Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-01-22
THE BRIDE OF an EVENING.
ny EMMA D. Z. N sourHwoRT
CHAPTER /. s n
THE AsTRo1oaEA's PREDICTION.

Reading, few weeks since. one Of De
Quincey's papers---"Three Memorable
Murders" recalled 10 my mind the
strange circumstances of one Of the m ost
mysterious domestic dramas that ever
taxed the ingenuity of man, or required
the flight of time TO develop.
The locality of our story lies amid one
OF the widest and most picturesque re-
gions of the Old Dominion, where the
head waters Of the Rnppahannock wash
the base of the Blue Ridge. a---2
The precise spot-CrossIand-isa a sub
lime and beautiful scene. whelo TWO for
est-crowned ranges of mountains cross
each other at o6lique angles.
At the intersecling point OF these ridg-
es nestles little hamlet, named. from
its elevated position, Altamont..s -..
At the period at which our story opens
the four estates, in the four angles of the
irregular m ountsin cross, were owned as
follows:
The eastern farm, called Piedmont,
was the life property of Madame Auder.
ly. a Virginian lady OF the old school.
The western and most valuable estate
was the inheritance Of Houora Paul, an
orphan heiress. grand daughter and ward
of Madame Auderly.
The notthern and smallest one, called
from being the deepest vale Of the four
Hawe's Hole-was the property of the
old Hugh Have, wido"er of gloomy
temper. parsimonious habits, and almost
fabulous wealth.
The southern farm-named, from the
of tGo o1aro1k
house, elaborate out-buiIdings, and high.
ly ornamented grounds. which had ab-
sorbed the means of the late owner,
"Fsrquier's Folly"-was the heavily.
mortgaged patrimony of Godfrey Far.
quier Dulanie, the grandson Of Hugh
Have. and now young aspirant for le-
gal honors at the University of 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 es-
tate Of Farquier's Folly-doubtless to
prevent foreclosure. and to save the
property for his grandson.
But, unhappily, Godfrey had mortally
offended the despotic old man by declin-
ing an agricultural life, and persisting in
the study Of profession-a course that
had resulted in his own disinhertance.
To make this punishment more bitter
to his grandson, the old man had taken
into favor his nephew, DR.. Henry Have,
whom he had established near himself a,
Fsrquier's Folly. .-.
At this time, the disinherited heir, hav.
ing finished term at the University, bad
come down to spend part of his vaca,
tion in his native place. .... ..1#
1t was upon the Saturday evening oI
his arrival that he found the little hotel,
and, indeed, the whole village Of Alta.
the fact that the celebrated heiress. Miss
Honora Paule, had just stopped there,
and passed through on her way home.
Those who had been So happy as tc
catch glimpse of her face, We'd with
each other in praise of her many charms
while those who had not. listened will
esgerness, and looked forward to indem
nifying themselves by seeing her! a
church the next morning! 10 7a.GE5 Fl.
The next day Godfrey DuIanis attend
ed church, where he saw and fsll,in love
with the most beautiful and intellectual
looking girl he had ever behsld. IRON
the ychespness and simplicity of her attire
he supposed her to be some poor depen
dent of Madame Auderly's. in " hose pew
she sat. Godfrey was completely espti
vateds and he resolved at once to WOO
and. if possible. win this lovely being 70
his wife. poor girl though shs, was. h
was glad she was poor. because she ooulr
for that reason be more easily won. Blu
on accompanying sMr. dWilloughby. fth
clergyman. and his brother-iu.law, Ernes
\ Heines home after church. what was hi
assonishnent aud dismay at being; intro
! lduesd to the supposed 'ipoor girl. .''swhor
lie fnnnd "a h "a akl.aa. Il = ~ $3.50.