The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-23

BY EMMA D. L. N. SOUTHWORTH.
CHAPTER |.
THE AsTRoLoGER's PREDICTION.

Reading, a few weeks since, ole Of De
Quncey's papers" Three Memorable
Murders, '--recaIed 10 my mind the
strange circumstances of one OF the mos;
mysterious domestic dramas that ever
taxel the ingenuity Of man, or required
the fight OF time to develope.
The locality Of our story lies amid
one OF the widest and most picturesqc
regions of the Old Dominion, where the
head waters Of the Rappahannock wash
the base OF the Blue Ridge.
The precise spot--Crossland-is sub.
lime and beautiful scene, where two for.
est.crowned ranges Of mountains cross
each other at oblique angles.
At the inlersecting point of these
ridges nestles little hamlet, named,
from its elevated position, Alamont.
At the period at which our story opens,
the four estates, in the four angles OF the
irregular mountain cross, were owned as
follows:
The eastern farm, called Piedmont,
was the life property of Madame Auder'
ly, Virginia lady of the old school.
The western and most valuable estate
was the Inheritance of Honora Paule, an
orphan heiress, grand daughter and ward
OF Madame Auder y.
The northern and smallest one, allied :,
from being the deepest vale of the four
HAYES Hoe-was the property of old
Hugh Have, a widower Of 6 loomy TEN.
per, parsimonious habits, and almost
fabulous wealth. s.
The southern (arm--named, from the
extravagant cost Of the elegan. mansion
house, elaborate out,buildings, and high,
ly ornamented grounds, which had absorb.
ed the means Of the late owner, " Far
quier's Folly was the heavily mort
gagged patrimony Of Godfrey Farquier
Dulanie, the grandson of Hugh Have,
and now young aspirant for legal honors
at the University Of Virginia,
But little benefit to the heir was to be
hoped from the Inheritance Of his fathers
burlhened property. In the first place
old Hugh Have had bought up. in his
own name, all the claims against the es
tate Of Farquier's Folly-doubtess to
prevent a foreclosure, and to save the
property for his grandson.
But, unhappily, Godfrey had MORALLY
offended the despolic old man, by declin
ing an agricultural life, and persisting il
the study of professional course tina
had resulted in his own disinheritance.
To make this punishment more bite
to his grandson, the old man had taker
into favor his nephew, DR.. Henry Have
whom he had established near himself a
Farquier's Folly.
At this time, the disnherited heir
having finished a term at the University
had come down to spend part Of hi
vacation in his native place.
1t was upon the Saturday evening o
| his arrival that he found the little hotel
and, indeed. the whole village of Alta
mont, in great state Of excitement, from
the fact that the celebrated heiress, Mis-
Honora Paule, had just stopped there
and passed through on her way home.
Those who had been so happy as Il
catch a glimpse Of her face, WED witt
| edCH OlHet III pidiSc VI Hci HuHy SHdlHlS
while those who had not, listened witt
eagcrness, and looked forward to indem
nfying themselves by seeing her at churcI
the next morning.
The next morning, Godfrey Dulanit
attended church, where he saw and lel
in love with the most beautiful and intel
lectua looking girl he had ever beheld
From the cheapness and simplicity O
her attire, he supposed her TO be som
poor dependent Of Madame Auderly s
in whose pew she sat. Godfrey wa
completely icaptivated, and he resolves
at once to WOO. and, if possible, win thi
lovely being for his wife, poor girl ihoug
she was. He was glad she was poor
because she could for that reason be NOR
easily won. But on accompanying MI
! Willoughby, the clergyman, and hi