A Prophecy

The followiug prophecy, (not Motlier Shipton's) afriend hands w, and requests !ts publication: In 1890 weshall nee Eveuts as lollowa come lo be : Sea perpents, as in years gone by, Will como arouud ubuut July. Tlie ice man and the plumber will, As usual, present thelr bilí. The price of slimmer board will rlse lu August to the very skies. The gay mosquito, as of yore, liito humauiiy will bore. Llkewlse the festtve fly, so fleet, Will agítate hls nervous feei. Each fisherman will flsh, and lie, As he has done iu years gone by. When comes along the verdant spring, 'Die poel will be heard to slng. And from the garbage pilo of time Will piek the ashes of a rliyiue. The funny man hls jokes will crac'c ( l'lu' same oíd Jokes, see almauac.) On winter nlghts will loverH sit For hours and watch the ftrelight flit. 'The oldeet man,' as in years past, At Intervals will brealhe hls last. In all tradas, meichants who are wlsc, As ugual, will adverllse. In fact, these thiugs and many more, in 18Uü are iu slore. And yet wlth sorrow it is franght; Unhappy ycar ! It ends wlth naught - 189O.