The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851Various
History
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851
Various
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Science -- History -- Periodicals
"The body of a young man was found floating in the
Seine, near St. Cloud. The corpse appeared to have
remained some days in the water. The deceased appeared
to have been about 25 years of age, and to have
belonged to the higher class of society. His features
were handsome, his hair brown, and his beard long and
black. His linen was of the finest quality, and his
other clothing made in the latest fashion. A small
glass bottle, corked and sealed, was suspended from his
neck, in which was a paper writing, containing the
following words:--"I am about to die! young, it is
true! and if my body be discovered a complaint may
perhaps be made. This I do not wish. An angel appeared
to me in a dream, who said to me, 'I am the Genius of
France. Royal blood circulates in your veins; but
before you occupy the sovereign power, which parties
are disputing in France, you must go to see the Eternal
Sovereign of all things.... God! ... die. Let the
waters of the Seine swallow your body. Fear not, you
shall revive when the hour of your triumph shall have
struck! I have spoken!' and the angel disappeared. I
have accomplished his desire. But I leave this writing
in case the celestial envoy may have deceived me. I
pray the Attorney-General to prosecute him,
"THE FUTURE KING OF FRANCE."
The body has not been claimed, and the police authorities have instituted
an inquiry to discover his family.
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The following clever and extraordinary story is told in the Paris _Droit_:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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