The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-16

dollars to me, for it has already given me. and
1T Will continue to give me mere pleasure than
thousand. Mr.. Jay, who is about your age,
am told, experiences more decay than you do.
Z" am your old friend,
"JOHN ADAMS
| president Jeferson''
| Curious instance Of Fortune Telling.
From lucid summary of the "Story of the
Countess of STAIR" granddaughter of the Chan
cellor, Earl OF London, we extract the follow
ing:
1t was her lot at an carly age to be united to
James, Vlscount Primrose, man of the worst
temper and most dissolutc manners. Her lady
ship, who had no small share of the old Chan
cellor in her constitution could have managed
most men with ease by dint of superior intel
lect and force of character; but the cruelty of
Lord Primrose was too much for her. He treat
ed her SO barbarous}y that she had even reason
to fear that he would some day put an end to
her life. One morning she was dressing herself
in her chamber, near an open window, when his
! iOrdshp entered the room behind her, with
drawn sword in his hand. He had opened the
door softly, and although his face indicated
resolution of the most horrible nature, he had
still the presence of mind to approach her with
caution. Had she not caught glimpse of his
face and figure in the glass, he would, in all
probability, have come near enough to execute
his bloody purpose, before she was aware, or
could have taken any measures to have saved
herself Fortunately, she perceived him nttime
to leap out of the open window into the street
Halfdressed as she was, she Immediately, by
very laudahle eyertion of her natural good
sense, went to the house of Lord Primrose's
mother, where she told her story and demanded
protection. That protection was at once ex-
tended and it being now thought vain to at
tempt reconciliation, they never afterwards
lived together Lord Primrose soon afterwards
went abroad. During his absence foreign
Onjurer, Or fOrtune-tci1er came to Edinburgh,
protesting. among other wonderful accomplish
ments, to be able to inform any person of the
present condition or situation of any other per-
son, at whatever distance, in whom the appli-
cant might be interested. Lady Primrose was
excited by curiosity to go, with a female friend,
to the lodgings Of the wise man in the Canon
gate, for the purpose of inquiring the motions
of her husband, of whom she had not heard for
a considerable time 1t was at night: and the
| two ladies went, with the tartan screens or
plaids of their servants drawn over their faces
| by way of disguise. Lady Primrose having
dcsCrived the iIItii, idual in whose fate she was
interested, and having expressed desire to
know what he was at present doing. the conju-
ror led her to large mirror, in which she dis
tinctly perceived the appearance of the inside
of a church, with q marriage party arranged
near the altar. To her astonishment, she recog-
nised in the shadowy bridegroom no other than
her husband. The magical scene was not ex-
actly like picture or ii so, it was rather like
the live pictures of the stage than the dead i'm
movable delincatiOns Of the pencil. 1t admit
ed of additions to the persons represented, and
of a progress of action. As the lady gazed on
it, the ceremonial of the marriage seemed to
proceed. The necessary arrangements had at last
been made: the priest seemed to have pro-
nounccd the preliminary service; be was Just
Inn In oipf Of fla 1,rila 1r;l
groom join hands, when suddenly gentleman.
for whom the rest seemed TO have waited a con-
siderable time. and brother Of her own, then
| abroad, entered the church, and advanced hur-
redly towards the party. The aspect of this
person was at first only that of friend who had
been invited to attend the ceremony, and who
| had come too late; but as he advanced, the eX-
preston Of his countenance and figure was al
tered. He stopped short his face assumed a
wrathful expression; be drew his sword and
rushed up to the bridegroom, who prepared to
defend himself The whole scene then became
tumultuous and indistinct and soon after van
ished entirely away.
| When Lady Primrose reached home she wrote
a minute narrative of the whole transaction, to
which she appended the day of the month on
which she had seen the mysterious vision. This
narrative she sealed up in the presence of
witness, and then deposited it in one of her
drawers. Soon afterwards her brother returned
from his travels, and came to visit her. She
asked if, in the course of his wanderings, he had
happened to see or hear anything of Lord Prim-
rose? The young man only answered by say
ing that he wished he might never hear the
name of that detested parsonage mentioned.
Lady Primrose. however questioned him so
closely that he at last confessed having met his
lordship, and that under very strange circum-
stances. Having spent some time in one of the
Dutch cities-it was either Amsterdam or Rot
terdam-he had become acquainted with rich
merchant, who had very beautiful daughter,
his only child, and the beircss of his large for
tune. One day, his friend, the merchant, in
formed him that his daughter was about to be
married to Scottish gentleman, who had late
ly come to reside there. The nuptials were to
take place in the course of a few days; and, as
he was countryman of the bridegroom, he was
invited to the wedding. He went accordingly,
was little too late for the commencement of
the ceremony, but, fortunately, came in time
to prevent the sacrifice of an amiable young
lady to the greatest monster alive in human
shape-his own brother-in-law, Lord Prim-
rOse
The story proceeds to say that, although La
dy Primrose had proved her willingness to be-
lieve in the magical delineations of the mirror
by writing down an account of them, yet she
was so much surprised by discovering them to
be the representations of actual fact, that she
almost tainted. something however, yet re-
NAMED to be ascertained. Did Lord Primrose's
attempted marriage take place exactly at the
| same time with her visit to the conjurOr? She
asked her brother on what day the circumstance
which he related took place! Having been in
formed, she took out her key, and requested him
to go to her chamber, to open drawer which
she described, and to bring her sealed packet
which he would find in that drawer. On the
packet being opened, it was discovered that
Lady Primrose had seen the shadowy represen-
tation of her husbands abortive nuptlals on the
yery evening when they were transacted in re-
ality.
yDErALcATIoN.-Therew was great excitement in
Wall street, New York, few days age, it being
known that Brown, Brothers & Co., had been
defrauded of s23O,0O0 by their cashier, in con-
nection with 3. A. Comstock, a note broker
They had MANAGED within two years to abstract
that sum. Both parties are in prison, and an