The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-01-20

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 Sternc, 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 adj
journed to the drawing-room where, soon
after, the guests invited for the evening
joined them.
First came Father O'Louherty, the par
ish priest of St, Andrews Church, at
Grassland.
The next arrivals we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Willoughby and Mr. Heine.
Immediately after them came Dr. and
Mrs. Henry Hawe-the doctor, man of
great fashion and elegance, the lady, a
delicate pensive, woman with sort of sad
moonlight face, beaming softly out between
her fleecy locks of jet.
| And last of all, to the astonishment of
everybody, came 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 young girl, unlimited, but whom
with grave curiosity he presented to his
hostess as Agnes Darke, the daughter Of
a deceased friend, and now his ward, who
had arrived only that morning and whom
presuming on Madame Auaery's we'll
known kindness, he had ventured to pre-
sent to her
Madame Auderly a reader of faces,
was certainly attracted towards her; and,
after little talk, that confirmed her first
favorable impressions, she took the hand
of the orphan girl, and cooducted her to
the group formed by the Misses Auderly
Mr.. Sterne, Mr.. Heine, Mr.. Dulanie, and
Honors 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, NJ essrs. Hene and Sterne were dis
patched to bring forward a round table.
Miss Rose went to a cabinet to seek the
,'Sybils Leaves which she presently
produced. All then seated themselves
around the table. ........
A dead silence reigned. Rose shufled
the cards, turned them with their faces
down, and then, addressing her right hand
neighbor, Mr.. Sterne, in low voice, she
demanded
"What would you with the Sybil?"'
81 would know the future partner of
my life," was the formal answer.
81" Draw"
The young man hesitated for 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 the Sybil.
Hear !" she exclaimed
"a widow, beautiful as light,
Twill be your lot 10 we'd
With rich ointure which shall pour
Its blessngs on your head
There was a general capping of hands,
and shouts of laughter.
1t was now Miss Jessies turn to test
her fate. Being young lady, she would
not put the question in the usual form,
but merely inquired what should be her
future fate The answer drawn was
90 To dsnde fools and chronicle small beer. .
a reply that nearly extinguished Miss
Jessie for the evening.
q declare, if here is not Mr.. Hugh
Have !" exclaimed the lively Lily, as the
old miser sauntered deliberately to the
table, and stood looking with indolent Gu
riosity upon the game of the young peo
Pile. "Come, Mr.. Have | declare yor
} shall have your fortune told ~
"Well, well-the commands of youn'
ladies are not to be disobeyed," replied
the old man, CALAMITY, as he extended hi
hand and drew card, which he passed
to the Sybil.
Amid profound silence, and in sol
emn voice, she read
J "'Thy fate looms full of horror From false
friends,
Near at hand perdition threatens thee =
A fearful sign stands in thy house of life -
, An euemy--a fiend turks close behind
The radiance ofthy planet-oh, be warned =
, Pshaw what serious mockery" ex
claimed the old man, scornfully, as h
) turned away, and gave place to his neph
, ew, who had all the while been posted be
) hind him, peeping over his shoulder
, Will you permit me to test my for
tune 2" inquired the fascinating" DI
Have.
"And what would YOU W ith the Sybil'
a was the response.
II would know the future.
!. Draw !" said the Sybil, in tone c
T assumed sternness.
Smiling his graceful but most siniste
J.. smile, the doctor drew a card, and passe
r it to the reader.
4 Hear !" said the latter, lifting ii
e tablet of fate, and reading
=" knotp thee thou iearest that solemn nigh
With her piercing stars, aud her deep win
i might =
g There's a tone in her voice thou fain would
s shuu,
: For il asks what the secret soul hath done!
AMI thou there's weight OH thine away.
:, Back to thy home aud pray "
y Look | declare how pale the do
% tor has grown" exclaimed the hippa
d Jessie. One would really think,
d look at him, that "a deep remorse
,e some unacted crime preyed on him.
at Nonsense Jugglery" said the Ia
pc ter. turning away to conceal his agitatic
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