Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-01-27

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The MnaMag came FslaesanEly, and ia
tones sp~l@N - 10 meet only heE eaE,
t4The fourth and last praaicaien waa,
shas bsFers eng la1easg- -aflh btygh afeis
zkoaia perish On tie scgfold.
ii low arr hFeke from khe Lips of Hon
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facs. Aftsr . sniniiss or twe shs dsop-
sa ahean, and locking him steadily N
kAs fase, said with quiet fEInness
Fou doubtless wonder NJ my emo
/ ton. New hear ms. On the altsnma
| following The summer In which chat pre-
aictien vas mmtla 10 you, was 10 Bal
sfmors vita my grandmoi haE, and With
Mrs. WilIsaghhg, who Was then Mss
Heine. CuTiosify took us to the rooms
! of the Egyptian, who was than practie-
/ ing il thai city. After some saeh pre-
| pgaaions a. he had used Ia youE case,
Is eaas my horoscope snd read my tg-
ture. It vas this, that before usy twep-
| tiath birthdag, I should bs bride, haE
never o wis, far thas TIE fatal form Of
tks scafold orosa kstgssa tbs aapttal
beAsdic9aon aHd tbs bridal ehaa1bsT.---
Such were the words Of the pit pfJphecy.s =
She spoke with 3, ,soleInnity that secured
to ovsrshadow syeFy oshef feeling a.
aa CHAPTER L. g..
4ux xsTnH9s ozAc1g.' T'a9aas
The Aexs aay, Honors informed her
gtandmothef, Madans Apderiy, ~ God.
fray's presence IA tle nsig ghborhood /, and
The eld IadY sanf her osI4 brother, Colo.
mel ghaAnoh, to fetch him 70 Piedmont.
! GodfEey accepted hi 4 Imitation, IN his
arrival, he found thai General Stsrne,
the Gsyernor elect Of Virginia, and bis
son, had Just taken up their quarters,
for several days. vi Ii Madame AudeFiy !;
and the old lady, liz his honor, st once
sent OF cards Of Invitation to soms Of
the nsiRhboEs 10 visit her that eTening.
When tea was. oveS, the company all
iournsd to tha drawing ROOM where,
soon after, the guests iAyised for the
evening joined them, s ..fs
First came Father 0'LoubeFty, the
parish priest of So Andrews Church %
Tie nsxs arrivals we're alf, and sifs.
Wilioughby, and bE, Hoipe, ~
Immediately after them came Dr. and
Mrs. Henry Haws--she doctor m4u Of
great fashion and elegance, the Ia4y,
delicate, usnsiye woman, with sort Of
sad, moonlight face, beaming softly oat
between her Reeey laeks Of jot. .l..
And, last Of al, 20 the astonishmsnt
of everybody, eAma cid Hugh Have, who
had been invited as matter of courtesy,
aud was not in the least degree expected
TO make his appearance. ......
He came not alone, 0n his arm hs
brought . yoHug girl unlimited, bat
whom, With grave courtesy, he preent-
cd 10 his hostess a. Agnes Darka the
daughter Of deceased friend, and n1v
his ward, who had arrived only that
morning, and whom, presumiRg on Mad
ame Auderly's weli-ku0w kindness, he
had yentured TO present her,
Madame AudsEly, q reBder of faces,
was certainly attracted towards her aud
afse. 6 little talk, that confirmed her
frst favorable Impressions, she look tue
hand Of ahe orphan girl au3 conducted
her to the Rroup formed by the Misses
Auderly, AE. SteEne, Ar. Hume, Nj. Du-
lanie, Ana HonoFa Panle.
Undsr the auspices Of Miss Ross Aud
arly, they were iust about to form what
shs called a SYPHILIS CirCs, fer whieh
purpose, Msssrs. HeiRs and SteEne were
dispatched 80 bring forward a rouad ta-
bic. Miss Rose won't 10 3 0abineE To
seek the "Sybil's Leaves" which sbs
presently pEpdassd- All then seated
themselves around the table.
A dead silence reigned. Rose shullel
the cards, turned them with thsiT faces
down, and then, addressing her right
hand neighbOE, ME. Sterne, in low
voice, she demanded
"What wauld yea with tho Syhil2"
sFT would know the future ps-EneT Of
my liFe,1 was ths formal answer,
"Draw''
The yoang man hssitsted for q whtie,
smiled, and, rejecting all those cards
that were nearest himself, put his nand
under the pack, and withdEew the lowest
one.
"Readp' Re said, extending the card
to tia Sybil.
"HsAr !" shs exclaimed