Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-15

oil the Egyptian, VINO was thch pracuCihB III
that city. And after some such preparations
as he had used in your case, he cast my horo-
scope and read my future. II was this, that
before my twentieth birthday, ] should be a
bride. but never wife, for that the fatal form
If the sca6oH arose betwoen The nuptial bone
diction and the Jridal chamber. Such were the
words of the prophecy she spoke with a
solomnity that seemed to overshadow every
other feeling
CHAPTER H.
THE sYntL's CIRCLE
The next day. Honoro informed her grand
mother. Madame Audcrly. of Godfrey's pres
once in the neighborhood, and the old lady
sent her only brother, Colonel Shannon, to
fetch him TO Piedmont. Godfrey accepted
the invitation On his arrival, he found that
General Stcrne, the Governor elect Of Virgin
ia, and his son, had just taken up their quar-
ters, for several days, with Madame Auderly
and the old lady, in his honor, at once sent
off cards of invitation TO some of the neigh
bors 90 visit her that evening
When tea was over, the company adjourn
ed to the drawing-room, where, soon after,
the guests invited for the evening joined
them.
First came Father OLouberty, the parish
priest of st. Andrew Church, at Grassland.
The next arrivals we're Mr. and Mrs. Will
loughby, and Mr.. Heine.
Immediately after them came DR.. and Mrs.
Henry Hawe-the doctor, "A man of great
fashion and elegance, the lady, delicate,
pensiye woms.n with a sort of sad, moonlight
face beaming softly out between her heecy
locks of JET
And, last of all. to the astonishmont of
everybody. camo old Hugh Have who had
been invited as a matter of courtesy and was
not in the least degree expected TO make his
appearance
He came not alone. On his arm he brought
a young girl, unlimited, but whom, with grave
courtesy, he presented to his hostess as Ag-
mes Darke, the daughter of deceased friend.
and now his ward who had arrived only that
morning, and whom, prcsuming on Madame
Audnrlev's well-known kindness he had ven
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tured TO present 90 hcr'
Madame Auderly, reader of faces, was
certainly attracted towards her: and. after q
little talk that confirmed her first favorable
impressions. she took the hand of the orphan
girl. and conducted her to the group formed
by the Misses Audorly. Mr.. Sterno, Mr.. Heino,
Mr. Duanc. and Honora Paulc
Under the auspices of Miss Rose Auderly,
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a Svbils Circle, for which purpose Messrs.
lciuc and Sterne were dispatched to bring
forward @ round table. Miss Rose went to
cabinet to seek the SYPHILIS Leaves which
she presently produced. All then seated
Themselves around the table.
A dead silence rciEncd. Rose shuffled the
cards, turned them with their faces down,
and then, addressing her right hand neigh
Dor. Mr.. Stcmc. in a low voice. she demand
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