Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-01-22
THE BRIDE OF hN EVENING.
BY EMMA De- y sorTHwoRTH
CHAPTER /.
rnE AsruoLoGER's PREDICTION.

dcrs,'-recalled to my mind the strange
circumstances Of one the most mysterious
domestic dramas that ever taxed the ingc-
ruity of man, or required the fight of time
to develcpe.
The locality Of our story lies amid one
of the widest and most picturesque regions
of the Old Dominion, where the head wa
ters Of the Rappahannock wash the base
of the Blue Ridge.
The precise spot-Crossland-is a sub
lime and beautiful scene, where two forest
crowned ranges of mountains cross each
other at oblique angles.
st the interesting point of these ridges
nestles little hamlet, named, from its
elevated position, Altamont.
At the period at which our story opens
the four estates. in the four angles Of the
irregular mouutain cross, were owned as
| follows
The eastern farm, called Piedmont, was
the life property of Madame Auderly, a
Virginian lady Of the old school.
/ The western and most valuable estate
6ls tie inheritance nf Eenorr fau!e, an
orphan heiress, Granddaughter and ward Of
! M.iamc hnderly.
! The northern and smallest one, called,
from being the deepest vale of the four
-lIawe's Hole-was the property of old
Hugh Have, a wiloHcr Of gloomy temper,
parsimoniCus habits, and almost fabulous
wealth
The southern farri-named, from the
e-travagant cost of the elegant mansion
house, elaborate out-buildipgs, and highly
Crnamcntel grounds, which had absorbed
the means of the late owner, "Farquier's
FOlly''-was the heavily mortgaged patri-
mony of Godfrey Farquier Dulanie, the
grandson of Hugh Have, and now young
aspirant for legal honors at the University
ot Virginia.
But little benefit to 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
name all the claims against the estate Of
Farquier's Folly-doubtless TO prevent
foreclosure, and to save the property for
his grandson.
But, unbaPpily, Godfrey had mortal'y
offended the despotic old man by declining
an agricultural life, and persistiIrg in the
study cf professional course that had
resulted in his own disinheritancc.
To make this punishment more bitter to
his grandson, the cid man had taken into
favor his nephew, Or. Henry Have, whom
he had established near himself at Far
quier's Folly.
At this time, the disiphcritcd heir, bav-
ing finished term at the University, had
come down to spend part Of his vacation
in his native place
1t was upon the Saturday evenin. Of
his arrival that he found the little hotel,
and, indeed, the whole village of Alta
mont, in great state of excitement, from
the fac, that the celebrated heiress, Miss
Honora Paulc, had Just stopped there,and
passed through on her way home.
Those who had been 50 happy as to
catch a glimpse of her face, WED with each
other in praise of her many charms, while
those who had not, listened with eager
ness, and looked forward to iudemnfyins
themselves by seeing her at church the
next morning.
The next day, Godfrey Dulanie attended
church, where he saw and fell in love with
the most beautiful and intellectual looking
girl he had ever bchc!I. From the cheap
ness and simplicity of her attire, he suppo-
sed her to be some poor dependent of Ma
dame Anderlys, in whose pew she sat.
Godfrey was completely captiva;ed, and he
resolved at once to WOO, and, if possible.
win this lovely being for his wife, poor girl
though she was. He was glad she was
poor, because she could for that reason be
more easily won. But Oh accompanying
Mr. Willoughby, the clergyman, ard has
brother in law, E1rncst Ileinc, home after
church, what was his astcnishment and
dismay at being introduced to the suppo-
sed "poor girl, whom he found to he no
other than the celebrated Ionora Paulc,
the greatest hcigcss and belle, Is we'll as
the best and noblest girl, in the State of
Virginia She greeted him cordially, AMI
in few minutes the company were busily
engaged in conversation. The tnric of
"carital punishment having been started
Godfrey turned to lIonora, and said 4:
81 take an especial personal interest in
having capital punishment abolished
Miss Fau!c, DO You believe in astrology."
Iiouo:a started, fixed her eyes inten;iy
upon the quesiicucr, aaI then witLdlaN
.ng them answered.
"Sir, why did you ask NE if l,lie,e
in astsology p
fsB,c1usn Mi,t Panic vas ahoat tn