Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents, and Strange EventsBaring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents, and Strange Events
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Legends -- England -- Yorkshire; Yorkshire (England) -- Miscellanea
"Deceive not yourselves, oh, you clergymen, for my dream has been
doubled, for you will have to fly to the mountains to hide yourselves
from your enemies, for the son of Buonaparte has a second time appeared
to me. The first time he stood before me, he stood with a firelock in
his hand, and said to me, I will shoot through the door of an
Englishman. The first time he tried to present, but he was too weak, but
willing to avenge the death of his father, though but a child. The
second time he levelled the firelock, but could not stand the force of
powder. The third time he levelled and fired, and hit his mark, and
said, I will shoot through the door of an Englishman. The second dream
was like unto the first: he broke through the door, and demolished the
house before me with great dexterity and art. The youth appeared before
me with a beautiful countenance, with a light complexion, and light
curled hair; and as he passed before me through the door, I held out my
hand, and he shook hands with me. I have the honour of shaking hands
with the son of Buonaparte, though I have not seen his father, and he
vanished out of my sight. He came from Denmark to reside in England. O
England! prepare for war, and to meet a hot reception; for as you
surprised the Danes at Copenhagen, so will the son of Buonaparte
surprise you and reign in England, and come off victoriously. The thing
is certain, and will come to pass. You must not think the time long, for
the youth will soon be ready to act the part of his father, and do
valiantly; for he shall be a scourge to the wicked clergymen of
England."
At Darlington he was wont to declare that Prayer-books had been the
means of sending many souls to hell. He then wore a coat and boots of
seal-skin, with the hairy side outwards. Afterwards he procured an ass,
which he rode upon, to be more like Christ; and he used to preach to a
society of Oddfellows at the High Cross at Darlington. His son Richard
he put with a pedlar Jew, as his assistant; and when remonstrated with,
said that his reason was that little Dick might labour at the conversion
of the Jews. He was a good workman.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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