Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28
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The Bride of an Evening.
BY EMMA D. E. N. soUTHwoRrH.
CHAPTER I.
THE AsTRoLoaER's PREDICTION.

Reading, a few weeks since, one of
De Quincey' s,papers-HThree Memora-
BILE Murders, recalled to my mind the
strange circumstances of one of the
mNst mysterions aoRRsii 3rRuzEz=taszt
AeteL-taxed INC 10 Ingenuity OF man, or re-
quired the flight, of time to develop.
The locality of our story lies amid
one of the widest and most picturesque
regions of the Old Dominion, where the
head waters of the Rappahannock wash
the. base of the Blue Ridge, aggL i..
The precise spot-Crossland-is a
sublime and beautiful scene, where two
forest crowned ranges of mountains
cross each other at oblique angles.
AT the intersecting point of these
ridges nestles a little hamlet, named,
from its elevated position, ,Altamont.
AT the period at which our story
opens the four estates, in the four an
giles of the irregular mountain cross,
were owned as follows: et. .j1 Haas.
The eastern farm, called Piedmont,
was the life property of Madame Au-
derby, Virginian lady yOf1the oldschool.
The western and mostvaluable estate
was the inheritance of Honora Paule,
an orphan heiress, grand daughter and
ward of Madame. Auderly. -, ..-.-.
The northern and smallest one, call
cd, from being the deepest vale of the
four-Hawe's Hole-was the property
of old Have, a widower of gloomy tenn
per, parsimonious habits, and almost
fabulous wealth. BE-. T.. .......
The southern farm-named, from the
extravagant cost of the elegant man
sion house, elaborate out buildings, and
highly ornamcnted grounds, which had
absorbed the means of the late owner
sEarquiers Folly was the. heavily
mortgaged patrimony of Godfrey Far
quier Dulanie, the grandson OF Hugh
lave, and now young aspirant for le'
gal honors at the University of Yir-
'ginia.- --.-.....---r t., -.---.
But little benefit to the heir was to
be hoped from the Inheritance of his
fathers burshened property In the
UP IN his own name all the claims against
the estate of Fafquier's Folly-doubt-
less to prevent Il foreclosure, and to save
the property for his grandson.
But, unhappily, Godfrey had mortal
Il offended the despo;ic old man by de-
ciining an agricultural life, and persist
ing in the study of professiun-g
course that had resulted in his own dis
Inheritance.
70 make this. punishment more bit.
ter to his grandson, the old man had ia.
Ken into favor his nephew, Dir. Henry
Have, whom he had established neal
himself at Farquier's Folly. o. ."
at this time, the disinherited heir
having finished term at the Universi
ty, had come down to spend part o.
hisrvacation in his native place.
1t was upon the Saturday evening ot
his arrival that he found the little ho.
tel, and, indeed, the whole village o.
Altamont, in great state of excite
meht, from the fact that the celebrated
heiress, Miss .Honora Paule, had jus
stopped there. and passed through OIL
her way home.
Those who had been so happy as t.
catch a glimpse of her face, We'd Will
each other in praise of her many charms
while those who had not, listened will
eagerness, and looked forward to in
Identifying themselves by seeing her a
church the next morning. r.
The next day, Godfrey Dulanie at
tended church, where he saw and .fcl
in love with the most beautiful and in
tellectual looking girl he had ever be
held. Fromthe cheapness and simple
ity of her attire, he supposed her to bt
some poor dependent of Madame Au
derlys, in whose pew she sat. Godfrey
was completely captivated, and he re
solved at once to WOO, and, if possible
~. lo.- =, L..
girl though she was. He was glad sh,
was poor, because she could for tha
reason be more easily won. But on ac
companying Mr.. .Willoughby, the cler
gyman, and his brother-in law, Ernes
Heine, home after church, what was hi.
astonishment and dismay at being in
troduced to the supposed rpoor girl,
whom, he, found to be no other than thu
celebrated Miss Honora Paulc, the great
est hciress and belle, as welfsss the bcs
and uoblest girl, in the State of Virgin
ia. She greeted / him cordially, and il
few minutes the company were bpsil.
engaged in conversation. The topic o
ssconitai IL r,ccnishment" having been start
ed, Godfrey turned to Itonora, and said
al take an especial personal interes
in having capital punishment abollshe'
Miss Paule, do you believe in astfol
ogy?
Honora started, fixed her eyes intent
ly upon the aqestioner, and then with
drawing them answered. -i~f9i -
''Sir, why did you ask me if 1 believ
in astrology Pr zl.!''''. 60.
.li'Berapse, Miss Paule, I was about Il
relate for your amusement prediction
that was made concerning myself, by d
professor, of that black art
IA prediction" exclaimed Mrs. Viii
loughby, drawing near, with eager in
terest.
"Yes, madam" replied Mr.. Dulanic
smiling, ga prediction which, if l be
lieved, would certainly dispose me t