction, which has
been thought to have reference tC
the present century:
The time shall come when seas OF
Shall mingle with a greater flood;
Great noise shall there be heard
great shouts and cries,
And seas shall thunder louder than
the skies.
Then shall three lions fight with
three, and bring
Joy to a people, honor to a king.
That fiery year as soon as Ger,
Peace shall then be as before
Plenty shall everywhere be found,
And men with swords shall till the
ground.
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