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... | A recent number of the ''London Times'' contained a letter dated Nov. 4th from its correspondent at Plevna, in which the following interesting facts are given : “A Jewish woman named Sarah, very far advanced in years, was the only one in the place who had reason to be satisfied with the situation. She was a fortune-teller, and her door was constantly besieged night and day by patrons of high and low rank, who wished to avail themselves of her mystical talents. She had foretold in many cases the death or wounding of officers, and, in one or two instances, the promotion of others. She was rapidly enriching herself. Even Osman Pasha himself was rumored to have consulted her, and to have received an unequivocal prediction. “He would have,” she said, “a very brilliant future, ''provided that he was not made a prisoner before the'' 12''th'' ''of December.''” Plevna fell on the 10th, and with it Osman. Thus Sarah’s prophecy was given a profound significance. This letter of the English correspondent was copied into the Russian paper, ''Moskovskie Vjedomosti'' of Nov. 18th (old style), or according to our chronology the 30th. | ||