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Show A SPIDER'S PREDICTION, HOW IT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ( DOWNFALL OF UTRECHT. Ta I '' IVophwy Lai IMfhtgrq Walt ah! Attack kUlUba'lrancfa. II riltUU a Cold Rptll 111 Jon ul OUtrvatlotia a Illm 1 lbrlj-. A onrrotr prison tell, a wan and luggiM inmate, rUwoi aM tlimp. A BlnvU window only, hardy a foot luan, lieatlljr harml aod alx tnt, at 1 wt, from tlt KTrtuuJ. 1'rw.traUi upon a nnttliM Leap of straw Inaccrntr wm tha rIoin not aaUrp, Lot watching latent.)-, and waUUiitf bntt Ono night cue a tlowa lime aud fot uot hit upon the truth At, tbo lirlKjnr r, upon IiUatda upon hit benpoti-trm. Mil clila rvailnif hikm iV hit) I ami Ma elbow fixed ujiuii tb floor, watched a lira ftplder'a wab nputi Iti tU Cor tir, A curious, glara for a apller tonarhlj airy auUt-a romcr of that dark tell whew tha a an Ma lit ccrer cimo and fin 'altllca wera law au 1 far tVtwrcn Tor no crluia had tho French mm nf fernl, f-r Hu Jontal waa a IVaul, torn and lirrd. 1!n hail air;,...? talked of Uli rty and iual rljthU -to iujui within tho dominion do-minion ot tha potent atadt holder of llol land. At first tha Kit nth nun rrjutrrd that the martyr'a fata wa Ma, and wUn to ill coTf irl tli sj Mf In tbo corner of tha i!onirrn I talked to him ofllbrrtr and lrc.thfrl.oo-l. ilut trcn tha plir flM from lh iadkuIdq rrfiMlcAn, And aa wealii unw Into months I)li Jona.fpw weary of hUmnflneiutntand pined fur the frwi atrof lirateii ThaBtadtbotderwaa tnm, tunrs ami prayers mored Mai not a JL lien, too. tha "tricolor' rurnarvd Jlolluid.ar.l tli 1'rrntli genera., I'lcbe grit, with a Iirga force, waa hovering on tho frontier like aomo hugoijlrdcf prey prrparlnit for iwoop upou Ma quarry The ftpUar, tno, waa a constant aourcaof coiiHolttlon, and front lun; r bort ntlotia of the haMucf Ida Mack friend the l'reiieli-luau l'reiieli-luau becnmo wlao, Tho apldrr inter ap I red during bad neat bcr.andU Jontal waa able tn predict f rout at least a week I re tIoui to iu coming almply by watching Ihe Idcr'i inoremenU ami noting hU own feellos for h liadolMTteil that when the ( ldr kepi security boused he (tho I-reach man) waa utually troubled with a bad headache. And white Dla Jonval waa amtitlng I lav a" If with theM Interesting observations troublous tltuei came to Holland richeitru, with anorerwhelndnj force, idranced suddenly ncroti tha torder Tha iladthoMer did Hut attempt to dlputa tht uianhof tha I'rrnchinan He simply rr-tlrnl, rr-tlrnl, and ben tha lYrn artny woa well Iu tha center of the land to adopted armlast thelnrndcr tbo old time tv.-tlc that tan before hml baflledpaaUU Alra, au 1 had cot a rrriich klnu'a I roilier, the Iluke of Anjou, a splendid army Tha word waaiclven and UiedyLea were cut, a Uat country, tha Krester jmrtof It tolow tbelerelof tbo sea, rictotfru found lu tho Jlollanl sea a far greater foe than Mas thallolhud armJw The Duu.h land wa all awanip, tho French to in couhl not advancocould hanlly retreat, tbeftta of Anjou an 1 bla (fillant army acvtned lu atora fur hint. 11 hail wallet) Until wlotcr srt In Ufore he tit I gltrn the command fur the forward luoWment, for He wily (Ual bail anticipated the tart Ira of tho II oil ami commander. Ilut tto wmther Lai audilouly sblfteil around, and au almost al-most summer mil Ineaa rrlvtiwl otct tbe Und. Aud ailftlr wcro thus on the rani Intr wbtn the prisoner, cf Utrecht lay at full length upon Ma llet and wauhnl for hU friend theaplder Tb Jailer L rough l tto prisoner LUbrrik faat, a sorry repast rnoush, for the prudent Duubmau knew that there wu notblDa llkoaloiilefuod to rvduce hot Muudanl curb Impetuous wills, "Vou do not tat, mynheer," said tlo tiller, who leaned by the door, m unit bla ejs luualcally and aicbed tto prUocer. -I have little aitltc." rhat l toil' tba Jailer remarked thouchtfullyt njyuber ahould eat and, kcfpMtrcu2tuM 1)U JouTftt iiiaile a wry fare. "HaIiI such ton) m this U enough to take away tbe anwtllvof a well man, Jetalon aslrknianHho 2-rtuchuianaaid. "ThAt la true, nijrnhivr," tba Jiller replied; re-plied; "the ftMid U COflrt, but 1 will seu that you tote a totter dinner, although I co nf si rut my Instructions and would auf cr If the ipTcrnmcnt should Hud It out,' "The matter U brUxii iu to, )! Jontal rriolnel "I shatl auy nothing, and 1 Judfie that you wilt not caro to speak of It.' MI feel more IncllnM to do you a kind r, mynheer, becauso two Jays aja I thou k ht It mljht to protobio tliit wo ahould chmga cm you tocuu tha Jnller and 1 tbe prtwner," 'How aor" asked tto Trcncliman Jn a tonUhjiient. Tto Jailer thru related to Dli Jonral wtot had transplml iWirlii2 thi puAt wttL. He told of 1'lchrKru'a ad ram, how the l'rcucli cnnoral ha 1 threatened the capture of Utrcthftiid Ual only toeu prrvennil !f rom taklojj the tw n by ttocuttluic uf the dykea aud the floodlin; of the country with Vimcf, mynhwr," aall tbo Jaler In ronctusluu. "jour countrymen depended upou hard weather If a frost tod oume Le certainly would hat e lakiu the city, but as It la bo will aoon have to retreat to 1M-"Hark 1M-"Hark ye, llotolf," ald DU Jonral, "if I could cit a note tul'lchcuru he would to auto to pn ure my retoiae by lntrcestou with the sUiltbotder, pudbly by txchnuif Iok a prisoner for lu ow will you do ineaKwid turn gWoineiwn, Ink aul pa-jer, pa-jer, aud afterward amumtle the note tbrouuU ll e line to tbe r reucti irencraU" "I could do that ially ruuiuh,' the Jailer al 1, thoUnhtfuIly "My brother la lurnlntrapnlty penny now by tupnlylnir J'lcheuru tllU fresh j rovUlous, but" aud he Imitated, "Da not tontt whst powlbte Information can 1, a poor, Ulptcaa t rUouer, coutry to l'lchejzru ' "That U true," the Jailer told. "It la a (treat was the aatnnlshmrnt of the J'rench jiviiend to rttvlvo a note datwi twin the prUou of Utrvcbt. And Jmt did thunotacoutalnf t A almplo explanation about tba spider, who hnil not a paml for three days, aud the writer's headache. Within a week he predicted a bard f roU and prayed l'lclieuru fcottofatltock. Ihe fcuotral knew Die Jonral, he rewired to wait a week, aud then, true prophet, O aplderl tburecamothe bardnt frot that llollaud hail knowii for 100 yeara. The waura were tound with an ley chain 'IU arenrh adtaoml, Utrecht ffll ami Die Joural was released. 1o the spider waru-Intt waru-Intt tie prisoner of Utretht owel bla w-lae. w-lae. Atlanta Cuiwtltution. |
