Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-19
CHAPTER II.
THE sYBILS CIRCLE.

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The next day, Honora informed her
grandmother, Madame Auderly, of God
frey's presence in the neighborhooi, and
the old lady sent her only brother, Colo
mel Shannon to fetch him to Piedmont
Godfrey accepted the Invitation. On his
arrival, he found that General Sterne the
governor elect of Virginia, and his son,
had just taken up their quarters, for sew
eral days, with Madame Auderly; and
the old lady in his honor, at once sent off
cards of invitation to some of the neigh
bors to visit her that evening.
When tea was over, the company ad-
journed to the drawing-room, where, soon
after, the guests invited for the eyenin g
Joined them.
First came Father O'Louherty, the
parish priest of ST. Andrews Church, at
Grassland.
The next arrivals were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willoughby, and bIr. Heine.
Immediately after them came DIR. and
Mrs. Henry Hawe-the doctor, man Of
great fashion and elegance, the lady,
delicate, pensive woman, with sort of
sad, moonlight face, beaming softly out
between her fieecy locks of jet.
And, last of all, to the astonlshment Of
everybody, came old Hugh Have, who
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and was not in the least degree expected
to make his appearance.
He came not alone. On his arm he
brought a young girl, uninvited, but who,
with grave courtesy, he presented 10 his
hostess as Agnes Darlle, the daughter Of
a deceased friend, and now his ward who
had arrived only that morning, and who,
presuming on Madame Auderly's we'll
known kindness, he had ventured to pre-
sent to h cr.
Madame Auderly, reader of faces,
was certainly attracted towards her; and, g.,
after little talk, that confirmed her first
impressions, she took the hand of the
orphan girl and conducted her to the group
formed by the Misses AuderIy, Mr.. .Sterne,
Mr.. Heine, Mr.. Dulanie, and Honora
Paule.
Under the auspices of Miss Rose Au-
DERBY, they were just about to form what
she called Sybil's Circle, for which pur-
pose, Messrs. Heine and Sterne were
dispatched 10 bring forward a round table.
Miss Rose went to a cabinet to seek the
4" Sybns Leaves" viii ch she presently
produced. All then seated themselves
around the table.
a dead silence reigned. Rose shut
fled the cards, t rned them with their IA
ces down, and then, addressing her right
hand neighbor, Mr. Sterne, in a low voice
demanded
What would you with the Sybl7'
81 would know the future partner Of
my life," was the formal answer.
Draw
The young man hesitated fora while,
smiled, and rejecting all those cards that
were nearest himself put his hand under
the pack, and withdrew the lowest one.
Read" he SAID extending the card
to SybH.
Hear! - she exclaimed:
ca widow, beautiful as light,
/ Twill be your lot to we'd
With a rich jointuTe, which shall pour
Its blessings On your head"
! There was general ciapping Of hands,
and shouts of laughter.
1t was now Miss Jessie's turn to test
her fate. Being a young lady, she would
not put the question in the usual form,
but merely inquired what would be her
future fate. The answer drawn was
"To dandle fools and chronicle small beer
4 reply which nearly extinguished Miss
Jessie for the evening.
q declare, if here is not Mr.. Hugh
Hawe' exclaimed the lively Lily, as the
! cid miser sauntered deliberately to the
table, and stood looking with indolent Gu
riosity upon the game OF the young peo-
I pie. Come Mr.. Have, l declare, you
shall have your fortune told!"
We'll, well-the commands Of young
ladies are not to be disobeyed,' replied
the old man, galIantly, as he extended
dis hand and drew a card, which he pas
sed to the Sybil.