Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-01-26
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CHAPTER +.

Reading q few Weeke since, one OF De
Ouiucey's paners 4Three Memorable
Murders. tcalled 10 INV mind the
strange circ,,,as h.es 81 one OF the most
mystefions don,es,ic dramas that ever
faxed ,l,e in84n,.itv N man 81 required
the fiight ID Time 10 develop
The locAlift eftoor stofvlies amid one
4of he wiIdesf and most .pie eturesote re-
rions Of tile Oid Dominion. where the
head watera az The Rappahannock wash
sthe base Of the Blue RIDGE W
III. precise spot Grassland. SUBJ
lime and beautiful scene, whe:e two forest.
crowned ranges Of mountains cross each
other at)oLlque angles. s%
Atthe intersccting point Of these ridg-
es nestles little hamlet, named, from its
elevated position. Altamont.
~ AT the period at which our story opens
THE four estates, in tie four angles Of the
Irregular mountain cross, we,c owned as
.follows:w 4 & =
The eastern firm, called Piedmont, was
.the life propertyof Of Madame Auderly, a
.Nirgiuiau lady.of The old school,
~ The western aud most valuable estate
swassthe inheritance Of Honora Paule, an
orphan heiress., grand daughter and ward
of Madame Auderly.
The northern and smallest one, called,
from being the deepest vale of the four
Hawe's IIole--was the property of old
Hugh Have, a widower OF gloomy temper,
,.parsimonious habits, and almost fabulous
wealth.
The southern farm--named, from the
sextrayagant cost Of the elegant mansion
house, elaborate ou!-buildings, and highly
ornamented grounds, which had absol bed
the means Of the late owner. "Farquier's
Folly'-was the heavily smortgayed pat
trimony Of Godfrey Farquier Dulanie, the
grandson of Hugh Have. and nova young
asprant for legal honors at the University
offYirginia.
But little, benefit 10 the heir was to be
hoped from the inheritance of his fathers
burthened property. In the first place,
old Hugh Have had bought up in his own
81 name al the claims against the estate OF
Farauier's Folly-doubtless to prevent a
foreclosure, and 10 save the properly for
his grandson.
~ But, unhappily, Godfrey had mortally
offended the dcspotc old man by declin-
! inc an agricultural life, and persisting in
tie study of p,ofession-za course that
had resulted in his own disinheritance.
s. To make, tins punishment more bitter to
his grandson, the old man had taken into
favor his nephew, Dir. Henry Have, whom
he had established near himself at Far
auier's Folly. ss.- Il II s = : ..'si
Atthis time, the disinherited heir, hav-
.inp tinisheda term az the University, had
come down to spend part Of his vacation
in his native place.
sRs II was upon the Saturday evening, OF
his arrival that he found the little hotel,
and, indeed, tie whole village Of Alta
mont, in 4 great stale Of excitement, from,
the fact thai the celebrated 'heiiess, Miss
Honora Paule, had Just stopped there
ana passed thfough.on her way home
,yEThose who had been so happy as tc
catch a glimpse of her face, wed witt
leach other in praise Of her many charms
while those who had not listened Will
,eagerness, and looked forward to indemni
fying themselves by seeing her at churcf
thenextn1oring. ~ ss-.e .;ss:.a..saa
'sss The next day, Godfrey Dulanie attended
church, where he saw and fell in love will
the nlOSI Cedulluit dIlu
girl lie had ever beheld. From the cheap
ness and simplicity of her attire, he sup
3posed her 70 be some poor dependent 0
Madame Auderlys, in whose pew sh
sat. Godfrey was completely capliyated
and he resolved at once TO WOO, and, ifpos
sible, win this lovely being for his wife
poor girl though she was. He was gla,
she was poor. because she could for tha
reason be more easily won Button ac
companyiug Mr.: WiAoughby, the clergy
man. and his brother-in law, Ernest Heine
home after church, what was his aston
ishment and dismay at being Introduce
to the supposed ..poor girl" whom h
= found 70 be no other than the celebrate
Miss Honora Paule. the greatest heires
and belle, sas well as the best and mobiles
girl, in the State Of Virginia. She greet
ed him cordially, and in a few minutes th
,reop,pary wv,erbusiy engages..insconvel
sati5Ii. The topic Of Capital punishment